08/19/1976
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"Passage of this bill provides us with a major opportunity to improve the statistical information which is often the basis for decisions on major issues of public policy."
"I have emphasized recently my hope that America's third century will be known as the century of the individual."
"Their accomplishments underscore the importance of scientific research itself."
"There is no public record that you have ever repudiated that statement."