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- ↑ "Chairmen of Senate Standing Committees 1789-Present" (PDF). Senate Historical Office. June 2008. p. 35. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ↑ Official Congressional Directory. 63rd Congress, 1st Session (1st ed.). Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1913. pp. 163–172. hdl:2027/mdp.39015022758323.
- ↑ "May 27, 1920: Senate Eliminates 42 Committees". Historical Minute Essays. United States Senate Historical Office. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
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