10/20/1976
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"We have the momentum."
"I will stay on guard against such unwarranted Federal intrusion into community affairs."
"That is what we really want--the money to go to your school districts directly with a minimum of red tape as far as Washington, D.C., is concerned."
"It would have consolidated 24 categorical grants into a single block grant."