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Gerald Ford: “I do not believe that the Federal Government should mandate varying levels of SSI benefits in all States simply because…”

On the recordAugust 10, 1976
I do not believe that the Federal Government should mandate varying levels of SSI benefits in all States simply because a few States in prior years elected to give recipients cash in place of food stamps.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Statement on Signing a Supplemental Security Income Bill.

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