If Senators will read this bill they will find that it confers on the Secretary of the Treasury greater powers than have ever been conferred, since the foundation of this government, upon any Secretary of the Treasury.
John Sherman: “If Senators will read this bill they will find that it confers on the Secretary of the Treasury greater powers than have…”
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Sherman warns that the bill grants unprecedented powers to the Secretary of the Treasury, which could have significant implications.
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