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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

I AM announcing today that I will allow to become law without my signature H.R. 1589.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

In short, this reform would have saved the taxpayers $650 million each year.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

I would specifically like to emphasize the following essential components of these functions: Identify major policy problem areas requiring Administration attention and actions.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

It is my very firm conviction that we must not fight recessionary problems with inflationary cures.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

I said I wanted a good marriage between the executive and legislative branches.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

I am today announcing my intention to appoint Mr. James M. Cannon, Executive Director of the Domestic Council and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

We can still avoid a disaster that could wreck not only our economy but the economic structure of the industrialized democracies throughout the world.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

To assist in carrying out my responsibilities for domestic policy formulation within a broad conceptual framework, I want the Domestic Council to undertake the following responsibilities in domestic policy areas: Assessing national needs…

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

The reform which I proposed would have required people who receive food stamps to share with taxpayers the cost of recent real increases in benefits.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

Because of the complexity and interrelationship of domestic policies and programs, I believe the broadest perspectives must be brought to bear in the Domestic Council's deliberations.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

This action by the Congress to prohibit administrative reform will add over $650 million to the costs of the program next year.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Feb 12, 1975

The reports of the free enterprise system's death or demise have been greatly exaggerated.

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