When the 72nd House assembled most of its members were fairly popping with political speeches they had had nine months or more to prepare. Because it takes about a week for the House to organize its committees and get down to work, there was no legislation ready to dig into. Therefore after electing a Speaker and liberalizing the rules, Democratic leaders turned the House loose to blow off political steam for three full days. Technically the members were debating the President's message on the State of the...
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