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On the recordFebruary 24, 1930
We have enough resources to take care of the budget and such necessities as marginal cases of disability among veterans and the speeding up of public works that we have undertaken to assist employment and some proposals of lesser importance.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Statement on Increased Government Expenditures

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