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On the recordApril 21, 1976
I think that makes much more sense than having Federal bureaucrats in Washington in 26 different cases telling the people in Indianapolis how to spend their money.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session at a Public Forum in Indianapolis.

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