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Calvin Coolidge: It is necessary therefore during the present session to refrain from new appropriations for immediate outlay, or if such…

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It is necessary therefore during the present session to refrain from new appropriations for immediate outlay, or if such are absolutely required to provide for them by new revenue; otherwise, we shall reach the end of the year with the unthinkable result of an unbalanced budget.
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Calvin Coolidge
Republican · Vermont

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Coolidge warns against new appropriations without corresponding revenue to maintain a balanced budget.

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