This will strongly impress upon Congress the imperative duty of acting wisely upon financial measures, for the responsibility will then rest entirely upon Congress, and will not be shared with them by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Sherman highlights the responsibility of Congress in financial matters, emphasizing that they should not share this with the Secretary of the Treasury.
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