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On the recordSeptember 26, 1974
This extension, while valuable in itself, should be viewed as a transition period in which new approaches to relieving the burdens of unemployment and low incomes may be developed.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Statement on Signing Legislation Extending the Public Works and Economic Development Act

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