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On the recordMay 22, 1932
It will serve no good purpose and will fool no one to try to cover appearances by resorting to a so-called 'extraordinary Budget.'
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Letter to the President of the American Society of Civil Engineers on the Economic Recovery Program.

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