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On the recordAugust 16, 1911
If I fail to recommend the reduction of excessive duties to this extent, I shall fail in my duty to the consuming public.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval an Act Revising the Schedule of Duties on Wool and Wool...

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