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Herbert Hoover: “By far the largest part of the huge sum proposed in this bill is to be available to those who are not in distress.”

On the recordFebruary 17, 1931
By far the largest part of the huge sum proposed in this bill is to be available to those who are not in distress.
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Herbert Hoover
Republican · California

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Letter to the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee About the Emergency Adjusted Compensation Bill.

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