Harry Truman: “It is far too late in the fight against inflation, however, to place…”

On the recordDecember 27, 1947

It is far too late in the fight against inflation, however, to place our main reliance upon voluntary action.

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Democratic · Missouri

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Statement on the Resolution Enacted in Response to the President's Message of November 17.

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Harry Truman: “It is far too late in the fight against inflation, however, to place our main reliance upon voluntary action.”