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This volume contains the hearings before the House Committee on Labor regarding H.J. Res. 1591, a resolution to establish a commission to study social insurance and unemployment in the United States. The hearings took place on April 6 and 11, 1916, and include testimony and discussions related to the proposed legislation. These primary source materials provide valuable insight into the early debates and considerations surrounding social welfare programs in the United States. Researchers and students of American history, labor economics, and social policy will find this a useful resource for understanding the historical context of social insurance and unemployment initiatives. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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