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Harry Truman: The Commission would be required to approve these agreements if it should find that exemption from the antitrust laws…

On the recordJune 11, 1948
The Commission would be required to approve these agreements if it should find that exemption from the antitrust laws would be in 'furtherance of the national transportation policy.'
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Veto of Bill To Exempt Certain Carriers in Interstate Commerce From the Antitrust Laws

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