I am very proud of the achievements of the Federal-State vocational rehabilitation program in rehabilitating disabled citizens.

My January budget forecasts that 215,000 handicapped individuals will be rehabilitated during fiscal year 1967, a 25% increase over the current fiscal year.

By teaching new skills to the handicapped, this program has brought hope and independence to thousands of disabled individuals and their families.

While human values are always our prime consideration, we should not ignore the sound public investment that would result by reducing our public welfare rolls through vocational rehabilitation.

I think this trend should be reversed.

We had to watch it very carefully.

We can make new distributions to the States.

We were increasing our distribution to the States.

I will review exactly what has happened.

We are open to their suggestions.

We have met with all the group at least three or four times; the executive committee at other times.

I told the Governors that we were redistributing Federal revenues; we were increasing our distribution to the States.

A disproportionate share of the less fortunate people in Appalachia are over age 65.

I have asked Governor Farris Bryant to join this administration.

I have never participated in a more constructive one.

I have talked to the chairman of the committee and he assured me they will have a prompt hearing on it.

We are trying to study and determine this now.

If you will come in quickly--we are running late for the next meeting--I will review exactly what has happened.

We have always referred to it in the State of the Union Message.

The Secretary of State reiterated an announcement he had made on another occasion when he met with the Governors.

Ladies and gentlemen, we are running a little bit late, about 15 minutes, for the other meeting.

We might have to ask for extra money.

I expressed great personal satisfaction from today's meeting.

We don't have all the answers.

We couldn't anticipate what would happen in Vietnam.