Railroad Retirement: Hearing Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 6766, a Bill to Amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 19367, as Amended, and the Railroad Unemployement Insurance Act, as Amended, and for Other Purposes. June 2, 1948Considers legislation to revise railroad retirement program benefits. |
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... living and have tried to exist . Many of them today are barely existing . Yesterday morning at 7:30 , just prior to my departure 4 RAILROAD RETIREMENT Text of H R 6766_ Statement Angell, Hon Homer D , a Representative in Congress from ...
... living and have tried to exist . Many of them today are barely existing . Yesterday morning at 7:30 , just prior to my departure 4 RAILROAD RETIREMENT Text of H R 6766_ Statement Angell, Hon Homer D , a Representative in Congress from ...
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... living on what might be termed one meal per day , as a result of the meager retirement benefits that he was receiving . He pleaded with me to have the Congress do some- thing to relieve not only himself but many others in my ...
... living on what might be termed one meal per day , as a result of the meager retirement benefits that he was receiving . He pleaded with me to have the Congress do some- thing to relieve not only himself but many others in my ...
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... living index . Since that time the cost of living has increased nearly 50 percent on the basis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ' cost - of - living index . Mr. O'HARA . What year was the basis ? Mr. SCHOENE . The Retirement Act was ...
... living index . Since that time the cost of living has increased nearly 50 percent on the basis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics ' cost - of - living index . Mr. O'HARA . What year was the basis ? Mr. SCHOENE . The Retirement Act was ...
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... living that has occurred , to me , it seems clear , to me at least , that social security benefits should be increased to be in keeping of the objective of protection . I do not mean that the railroad employees should be brought under ...
... living that has occurred , to me , it seems clear , to me at least , that social security benefits should be increased to be in keeping of the objective of protection . I do not mean that the railroad employees should be brought under ...
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... living ? Mr. KENDRICK . I am not familiar with the Chamber's position on that subject . Mr. HARRIS . Well , it is a fact that the price for essential living commodities are up higher than they were a year or a few years ago ? Mr ...
... living ? Mr. KENDRICK . I am not familiar with the Chamber's position on that subject . Mr. HARRIS . Well , it is a fact that the price for essential living commodities are up higher than they were a year or a few years ago ? Mr ...
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