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- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0027
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas Calls for Vigorous Public Housing Program to Avert Housing Slump
- Date:
- 1948-04-28
- Creator:
- Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
- Topic:
- Inflation (Finance)
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0016
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- Betrayal of Palestine: Remarks by Honorable Helen Gahagan Douglas
- Date:
- 1948-05-20
- Creator:
- Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
- Topic:
- Inflation (Finance), Banks and banking--United States
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0018
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Title:
- The Supreme Court's Decision: A Blow Against Racial Discrimination
- Date:
- 1948-06-11
- Creator:
- Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
- Topic:
- Inflation (Finance), Banks and banking--United States
- Congress:
- 80th (1947-1949)
![["Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas introduced a rent control bill on March 11, 1948, in response to the housing shortage and high prices faced by constituents. She emphasized the need for effective rent control until a housing shortage is resolved and proposed a bill extending rent control until June 30, 1950. The bill included provisions for tenant protections, enforcement of rent control, and eliminating unjust rent increases. Douglas stressed the importance of protecting family life in America and the role of rent control in preventing economic chaos."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0000-Statements%20in%20Congress,%20speeches,%20and%20press%20releases%20of%20Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0027_thumbnail.jpg "Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas Calls for Vigorous Public Housing Program to Avert Housing Slump")
![["Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas issued a statement praising the House Banking and Currency Committee for finally acting to bring out a housing bill to meet the needs and demands of the American people. She emphasized the importance of passing housing legislation and criticized some members of the House for needing poll results to understand the significance of housing and the high cost of living as important issues facing the country."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0000-Statements%20in%20Congress,%20speeches,%20and%20press%20releases%20of%20Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0016_thumbnail.jpg "Betrayal of Palestine: Remarks by Honorable Helen Gahagan Douglas")
![["Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas issued a statement expressing concern that Republican members of the House were removing their signatures from a Discharge Petition for the Taft-Ellender-Wagner Bill. She criticized the lack of assurance that the bill brought to the Floor by the House Banking and Currency Committee would address the real housing needs of the American people."]](https://jones-2.s3.amazonaws.com/Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas%20Collection/CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0000-Statements%20in%20Congress,%20speeches,%20and%20press%20releases%20of%20Helen%20Gahagan%20Douglas/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0018_thumbnail.jpg "The Supreme Court's Decision: A Blow Against Racial Discrimination")