You are not only one-tenth of the problem, you are also one-tenth of the solution.
Gerald Ford
The Public Record
Gerald Rudolph Ford was the 38th President of the United States, serving from August 9, 1974, to January 20, 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford was born in Michigan and previously served as the U.S. House of Representatives member from 1949 to 1973. He also held the position of House Minority Leader from 1965 until he became President. Ford is particularly known for his efforts to heal the nation following the Watergate scandal and for his controversial decision to pardon former President Richard Nixon.
I assure you from this very personal experience that he is a man of skill, a man of stature, a man who understands your problems.
If you are unhappy about the handling of our Nation's finances in the Capital over the past 20 years, if you think it is time for a change, remember next Tuesday who the big spenders are and throw the big spenders out.
We must curb Federal spending as far as the Federal Government, the Congress, the President are concerned.
No group in our country is more in need of supportive services than the Handicapped.
I cannot approve the bill, however, because it contains an unrelated rider which creates serious inequities and distortions in the Federal personnel system.
I urge the Congress to approve my request for rescission and deferral of funds already approved by Congress for certain reclamation projects to make certain we stay within the $300 billion budget for fiscal 1975.
I cannot imagine someone doing a finer job in this Congressional district than Paul Goebel, Jr.
I find myself obliged to return to the Congress unsigned a bill that would disrupt existing Federal programs and ill serve the needs of our Nation's handicapped citizens.
I am returning today, without my approval, H.R. 13342, The Farm Labor Contractor Registration Act Amendments of 1974.
I am confident we are going to strengthen and solidify the Western alliance.
This legislation would double the basic Federal insurance limits for deposits and savings accounts.
H.R. 11221 also contains fair credit billing provisions which will protect consumers against the repeated incorrect billings of computers.
It seems to me that if you have a reasonably close ratio of Democrats to Republicans, the public is better off.
We continue to believe that the operation of free market forces will direct worldwide investment flows in the most productive way.
We will be in a position to know better how to conduct ongoing monitoring of foreign investment activity in the United States.
We owe more than we can ever repay to the veterans of all wars in which this Nation has been involved.
As we all know, the lowering of the highway speed limit has saved lives and conserved energy.
What we need is not a veto-proof Congress. But let's take the affirmative: What we need is an inflation-proof Congress.