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Harry Truman: “I have withheld my approval of S. 2115, 'To authorize payments by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs on the purchase…”

On the recordOctober 30, 1949
I have withheld my approval of S. 2115, 'To authorize payments by the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs on the purchase of automobiles or other conveyances by certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.'
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill To Authorize Payments for the Purchase of Automobiles by Certain Disabled Veterans.

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