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FDR: May I repeat what I have suggested in a former message: That because economic and social reforms of this character are…

On the recordFebruary 17, 1937
May I repeat what I have suggested in a former message: That because economic and social reforms of this character are essentially national in scope and in administration, the citizens of our nation believe that our form of government was never intended to prohibit their accomplishment.
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Democratic · New York

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