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On the recordFebruary 12, 1976
We have been working with the House and Senate committees, trying to get them to hold the hearings and to report the bill and to get action on the floor of the House, as well as the Senate.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at a Briefing on the Budget in Ft. Lauderdale

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