I am determined that the Federal will and Federal resources will be committed as effectively as possible to the campaign against cancer and that nothing will be allowed to compromise that commitment.
Statement About the National Cancer Act of 1971
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This legislation exceeds my budgetary recommendations by such a large amount--some $540 million--that it presents a clear and distinct threat to our fight against inflation and cannot be accepted.
This was a serious act of omission for which I take full responsibility and which I deeply regret.
I firmly believe that our current fiscal situation demands national unanimity on the issues of a larger concern.
To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body.
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