March 3, 1817: As his last official act as President, Madison vetoes a bill that would provide federal funding for building roads and canals throughout the United States. The President finds no expressed congressional power to fund roads and canals in the Constitution, and he believes that the federal government should not encroach upon matters delegated to state governments. tenthamendmentcenter/2014/07/22/james-madison-veto-message-on-the-internal-improvements-bill/
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