Archive Report
Archive Report
Note
The right to reproduce material contained in J. Editorial Research Reports is strictly reserved to the newspaper clients of the service. Verbatim use of such material by others will be permitted only upon written authorization of the editor.
Richard M. Boeckel, Editor
Major Issues for Legislative Action
Party Alignments in 75Th and 76Th Congresses
When the 76th Congress convenes on January 3, 1939, the Democratic party will no longer have the two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives it won in 1932 and held until the recent election. Otherwise, the Democrats remain nominally in complete control, and any attempt to block or repeal New Deal legislation can succeed only if it wins substantial support from conservative Democrats in the Senate and House.
On the basis of increases of over ...