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The Manila Times
October 24, 2017
The 80th Congress of the US allocated $13 billion ($132 billion today ) which was used for a comprehensive, well-thought-out, well-executed ...
Observer
October 18, 2017
And when Congress fails to act, Trump will bludgeon it much as Harry Truman did against “the do-nothing” 80th Congress that brought ...
Politico
July 25, 2017
The GOP strategy presented Truman with a campaign theme: He railed against the “do-nothing 80th Congress.” Truman warned the electorate ...
The Federalist
December 6, 2016
So when the 80th Congress followed the example of their predecessors in 1947, no one batted an eye. Although there had never been such a ...
TIME
June 23, 2016
Facebook Live video of Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, a Democrat from New Hampshire, is broadcast on C-SPAN during a House Democratic sit-in ...
Christian Science Monitor
November 23, 2013
But compared to Washington today, the 80th Congress (1947-49) back in Truman's day was a whirl of activity, at least in terms of legislation passed. Recommended: So you think you know Congress? Take our quiz. “Indeed, [today's] 113th Congress is on track to go down as the least productive in history,” ...
Huffington Post
December 28, 2012
The 112th Congress has done far less than the 80th Congress (1947-1948), which President Harry Truman infamously dubbed the ...
Press of Atlantic City
September 22, 2017
... Truman's rhetoric of his 1948 election campaign, when “Give 'em Hell, Harry” continuously ranted about the “do-nothing 80th Congress.
Civilized
August 14, 2017
Kennedy won his party's nomination and entered the 80th Congress in 1947. He won reelection to the House of Representatives again in 1948ÃÂ ...
PJ Media
August 6, 2017
... of Congress had been in total control of Democrats since 1933, and things stayed that way until the 80th Congress was seated in 1947.
Politico
July 25, 2017
The GOP strategy presented Truman with a campaign theme: He railed against the “do-nothing 80th Congress.” Truman warned the electorateÃÂ ...
The Point
May 12, 2017
... (SJAG), Musa Sise, is currently in the South Korean city of Seoul for the 80th Congress of the Association of International Press Sport (AIPS).
The Missoulian
April 27, 2017
... when President Harry Truman demanded his priorities be considered and passed by “This do nothing, no good Republican 80th Congress.
The Moderate Voice
March 22, 2017
... from wave elections – McSweeney in 1948 when Harry Truman railed against the ray ban sunglasses “do-nothing 80th Congress,” and 2008ÃÂ ...
WTOP
January 2, 2017
... for the first time as viewers in Washington, Philadelphia and New York got to see some of the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress.
The Federalist
December 6, 2016
So when the 80th Congress followed the example of their predecessors in 1947, no one batted an eye. Although there had never been such aÃÂ ...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
October 22, 2016
In 1948 President Truman named the 80th Congress the “Do Nothing Congress” because it passed 906 bills. This year's 113th CongressÃÂ ...
WBUR
August 5, 2016
It was all about the Republican-controlled 80th Congress, which Truman castigated for what it hadn't done. Truman promised to call theÃÂ ...
NPR
January 6, 2015
That's the most the GOP has sworn in since 1947, when the same number arrived for the 80th Congress intent on challenging DemocraticÃÂ ...
Belleville News-Democrat (blog)
February 4, 2017
Soon after the 80th Congress convened on Jan. 3, 1947, Dewey's campaign promise was fulfilled by the GOP-controlled House and Senate.
InTowner
February 2, 2017
It had been a struggle to get it through the Democratic 79th Congress and in 1948 the newly-elected Republican 80th Congress was unenthusiastic and provided minimal funding. Carter Barron a local civic and political leader and close friend of Truman ...
Ukiah Daily Journal
January 15, 2017
... Party then captured both houses of Congress in 1946, and what Harry Truman later called the "do-nothing 80th Congress" actually did do something: in 1947, it passed by the two-thirds margin required, what would become the Twenty-Second Amendment.
The Ring of Fire Network
January 11, 2017
Small wonder that the 80th Congress was inclined to tread lightly when it came to propaganda, particularly that geared toward U.S.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
January 3, 2017
In 1947, congressional proceedings were televised for the first time as viewers in Washington, Philadelphia and New York got to see some of the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress. In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D.
AZCentral.com
January 3, 2017
In 1947, congressional proceedings were televised for the first time as viewers in Washington, Philadelphia and New York got to see some of the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress. In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D.
North Platte Telegraph
January 3, 2017
In 1947, congressional proceedings were televised for the first time as viewers in Washington, Philadelphia and New York got to see some of the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress. In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D.
KRQE News 13
January 3, 2017
In 1947, congressional proceedings were televised for the first time as viewers in Washington, Philadelphia and New York got to see some of the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress. In 1959, Alaska became the 49th state as President Dwight D.
