Harry Truman actually said...

"I AM withholding my approval from S. 2794, an act 'To authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to prescribe the rates of pay for certain positions at field installations'."

"Since I have just approved a bill increasing salaries for persons covered by the Classification Act by $330 per year, the authority granted by this bill should be unnecessary."

"It would have set no standards or limits to guide the Administrator except the single provision that he could not set rates of pay lower than those prescribed by the Classification Act."

"This bill is contrary to the most important principle on which our entire public assistance program is based--relief of need."