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Teddy Roosevelt: “In my judgment the most important legislative act now needed as regards the regulation of corporations is this act to…”

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In my judgment the most important legislative act now needed as regards the regulation of corporations is this act to confer on the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to revise rates and regulations, the revised rate to at once go into effect, and stay in effect unless and until the court of review reverses it.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt identifies the need for legislative action to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to revise rates effectively.

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