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FDR: “I should point out that the Congress, if this procedure were adopted, would, of course, retain every right to enact…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 1942
I should point out that the Congress, if this procedure were adopted, would, of course, retain every right to enact legislation granting relief.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on Private Claims Bills and Bridges

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