FDR: “By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 16…”

On the recordJuly 31, 1942

By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 16 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Executive Order 9210—Regulations Governing the Payment of Additional Compensation to Enlisted Men of the Navy and Coast...

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FDR: “By virtue of and pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 16 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942.”