Richard Nixon actually said...

It would give the President power to initiate consolidation of closely related Federal assistance programs, and to place consolidated progra...

The number of separate Federal assistance programs has grown enormously over the years.

One of the principal needs today is to improve the delivery systems: to ensure that the intended services actually reach the intended recipi...

As a major step toward improved administration of these programs, I urge that Congress enact a Grant Consolidation Act.