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FDR: “It is my conviction that down in their hearts the American public--industry, agriculture, finance--want this Congress to…”

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It is my conviction that down in their hearts the American public--industry, agriculture, finance--want this Congress to do whatever needs to be done to raise our national income to eighty billion dollars a year.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt expresses his belief that the American public desires Congress to take action to increase national income.

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