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Franklin Roosevelt
@franklinroosevelt· Democratic · NY· Mar 17, 1942

The Director shall consult with the United States Employment Service and other agencies on employment and other problems incident to activities under this Order.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jun 4, 1932

They also discussed methods further to coordinate all economic agencies engaged in assistance to business, employment, and agriculture.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· May 19, 1932

I am much gratified at the action taken in New York by which a joint committee has been appointed representing the financial and industrial leaders of that city, for the purpose, amongst other things, of securing that the expansion of credit facilities which have been made available through the Federal Reserve banks and the Reconstruction Corporation shall be translated directly to industry, employment, and agriculture.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Mar 10, 1932

I think you all understand that the sole purpose of the campaign is restoration of employment and aid to agriculture.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Feb 26, 1932

I trust that our banks with the assurances and facilities now provided will reach out to aid business and industry in such fashion as to increase employment and aid agriculture.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Feb 5, 1932

I appreciate the efforts being made by the American Legion and associated organizations in organizing an intensive drive to begin February 15 to extend employment.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Feb 5, 1932

Nothing could contribute more to the resumption of employment, to the stability of agricultural and other commodity prices, than to restore this money to work.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 18, 1932

It is expressly understood and agreed that for the purpose of said act every person, while performing work of a laborer or mechanic on the public work covered by this contract, is to be regarded as employed as a laborer or mechanic by the contractor or subcontractor, regardless of any contractual relationship alleged to exist between the contractor or subcontractor and such laborer or mechanic.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 6, 1932

I have considered that the vital function of the President and of the Federal Government was to exert every effort and every power of the Government to the restoration of stability and employment in our country which has been so greatly disturbed, largely from abroad.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Jan 6, 1932

The Federal Government is spending now half a billion a year above normal to give employment.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Dec 10, 1931

Our employers have organized and will continue to give part-time work instead of discharging a portion of their employees.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Dec 10, 1931

I'm confident that in restoring these institutions to their normal functioning we will see a revival in employment in new construction.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Dec 10, 1931

The broad purpose of all this program is to restore the old job instead of creating a new made job.

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Herbert Hoover
@herberthoover· Republican · CA· Aug 26, 1931

Mrs. Marie V. Abernethy may be appointed, as a clerk in the Treasury Department without regard to the length of time she has been separated from the service.

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