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On the recordJanuary 22, 1975
Under the proclamation which I signed, the New England States are given a better break than the across-the-board imposition of the $1-per-barrel tax.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Exchange With Reporters Following a Meeting With Northeastern State Governors

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