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FDR: “I am happy to state that the Constitution submitted to me on behalf of the Philippine Constitutional Convention for…”

On the recordMarch 22, 1935
I am happy to state that the Constitution submitted to me on behalf of the Philippine Constitutional Convention for certification under the Tydings-McDuffie Independence Act conforms with the provisions of the Act.
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FDR
Democratic · New York

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Statement on the Proposed Constitution of the Philippine Islands

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