Richard Nixon: “The major reason for my misgiving is that this legislation undermines…”

On the recordDecember 29, 1971

The major reason for my misgiving is that this legislation undermines the insurance concept of the unemployment compensation program.

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Republican · California

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Statement About the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Bill

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