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Herbert Hoover: Authority of the President to deal with this problem is limited as this action must be supported by the Congress.

On the recordJune 19, 1931
Authority of the President to deal with this problem is limited as this action must be supported by the Congress.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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The President's News Conference

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