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FDR: It is also highly desirable to continue the policy, which was inherent in the Jones-Costigan Act, of effectuating the…

On the recordFebruary 28, 1937
It is also highly desirable to continue the policy, which was inherent in the Jones-Costigan Act, of effectuating the principle that an industry which desires the protection afforded by a quota system, or a tariff, should be expected to guarantee that it will be a good employer.
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Democratic · New York

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Message to Congress on a Sugar Quota System

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