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Capitol budget sparks debate over 1940 allocations
The house approved the 1940 appropriation bill for the bureau of reclamation with about 50 million, the senate adding 10 million, and 5 million more for the Colorado river project in Texas. Other funds go to treasury buildings, social security, and war department, while a proposal to reorganize federal agencies failed 265 to 128 as lawmakers warned of encroaching permanency and costs.
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House
Bureau of Reclamation
Senate
Colorado River
Texas
Secretary of Interior
Bureau of
Idaho
Treasury and Post Office Department
Washington
Social Security Board
War Department
Government Printing Office