
It is not the purpose of the Act to permit violation of our fundamental wage and hour standards, or to allow a lowering of these standards.
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It is not the purpose of the Act to permit violation of our fundamental wage and hour standards, or to allow a lowering of these standards.

If those effects prove to be detrimental to the maintenance of fair labor standards for our workers, I shall request the Congress to take prompt remedial action.

If the Potsdam agreement could be carried out, the situation would be very--[inaudible words]--situation in Japan has been handled because we had control of it.

WHEREAS the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics has no further need for a certain tract of 263.70745 acres of such lands, and it appears that the addition of such tract to the said Highway would be in the public interest:

The Korean situation has all been published.

Yes, I have seen some definite results from it.

Palestine--everything that has been said about Palestine is still on the record, and still stands.

I hope it will be done inside 2 or 3 years.

General Marshall knows how to handle it.

May I express to you, Mr. President, my best wishes for your personal well-being and happiness.

I discussed it as thoroughly and as completely as I could with the Associated Press in New York.

I am, yes. Very much disturbed about it.

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 1 of the said act of June 29, 1940, 54 Stat. 686, the following-described tract of land is hereby added to and made a part of the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, and shall…

WHEREAS by the act of June 29, 1940, 54 Stat. 686, certain federally-owned lands lying partly in the District of Columbia and partly in the State of Virginia were placed under the control and administration of the Administrator of Civil…

It is absolutely essential that that $257 billion be whittled down as far as we possibly can, so that there won't be any fluctuation in the price of the bonds and we can keep double the interest on those bonds.

All I am interested in is the doctrine of the Republic of the United States of America.

Not now. I don't think there's any possible chance to reduce taxes now, if we are going to maintain the economic stability of this country.