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On the recordDecember 26, 1977
Our goal is to have the Federal budget be adequate, but to reduce the percentage of the gross national product of our country that goes into the Federal Government from the taxpayers.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Announcing the Nomination of James T. Mcintyre, Jr. To Be Director of the Office of Management and Budget

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