Robert F. Rich
Robert Fleming Rich (June 23, 1883 – April 28, 1968) was a
Early life and education
Robert F. Rich was born in
Commercial enterprises
Rich was engaged in the woolen-mills business in 1906. He was also engaged in
United States House of Representatives
Rich was against allying the USA with the USSR, saying that it would akin to 'get in bed with a rattlesnake and a skunk'.[2]
Rich was elected as a Republican to the
became famous – and wildly popular – during the New Deal for one question, which he insisted on asking on the floor of the House of Representatives every time a new spending bill was taken up: "Where are we going to get the money," he would roar. It was such a constant refrain that the other members of the House would often join in like a chorus – alas, only in jest: they knew where they would get the money – they would print it.[3]
Woolrich Woolen Mills
He served as general manager of the
References
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- ^ "Robert Rich, Industrialist", Associated Press in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 30, 1968.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Robert F. Rich (id: R000209)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard