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On the recordMarch 11, 1975
while recommending temporary measures to help the economy and to provide greater assistance to the unemployed, I have sought, on an item-by-item basis, to eliminate non-essential spending and avoid commitment to excessive growth of Federal spending in the long run
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Memorandum on Budget Rescissions and Deferrals

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