Dwight Eisenhower actually said...

This variation in Federal participation is the result of a Congressional determination that the Federal sharing should be higher for States which, because of low resources, generally make low assistance payments.

Context

Special Message to the Congress on Old Age and Survivors Insurance and on Federal Grants-in-Aid for Public Assistance...

01/13/1954

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