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On the recordJuly 2, 1948
I AM withholding my approval from S. 2794, an act 'To authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to prescribe the rates of pay for certain positions at field installations'.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Relating to Pay Rates in the Veterans Administration.

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