Gerald Ford actually said...

Import restraints would have lessened competition in the shoe industry and resulted in higher shoe prices for American consumers at a time when lowering the rate of inflation is essential.

Context

Memorandum to the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations on Adjustment Assistance for the Footwear Industry.

04/18/1976

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