In submitting this budget I am therefore urging the Congress, before it considers any appropriations bills, to enact a rigid ceiling on outlays that will prevent the Government spending more than the $246 billion requested in this budget.
Statement Urging the Congress To Enact a Ceiling on Government Spending.
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