PROVISIONS FOR RELIEF
FEARS OF HARDSHIP aid to agriculture (Reed. July 3, 9 a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 1. With the clock racing against them, New Dea'l supporters to-night were forced to accept the provisions in the 1940 Relief Bill, which was earlier fought bitterly.
After signing the measure by which £351,120,000 will be made available for relief work during the fiscal year, President Roosevelt issued a statement declaring that it contained provisions “which will work definite hardship and inequality on more than 2,000,000 citizens.” He added that the measure had reached him from Congress at 10 p.m. and, obviously, he could not withhold his signature and stop relief for the needy. The funds in the existing appropriations expired at midnight.
President Roosevelt also signed the £238,899,720 Agriculture Appropriation Bill. He pointed out that if lie withheld his approval, the Agricultural Department and the Farm Credit Administration would stop functioning to-morrow. He added that Congress .must provide additional funds to meet the expenses not included in the Budget,
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19979, 3 July 1939, Page 5
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