page_title: Eugene L. Stewart
section_title: Government testimony
hierarchical_section_title: Eugene L. Stewart / Career / Government testimony
caption_attribution_description: English: Eugene Stewart giving testimony before the International Trade Commission.
context_page_description: Eugene L. Stewart was an American lawyer and founder of the law firm Stewart and Stewart, an international law firm based in Washington D.C. He was known for his work in international trade law. He was the recipient of numerous awards including the John Carroll Award, an award given to Georgetown University Alumni whose achievements exemplify the ideals and traditions of the university. He is credited with being the leading organizer and founder of the Sursum Corda Cooperative in Washington D.C. and was also a former law professor at Georgetown University.
context_section_description: Stewart was often requested to provide testimony before various government agencies, specifically on international trade and other matters. For example, Stewart testified before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs in 1968 regarding proposed housing legislation. Senator John Sparkman, chairman of the subcommittee, who presided over the hearing, described it as such: “[T]oday we start hearings on legislation proposing different measures, different proposals on housing and urban affairs for 1968... The legislative proposals we have before us encompass the whole range of housing and urban development programs.” Stewart’s testimony had the purpose of extending Federal housing assistance programs to benefit residents of Sursum Corda.  He stated that “My purpose is .... saying that the programs that are now on the books, which programs are extended in the pending legislation and indeed further modified, the 221(d)(3) program, the rent supplement program, and the public housing leasing programs, are sound programs that can be combined by people with a will to create worthwhile housing for low income large families.”
caption: Eugene Stewart testifying before the International Trade Commission in Washington, DC.
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