Even the limited safeguards incorporated in the bill as originally passed by the Senate are omitted from the bill in its present form.

This bill would authorize exemption from the antitrust laws for any carrier acting in concert with one or more competing carriers in the establishment of rates and related matters, if the Interstate Commerce Commission approves the…

This is a vague and general standard and is manifestly neither adequate nor appropriate as a criterion for waiving the protection afforded the public by the antitrust laws.

This country is just beginning its greatness.

Even though transportation rates are subject to regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission, the public interest nevertheless demands that the general national policy of maintaining competition continue to be applied to this industry.

The Commission would be required to approve these agreements if it should find that exemption from the antitrust laws would be in 'furtherance of the national transportation policy.'

To the Senate: I return herewith, without my approval, S. 110, a bill 'To amend the Interstate Commerce Act with respect to certain agreements between carriers,' because it would permit an important segment of the economy to obtain…

There are some people, you know, who do not like public power, and there are some people who do not like to expend money for the reclamation of the land in the West.

Thank you a lot for your appearance and for your welcome, and I appreciate it most highly, and I hope some time I can come back and talk politics to you.

I think this great Nation has only begun to be great.

I want to see a regular flood control program in all these river valleys.

There is not any reason in the world why these plans should not be carried out, and if we can get the cooperation of every branch of the Federal Government, we can get that done.

Ordinarily the President of the United States has an emergency fund for such things as this, but last year that fund was eliminated, and it was not renewed again this year.

I am interested in flood control as well as power and navigation and reclamation in this part of the world.

Now, Therefore, be it known that I, Harry S. Truman, President of the United States of America, do proclaim:

I certainly have enjoyed the visit to Oregon, except for the fact that I had to go out this morning and look at those flooded areas north of the town.

This is the greatest Nation on earth, I think.

The President's job is a remarkable one.