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On the recordAugust 1, 1974
Earlier this year, before the expiration of the legislation authorizing the Cost of Living Council, I proposed to the Congress that a residual group within the Executive Office of the President be authorized to monitor wages and prices, as an on-going part of our fight against inflation.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress Proposing Establishment of a Cost of Living Task Force

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