02/13/1976
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"I am advising the Congress that failure to take the necessary remedial actions will result in a revised 1977 estimate for National Defense of $116.3 billion."
"The request is substantial, as it must be to provide what is necessary for our national security."
"I am determined that the national security efforts of the United States shall be fully adequate."
"I am deeply concerned by the apparent intent to reject a large portion of these proposed savings."