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On the recordJuly 1, 1948
I am withholding approval of H.R. 6818, a bill 'To amend title X of the Social Security Act (relating to aid to the blind) so as to provide greater encouragement of blind recipients thereunder to become self-supporting.'
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Relating to the Social Security Coverage of the Blind.

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