On the recordAugust 2, 1946
It is therefore essential that the expenditures of the Federal Government stay within the estimates of expenditures transmitted to the Congress in the January Budget.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “It is therefore essential that the expenditures of the Federal Government stay within the estimates of expenditures…”
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Letters Calling for Reductions in Expenditures for National Defense.
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