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Gerald Ford: “It is simply premature and wasteful for the Federal government to engage in a massive demonstration program--such as…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 1976
It is simply premature and wasteful for the Federal government to engage in a massive demonstration program--such as that intended by the bill--before the required improvements in batteries for such vehicles are developed.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Veto of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development and Demonstration Bill.

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