On the recordFebruary 25, 1970
No government program should be permitted to have a life of its own, immune from periodic review of its effectiveness and its place in our list of national priorities.
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presidency.ucsb.eduRichard Nixon: “No government program should be permitted to have a life of its own, immune from periodic review of its effectiveness…”
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Special Message to the Congress on the Proposed Federal Economy Act of 1970.
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