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Herbert Hoover: The whole business situation would be greatly strengthened by the prompt completion of the necessary legislation of this…

On the recordFebruary 2, 1931
The whole business situation would be greatly strengthened by the prompt completion of the necessary legislation of this session of Congress and thereby the unemployment problem would be lessened, the drought area indirectly benefited and the resources of self-help in the country strengthened.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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The President's News Conference

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