Remarks to a Group of Senior Citizens in St. Petersburg
02/13/1976
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We must also be aware that the events of the past year have left an agenda of unresolved problems.
It is now time to act.
The budget is the President's blueprint for the operation of the Government in the year ahead.
I SUBMIT herewith to the Congress the Puerto Rico Statehood Act of 1977.