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Lyndon Johnson: “It could lead to far greater government subsidies for the merchant fleet--and place an undue and unnecessary financial…”

On the recordDecember 7, 1967
It could lead to far greater government subsidies for the merchant fleet--and place an undue and unnecessary financial burden on the American taxpayer.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Veto of Bill Granting Masters of Vessels a Lien on Those Vessels for Their Wages and Certain Disbursements

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