Gerald Ford actually said...

I AM transmitting today a bill to authorize Foreign Assistance programs for fiscal years 1976 and 1977 and for the transition period July 1,...

By its actions, this nation will play its proper role in influencing the course of world events to make a better world for all.

What is abundantly clear, however, is the urgent need to assist those people who have been forced to flee from Indochina.

I urge that the Congress consider and enact this legislation.