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He may undertake, under the provisions of this bill, to fund the whole debt of the United States.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “He may undertake, under the provisions of this bill, to fund the whole debt of the United States.”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman asserts that the bill allows the Secretary of the Treasury to potentially restructure the entire national debt.
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