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On the recordJuly 21, 1976
I am calling on the Congress to turn its full and undivided attention to this unfinished agenda of legislative business.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Special Message to the Congress Urging Action on Pending Legislation

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Jun 5, 2003

that is a little unfair. I do not think anyone objected to flags being flown and so forth. You make a good point on some of the other things, but that is a little unfair on the flag.

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May 22, 2003

So we bear some of the responsibility, but some on the other side of the aisle also bear some of the responsibility.

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Sep 23, 2004

I simply asked the question, why are we raising taxes on families earning $11,000 a year or less? When given the opportunity to cut taxes for them in the form of a child tax credit beginning in 2005, you chose and your side chose not to…

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May 9, 2003

this debate has boiled down to simply a difference in priorities. I agree with a lot of my colleagues that a tax cut is probably needed; but we followed the advice of the other side of the aisle 2 years ago, and we have heard my…

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