Problems of the Domestic Textile Industry: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States Senate, Eighty-fifth Congress, Second Session, on a Study of the Textile Industry of the United States, Pursuant to S. Res. 287. July 8, 9, and 10, 1958, Volumes 2-5U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958 - Textile fabrics |
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Page 529
... problem that is similar to his in his area , and also the staff of your committee . I am not appearing here today as an expert on the textile industry . I am here as a citizen as well as an elected representative of Rhode Island , who ...
... problem that is similar to his in his area , and also the staff of your committee . I am not appearing here today as an expert on the textile industry . I am here as a citizen as well as an elected representative of Rhode Island , who ...
Page 530
... problem on our doorstep for at least two decades now . It is painfully evident that all the effort expended by the industry itself , by labor and by government , State or Federal , hasn't been enough . Your subcommittee will need to ...
... problem on our doorstep for at least two decades now . It is painfully evident that all the effort expended by the industry itself , by labor and by government , State or Federal , hasn't been enough . Your subcommittee will need to ...
Page 531
... problems , but it is certain that textiles is the biggest and most wide- spread industrial problem of its kind now before us as a nation . The Congress will necessarily have to play a major role in bringing about recovery in textiles ...
... problems , but it is certain that textiles is the biggest and most wide- spread industrial problem of its kind now before us as a nation . The Congress will necessarily have to play a major role in bringing about recovery in textiles ...
Page 536
... problem , but it would seem to me that a portion of the problem may be a change in the clothing habits of the people in the country today . Senator PASTORE . Well , now , that leads me to the next question . You have expressed ...
... problem , but it would seem to me that a portion of the problem may be a change in the clothing habits of the people in the country today . Senator PASTORE . Well , now , that leads me to the next question . You have expressed ...
Page 554
... problem . I think one of the problems is that , of course , the first part of the year is when the great amount of goods come in in order to go up to this 5 percent be- fore there is an increase in the duty . Now , I do have this ...
... problem . I think one of the problems is that , of course , the first part of the year is when the great amount of goods come in in order to go up to this 5 percent be- fore there is an increase in the duty . Now , I do have this ...
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Page 918 - ... reduce substantially the amount of any product processed in the United States from any such agricultural commodity or product thereof...
Page 1149 - This act shall not apply to purchases of such materials, supplies, articles, or equipment as may usually be bought in the open market: nor shall this act apply to perishables, including dairy, livestock and nursery products, or to agricultural or farm products processed for first sale by the original producers; nor to any contracts made by the secretary of agriculture for the purchase of agricultural commodities or the products thereof.
Page 1250 - States in such increased quantities, either actual or relative, as to cause or threaten serious injury to the domestic industry producing like or directly competitive products.
Page 1251 - If, on the basis of such investigation and report to him of findings and recommendations made in connection therewith, the President finds the existence of such facts, he shall by proclamation impose such fees not in excess of 50 per centum ad valorem or such quantitative limitations on any article or articles...
Page 1251 - ... the Agricultural Adjustment Act (of 1933), as Reenacted and Amended "Sec. 22 1 (a) Whenever the Secretary of Agriculture has reason to believe that any article or articles are being or are practically certain to be imported into the United States under such conditions and in such quantities as to render or tend to render ineffective or materially interfere with...
Page 805 - Agreement, including tariff concessions, any product is being imported into the territory of that contracting party in such increased quantities and under such conditions as to cause or threaten serious injury to domestic producers in that territory of like or directly competitive products...
Page 1250 - Director is of the opinion that the said article is being imported into the United States in such quantities or under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security...
Page 1250 - For the purposes of this section, the Director and the President shall, in the light of the requirements of national security and without excluding other relevant factors, give consideration to domestic production needed for projected national defense requirements, the capacity of domestic industries to meet such requirements, existing and anticipated availabilities of the human resources, products, raw materials, and other supplies and services essential to the national defense...
Page 1251 - Provided, That no proclamation under this section shall impose any limitation on the total quantity of any article or articles which may be entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption which reduces such permissible total quantity to proportionately less than 50 per centum of the total quantity of such article or articles which was entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during a representative period as determined by the President...
Page 926 - Agriculture, or any agency operating under its direction, with respect to any agricultural commodity or product thereof, or to reduce substantially the amount of any product processed in the United States from any agricultural commodity or product thereof...