E the 1st year of the 85th Cong to a close. I wish to report to whom I am privileged to repre 18th Congressional District of This first session. which lasted uary 3. 1957. to August 30. 19: longest in the last 25 years. been accomplished. much ha undone. and analysts wh( clearcut verdicts will be dis The major drives of this se to economize. to reduce ex and local without impairing our defenses. and to sinaid or forge a civilrights bill. The major legied islation dealt with civil rights. the mutualsecurity program. tie revision of the immigration law. postal rate and pay in2.794. 877 creases. pay increases for classified employees. aid to stimulate private hous862. 955 ing. aid to school construction. the Middle East doctrine. the rrotection of the FBI files. and. of course. the money ap362.812 propriations to run the governmental 4 0 agencies. 4.020.644 This session has rejected some of the - Presidents proposals. but some of the Presidential defeats. as. for example. in 2.162.972 the death of the schoolaid bill. were caused largely by members of his own party and were compounded by his occa600.000 sional lack of enthusiastic leadership. 2.835.533 While everybody seemed to like Ike. no 2.835.533 one knew for certain what Ike liked. Perhaps. the Presidents lack of influence with his party rests with the fact 310.000 that under the Constitution this is his 52.000 last term. Of necessity. therefore. the 46. 000 President had to appeal to bipartisan support to offset the alliance between 408.000 southern Democratic conservatives and Republicans.
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