Political Quotes

On the recordAugust 19, 1954
I cannot approve the provisions of the enrolled bill which would enable a very limited number of Federal employees to engage in partisan political activities, a privilege denied to all other Federal employees by the Hatch Act.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

Editor's note · Context

Veto of Bill Regulating the Election of Delegates From the District of Columbia to National Political Conventions.

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