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On the recordJanuary 9, 1931
The resolution raises the question of the independence of the executive arm of the Government in respect of the appointment and removal of executive officials.
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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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