Election 1944: Pre-convention news

The Pittsburgh Press (April 21, 1944)

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GOP given policy outline

Washington (UP) –
Chairman Robert A. Taft (R-OH) of the Senate Republican Steering Committee, today submitted to his GOP colleagues a list of legislative topics for study in developing an affirmative Republican program “in this and the next session of Congress.”

Mr. Taft suggested the following topics for study and action “within the next year and a half:”

  • Current legislative problems – such matters as the anti-poll-tax bill, reconversion and Lend-Lease.

  • Post-war program – including stimulation of business and employment, Social Security, government reform and foreign policy.