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On the recordMay 23, 1929
Before the merits or demerits of the subject can be gone into I must first determine the legal questions involved as to whether or not the plan and method have not already been conclusively determined by the Flood Control Act and the Executive decisions of President Coolidge.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on Mississippi River Flood Control.

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