Gerald Ford actually said...

The three new deferrals, totaling $980.8 million affect programs of the Departments of Defense, Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Treasury.

Special Message to the Congress Reporting on Budget Rescissions and Deferrals

11/04/1976

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