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FDR: I ask the Congress to explore the means for implementing this economic bill of rights--for it is definitely the…

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I ask the Congress to explore the means for implementing this economic bill of rights--for it is definitely the responsibility of the Congress so to do.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Roosevelt urges Congress to take responsibility for implementing an economic bill of rights.

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