Message to the Congress on Legislative Priorities
11/17/1974
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Because of the vigor of our people and the strength of our system, the United States today, as much or more than in year...
When I took office in 1974, I found many of our regulatory laws outdated and unintelligible.
We have stabilized international relationships and created the framework for global progress.
The budget is the President's blueprint for the operation of the Government in the year ahead.