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On the recordAugust 17, 1911
The truth is that the language of the act is so ambiguous and possibly all-embracing that it is impracticable for the Treasury Department to give an exact estimate as to the diminution in revenue which will follow its passage.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval 'An Act to Place on the Free List Agricultural...'

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