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On the recordFebruary 12, 1976
We just can't dump them wholesale in the laps of local government and say, 'Okay, fellows, you find the tax money to pay for them.'
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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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