Transcript Date
CABINET MEETING, DECEMBER 19, 1946
THE PRESIDENT
Read final Budget figures for 1947.
Expenditures 37 (plus sign) billion 559,900,000
Ext. Rev. 38 (plus sign) billion 824,000,000
ANDERSON
Was critical of budget approach--suggest that Govt take advantage of loans & investments--now being account for as appropriations. Grand Coulee for example.
Budget representative in Agriculture is Super Secretary of Agriculture.
HARRIMAN
Says treated fairly.
SCHWELLENBACH
Ditto.
CHAPMAN
Ditto.
CLARK
Ditto.
HARRIMAN
Suggests appointment of Cabinet Committee to study wage and hour situation with respect to portal-to-portal pay.
THE PRESIDENT
Treas. Commerce, War & Navy , Labor, Atty Genl appointed.