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Herbert Hoover: “Although I have been a good deal opposed to the passage of the bonus legislation in its provisions for loans from the…”

On the recordFebruary 26, 1931
Although I have been a good deal opposed to the passage of the bonus legislation in its provisions for loans from the Treasury to people who do not need the money, now that the law is passed we propose to facilitate this work in every possible way.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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