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On the recordApril 18, 1976
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.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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

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