On the recordApril 6, 1971
It is clearly time to stop tying the city's hands, and squandering the Congress' valuable time, by holding on Capitol Hill minor powers that belong in the District Building.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRichard Nixon: “It is clearly time to stop tying the city's hands, and squandering the Congress' valuable time, by holding on Capitol…”
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Special Message to the Congress About the District of Columbia.
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