Richard Nixon actually said...

The proposed legislation would empower the President to do this in drawing up his consolidation plans--but only within carefully defined limits.

Special Message to the Congress on Consolidation of Federal Assistance Programs.

04/29/1969

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Revenue sharing is the only hope of stopping the rise of property taxes.

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Our programs cannot be judged on the fulfillment of quotas and other bureaucratic indexes of accomplishment.