It seems particularly undesirable for the Federal Government to encourage a general acceleration of road building by underwriting highway construction bonds at a time when we are attempting to conserve manpower and materials for our defense effort.
Letter to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Works, on the Federal-Aid Highway Bill.
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