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"The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative agencies of Government."

Grace Abbott, American Activist

Government, Congress, Judgment

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"The jam is moving toward the Capitol where Congress sits in judgment on all the administrative agencies of Government."

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