The record of accomplishments of the Republicancontrolled 83d Congress proves that even if a President does not receive 100 percent cooperation from his own party. he can still get the vast majority of his program through Congress. The Democrat Party. in their 1952 and 1956 platforms. pledged all things to all people. A civilrights program. revision of the immigration laws. improvement of the Refugee Relief Act. repeal of the TaftHartley Act. extension of minimum wage coverage. occupational safety programs. statehood of Alaska and Hawaii. and postal pay increases constitute only a partial list of the many platform promises which have not been carried out during the last 3 years of the Democratcontrolled Congress. In reviewing the platform of the Democrat Party. since they took over control of Congress in January of 1955. and comparing their campaign promises with their performance thus far. it is quite obvious that a "do nothing" spirit prevails. It is also obvious that it is their intent to let the citizens of America live on empty promises in the hope of recapturing the Presidency in 1960.
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