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Teddy Roosevelt: “The railways of the country should be put completely under the Interstate Commerce Commission and removed from the…”

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The railways of the country should be put completely under the Interstate Commerce Commission and removed from the domain of the anti-trust law.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

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Roosevelt advocates for the regulation of railways under the Interstate Commerce Commission, removing them from anti-trust law.

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