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On the recordFebruary 25, 1931
Our country has thus shown its sense of obligation and generosity, and its readiness at all times to aid those of its veterans in need.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Veto of the Emergency Adjusted Compensation Bill.

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