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FDR: “The Congress hereby declares that a serious emergency exists by reason of the general economic depression.”

On the recordMarch 26, 1933
The Congress hereby declares that a serious emergency exists by reason of the general economic depression.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Executive Order 6084—Reorganizing Agricultural Credit Agencies of the United States

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