FDR: “It was presented to the Senate and House to avoid the consequences…”

On the recordJuly 15, 1943

It was presented to the Senate and House to avoid the consequences that would have followed the adoption of the language in the appropriation bill.

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Democratic · New York

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Statement on Signing House Joint Resolution 147

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