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On the recordApril 30, 1947
The transfer effected by the Plan will eliminate uncertainty as to the Secretary's control over the administration of the Wage and Hour Division and will enable him to tie it into the Department more effectively.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Message to the Congress Transmitting Reorganization Plan 2 of 1947.

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