Lyndon Johnson actually said...

To pass a law is not to achieve a final result. To spend money is not to guarantee success.

Remarks in Buffalo on Beginning a 3-Day Trip in New York and New England.

08/18/1966

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I don't think that I would get into that.

I think that the Congress, through the Appropriations Committee and Authorizations Committee, have had very full details on our expenditures...

I applaud the Congress for its action on the bill that I am signing today, and I urge prompt action on the remaining recommendations.

No, I haven't read Senator Dirksen's statement.