Richard Nixon: “States currently paying higher benefits would be encouraged to…”

On the recordOctober 29, 1972

States currently paying higher benefits would be encouraged to continue to do so by Federal assumption of any new costs involved.

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Statement on Signing the Social Security Amendments of 1972.

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Richard Nixon: “States currently paying higher benefits would be encouraged to continue to do so by Federal assumption of any new costs…”