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Richard Nixon: By promising increased Federal spending for this program in such a large amount, S. 7 would cruelly raise the hopes of…

On the recordMarch 26, 1973
By promising increased Federal spending for this program in such a large amount, S. 7 would cruelly raise the hopes of the handicapped in a way that we could never responsibly hope to fulfill.
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Richard Nixon
Republican · California

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Veto of the Vocational Rehabilitation Bill.

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