He later was a consistent supporter of the domestic programs of presidents Harry S. Truman, John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. He coauthored the Federal Anti-Price Discrimination Robinson-Patman Act, a landmark antitrust measure prohibiting retail stores from restraining competition by charging unreasonably low prices.
Patman was chairman of the Select Committee on Small Businesses —63 and the Joint Economic Committee —59, —63, —67, —71, and — He wielded his foremost influence, however, as chairman of the Committee on Banking and Currency from to He was the first to call for the investigation of Penn Central and Watergate Altogether Patman was elected by his constituents to twenty-four terms in Congress.
During his final two terms in the House, he had the distinction of being the senior member of Congress. Notwithstanding the fact that he had compiled a generally liberal voting record, he was considered unsympathetic to the demand that House procedures be modernized. In early he was removed from his chairmanship of the Banking and Currency Committee by the House Democratic Caucus.
Patman married Merle Connor in February , and the couple had four sons, one of whom died young. Merle died in , and Patman married Pauline Tucker in One of his three sons, William N. Patman, was a state senator from to and a congressman from the Fourteenth District of Texas from to The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style , 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
The Congress which will be called upon to consider this question again next winter will be the same Congress which acted upon it last June, since members elected this November will not take their seats until December, , unless called in special session after March 4.
Sponsors of the Patman bill presented it not only as a relief measure for veterans but as a means of stimulating economic recovery. It was contended that this large addition to the volume of outstanding currency would raise the general price level and lead to a widespread buying movement.
Opponents of the plan branded it as economically unsound and expressed fears that its inflationary features would produce lack of confidence in the dollar, increase hoarding, start wholesale gold withdrawals, and drive the country off the gold standard. Help Login. Search by keyword. Congress U.
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