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Richard Nixon: It would benefit the intended beneficiaries of the programs involved; it would benefit State and local governments…

On the recordApril 29, 1969
It would benefit the intended beneficiaries of the programs involved; it would benefit State and local governments, which now have to contend with a bewildering array of rules and jurisdictions; and it would benefit the American taxpayer, who now bears the cost of administrative inefficiencies.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Special Message to the Congress on Consolidation of Federal Assistance Programs.

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