Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Now it is time to develop a long-range plan and policy for construction—to provide the best use of our resources and to prepare in advance a...

We can provide for the orderly development of our resources and the provision of needed facilities for our people.

The list of public works submitted by the President in the Budget Message would, of course, be wholly advisory.

The National Resources Committee submits a six-year program, based on selection and priority of public works.