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Eisenhower: “These proposals are constructive and positive steps in that direction, and I urge their early and favorable…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 1954
These proposals are constructive and positive steps in that direction, and I urge their early and favorable consideration by the Congress.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Special Message to the Congress on Old Age and Survivors Insurance and on Federal Grants-in-Aid for Public Assistance...

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