Conditions of Government Contracts: Hearing Before the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session on S. 3055 ... H.R.11554 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1935 - Executive departments |
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... situation developing , that it would not seem to me that need be the prime purpose of the bill . The complaints which are re- ceived , " For heaven's sake , do something about the situation we are up against " , which came in from ...
... situation developing , that it would not seem to me that need be the prime purpose of the bill . The complaints which are re- ceived , " For heaven's sake , do something about the situation we are up against " , which came in from ...
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... situation is being thrown exactly into reverse . We put the whole moral force of the Government behind people who are engaged in trying to maintain standards . We give them a " God bless you " , on any form of voluntary agreement that ...
... situation is being thrown exactly into reverse . We put the whole moral force of the Government behind people who are engaged in trying to maintain standards . We give them a " God bless you " , on any form of voluntary agreement that ...
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... situation or of the home - work situation . I think , however , that Miss Lenroot can inform you on that subject . Mr. HEALEY . That is all , Mr. Hinrichs ; and we thank you very much . Mr. McEntee . STATEMENT OF JAMES J. McENTEE ...
... situation or of the home - work situation . I think , however , that Miss Lenroot can inform you on that subject . Mr. HEALEY . That is all , Mr. Hinrichs ; and we thank you very much . Mr. McEntee . STATEMENT OF JAMES J. McENTEE ...
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... situation and their inability to do anything about it as we are . A number of other cases of this character have also come to our attention , including the Sexton Manufacturing Co.'s contract violation at Fairfield , Ill . , in 1933 ...
... situation and their inability to do anything about it as we are . A number of other cases of this character have also come to our attention , including the Sexton Manufacturing Co.'s contract violation at Fairfield , Ill . , in 1933 ...
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... situation ? Colonel CORBIN . Mr. Chairman , that was in the Quartermaster Corps . I can tell you about that . Major General TSCHAPPAT . I personally do not know about that . Mr. HEALEY . That is all . Mr. DUFFY of New York . General ...
... situation ? Colonel CORBIN . Mr. Chairman , that was in the Quartermaster Corps . I can tell you about that . Major General TSCHAPPAT . I personally do not know about that . Mr. HEALEY . That is all . Mr. DUFFY of New York . General ...
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