On the recordApril 23, 1931
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Any study of many of these public works provisions will indicate plainly their pork-barrel characteristics.
I do so with the deepest regret because of the distinguished service you have rendered and the fine place you have been able to make for yourself in the Diplomatic Service.
I am glad to see the adoption by both the Senate and the House of the principle of generous relief to unemployment.
It was unfortunate also that the provision for agricultural relief through the Reconstruction Corporation was omitted.