The Act establishing this Commission provides for a cooperative approach by the Legislative and Executive Branches of the Government to the improvement of the effectiveness of the organization and operations of the Executive Branch.

They certainly are. They have to be.

I feel certain that your presence on the Commission will be of great assistance in making sure that the problem is attacked with vigor.

It hadn't.

I can give you nothing in regard to it, because that is a part of the economic survey which is being made for the country now.

I am glad to know that you will serve as a member of the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government.

Well now, the Economic Report is just like the veto message. It will speak for itself.

The proposed study should prove of great value.

That role is to study and investigate the present organization, methods, and operations of all executive agencies in order to determine what changes are necessary to promote economy and efficiency, and to improve service in the transaction…

I think the best thing for you to do is to wait and read the veto message which will be out soon.

We must never forget that the conservation of our natural resources and their wise use are essential to our very existence as a nation.

In the execution of a comprehensive program for the development of the Mississippi River Basin, protection from floods is of such urgency that it should be given first attention.

I therefore urge that this Congress undertake a program which will provide for the substantial completion within ten years of the flood control projects necessary for the protection of the Mississippi River Basin.

In that way we shall save ourselves untold billions and pave the way for the wealth production that surely will flow from the integrated development of our valleys.

Measures for flood control should be integrated with plans for the use and conservation of water resources for other purposes.

A comprehensive program for flood control in the entire Mississippi River Basin is essential.

The economy of controlling floods as compared with the cost of continuing under the handicap of their disruptive force has been amply demonstrated.

The most pressing problem is that of flood control.