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Show Congressmen From Northwest Hit Highway Aid Cut Proposal WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (AP) Opposition welled from the congressional con-gressional ranks of the Pacific northwest today to President Roosevelt's Roose-velt's proposal to discontinue federal highway aid in 1939 and to reduce sharply expenditures for several year thereafter. Federal aid Is vital to the future of western motor transportation, the congressmen chorused. Comment Com-ment Included: Senator Pope (D., Idaho): "Suspension "Sus-pension of federal aid at this time would complicate matter." Representative White ID., Idaho): "Cutting out federal aid for highways high-ways Is no way to effect economy." Senator Thomas ID, Utah): "I regret the president's action and believe his plan will be rejected." Representative Murdoch (D., Utah): "The president' suggestion is very unfair to the western states." Representative Robineon (D., Utah): "I am absolutely opposed to the suggeetlon." Senator McNary (R., Ore.): "President Roosevelt ha been given giv-en some unfortunate advice. Federal Fed-eral aid In public road construction is one of the government's most valuable val-uable expenditures."' Repreeentatlve Pierce (D.. Ore.): 1 deeply regret the apparent necessity ne-cessity for a reduction in federal aid and hope the president can find other ways of saving money." Representative Mott (R.. Ore.): "Highway aid is the most useful form of aid the government gives to the states." Representative Magnuson (D Wash.), however, saw no objection to the proposal. Hs said virtually all the important road had been built or were under way. "Federal highway aid. in my opinion," opin-ion," he said, "is nothing more than a government subsidy for a few cement companies." |