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Gerald Ford: “These programs requiring the Government to borrow in the capital markets have contributed to the problem by adding to…”

On the recordMarch 18, 1975
These programs requiring the Government to borrow in the capital markets have contributed to the problem by adding to upward pressure on interest rates.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Special Message to the Congress Proposing Reform of Financial Institutions Regulations

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