Richard Nixon: “This bill represents a major step forward in cleaning up the Great Lakes.”

May God's grace be with you in all the days ahead.

I have never been a quitter.

Two weeks ago, I vowed to the American people that any appropriations bill substantially above my budget for fiscal year 1975 would be vetoed.

This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.