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Kennedy Administration Victory in House Rules Fight
Analysis of the 1961 Rules Committee enlargement under Rayburn and Smith. The expanded 15 member panel shifted 8-7 to administration allies, yet key liberal bills remained blocked. By 1963 unresolved battles loom over unpacking the panel as politics shift with elections and party gains.
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House of Representatives
Howard W. Smith
D-Vai
Smith
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Kennedy
William M. Colmer
Dmiss
Youth Conservation Corps
Urban Service Corps
Rules Committee
House Education and Labor Committee
House
Urban Affairs Department
Smialler
Oan
Congress