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On the recordFebruary 25, 1931
When the bonus act was passed it was upon the explicit understanding of the Congress that the matter was closed and the Government would not be called upon to make subsequent enlargements.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Veto of the Emergency Adjusted Compensation Bill.

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While these features in the Wagner and the Garner bills are not in the form and are not as well safeguarded as they should be, they are in line with major objectives I have been advocating.

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