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Gerald Ford: “These bills represent another step in our continuing effort to fulfill the words spoken more than a century ago, and I…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 1976
These bills represent another step in our continuing effort to fulfill the words spoken more than a century ago, and I quote: 'To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and for his orphan.'
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks Upon Signing Two Veterans Benefits Bills

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