Gerald Ford actually said...

Many of the practices supported by the programs are profitable without Federal assistance and the supplementary income from this source has diminished in importance at a time when net farm income is near an all-time high.

Context

Memorandum of Disapproval of a Bill To Extend Funding for Rural Environmental Programs

01/03/1975

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