Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I hope that Congress will enact appropriate legislation giving its consent to this interstate compact as required by Article I, Section 10, of the Constitution of the United States.

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Message to Congress Recommending Approval of the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas.

07/08/1937

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