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On the recordJune 28, 1918
These reasons seeming to me conclusive and compelling, I have not felt the liberty to acquiesce in this feature of the bill, which I herewith return.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the Post Office Department Appropriation Bill

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