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RECORD of our LEGISLATORS in WASHINGTON 



PROBABLY the most far-reaching and 

 serious issue of domestic policy con- 

 sidered by the present Congress had to 

 do with the so-called roll-back consumer 

 food subsidies. The Association did not 

 believe these subsidies to be warranted or 

 justified and consistently opposed them. 

 The ban on the continuation of these con- 

 sumer food subsidies was carried in a bill 

 to continue the Commodity Credit Cor- 

 poration. In addition to continuing the 

 Commodity Credit Corporation, this bill 

 prohibited subsidies to consumers of agri- 



^ ^ How Illinois 

 Congressmen Voted 



The abbreviation "N.V." means not 

 voting; the abbreviation "G.P." means 

 general pair, that is, position not made 

 known, and the abbreviation "P.F." 

 means paired for, that is, in support of 

 the measure. 



cultural commodities and provided for 

 the termination of the subsidy programs 

 now in effect. The bill permitted and 

 proposed to continue the price support 

 programs. The Association and the Amer- 

 ican Farm Bureau Federation supported 

 this measure. The opposition to consum 

 er food subsidies was on the ground that 

 these subsidies were unnecessary and 

 placed a huge burden on the Federal 

 treasury at a time when consumers gen- 

 erally were able to pay their food bills. 

 The Association was opposed to passing 

 these costs on to future generations. 

 Further, it pointed out that subsidies 

 would not increase or tend to increase 

 production of needed agricultural prod- 

 ucts. The bill passed the House by a 

 vote of 278 to 117 and passed the Senate 

 by a vote of 43 to 28. It was vetoed by 

 the President and his veto was sustained. 

 The vote of members of Congress from 

 Illinois upon this subsidy measure is giv- 

 en below. 



Another far-reaching measure con- 

 sidered by the present Congress was 

 the Smith-Connally Act or anti-strike 

 bill. This legislation, which was sup- 

 ported by the Association and the Amer- 

 ican Farm Bureau Federation, provided 

 a thirty day cooling off period before 

 strikes were voted, provided criminal 

 penalties for strikes in government op- 

 erated plants and forbade labor unions 

 to make political contributions. The bill 

 passed the House and Senate and was 



VOTE NOVEMBER 7! 



By action oi the lAA board ol di- 

 rectors, the RECORD is herewith re- 

 printing the voting records of mem- 

 bers oi Congress and the Illinois 

 General Assembly, which were 

 originally carried in the March is- 

 sue. The voting recoM of Congress- 

 men is confined to broad legislation 

 ol direct interest to agriculture and 

 does not reflect their position on the 

 important issues relating to inter- 

 national policies and relationships. 



Many oi these members oi Con- 

 gress and the General Assembly 

 are candidates for reelection on 

 November 7. The Association urges 

 its members to study carefully the 

 information published in this issue 

 oi the RECORD and to actively sup- 

 port for election those candidates 

 who, by their records, have proved 

 themselves worthy of the confidence 

 ol farmers. 



Farm people represent only a 

 minority of fhe population. Only 

 through their united action at the 

 polls, wherein they place the in- 

 terests of agriculture above parties 

 and personalities, can they hope to 

 maintoin fair representation in law- 

 making bodies. ; 



vetoed by the President. The President's 

 veto was over-ridden and the measure 

 became law. The vote of the members 

 of Congress from Illinois upon the pro- 

 posal to override the President's veto is 

 given below. 



Upon each of these measures a "Yea" 

 vote is in support of the Association's po- 

 sition and a "Nay" vote is against the As- 

 sociation's position. 



yOWQ RECORDS OF MEMBiRS 

 OF ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY 



IN ACCORDANCE with action tak- 

 en by the voting delegates of Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association at an 

 annual meeting several years ago, the 

 Board of Directors has authorized and 

 directed the publication of the follow- 

 ing statement, together with the records 

 of the members of the General As- 

 sembly as determined by their votes and 

 general attitude on matters of impor- 

 tant legislation directly affecting farm- 



ers, as supported or opposed by the Illi- 

 nois Agricultural Association. In the 

 1943 regular session, the Association did 

 not sponsor an ambitious program but 

 endeavored to avoid highly controversial 

 issues. However, there were numerous 

 legislative matters of considerable inter- 

 est to agriculture upon which the Asso- 

 ciation took a position. The Association 

 regarded the Gateway Amendment to 

 the Constitution and the companion Party 



>y 



I. A. A. RECORD 



