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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Jan 20, 1976

To restore its integrity, I am asking the Congress to raise social security taxes.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Jan 20, 1976

We must not continue drifting in the direction of bigger and bigger government.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Jan 20, 1976

The combination of tax and spending changes I propose will set us on a course that not only leads to a balanced budget within three years, but also improves the prospects for the economy to stay on a growth path that we can sustain.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Jan 20, 1976

The experience we had this last year worked out very well in getting some restraint on the growth of pay increases in the Federal Government.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Jan 20, 1976

My request is based on a careful assessment of the international situation and the contingencies we must be prepared to meet.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 30, 1975

Liberty is the most precious possession of our past and it is still our greatest promise for the future.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Nov 8, 1975

The country has gone through, in the last year or year and a half, some very difficult times.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Sep 3, 1975

We started developing a few years ago by transplanting some salmon from this area of the world.

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