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<br /> <br />0695 <br /> <br />30 ' <br /> <br />oould help you. Representative Chenoweth was a Republioan in <br />a Demooratioally oontrolled House. The oommittees were oontrolled <br />by the Demoorats but fortunately Mr. Chenoweth had a great many <br />friends who were Democrats, as well as Republioans and he Was <br />97 <br />able to get things done which seemed impossible. An example <br />of this is, in 1962 there were a great many people who wanted <br />to help Chenoweth and the ProJeot but their constituents were <br />opposed to the bill. The only way these Congressmen oould sup- <br />port the projeot would be by a voioe vote, but not a roll cal <br />vote since their vote would go on reoord. In order to gain a <br />roll call vote 10% of the House must stand in favor of the roll <br /> <br />call. Opponents of the bill attempted <br />but there weren't enough supporters of <br /> <br />to gain a roll call vote <br />98 <br />it. "It is important <br /> <br />to have friends in Congress and sometimes it takes a while to <br />99 <br />win those friends." <br /> <br />Now that a great many people had worked so hard, ~nd <br />spent many hours working for p~ssage ~ the bill it was again <br />announced in the summer of 1962 that the Rules Committee was <br />again going to rule unfavorably on the bill. Supporters of the <br />bill were of course downcast and called Senator John Carroll <br /> <br />to see what could be done. Senator Carroll first of all went <br /> <br />to the White House md talked with President Kennedy, seoondly <br /> <br /> <br />Senator Carroll went on the Floor of the House - seldom done by <br /> <br />97 <br />Hoag, pp. 138, 139. <br />98 <br />Chenoweth, p. 20. <br />99 <br />Ibid.. p. 27. <br />