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Harry Truman: “Such a process is obviously poor business and any apparent saving in funds for salaries is obviously a disservice to the…”

On the recordJune 22, 1949
Such a process is obviously poor business and any apparent saving in funds for salaries is obviously a disservice to the taxpayers.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on the Need for Raising the Salaries of Federal Executives.

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