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On the recordAugust 14, 1911
I must therefore withhold my approval from this resolution if in fact I do not approve it as a matter of governmental policy.
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Robert Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval a Joint Resolution for the Admission of the Territories...

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