Youngstown Vindicator
January 2, 2017
1947: Congressional proceedings are televised for the first time as viewers in Washington, Philadelphia and New York got to see some of the opening ceremonies of the 80th Congress. 1959: Alaska becomes the 49th state as President Dwight D. EisenhowerÃÂ ...
History News Network (HNN)
January 1, 2017
Harry Truman had to deal with an opposition Republican 80th Congress in 1947-1948, but was able to gain the support of a potential rival, Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as the Cold War withÃÂ ...
History News Network (HNN)
November 14, 2016
In 1946, in the immediate reaction to the dislocations and upheavals of demobilization and the whipped-up unity of wartime chauvinism, voters elected what Truman was to call the no good, do nothing Republican 80th Congress which took as its primaryÃÂ ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
November 10, 2016
He steamed off on a long whistle-stop tour, lambasting again and again that "do-nothing, good-for-nothing 80th Congress." Crowds grew bigger and bigger. "Give 'em hell, Harry," they shouted. "Truman was entertainment," Mr. Schlesinger said. "He not ...
The Tennessean
November 4, 2016
Evins came to the 80th congress, a body to which many veterans had been elected, including future presidents John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon; Lyndon Johnson, also a veteran, was already serving.
Yahoo TV (blog)
November 3, 2016
"With the help of God and the wholehearted push which you can put behind this campaign, we can save this country from a continuation of the 80th Congress, and from misrule from now on." Truman survived a walkout by the Dixiecrat faction of the ...
RU Daily Targum
November 2, 2016
The 80th Congress of The United States was dubbed by former President Harry S. Truman the "Do Nothing Congress," and in its two years, passed about 900 bills.
Green Valley News
October 29, 2016
As background on the election, the historic low in discussions of issues on governing is unusual. Some believe that's due to Donald Trump's lack of knowledge of governance and his comfort in diverting to emphasis on uncouth attacks on opponents andÃÂ ...
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
October 22, 2016
In 1948 President Truman named the 80th Congress the "Do Nothing Congress" because it passed 906 bills. This year's 113th Congress passed only 286 bills.
Asbury Park Press
October 20, 2016
Can you put the level of congressional activity in some historical perspective? What era would be most similar to today's in terms of political polarization and paralysis?
Asbury Park Press
October 21, 2016
Can you put the level of congressional activity in some historical perspective? What era would be most similar to today's in terms of political polarization and paralysis?
Narratively
July 25, 2016
It was an early salvo of a political battle that the combative president launched against what he called the "do-nothing" 80th Congress, and would become an issue of Truman's 1948 reelection campaign. President Truman began preparing for the showdownÃÂ ...
The Ledger
July 21, 2016
In the later 1940s, Harry Truman had dubbed the 80th Congress as "The Do Nothing Congress," but this group is shattering their record.
The Ledger
July 21, 2016
In the later 1940s, Harry Truman had dubbed the 80th Congress as "The Do Nothing Congress," but this group is shattering their record.
TIME
June 23, 2016
3, 1947 for the opening of the 80th Congress and was used only occasionally thereafter. Cameras were later banned from regular floor sessions and committee hearings in 1952, after debates over which floor proceedings should be broadcast, who wouldÃÂ ...
Boston Herald
May 31, 2016
Congress - which is far worse than the President Truman-named "Do-Nothing" 80th Congress - recently began holding hearings on whether fantasy betting should be legal.
Boston Herald
May 28, 2016
Our current Congress - which is far worse than the one President Truman dubbed the "Do-Nothing" 80th Congress - recently began holding hearings on whether fantasy betting should be legal.
Madison.com
May 3, 2016
But he won the presidency with a powerful campaign against what he correctly labelled the "do-nothing" 80th Congress. Yet the 80th was a beehive of activity compared to the 113th and 114th congresses, and this inability to govern will probably cost the ...
Huffington Post
April 17, 2016
If only President Truman, who campaigned against the "do-nothing" 80th Congress in 1948, could see the 114th version at work, if that is the word for it, he would see how little can get done in a two-year legislative session.
About
December 31, 1999
While Americans started buying TV sets in 1939, they did not get to watch a live meeting of Congress until January 3, 1947, when TV cameras were briefly allowed into the House chamber to telecast the opening of the first session of the 80th Congress.
Tulsa World (blog)
February 27, 2016
His stops and fiery speeches from the back of his train, drew huge crowds and he never failed to lambast the "do-nothing" 80th Congress. Subsequent presidents have had varying luck with the bully pulpit. Some didn't need it. Some, like Richard Nixon,ÃÂ ...
The Daily Cardinal
February 24, 2016
For example, the 80th Congress passed 906 bills, the 93rd Congress implemented 772, the 101st 665, and the 107th 383. Between these years there have of course been times when more bills were enacted than others.
Lexington Dispatch
February 24, 2016
The Republican-controlled 80th Congress approved the 22nd Amendment, and in 1951 enough states ratified the amendment limiting a president to two terms.
