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Gerald Ford: “The constitutional veto power has been used by me as well as my predecessors with one concern in mind--to protect the…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1976
The constitutional veto power has been used by me as well as my predecessors with one concern in mind--to protect the American people from unrealistic responses to their very real needs.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks Upon Signing the Child Day Care Bill

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