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On the recordMay 15, 1962
I believe this bill represents a major improvement in present policies and practices and that it will materially assist the federal agencies concerned in their efforts to put surplus real property to its highest and best use.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on Transfer of Surplus federal Lands to State and...

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