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Gerald Ford: “H.R. 4296 is an example of increased non-essential spending.”

On the recordApril 30, 1975
H.R. 4296 is an example of increased non-essential spending.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Veto of the Emergency Agricultural Bill

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