Remarks in Guilford, North Carolina
03/12/1976
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Of the 119,256 suggestions which were submitted by military personnel during Fiscal Year 1976, 19,375 were adopted.
Of those suggestions submitted, more than 275,000 have been adopted with resultant tangible first-year benefits in exces...
Cash awards totaling $1,343,224 were paid for these adopted suggestions.
I am calling for legislation to halt this practice so that our budget system will fully reflect the financial activities...