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We would like to have here the attorneys or administrative officials 

 whom you may designate to give us the details of the program 

 tomorrow. 



Air. Andresen. I am a little confused about what the Secretary 

 has in mind that our committee sliall do on this legislation. The 

 Secretary has said several times that it is within the high policy of this 

 committee whether we shall do certain things on farm legislation. 

 The reason I am confused is that 3^ou are coming up. I understand, in 

 a week or 10 days to give us the Department's program. 



I recall that tlie Eightieth Congress was castigated by certain 

 people because we did pass certain farm legislation and other legisla- 

 tion. I am wondering if the Secretary has in mind that it is now up 

 to the Congress and the committee to formulate a piece of agricultural 

 legislation, or if we are going to listen to the recommendations of the 

 Department later on? 



Secretary Brannan. I attempted to express the view that the power 

 to make laws is vested with this committee. The obligation to render 

 all assistance possible toward the enactment of the soundest kind of 

 laws rests on the Department and everj'^body else who has smy 

 information to give. 



In discharge of our obligation, which I think is a very important 

 obligation, we are going to make our recommendations. What you 

 do with them after that is your business, because we cannot tell the 

 Congress that it has to pass anything. 



Mr. Andresen. If we do not follow your recommendations, will 

 certain people who administer the laws go out and give the Eighty-first 

 Congress the same kind of tongue lashing that the Eightieth Congress 

 got? You have done that, you know. 



Mr. Pace. Gentlemen, the committee will stand adjourned until 

 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. 



(Whereupon, at 12 o'clock noon, the committee adjourned.) 



