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Lyndon Johnson: “The plan I forward today will promote efficient operation of the Tariff Commission by:--Centralizing and consolidating…”

On the recordMarch 8, 1967
The plan I forward today will promote efficient operation of the Tariff Commission by:--Centralizing and consolidating in a single executive--the Chairman--the purely administrative functions of the Commission;--Freeing the other Commissioners from these routine burdens so they can devote full time to investigative and advisory responsibilities.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Special Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 2 of 1967: United States Tariff Commission

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