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Congress Fumbles Fixing Economic Law Through Congress
Washington report traces a month of committee wrangling over wage and price controls tied to the Economic Stabilization Act. House leaders seek extended authority for a year, with a rollback to January prices, while Patman and committee splits force a stalemate that ends with a March 16 rollback date substitution and the bill dying on the floor.
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Kienhalt
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
House
Congress
Nixon
Richard T. Hanna
D-Calif
Banking and Currency
Ftselt
House Banking Committee
Senate
Wright Patman
Texas
Patman
Carl Albert
Okla
Carl
Oklahoma
Banking Committee
Stipe
Afl-Cio
Price
Sol
Sam Gibl
Han
Tink