George B. Schwabe, a Member of Congress, received telegrams from Banfield Packing Company and Banfield Brothers Packing Co. expressing opposition to the proposed $25 weekly unemployment compensation program. Schwabe reassured the companies that he also opposed the bill and believed it would not pass Congress. He believed President Truman advocated for the bill for political reasons, but Congress was unlikely to pass it. Schwabe thanked the companies for contacting him and stated his position would not change.

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Correspondence on Labor Shortage and Unemployment Compensation Opposition in 1945

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_7_11_0010
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Correspondence on Labor Shortage and Unemployment Compensation Opposition in 1945
Date Created:
1945-10-01
EDTF:
1945-10-01
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
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:
George B. Schwabe, a Member of Congress, received telegrams from Banfield Packing Company and Banfield Brothers Packing Co. expressing opposition to the proposed $25 weekly unemployment compensation program. Schwabe reassured the companies that he also opposed the bill and believed it would not pass Congress. He believed President Truman advocated for the bill for political reasons, but Congress was unlikely to pass it. Schwabe thanked the companies for contacting him and stated his position would not change.
Topic:
Taxation Law and legislation--United States, Employment & social affairs
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 7, Folder 11, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
4 Pages