The bill I have signed will save the U.S. Treasury $42 million in unnecessary interest subsidies in the 5-year, fiscal 1977-1981 period.
Gerald Ford: “The bill I have signed will save the U.S. Treasury $42 million in unnecessary interest subsidies in the 5-year, fiscal…”
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Statement on Signing the Rural Electrification Administration Technical Amendments Act of 1976
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