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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “When enacted, the legislation will exert a stabilizing effect upon our economy, helping to maintain consumer purchasing…”

On the recordMarch 11, 1962
When enacted, the legislation will exert a stabilizing effect upon our economy, helping to maintain consumer purchasing power and cushioning any economic reverses.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Letter to the President of the Senate and to the Speaker of the House on the Unemployment Compensation System.

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