Mr. Speaker. on last Friday the gentleman from Virginia offered an amendment which included two provisions. The first was designed to prevent a loyal American citizen being denied work on a Government defense project until he joined a specified organization or paid for a work permit. socalled. The second was offered to prevent the payment of Federal money on defense work to any person engaged in subversive activities. . The gentleman from Massachusetts . the gentleman from Virginia . and some others. announced they were in favor of the objectives of that amendment. but to defeat it they argued that we must proceed in an orderly manner and bring in legislation devoted just to that subject.
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