11/04/1937
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"I am sworn to uphold statutory law."
"To try to increase the security and the happiness of a larger number of people in all occupations of life and in all parts of the country."
"I can see no reason why the responsibility for the regulation of intercoastal, coastwise and inland waterways should not be vested in the Interstate Commerce Commission."
"It is high time to deal with the Nation's transportation as a single, unified problem."