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Teddy Roosevelt: “I earnestly recommend to Congress the need of economy and to this end of a rigid scrutiny of appropriations.”

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I earnestly recommend to Congress the need of economy and to this end of a rigid scrutiny of appropriations.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt urges Congress to practice economy and scrutinize appropriations to ensure responsible fiscal management.

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