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On the recordDecember 31, 1970
In order to keep the administrative wage structure flexible, to fight inflation, and to maintain sufficient employment levels, I must disapprove this bill.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Veto of a Pay Bill for Federal Blue-collar Employees

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