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On the recordFebruary 27, 1976
I have chosen not to disapprove Act 1-87, however, because while I have serious reservations about the merits of the act, I believe my disapproval of it would violate the sound precepts of home rule.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Statement on Decisions Concerning Two Bills of the District of Columbia City Council

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