I now recommend a ninety-day deferral in the pending pay adjustment for Federal employees.
Gerald Ford: “I now recommend a ninety-day deferral in the pending pay adjustment for Federal employees.”
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Special Message to the Congress Proposing a Reduction in Federal Civilian Employment and Deferral of Federal Pay Increase
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