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Coolidge vetoes the McNary–Haugen farm relief bill

President Calvin Coolidge vetoed the McNary–Haugen Agricultural Relief Bill, rejecting a congressional plan for federal price-supports for surplus farm commodities.

Coolidge vetoes the McNary–Haugen farm relief bill

The veto signaled Coolidge’s opposition to direct federal intervention in farm prices, shaping the national debate over agricultural policy and leaving many farmers without the relief Congress had attempted to provide.

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