On the recordDecember 8, 1971
Even if OEO legislation were to come separately to my desk, containing these provisions, I would be compelled to veto it as inconsistent with the best interest of America's poor.
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presidency.ucsb.eduEven if OEO legislation were to come separately to my desk, containing these provisions, I would be compelled to veto it as inconsistent with the best interest of America's poor.
Veto of the Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1971
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