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Richard Nixon: Again, I urge that the Congress place the highest possible priority on approving my entire package of disaster relief…

On the recordAugust 3, 1972
Again, I urge that the Congress place the highest possible priority on approving my entire package of disaster relief legislation, so that tangible help can start flowing at the earliest possible time to the tens of thousands still in dire need weeks after the disasters.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Statement About Signing a Bill Providing Emergency Highway Repairs Following Tropical Storm Agnes and the South Dakota Flood

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