Remarks at a Reception Honoring Professional Golfer Lee Elder.
11/30/1974
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Substantial progress, together with lingering problems, mark developments in several areas.
I SUBMIT herewith to the Congress the Puerto Rico Statehood Act of 1977.
I believe the answer to this question is unequivocally and categorically in the affirmative.
When I took office in 1974, I found many of our regulatory laws outdated and unintelligible.