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FDR: The Congress has a perfect right constitutionally to exceed the budget, but, if the budget is exceeded, obviously the…

On the recordDecember 19, 1937
The Congress has a perfect right constitutionally to exceed the budget, but, if the budget is exceeded, obviously the Congress must accept full responsibility.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Letter on Appropriations for Highways and Roads

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