Richard Nixon: “The question is not whether we can afford this legislation, but…”

On the recordMarch 4, 1970

The question is not whether we can afford this legislation, but whether we can afford to go on without it.

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Republican · California

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Statement About Approval of the Family Assistance Act of 1970 by the House Ways and Means Committee

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Richard Nixon: “The question is not whether we can afford this legislation, but whether we can afford to go on without it.”