Last week The House:
» Steeled itself to vote down (119 to 73) a plan to pension members of Congress after 15 years' service from a fund to which they would contribute $500 per year, matched by contributions from the Treasury.* Excerpts from the debate:
Georgia's Ramspeck"Let us have courage to do something for ourselves!"
Kentucky's Creal"This is a nice issue to take to the people in 1940, isn't it!"
» Deadlocked in conference with the Senate over funds to help run the District of Columbia (payroll: 11,000 workers), with an ultimatum that the sum...
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