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On the recordOctober 28, 1974
I find myself obliged to return to the Congress unsigned a bill that would disrupt existing Federal programs and ill serve the needs of our Nation's handicapped citizens.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Veto of Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments

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