The recipient of the letter is being asked to use his influence to secure the enactment of a workable OPA bill by Congress before the end of the month. The writer expresses concern about the impact of rising prices on the Tri-State mining district and personal hardships faced by wage earners due to the end of price controls. The writer also criticizes the OPA for causing inflation and government borrowing, and expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of the new OPA bill.

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Urgent Plea for OPA Bill: A Letter to Congressman Schwabe

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_32_0014
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Urgent Plea for OPA Bill: A Letter to Congressman Schwabe
Date Created:
1946-07-18
EDTF:
1946-07-18
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
The recipient of the letter is being asked to use his influence to secure the enactment of a workable OPA bill by Congress before the end of the month. The writer expresses concern about the impact of rising prices on the Tri-State mining district and personal hardships faced by wage earners due to the end of price controls. The writer also criticizes the OPA for causing inflation and government borrowing, and expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of the new OPA bill.
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 32, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
3 Pages