Agricultural relief: Agricultural relief

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Identifikator:: 1831932415

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Title:: Agricultural relief

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1831932598

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-232069

Document type:: Volume

Title:: Agricultural relief

Volume count:: Pt. 1

Place of publication:: Washington

Publisher:: Gov. Pr. Off.

Year of publication:: 1928

Scope:: III, 69 S.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Further statement of Chester H. Gray, Washington representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation

Collection:: Economics Books

B82 AGRICULTURAL RELIEF n making successful, as much as it can be made successful, whatever farm relief bill passes Congress. Mr. Fort. No; I said in drafting. You did not get my question. Mr. Gray. Maybe I did not understand your question. Mr. Fort. I asked you whether we would have your cooperation in drafting legislation if that legislation does not include an equaliza- tion fee. Mr. Gray. No; I have no authority to help draft a bill which is not in accord with our policy. Mr. Fort. Then if that be true, if the committee is not in favor of a bill with an equalization fee in it, you do not intend to assist the committee in drafting any other bill? Mr. Gray. No. Mr. Fonmer., Mr. Chairman, may I add right there, following Mr. Fort’s question up a little, if it is a matter that this committee pro- poses to take the dictates of the President instead of functioning for the people of the United States, it is useless to continue further the hearings. We might as well adjourn and ask the President what we should do, and submit it to the Congress. Mr. Kercaam. Don’t you think it is just as fair for these gentle- men to state what they want before the committee as it is for the members of the committee who have said, “I am not going to vote for any bill that has an equalization fee in it’? Mr. FuLMER. In the meantime this committee has taken up a lot of time trying to pursuade this witness not to go up against the President. As a matter of fact, these folks were invited here and have been given this time to speak on this bill, and then when we go into executive session it is the responsibility of each Member to vote for or against a bill carrying the equalization, or one leaving it out. So far as I am concerned, I am willing to take the responsibility and represent the American people, instead of taking the dictation of one man as to what shall be the legislation that we should pass in the interest of agriculture. Mr. Jones. I think Mr. Gray has made the position of the Farm Bureau very clear. Mr. AsweLL. Has any member of this com 1ittee asked that you defend him about his duties? Mr. Gray. Several members, Congressman Aswell, have asked questions which, if they were answered in the way those questions were desired to be answered, would have put the farm groups in the position of defending the members of this committee in this regard; that this committee must face its responsibility. If it reports out a farm relief bill which the farm groups do not desire, it can not expect those of us who represent the farm groups to come here and say that such a report will be agreed to by us. I am not going to call out names of the committee members who have asked those questions, but the record will show who have asked the questions seeking to zet a negative as well as a positive answer; that is, to make the farmers responsible for both kinds of farm relief bills. I do not think they are going to get a negative answer, because that kind of an answer would put the farm groups in the position of defending the members of this committee, if there be such, who desire to report out a bill heartless. with no meat in it.

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