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On the recordMay 8, 1949
In keeping with past experience, the pending bill provides that reorganization plans, submitted to the Congress by the President under the reorganization authority, must lie before the Congress for 60 consecutive days without Congressional disapproval, if they are to become effective.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Special Message to the Congress on Reorganization of the Executive Branch of the Government.

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