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On the recordJanuary 9, 1931
I am advised by the Attorney General that these appointments were constitutionally made, are not subject to recall, and that the request cannot be complied with by me.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement About Refusal To Resubmit Federal Power Commission Appointments to the Senate.

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