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    "ocrText": "Washington, D. C.\nPR SUMMARY\nSeptember 27, 1945\n12:45 AM BERT GROSS to EDWARD F. PRICHARD stating HATCH offered a substitute\nto the amendment of RADCLIFFE and TAFT. GROSS believed it was written\nby HATCH and O'MAHONEY. It adds to the expenditure section. It takes\nthe phrase out of the RADCLIFFE-TAFT amendment consistent with the\nother needs, obligations and responsibilities of the Federal Government\nso that it reads, \"To the extent the continuing--cannot otherwise be\nattained, consistent with the other needs, obligations and responsibilities\nof the Federal Government, provide such volume of Federal investment\nand expenditure as may be needed to achieve the objective--.\" They agree\nthat this is not bad. They discuss the bill and each does not know\nhow many votes it will pull. The substitution did not convince\nRADCLIFFE. GROSS said O'MAHONEY did a superb job of tearing the other\nbill apart. The gallery was in an uproar. GROSS explained several\nincidents that took place in the Senate today. PRICHARD asks individually\nabout the following Senators: BANKHEAD, RUSSELL, WALSH, MCKELLAR,\nLEVERETT SALTONSTALL. GROSS said that there were about 20 doubtful\nSenators (Democrats). PRICHARD asked about ELLENDER, OVERTON, OWEN\nJOHNSON and MAYBANKS. They discuss how each stood on the proposed\nsubstitution to the RADCLIFFE-TAFT amendment. Others mentioned were\nCHANDLER, BATLEY, TYDINGS and ANDREWS. GROSS said that all votes\nwould be taken tomorrow. GROSS said he was relying on BIFFLE to make\na poll on the thing but he hasn't heard about it. GROSS said that\nbefore the HATCH substitution they stood 47 to 39 against it. GROSS\nthinks that the HATCH substitute will defeat the RADCLIFFE amendment\nand be carried. RADCLIFFE is completely against the philosophy of the\nsubstitution. PRICHARD suggested that someone call TRUMAN tomorrow and\nget him to call some of the doubtful Senators. PRICHARD suggested that\nsomeone call FRED VINSON tomorrow and ask him to call TRUMAN. PRICHARD\ndid not think that VINSON would call unless he had some word from BIFFLE\nor BARKLEY. PRICHARD stated that the Senate let TRUMAN down last week\nand they made some blunders. GROSS asks how broad a request should\nthey make to TRUMAN. PRICHARD said that they should have names and give\n8 to 10 names to TRUMAN. GROSS asks if VINSON has any influence on any\nof the doubtful Senators (Democrats). PRICHARD said, \"BANKHEAD.\" GROSS\nthought this was important and hinted that VINSON do what he could along\nthe lines of convincing BANKHEAD as he (BANKHEAD) was a signal. PRICHARD\nasks about BILBO and EASTLAND. GROSS said that O'MAHONEY made them\npretty uncomfortable and made them think that whoever voted for the\namendment would be voting for W.P.A. again and unbalanced budgets, etc.\nPRICHARD asked how O'MAHONEY voted on unemployment and was told that\nhe. did not vote, that he was absent. GROSS said, however, that he was\nreally making amends. GROSS said that he would call VINSON and TRUMAN\ntomorrow."
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