Richard Nixon: “As additional efforts prove necessary, I shall be prepared to take those steps.”

I am pleased that in this bill the Congress has expressed support for our objectives by authorizing $22.2 billion for military procurement purposes during fiscal year 1975.

I take this occasion once again to urge prompt and final action on the Trade Reform Act.

We will see you again.

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.