became a member of the first special committee on foreign aid which. during the postwar period. prepared the Marshall plan under the chairmanship of the present Secretary of State. Mr. Herter. In his capacity as the ranking Democrat. a member of the Judiciary Committee of the House and as chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and Nationality. Mr. WALTER has prepared and piloted through the Congress all the Immigration and refugee acts which have been passed since the end of the Second World War until now. On various occasions. Mr. WALTER has occupied the Speakers Chair in the House of Representatives and. in this year alone. has presided over some of the most important debates of recent years. such as the discussions of the labour law and the bill relating to civil rights.
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