02/03/1977
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"Together with the programs that I will outline in my Budget Message, these tax cuts should assure that our economy will grow at a 4 1/2 to 5 percent pace through 1979."
"This budget places us on a path that will permit a balanced budget in the future."
"The economy has made great progress in 1977."
"We have a strong economy."