Harry Truman actually said...

A thoughtful examination of the bill leads to the conclusion that it not only would endanger the benefit rights of thousands of blind person...

The blind, like other people, want to work and be self-supporting.

The capacity of many low-income States to contribute out of their own funds to the support of the blind has already been reached.

No public hearings were held and no opportunity was provided the affected government agencies--Federal, State, or local--to express their vi...