Forge of Democracy: The House of RepresentativesD. McKay, 1963 - 496 pagini |
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... rank and file . Sam Rayburn and John McCormack per- suaded the House to adopt , by the margin of one vote , a critical extension of the draft in 1941 just before Pearl Harbor . Members from the ranks have at times triggered House ...
... rank and file . Sam Rayburn and John McCormack per- suaded the House to adopt , by the margin of one vote , a critical extension of the draft in 1941 just before Pearl Harbor . Members from the ranks have at times triggered House ...
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... ranked high with the other members of the House and so did their chairmen among other chairmen . Other House committees also held great prestige in the modern House , if not comparable with that of Appropriations and Ways and Means . The ...
... ranked high with the other members of the House and so did their chairmen among other chairmen . Other House committees also held great prestige in the modern House , if not comparable with that of Appropriations and Ways and Means . The ...
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... ranks . One of these was Glen Cunningham of Nebraska . Halleck grabbed him on the House floor , both hands on Cunningham's coat , and literally shook him as he spat out arguments against " packing " the Rules Committee . Cunningham ...
... ranks . One of these was Glen Cunningham of Nebraska . Halleck grabbed him on the House floor , both hands on Cunningham's coat , and literally shook him as he spat out arguments against " packing " the Rules Committee . Cunningham ...
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CHAPTER ONE The Solemn Assembly | 1 |
CHAPTER Two Rival for Power | 17 |
CHAPTER THREE The House Rules | 39 |
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