08/02/1976
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"I urge the Congress at its earliest convenience to begin deliberations on the renewal of the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972."
"The expiration of the present General Revenue Sharing Law is coincident with the year in which the Nation celebrates its bicentennial."
"This program has been a resounding success."
"The genius of American government is the Federal system of shared sovereignty."