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Federal assistance in flood control. the continuation and expansion of the schoolmilk program. and the resolution opposing the admission of Red China to the United Nations. Important measures which I voted against were the Natural Gas Act and the attempt to increase postal rates. Legislation was introduced by me to repeal section 462 of the Internal Revenue Codebilliondollar giveawayto combat juvenile delinquency. to increase the minimum wage to $1.25. to amend and revise the Immigration Act. to provide increased safety regulations for railroad workers and passengers. to amend the Railroad Retirement Act. to amend the Longshoremens and Harbor Workers Compensation Act. to provide increased benefits in the Civil Service Retirement Act. to provide increased annuities for former FBI and other Government enforcement officials. to expand the Fair Labor Standards Act to provide increased coverage for retail employees. to amend the War Risk Insurance Act. to provide relief for victims of disasters resulting from floods. to establish an effective program to alleviate conditions of excessive unemployment in certain economically depressed areas. to establish within the Department of Defense a civilian department of civil defense. to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide a tax credit for payments made on account of education in public or private institutions. to amend the Civil Aeronautics Act to require financial responsibility for damages to persons injured from the operation of any aircraft. to provide a deduction for incometax purposes for all disabled individuals for their expenses for transportation to and from work. and to provide an additional exemption for any taxpayer or spouse who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself. I have also introduced over 40 private bills providing relief under the present harsh immigration laws for residents of my district. In my 1955 report. mention was made of my successful effort to save the Government several billion dollars by detection of a loophole In the internalrevenue laws. These efforts received nationwide approval by newspapers and distinguished Americans. in the following exact excerpts and quotations: The Washington Evening Star.