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On the recordMay 1, 1935
Under the authority of Section 7 the President should impose codes only if he finds that conditions in a particular industry make such imposition desirable in the public interest.
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Democratic · New York

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Statement on Resolutions of the Business Advisory Council of the Department of Commerce.

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