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The original documents are located in Box 22, "1/23/76 - Remarks Regarding FY77 Budget
Addressed to Representatives of Groups in Social Services, the Consumer Movement,
Women's Organizations, Ethnic Identification Programs, and Others" of the President's
Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box 22 of President's Speeches and Statements: Reading Copies at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN
TALKING POINTS
SOCIAL SERVICE GROUPS BUDGET PRESENTATION
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1976
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IT IS A PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WHITE HOUSE
THIS AFTERNOON
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE REPRESENTATIVES HERE
FROM A VARIETY OF GROUPS ENGAGED IN SOCIAL SERVICES,
THE CONSUMER MOVEMENT, WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS,
ETHNIC IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMS AND OTHERS
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YOU REPRESENT THE MOST BROADLY-BASED AUDIENCE
WE'VE INVITED TO THE WHITE HOUSE so FAR TO DISCUSS
THE 1977 BUDGET
AND YOU ARE VERY, VERY WELCOME HERE
AS I SAID IN MY STATE OF THE UNION MESSAGE
MONDAY NIGHT, THIS YEAR'S BUDGET REFLECTS A COMMON-SENSE,
REALISTIC APPROACH TO WHAT WE BELIEVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
CAN DO IN THE AREAS OF GREATEST CONCERN TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
-3-
THE BUDGET REPRESENTS A TURNING POINT IN THE COURSE
THIS GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN FOLLOWING IN RECENT YEARS
WE ARE NOT TURNING AWAY FROM THE SOCIAL PROGRESS
WE HAVE MADE AND WILL MAKE, BUT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD
IN A NEW DIRECTION.
WE HAVE NOW CHARTED A COURSE
THAT WILL ENABLE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO BETTER SERVE
THOSE WHO MOST NEED OUR ASSISTANCE.
-4-
AS I SAID WHEN I SIGNED THE BUDGET ON WEDNESDAY,
THIS BUDGET DOES NOT HOLD OUT ANY FALSE PROMISE
THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL IMMEDIATELY SOLVE EVERY
PROBLEM AND REALIZE EVERY AMBITION AND WELL-INTENTIONED GOAL
OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
-5-
IT IS A DISSERVICE TO THE DISADVANTAGED OF OUR SOCIETY
TO PROMISE THEM MORE THAN WE CAN DELIVER
JUST AS IT IS
A DISSERVICE TO HELP THEM LESS THAN WE ARE ABLE TO DO
THIS IS WHAT I MEAN BY STRIKING A BETTER BALANCE
BETWEEN GOVERNMENT'S PROMISE AND ITS PERFORMANCE.
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THE BUDGET TAKES INTO ACCOUNT MY PROPOSAL
FOR AN ADDITIONAL TEN BILLION DOLLAR TAX CUT FOR INDIVIDUALS --
BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 28 BILLION DOLLARS IN THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.
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THE 1977 BUDGET ALSO:
***
SETS A COURSE THAT SHOULD PUT THE 1979 BUDGET
IN BALANCE
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* * * IT ARRESTS THE RAPID GROWTH IN FEDERAL
SPENDING
THE RATE OF GROWTH PROPOSED IS 5.5 PERCENT,
LESS THAN HALF THE AVERAGE GROWTH RATE OF THE LAST TEN YEARS
*** THE BUDGET STRIKES A BETTER BALANCE
BETWEEN THOSE WHO PAY TAXES AND THOSE WHO BENEFIT
FROM FEDERAL SPENDING
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***
IT GIVES HIGH PRIORITY TO ENERGY RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT, WITH A RECORD RESEARCH BUDGET OVERALL
OUR EMPHASIS IS ON THE FUTURE, AND WITH THIS BUDGET,
WE'RE MAKING A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE.
*** THIS BUDGET ALSO CONTINUES OUR COMMITMENT
TO A BETTER ENVIRONMENT WHICH OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN
CAN ENJOY AND APPRECIATE.
-10-
***
THE NEW BUDGET STRIKES A BETTER BALANCE
BETWEEN NATIONAL DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS AND SOCIAL NEEDS
AMONG THOSE NEEDS IS A BETTER SYSTEM OF HEALTH CARE --
A SYSTEM THAT WILL PROTECT THREE MILLION AMERICANS A YEAR
FROM THE ECONOMIC RAVAGES OF CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS
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***
IT STRIKES A BETTER BALANCE BETWEEN FEDERAL
CONTROL AND STATE-LOCAL AUTHORITY.
IT CONSOLIDATES SOME
FEDERAL PROGRAMS, AND REPLACES OTHERS WITH BLOCK GRANTS.
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AS YOU CAN SEE, HARD CHOICES HAD TO BE MADE,
AND WE HAVE MADE THEM IN THIS BUDGET
WE MADE THEM
so THAT MORE AMERICANS COULD SHARE IN THE BOUNTY
OF THIS LAND, WITHOUT HAVING TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF RISING
INFLATION.
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OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE TURNED THE NATIONAL
ECONOMY AROUND IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION -- IN THE DIRECTION
OF PROGRESS AND INCREASING, REAL PROSPERITY.
THIS BUDGET WILL HELP US MAINTAIN THAT MOMENTUM,
so THAT EVERY AMERICAN -- REGARDLESS OF RACE OR SEX OR AGE
OR STATION IN LIFE -- CAN LIVE A BETTER, MORE ABUNDANT LIFE
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THAT, AFTER ALL, IS WHAT EACH OF YOU WANTS MORE THAN
ANYTHING ELSE, AND THAT IS WHAT I WILL TRY TO ACHIEVE
AS YOUR PRESIDENT
I THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR COMING TODAY
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