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Herbert Hoover: The Tariff Commission has estimated the cost of the plan to the Treasury, if put into operation and on the basis of…

On the recordMay 2, 1930
The Tariff Commission has estimated the cost of the plan to the Treasury, if put into operation and on the basis of present exports, at about $280,000,000 per annum.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the House Majority Leader on the Export Debenture Plan of Farm Relief.

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