Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Removal of the barriers to its full use for navigation will release millions of horsepower of cheap hydro-electric energy.

Remarks to a Committee of the National Seaway Council

12/08/1938

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I recognize the seriousness of the tax problem that might be produced in Teton County, Wyoming.

The effect of this bill would be to deprive the people of the United States of the benefits of an area of national significance.

I cannot assent to the position taken by the proponents of H. R. 2241 that the monument reserve should be annulled.

I am convinced that Jackson Hole is an 'object of historic or scientific interest' within the meaning of that Act.