Gerald Ford actually said...

This measure would authorize excessive appropriations levels--more than $650 million over the three fiscal years covered by the bill.

Categorical nursing student assistance activities are not appropriate and should be phased out, as the Administration has proposed.

We must concentrate Federal efforts on the shortage of certain nurse specialists, and persistent geographic maldistribution.

The Federal taxpayer can and should selectively assist nursing schools to achieve educational reforms and innovations in support of that obj...