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Herbert Hoover: “Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress a supplemental estimate of appropriation…”

On the recordFebruary 15, 1931
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith for the consideration of Congress a supplemental estimate of appropriation for the Department of Labor, Employment Service, for the fiscal year 1932, to be immediately available, amounting to $500,000.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Letter to the Speaker of the House Transmitting a Supplemental Estimate of Appropriation for the United States Employment...

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