The Supreme Court's Decision: A Blow Against Racial Discrimination1948-06-11Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0018Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas issued a statement expressing concern that Republican members of the House were removing their signatures from a Discharge Petition for the Taft-Ellender-Wagner Bill. She criticized the lack of assurance that the bill brought to the Floor by the House Banking and Currency Committee would address the real housing needs of the American people.