"The current levels of the military allowances for quarters and for subsistence bear little relationship to the costs of the services they are intended to procure."
"This action takes a positive step toward improving the current relationship of the quarters allowance to the costs of off-post housing and government quarters on post."
"H.R. 14846 provides a satisfactory and much needed military construction program for fiscal year 1977."
"The second bill I am signing, H.R. 14299, will raise compensation benefits for service-disabled veterans and their survivors by 8 percent on October 1, 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..."
"this Order shall constitute authority for the issuance and continuation in full force and effect of rules and regulations by the President or his delegate."
"As long as my conscience is clear I have no real problem."
"I AM pleased to sign into law H.R. 14298 and H.R. 14299, bills which will provide cost-of-living increases in pension and compensation payments for approximately 5 million veterans and their survivors..."
"The administration is committed to doing right by the American veterans."
"This bill represents a substantial compromise on behalf of the Congress."
"the provisions for administration of that act contained in Executive Order No. 11533 shall continue in full force and effect"