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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “The first bill proposed by my administration (S. 1) represented an effort to marshal the efforts of Federal, State, and…”

On the recordFebruary 20, 1962
The first bill proposed by my administration (S. 1) represented an effort to marshal the efforts of Federal, State, and local governments to bring new hope and more importantly new jobs to those many sections of the country which had failed to share in the Nation's general economic growth and prosperity.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Upon Receiving a Progress Report on Area Redevelopment in Southern Illinois.

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