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... experience in Congress or any other legislative body , nor am I an expert on governmental affairs . Many members of Con- gress and professional political scientists , either in the employ of or outside the Government , have assisted me ...
... experience in Congress or any other legislative body , nor am I an expert on governmental affairs . Many members of Con- gress and professional political scientists , either in the employ of or outside the Government , have assisted me ...
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... experience concerning it . Due to my involuntary absence from the congressional scene , I am already out of touch with the day - to - day incidents which must be known intimately to evaluate the functioning of the legislative process ...
... experience concerning it . Due to my involuntary absence from the congressional scene , I am already out of touch with the day - to - day incidents which must be known intimately to evaluate the functioning of the legislative process ...
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... experience of Members of Congress . As I see it , there is much less likelihood of wasteful duplication in legislative studies , or of uncorrelated activities , under the present committee structure . I venture the prediction that it ...
... experience of Members of Congress . As I see it , there is much less likelihood of wasteful duplication in legislative studies , or of uncorrelated activities , under the present committee structure . I venture the prediction that it ...
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... experience to date that a committee consisting of the full membership of the revenue - raising and appropriating committees of both houses , totaling 102 members , is too large to operate effectively . Furthermore , it is an unbalanced ...
... experience to date that a committee consisting of the full membership of the revenue - raising and appropriating committees of both houses , totaling 102 members , is too large to operate effectively . Furthermore , it is an unbalanced ...
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... experience and further improvements will speed the progress in the right direction . The CHAIRMAN . Senator La Follette , the Chair for one believes you have made an excellent contribution to the study of this problem which the ...
... experience and further improvements will speed the progress in the right direction . The CHAIRMAN . Senator La Follette , the Chair for one believes you have made an excellent contribution to the study of this problem which the ...
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Page 26 - States, sitting without a jury, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment on any claim against the United States, for money only, accruing on and after January 1, 1945, on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the Government...
Page 4 - If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of the act and of the application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Page 26 - ... by a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Page 25 - ... solicits, collects, or receives money or any other thin? of value to be used principally to aid, or the principal purpose of which person is to aid, in the accomplishment of any of the following purposes: (a) The passage or defeat of any legislation by the Congress of the United States.
Page 27 - ... on account of damage to or loss of property or on account of personal injury or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of any employee of the government while acting within the scope of his office or employment, under circumstances where the United States, if a private person, would be liable to the claimant for such damage, loss, injury, or death in accordance with the law of the place where the act or omission occurred.
Page 53 - Rule 27.] [In the appointment of the standing committees, the Senate will proceed, by ballot, severally to appoint the chairman of each committee; and then, by one ballot, the other members necessary to complete the same...
Page 28 - Any claim based upon an act or omission of an employee of the Government, exercising due care, in the execution of a statute or regulation, whether or not such statute or regulation be valid...
Page 6 - Resources, to which committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the following subjects: 1.
Page 29 - Any claim arising out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, misrepresentation, deceit, or interference with contract rights.
Page 49 - House) at any time, in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House. (b) As used in this section, the term "resolution...