Harry Truman: “I never comment on legislation that is not before me on the desk, and…”

On the recordMarch 17, 1949

I never comment on legislation that is not before me on the desk, and that hasn't been passed by the Congress as yet.

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Democratic · Missouri

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The President's News Conference at Key West

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Harry Truman: “I never comment on legislation that is not before me on the desk, and that hasn't been passed by the Congress as yet.”