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FDR: This estimate of $250,000,000 will permit the continued employment for the next five months of the number now on such…

On the recordFebruary 9, 1938
This estimate of $250,000,000 will permit the continued employment for the next five months of the number now on such rolls, and will provide a reasonable measure of relief for those who have recently become unemployed and are in need.
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Democratic · New York

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Letter to the Speaker of the House on Unemployment Relief

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