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... economy . The decisions about Government spending , and the priorities for that spending have never been so important . The time has come for Congress to assert clear authority and responsibility for control of these critical decisions ...
... economy . The decisions about Government spending , and the priorities for that spending have never been so important . The time has come for Congress to assert clear authority and responsibility for control of these critical decisions ...
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... economy ( and indeed they are not all related to this budgetary problem , but many of them are ) and the place for ... economic pol- icy . When have we had that kind of a debate ? When have we had the opportunity to vote under that kind ...
... economy ( and indeed they are not all related to this budgetary problem , but many of them are ) and the place for ... economic pol- icy . When have we had that kind of a debate ? When have we had the opportunity to vote under that kind ...
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... economy . Nor have we considered what our revenues should be in view of the economy or in view of the spending program . To put it bluntly , we have no budget plan of our own . We have only the President's proposal of last January ...
... economy . Nor have we considered what our revenues should be in view of the economy or in view of the spending program . To put it bluntly , we have no budget plan of our own . We have only the President's proposal of last January ...
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... economy , sound government and the well - being of our people . I believe we must act now to reassert our rights to control the pursestrings . We cannot continue to operate in Congress with outmoded fiscal operations and pro- cedures ...
... economy , sound government and the well - being of our people . I believe we must act now to reassert our rights to control the pursestrings . We cannot continue to operate in Congress with outmoded fiscal operations and pro- cedures ...
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... economy and retain the power of the purse and to tax in the hands of the people . The CHAIRMAN . Thank you , Congressman . This is the most unusual bill , and I have been on this committee for 20 - odd years , where we have two ...
... economy and retain the power of the purse and to tax in the hands of the people . The CHAIRMAN . Thank you , Congressman . This is the most unusual bill , and I have been on this committee for 20 - odd years , where we have two ...
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Page 4 - All appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the application of the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a resolution with respect to a reorganization plan shall be decided without debate.
Page 105 - In apportioning any appropriation, reserves may be established to provide for contingencies, or to effect savings whenever savings are made possible by or through changes in requirements, greater efficiency of operations, or other developments subsequent to the date on which such appropriation was made available.
Page 213 - That the President of the United States and the Congress of the United States...
Page 363 - The motion is highly privileged and is not debatable. An amendment to the motion is not in order, and it is not in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
Page 4 - 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...
Page 4 - ... (A) When the committee has reported, or has been discharged from further consideration of, a resolution, it shall be at any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution.
Page 4 - For the purposes of subsection (a) — (1) continuity of session shall be considered as broken only by an adjournment of the Congress sine die ; but (2) in the computation of the sixty-day period there shall be excluded the days on which either House is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain.
Page 309 - The Bureau shall, at the request of any committee of either House of Congress having jurisdiction over revenue or appropriations, furnish the committee such aid and information as it may request.
Page 394 - General to bring an action in the appropriate district court of the United States to enjoin such acts or practices, and upon a proper showing a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction shall be granted without bond. Any such court may also issue mandatory injunctions commanding any person to comply with any such order or regulation.
Page 397 - Code, and, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.