12/01/1974
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"The Congress must cooperate if we are to be able to successfully arrest these trends in order to assure our own security."
"I am determined that the U.S. national security be fully adequate."
"I plan to resubmit budget requests for FY 1977 to cover these essential shipbuilding programs."
"I continue to be committed to achieving meaningful reform by compelling this industry to police itself properly."