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On the recordNovember 11, 1934
This means that when rate schedules are reduced to the measure provided by the public yardsticks being set up under the national power program, a majority of homes should get more than 100 kilowatt hours for the monthly bills under which they now get only 50 kilowatt hours.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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White House Statement on Distribution of Electricity by the New York Power Authority

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