The general impression has prevailed in certain administration circles that once these several vague agreements and commitmentsunder LendLease. the Atlantic Charter. and the Trade Agreements Acthad been entered into without public discussion. act of Congress. or Senate approval. it would in the future be necessary only to rush through Congress a joint or concurrent resolution granting continued or greater authority to the Executive to bind completely and make permanent all of these unauthorized postwar commitments or schemes without submitting them frankly and openly to Congress and the country for approval. Mr. Chairman. there is no doubt about the effort having been made in the closing days of the Seventyseventh Congress to secure this broad grant of power for the Executive to deal with matters affecting tariffs. immigration. and communications. This effort failed completely. however. when the Ways and Means Committee refused unanimously to report the measure requested. or even a modified version thereof. or to consider it further. That a similar request may be repeated is to be expected.
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