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Jimmy Carter: “I am withholding my approval from H.R. 4386, a bill 'For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oveson.'”

On the recordDecember 23, 1980
I am withholding my approval from H.R. 4386, a bill 'For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oveson.'
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Memorandum of Disapproval of a Relief Bill for Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oveson

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