Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas delivered a radio address discussing the failure of the Seventy-ninth Congress to pass the Wagner-Ellender-Taft Housing Bill, which would have provided low-cost housing units. She highlighted the negative impact of this failure on veterans and the national housing shortage. Douglas outlined the provisions of the bill and stressed the importance of reintroducing and passing it in order to address the housing crisis in America.

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The Fight for Labor Rights: Helen Gahagan Douglas' Speech on the Repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0024
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Fight for Labor Rights: Helen Gahagan Douglas' Speech on the Repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act
Date Created:
1944-10-18
EDTF:
1944-10-18
Creator:
Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
Description:
Congresswoman Helen Gahagan Douglas delivered a radio address discussing the failure of the Seventy-ninth Congress to pass the Wagner-Ellender-Taft Housing Bill, which would have provided low-cost housing units. She highlighted the negative impact of this failure on veterans and the national housing shortage. Douglas outlined the provisions of the bill and stressed the importance of reintroducing and passing it in order to address the housing crisis in America.
Topic:
Housing policy--United States
Congress:
78th (1943-1945)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_14_5_0000, Box 171, Folder 3, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
7 Pages