FDR: “I am suggesting to the Congress the enactment of legislation providing…”

On the recordMay 26, 1942

I am suggesting to the Congress the enactment of legislation providing an increase of $600,000,000 in the authorization contained in the Lanham Act.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Message to Congress on War Housing Needs.

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FDR: “I am suggesting to the Congress the enactment of legislation providing an increase of $600,000,000 in the authorization…”