He succeeded Lazaro in a special election on August 23, His reminiscences are included in a set of memorial addresses for Lazaro delivered on the House Floor in May See Congressional Record , House, 70th Cong. Conrad, ed. Key, Jr. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, : — Local newspapers speculated that the race might be close enough to force a runoff primary on September 24, , but there is no evidence that a runoff was ever held.
Dennis Chavez of New Mexico served two terms in the House — before being appointed to a vacancy in the U. Senate in May , winning election to the remainder of the term, and being re-elected four times.
He served until his death in Lazaro was just the second Hispanic American to chair a standing congressional committee; Romualdo Pacheco was the first. Created in , the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee had gradually acquired jurisdiction over a wide range of maritime matters, including all policy affecting water transportation, shipping and shipbuilding, registering and licensing vessels, navigation, the Coast Guard, lighthouses, the Panama Canal, and, eventually, regulations governing radio communications.
See, for example, Kathleen A. Congress , vol. For results prior to , see Michael J. Dubin et al. For more on Congress and tariff policy throughout U. Landsberg, ed. Whitehurst, Jr. Louisiana eventually became the 14th state to ratify the amendment, on 3 August For a history of broadcast regulator acts, see Robert W. View Record in the Biographical Directory of the U.
House of Representatives. Washington: Government Printing Office, United States. Ladislas Lazaro. Seventieth Congress, May 13, Featured Search Historical Highlights of the House. Learn about Foreign Leader Addresses. Featured Search the People of the House. Majority Leaders. Bean Soup! Featured Black Americans in Congress. Featured Mace of the U. House of Represen- tatives. As the new deadline approached, throngs of people wanting to register headed to polling centers, competing to make the deadline.
Registration centers could only accommodate people a day, based on time estimates and prevailing public health protocols. Since it was already the last day to register, though, they decided to take their chances and lined up with no guarantee of registration. It is a chance for the country to pick new leaders who might have a different strategy to control the pandemic that wiped out millions of jobs and drove many to hunger.
Observers say the May election will be one of the most hotly contested in recent Philippine history. The Philippine Commission on Elections had said the number of voters might reach a record 65 million.
The Philippine population is pegged at million, and only those aged 18 and above may vote. Election officials say the October 31 was the final deadline and extending the registration period might delay preparations for the elections. Nevertheless, the target number of voters was registered. Voters across the country endured long lines, some camping out and spending the night at registration centers just to secure a slot for the morning opening.
Despite their sacrifice and efforts, some were not successful. That bid by the "American Idol" spoiler site — which is hanging it up after this season — encapsulates the unlikely rise of the year-old Cuban-born singer. The thing that's really baffled Halperin about Arbos' run is that he's committed the one inexcusable sin in the "Idol" final rounds: forgetting his lyrics. She's not that surprised, though, since the one thing she's noticed in speaking to this year's top 10 is that they have a shallow well of knowledge when it comes to the history of popular music beyond the top And that can definitely hurt when it comes to remembering lyrics to older songs.
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