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On the recordFebruary 27, 1931
I have received a multitude of telegrams from Governors and citizens in the Southern States urging approval of Senator Norris' Muscle Shoals project, and requesting that I express my views upon it.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on Muscle Shoals Legislation.

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