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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Feb 22, 1966

The last 20 years have demonstrated that the Employment Act was neither dangerous nor visionary.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Sep 1, 1965

The 89th Congress has responded more to this challenge than any Congress in our history.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 20, 1965

In our history, the Congress has occasionally passed bills which have required, in various circumstances, that executive action must be deferred until the proposed action has been reported to specified Congressional committees, and the…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Aug 12, 1965

I sent a special message concerning these problems to the Congress on March 8, 1965, and have recommended the enactment of certain new legislation designed to combat those problems.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Jun 3, 1965

No act of my entire administration will give me greater satisfaction than the day when my signature makes this bill, too, the law of this land.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· May 17, 1965

President Johnson specifically stated that it is the intention of the United States Government, subject to applicable legislation, appropriations, and aid policies, to help Korean efforts to achieve stable economic growth.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 22, 1964

Congress must, of course, be consulted, and must approve the concept of the plan.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 12, 1964

The authority vested in the President by Section 57 of the Alaska Omnibus Act (added by the 1964 Amendments to the Alaska Omnibus Act, P.L. 88-451, 78 Stat. 507), (1) to make the grants to the State of Alaska provided for in that section…

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 11, 1964

We passed the wilderness bill to help preserve nature's wealth in Wyoming and the West.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Oct 11, 1964

We passed the biggest tax cut, a $12 billion tax cut, in the history of the Nation.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Sep 3, 1964

The Nurse Training Act of 1964, which we have met this morning to finally sign and complete, represents the response of an enlightened Congress to the urgent need.

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Lyndon Johnson
@lyndonjohnson· Democratic · TX· Sep 3, 1964

The Nurse Training Act of 1964 is the most significant nursing legislation in the history of our country.

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