Richard Nixon: “One, of course, is arms limitation.”

A number of provisions authorize spending for unneeded equipment and could thus inflate defense spending unnecessarily at a time when we all should recognize the need to avoid waste.

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.

To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.