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On the recordOctober 1, 1962
I am happy to approve H.R. 8520 which amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to offer to lease or purchase certain wetlands valuable for waterfowl before the Agriculture Department acts on applications for financial or technical assistance for the drainage of those lands.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks Upon Signing Bill Amending the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act

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