The House Appropriations Committee, which is considering funds for the Department of Labor and the Federal Security Agency, today ?oted to deny federal funds to states which discriminate in employment and education ## racial grounds.
Rep. Frank B. Keefe, of Wisconsin, chairman of the subcommittee, said that medical aid, unemployment compensation and vocational education would be chiefly affected. The Present law provides that persons of all races must be given equal opportunity, he said.
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