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Woodrow Wilson: “I am returning the bill at the earliest possible moment with the hope that the Congress may find time before adjournment…”

On the recordJune 3, 1920
I am returning the bill at the earliest possible moment with the hope that the Congress may find time before adjournment to remedy this defect.
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Woodrow Wilson
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval H.R. 9783, 'An Act to Provide a National Budget...'

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