07/13/1949
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"It would require us to expand the medical organization in the Veterans' Administration to provide extra services at a time when the country's medical resources are already strained to the point that h..."
"In view of the foregoing considerations, I am withholding my approval of H.R. 6217."
"I regard the Marine Corps as a force available for use in any emergency, wherever or whenever necessary."
"By making a material exception in the case of veterans of the Spanish-American War group in the matter of out-patient treatment, the legislation discriminates against veterans of other wars."