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On the recordOctober 5, 1964
But fiscal responsibility does not mean the lowest possible Federal budget, obtained by ruthlessly slashing existing Federal programs and never proposing new ones.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Remarks at a White House Luncheon for Businessmen

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