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Eisenhower: “This variation in Federal participation is the result of a Congressional determination that the Federal sharing should…”

On the recordJanuary 13, 1954
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.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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

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