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On the recordAugust 26, 1954
In circumstances such as these, I cannot give my approval to H.R. 6253 even though the problems which the bill seeks to solve are real and pressing.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Concerning Compensation of Quarantine Inspection Personnel

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