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On the recordMarch 6, 1930
But a decrease in demands of policyholders for loans on the insurance companies and the action recently taken by the Federal Reserve System should result in increased supplies of credit, especially for residential building, which in turn has lagged behind other construction.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on Unemployment and Business Conditions.

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