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Gerald Ford: “I am returning without my approval H.R. 6191, 'To amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide that…”

On the recordNovember 25, 1974
I am returning without my approval H.R. 6191, 'To amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide that certain forms of zinc be admitted free of duty, and for other purposes.'
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Veto of Zinc Tariff Legislation Containing Tax Riders

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