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On the recordFebruary 12, 1976
Unchecked growth in Federal spending poses a threat to our economy and to the very people whom the Government is supposed to protect.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a Briefing on the Budget in Ft. Lauderdale

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