On the recordJanuary 9, 1948
The budget does reflect it properly, and if the Congress doesn't pass the appropriation, it will be just as if it didn't exist.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe budget does reflect it properly, and if the Congress doesn't pass the appropriation, it will be just as if it didn't exist.
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