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On the recordMarch 7, 1966
There are 2 1/2 million men and women in the Federal Government who work each day to advance the progress of this uncommon land.
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Eddie Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at the Swearing In of Elmer Staats as Comptroller General of the United States.

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