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John Fitzgerald Kennedy: “Are we going to insure that the Congress of the United States, regardless of what we propose in the field of domestic…”

On the recordOctober 5, 1962
Are we going to insure that the Congress of the United States, regardless of what we propose in the field of domestic legislation, is going to lose, is going to stand still, is going to say 'no,' or are we going to elect Congressmen and Senators across this State and country who are committed to progress?
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Remarks at the Airport in Muskegon, Michigan

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