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Richard Nixon: “I am willing to accept a temporary return to 'in-kind' benefits as provided in this act as a stopgap measure, but I…”

On the recordAugust 9, 1973
I am willing to accept a temporary return to 'in-kind' benefits as provided in this act as a stopgap measure, but I continue to believe that our long-term goal should be to provide income assistance in cash, rather than in food stamps or other forms of in-kind assistance that rob the individual of the chance to make his own spending decisions.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Statement on Signing the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973.

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