Housing Act of 1949: Hearing Before ... , 81-1 on H.R. 4009 ... , April 7 ... May 9, 19491949 - 701 pages |
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adequate amendment American American Legion AMVETS annual contributions assistance average banks believe bill BODFISH Brent Spence BUCHANAN builders building built Bureau Census CHAIRMAN Chicago COLE committee Congress construction cost decent dwelling units economic EGAN eminent domain farm housing farmers Farmers Home Administration Federal Government Federal Housing Administration FOLEY funds going grants Housing Act housing agency housing authorities housing needs housing problem housing program housing projects housing units improvement income industry interest KUNKEL labor land legislation limits living loans LOCKWOOD low-rent housing Mayor MCKINNON ment MITCHELL Monsignor mortgage MULTER O'HARA owners PATMAN percent present private enterprise production proposed public housing public-housing question redevelopment rent rent control rental Senate slum areas slum clearance slum-clearance statement subsidy substandard tenants tion urban veterans WOLCOTT York City
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Page 229 - All citizens of the United States shall have the same right, in every State and Territory, as is enjoyed by white citizens thereof to inherit, purchase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real and personal property.
Page 392 - I am a member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and chairman of its taxation committee.
Page 5 - Such notes or other obligations shall bear interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities during the month preceding the issuance of the notes or other obligations.
Page 291 - I am taking the liberty of sending a copy of this letter to the other members of your committee.
Page 695 - To bring into closer relation the home and the school, that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the training of the child, and to develop between educators and the general public such united efforts as will secure for every child the highest advantages in physical, mental, social, and spiritual education.
Page 295 - The policy to be followed in attaining the national housing objective hereby established shall be: (1) private enterprise shall be encouraged to serve as large a part of the total need as it can; (2) governmental assistance shall be utilized where feasible to enable private enterprise to serve more of the total need...
Page 22 - All redemptions, purchases, and sales by the Secretary of the Treasury of such notes or other obligations shall be treated as public debt transactions of the United States.
Page 22 - The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to purchase any notes and other obligations to be issued hereunder and for such purpose he is authorized to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities issued, under the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under such Act, as amended, are extended to include any purchases of such notes and obligations.
Page 24 - Congress that if any provisions of this Act, or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances, shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Act or its applications to other persons and circumstances...
Page 44 - ... the realization as soon as feasible of the goal of a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family...