I adhere firmly to my request that the Congress provide $126.0 billion for defense in Fiscal Year 1979.
Jimmy Carter: “I adhere firmly to my request that the Congress provide $126.0 billion for defense in Fiscal Year 1979.”
On the recordAugust 16, 1978
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Message to the House of Representatives Returning H.R. 10929 Without Approval
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