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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Jan 2, 1975

Categorical nursing student assistance activities are not appropriate and should be phased out, as the Administration has proposed.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 31, 1974

I look forward to a continuation of the same spirit of bipartisan cooperation in the years ahead.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 31, 1974

I am disappointed that the provisions for disclosure of personal information by agencies make no substantive change in the current law.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 31, 1974

This bill, for the most part, strikes a reasonable balance between the right of the individual to be left alone and the interest of society in open government.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 31, 1974

My Administration will act aggressively to protect the right of privacy for every American.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 31, 1974

I am especially happy to have signed this bill because of my own personal concern in the privacy issue.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 31, 1974

THE PRIVACY ACT of 1974, S. 3418, represents an initial advance in protecting a right precious to every American--the right of individual privacy.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 31, 1974

I think age is a state of mind, obviously a state of health. I am in the early 60s. I feel as vigorous mentally and physically as I ever have at any time in my life. I don't think you should rule a person out just because they're – my…

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 30, 1974

These are important measures which provide much needed help to our unemployed fellow citizens.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 30, 1974

This makes it possible for workers who have lost jobs to receive up to one full year of protection if they are unable to find employment.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 30, 1974

These two programs providing urgent, added protection for workers will automatically expand when unemployment is high and contract when it recedes.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 30, 1974

I signed into law H.R. 16596, the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act, and H.R. 17597, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 30, 1974

I commend the 93d Congress for its action on these two vital measures and am confident that the spirit of cooperation and conciliation which marked their passage will carry over into the new year and the new Congress.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 30, 1974

This action provides up to 100,000 new jobs in addition to the 170,000 financed by funds currently available under existing law.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 30, 1974

The revocation shall not affect any act completed, or any right accruing or accrued, or any suit or proceeding finished or started prior to the revocation.

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Gerald Ford
@geraldford· Republican · MI· Dec 30, 1974

I proposed a temporary program to expand unemployment assistance and create jobs.

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