09/08/1976
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"I am committed to the basic grant program, but I could not at this time reasonably expect that in 2 years we could fully fund this program at the new level."
"You are concerned, the American people are concerned, and you all have good reason to be concerned."
"I am willing to say no, not only by exercising the Presidential veto but by calling for positive, imaginative alternatives to government by Washington decree."
"Through 2 difficult years, I have stood for the little taxpayer against the big tax spender."