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Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on December 2, 1965. Sen. Dominick says that the most important question facing the economy is whether the current prosperity can continue indefinitely. He also states his concern about current fiscal policies. He discusses signs of inflation including increases in prices for food, commodities, and industrial and consumer goods as well as an increase in overall cost of living expenses. Other topics...

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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on July 23, 1964. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including silver reserves, prices, production, and coinage in the United States. He concludes that there will be no progress on resolving differences between the Treasury Dept. and the Congress until after the next election.

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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on June 25, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses topics including silver reserves, prices, production, and coinage in the United States.

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on June 10, 1963. Sen. Dominick discusses various aspects of the Soviet oil industry including its rapid expansion into a dominant position in the world oil market, the sale of Russian oil below market price, and the Soviet practice of trading oil for manufactured goods instead of currency. By expanding their oil industry, Dominick says that the Soviets hope to benefit their economy, disrupt the...

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Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on June 28, 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses topics including the Administration's position, the competing House and Senate versions of the Sugar Act amendments of 1962, reallocation of import quotas previously assigned to Cuba, facilitating the growth of the domestic sugar industry, and increasing exports of American farm commodities, particularly wheat.

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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on May 10, 1964. Sen. Dominick discusses the United States' domestic sugar beet industry, announcing his sponsorship of a bill to increase sugar beet quotas. This measure would decrease reliance on foreign production of sugar, which is influenced by world political events, as well as assist sugar producers in the U.S.

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on October 22, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses the bill that will amend the Sugar Act of 1948, tracing the recent history of sugar imports into the United States from Cuba and other countries, reviewing the impact of the global quota system and the sugar crisis in 1962, and talking about the subsequent increase in domestic production and its effect on sugar prices and the sugar supply. He states that...

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Congressman Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on June 13, 1962. Rep. Dominick discusses topics including legislation on the extension of the Sugar Act and discusses a provision of the law specifically pertaining to Colorado wheat-growers and the sale of wheat and wheat flour to foreign nations, with particular emphasis on Brazil.

Abstract Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on July 15, 1964. Sen. Dominick discusses a proposed amendment to the Constitution that would overturn the U.S. Supreme Court's One man; one vote principle applied to state legislative districting generally in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533, and in the companion case applying it particularly to Colorado, Lucas v. Colorado Gen. Assembly, 377 U.S. 713. Under the proposal, each state with a bicameral...

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Senator Peter H. Dominick (R-Colo.) delivers his weekly radio address, Report from Washington, on Apr. 7, 1965. Sen. Dominick discusses the bill he has introduced to gradually eliminate the excise tax on telephone service. He reviews the history of the tax, the fact that all other taxes on utility services imposed during wartime have been eliminated, and points out that this tax cut would be of great assistance to low and middle income subscribers.