Harry Truman actually said...

Were I to approve S. 41, the precedent established would give rise to innumerable petitions for similar special relief of many other communi...

Federal responsibility has stopped at the property line.

The lack of such a program has resulted in numerous cases of hardship in particular communities.

Section 502(d) of the Act provides that certain programs and functions now being carried on by various Executive agencies shall not be impai...