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FDR: The long-continued lag in building is a drag on all industry and trade.

On the recordNovember 26, 1937
The long-continued lag in building is a drag on all industry and trade.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on Legislation for Private Construction of Housing

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