It has always been America's pride, and the source of much of our strength, that we have constantly reached out toward new horizons in the search for knowledge--not from a chauvinistic desire to be number one, but from the conviction that we must continue to develop the countless new benefits that flow from exploration of the unknown.
Statement About Senate Action Disapproving Funds for the Supersonic Transport Program
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Two weeks ago, I vowed to the American people that any appropriations bill substantially above my budget for fiscal year 1975 would be vetoed.
To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.
It is regrettable that the Congress has seen fit to add to a bill of such importance to our national security a rider adversely affecting the constitutional separation of powers.
I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.
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