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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The enactment of this legislation within a short time after the 1961 negotiations and following the opening of new…”

On the recordOctober 21, 1962
The enactment of this legislation within a short time after the 1961 negotiations and following the opening of new opportunities for trade expansion under the recently approved Trade Expansion Act would hamper our efforts to improve the position of American industry in foreign markets.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill To Amend the Tariff Classification of Lightweight Bicycles.

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