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FDR: I think that people who insist on the limitations in Section 11 may, with some justification, be charged with a desire…

On the recordMay 19, 1940
I think that people who insist on the limitations in Section 11 may, with some justification, be charged with a desire to return to boondoggling.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Letter Against Limitations on Federal Financial Participation in Work Projects.

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