Richard Nixon: “I realize that an election year is a tempting time for people in politics to say yes to every spending bill.”

May God's grace be with you in all the days ahead.

Mistakes, yes. But for personal gain, never.

And as I leave, let me say, that is an example I think all of us should remember.

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.