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Richard Nixon: There are two basic problems. First, Federal assistance is excessively fragmented--it is channeled through many separate…

On the recordMarch 4, 1971
There are two basic problems. First, Federal assistance is excessively fragmented--it is channeled through many separate and independent grant programs. Second, spending under each of these programs is excessively controlled at the Federal level.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Special Revenue Sharing for Urban Community Development.

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