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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The Congress of the United States makes the judgments, how much food we're going to produce, what kind of housing we're…”

On the recordOctober 12, 1962
The Congress of the United States makes the judgments, how much food we're going to produce, what kind of housing we're going to have, what kind of education we're going to have, what kind of assistance we're going to have.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at a Rally in Monessen, Pennsylvania

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