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    "ocrText": "N.4 Times 5/25/52\nT\nÃ. M. A. DENOUNCED\nMonday under a procedure barring\n\"an emotional hysterical atmos-\namendments and requiring a two-\nphere in the House.\"\nthirds majority for passage.\n\"This is an amazing power for\nBY HOUSE LEADER\nThe legislation was approved by\nanyone to possess in a democracy,\"\na majority of the House - the\nhe asserted. \"This is the greatest\nvote was 150 to 140 - but it failed\nexhibition of pressure I have ever\nwitnessed.'\nMcCormack Asserts Medical\nto get the necessary two-thirds\nmajority. Mr. McCormack said\nPassage Called Doubtful\nGroup's 'Pressure' Balked\nDemocratic leaders had scheduled\nMr. McCormack said the provi-\nthe bill for consideration under\nsion to which the A. M. A. took ex-\nSocial Security Rises\nception was now in the law cover-\nthis procedure because they had\ning disabled veterans.\nheard of no opposition to it.\n\"It seems that all we have to\nWASHINGTON, May 24 (UP)-\nEmotional Atmosphere Created\nhave in Congress now is a tele-\nRepresentative John W. McCor-\nBut that was before Joseph S.\ngram from some individual repre-\nmack, the House Democratic lead-\nLawrence, x director of the Wash-\nsenting the A. M. A., in which the\nesr, said today the American Med-\ncharge of socialism is made, for de-\nington office of the A. M. A., said\nserving legislation to be defeated\nical Association had put on \"the\nin a letter to Representative Dan-\nor delayed of passage,\" he said.\ngreatest exhibition of pressure\" he\niel A. Reed, Republican of New\n\"This was not done by the indi-\nhad ever seen in the recent House\nYork, that the measure contained\nvidual members of the A. M. A.\nfight over increasing Social Secur-\none provision that the A. M. A. re-\nbut by someone on their staff. I\ngarded as opening the way for so-\nity benefits. X121-H\nam confident that the great major-\ncialized medicine.\n\"We hear all this talk about\nthe\nity of the doctors who are members\n\"As written, it the bill) gives\nof the A. M. A. would not stand\npressure groups working on Con-\nthe Federal Security Administra-\nfor this action if they read the leg-\ngress,\" Mr. McCormack told a re-\ntor (Oscar R. Ewing) absolute con-\nislation. They should read the legis-\nporter. \"In this case, within the\ntrol over certain medical activi-\nlation and take action to see that\nties,\" Mr. Lawrence said.\ntwinkling of an eye, through one\nnothing like this happens again.\"\nThe bill proposed to empower\nteelgram, the A. M. A. persuaded\nMr. McCormack said that de-\nthe Federal Security Administra-\n140 members of the House to vote\nspite pressure from both Republi-\ntor to designate private physicians\ncans and Democrats, he thought it\ndifferently from the way they had\nto conduct physical examinations\nwas \"doubtful\" that the legislation\nintended to vote.\"\nof persons seeking disability pay-\nwould be enacted by Congress at\nThe bill to which the Massachu-\nments. This provision was spon-\nthis session.\nsetts Representative referred pro-\nsored by Representative Robert W.\nMr. Reed, senior Republican on\nposed to increase old age insurance\nKean, Republican of New Jersey,\nthe House Ways and Means Com-\nbenefits for the 4,500,000 persons\nwho was described by Mr. McCor-\nmittee, has introduced a bill that\nnow on the rolls - as well as\nmack as \"quite conservative and\ncontains the increases in benefits\nthose who get on the rolls in the\nhonestly so.\"\nproposed by the Democrats, but\nfuture-by about $5 a month. It\nThe telegram from. Mr. Law-\nwithout the controversial section\nwas taken up in the House last rence, Mr. McCormack said, created\nobjected to by the A. M. A."
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