On the recordNovember 27, 1934
The Government recognizes as a matter of policy its obligation to those people in the United States whose standards of living are so low that something has to be done about it.
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presidency.ucsb.eduThe Government recognizes as a matter of policy its obligation to those people in the United States whose standards of living are so low that something has to be done about it.
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