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Woodrow Wilson: “In my opinion the legislation proposed is not in the public interest and is objectionable.”

On the recordFebruary 2, 1921
In my opinion the legislation proposed is not in the public interest and is objectionable.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

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Message to the Senate Returning Without Approval S. 793, an Act Authorizing the Issuance of Patent to the Milk River Valley...

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