03/19/1976
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"H.R. 14846 provides a satisfactory and much needed military construction program for fiscal year 1977."
"I AM pleased to sign into law H.R. 14298 and H.R. 14299, bills which will provide cost-of-living increases in pension and compensation payments for approximately 5 million veterans and their survivors..."
"This bill represents a substantial compromise on behalf of the Congress."
"It demonstrates the esteem of a free society for those of its members entrusted with public safety."