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“There, we 'have encountered some opposition,” he added.' ' ’
In Congress, he said, the work of Virginians “has not been mere* ly negative.”
Citing exemples, Mr. Harrison noted that “top communists now behind Federal prison bars were convicted under a law Written by a Virginia Democrat,” B * “The scandalous waste did corruption in the procurement of military supplies .was laid bare by A committee headed by a Virginia Democrat,” he continued.
“An outrageous attempt to write punitive and discriminatory provisions against the American farmer into the Price and Wage Stabilization Act was frustrated on the motion of a Virginia Democrat. The Hope-Flanagan Act, incorporating provisions which have come to be known as Agriculture's Bill of Eights, had a Virginia Democrat as one of its sponsors.
“A joint committee headed by a Virginia Democrat has won praise from the Nation for its invaluable work in bringing to light extravagant spending policies in the Federal Government. That same ‘ Virginia Democrat, noting the President’s statement that his budget could not be. reduced, drafted a substitute budget which revealed plainly where savings amounting to ten billion dollars could be -made.;-, .-y 'f “Yet another Virginia Demoocrat is regarded in the Senate, M he was in the House, as chiefly responsible for1 the development of 1 constructive national policy for the conservation of natural resources.”, £ v#
In his nominating speech, Mr.
ppykendall. had referred to Mr. {N arris on’s Congressional service
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