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Unfortunately, this legislation is also burdened with several extremely undesirable features--provisions which would represent a backward march for the Federal Government's disaster relief programs-and for that reason, I am compelled to veto it.

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Veto of the Small Business Administration Loan Ceiling and Disaster Loan Amendments

09/21/1973

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