Congressional Attendance Record: Helen Gahagan Douglas
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_5_172_2_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Congressional Attendance Record: Helen Gahagan Douglas
- Date Created:
- 1950-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1950-01-01
- Creator:
- Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
- Description:
- The document compares the voting records of Helin Gahagan Douglas and Richard Hixon in the 80th Congress of 1947-48 on various issues. Douglas was generally in favor of limiting Presidents to two terms, citing individuals for contempt, cutting the budget, and passing certain bills. Hixon, on the other hand, was in favor of certain budget cuts, barring portal to portal pay, and extending power to bring in farm labor. Both individuals had differing votes on various bills related to taxation, foreign aid, loyalty tests, and social security. Overall, Douglas and Hixon had contrasting stances on many important issues during this Congress.
- Topic:
- Business--United States, Farm legislation--United States
- Congress:
- 81st (1949-1951)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_14_5_0000, Box 172, Folder 2, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 3 Pages
