Session #79 · 1945–47

Speech #790064352

In so doing I felt that I responded to the recent request of President Truman that Congress establish a permanent Committee on Fair Employment Practice. The people of America should be proud of the valiant stand and courageous fight on behalf of this legislation made by the distinguished gentlewoman from New Jersey. chairman of the Labor Commitee. How true are the words she uttered only yesterday upon the floor of this House. when she said: "If the things we are fighting for for which millions of American lives have been sacrificedwhite Americans. black Americans. naturalized Americans. Catholics. Protestants. and Jewsmean what we have said they mean. then in Gods name forget prejudice. forget their color or their race and give to all equal economic justice under the law." It would indeed be a travesty on justice if. when the Rules Committee meets next Tuesday to consider the granting of a rule on H.
Keywords matched
naturalized

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Catholics Jewish
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Family values

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN ROONEY
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
790064352
Paragraph
#0
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