
I think it's accurate to say that Mr. Ford voted against the voting rights acts and against the civil rights acts in their debative stage.
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I think it's accurate to say that Mr. Ford voted against the voting rights acts and against the civil rights acts in their debative stage.

I am especially pleased to sign into law this act to provide for amendment of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act.

I HAVE approved H.R. 13955, an act 'to provide for amendment of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, and for other purposes.'

I HAVE signed H.R. 14535, the Immigration and Nationality Act Amendments of 1976.

S. 2910 will clearly provide appropriate support of our efforts to solve the problems associated with these diseases.

I want to say that this is the first piece of legislation in this area that we have.

The Chairman of the Water Resources Council is designated and empowered to exercise, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the approval function for standards and procedures vested in the President by…

It is with these concerns in mind that I have today signed S. 2016, the Amtrak Improvement Act of 1973, despite my reservations about several aspects of this bill.

It is my hope that this three-volume report on the Highway Safety and National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Acts of 1966, by reviewing the challenge of traffic safety and by detailing our efforts to meet it, will increase our awareness…

I am pleased to sign today S. 795, a measure extending for 3 years the authorization for the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities.

As legislative deliberation continues, I look forward to working with the Congress on this bill in a spirit of constructive partnership.

I will soon be forwarding to the Congress a request for supplemental appropriations to cover the remainder.

The bill I am signing today translates those hopes into concrete reality.

To help protect our domestic fishing industry, I have recommended legislation which would permit U.S. regulation of foreign fishing off our coasts to the fullest extent authorized by international agreements and would permit Federal…

It would preserve and extend some of the best and most important aspects of our current patent system.

Accordingly, I am today proposing that the Congress enact the Patent Modernization and Reform Act of 1973.

In that belief, I ask the Congress to give the proposals contained in the Patent Modernization and Reform Act of 1973 prompt and careful consideration.

In sum, the executive-legislative partnership which has placed this legislation on the statute books makes this a good day for those of our fellow citizens whose courage and spirit in the face of physical adversity provide inspiration for…