The Board shall report to the President in accordance with provisions of section 206 of the said Act on or before April 1, 1948.

In my opinion, the Congress should enact these recommendations into law irrespective of what the final decision may be as to further pay increases for Federal employees generally.

Yes, I signed that bill.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of March 26, 1934

I have signed the cost of living stabilization bill.

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 16 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942.

I am suggesting to the Congress the enactment of legislation providing an increase of $600,000,000 in the authorization contained in the Lanham Act.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the act of June 25, 1910, c. 421, 36 Stat. 847, it is ordered as follows:

Provided, that prior to establishing such uniform terminology, classifications, principles, and standards, they shall be referred to the Comptroller General of the United States for consideration and determination as to whether they are in…

It is far from clear that the requirements of this legislation would not in many instances be unnecessary, inappropriate, and onerous in respect to the representatives of friendly Nations.

This provision of not less than 110 percent of parity is a very definite violation of an objective which had been sought for eight years.

Moreover, price control legislation alone cannot successfully combat inflation.

I should point out that the Congress, if this procedure were adopted, would, of course, retain every right to enact legislation granting relief.

It does not seem possible to complete this work in time for its use at the present session of the Congress.

The purpose of the legislation I suggest is to protect the public with the least possible interference with honest business.

There is another phase of the bill as passed which is disheartening.

While these features in the Wagner and the Garner bills are not in the form and are not as well safeguarded as they should be, they are in line with major objectives I have been advocating.

The enactment of the legislation which has been recommended creating the system of home loan discount banks.