The document is a letter expressing opposition to a proposed bill that would guarantee $25.00 per week to unemployed citizens for a period of 26 weeks. The writer, who owns farms, argues that this bill would make it difficult for farmers to find workers as many unemployed individuals would prefer to receive government assistance without having to work. The writer urges members of Congress to consider the impact of the bill on the farm labor situation and to work against its passing.

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Correspondence Regarding Opposition to the President's Deferred Labor Plan

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_7_11_0022
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Correspondence Regarding Opposition to the President's Deferred Labor Plan
Date Created:
1945-09-04
EDTF:
1945-09-04
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 document is a letter expressing opposition to a proposed bill that would guarantee $25.00 per week to unemployed citizens for a period of 26 weeks. The writer, who owns farms, argues that this bill would make it difficult for farmers to find workers as many unemployed individuals would prefer to receive government assistance without having to work. The writer urges members of Congress to consider the impact of the bill on the farm labor situation and to work against its passing.
Topic:
Constituents communication with members of the United States Congress
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:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages