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Debate Over Relief Costs Shows Senate Struggle
The piece discusses Congress and President Roosevelt resisting cuts to federal relief spending. It notes Senator Robinson's proposal to require states to cover one fourth of relief, the administration’s opposition led by Hopkins, and the potential long term impact on federal budgeting and tax policy. It also covers labor organization efforts within the government and broader concerns about debt and fiscal restraint.
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Congress
Tha Corgrése
Roosevelt
White House
Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Charles West
Barkley
Kentucky
Harry Hopkins
United States Treasury
Anne Pan
Ne Ebate
Laastre
New York
New
New City
New York City
Hopkins
Hopkins Organization
House
Washington
Baker
Jane Jacob Baker
New. Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Mr. Baker
United States
American Federation of Labor
Morgenthau
Jacob Viner
Chicago
Sam
Treasury Department
Viner
Washingon
University of Chicago
Treasury
University
McGill University
Harvard
Shipping Board
Tariff Commission
Graduate Institute of International Studies
Geneva
Europe