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On the recordOctober 17, 1929
I have recently had opportunity to confer with the chairmen of the Senate and House committees covering public land and irrigation, and they have expressed their warm approval of the creation of this Commission and have undertaken to introduce the necessary legislation to provide funds for its work.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on the Commission on Conservation and Administration of the Public Domain

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