Harry Truman actually said...

By authorizing a material increase in the level of Federal highway aid, H.R. 7941 seems inconsistent with the effort to hold down non-defense spending.

Context

Letter to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Works, on the Federal-Aid Highway Bill.

08/16/1950

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