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Memorandum to the Heads of Departments and Agencies regarding Budget Rescissions and Deferrals from President
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Digitized from Box 2 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 20, 1974
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMORANDUM TO THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
SUBJECT:
Budget Rescissions and Deferrals
I have today sent to the Congress my first special
message under Title X of the recently enacted Con-
gressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
1974. A copy of that message is attached.
The package I have submitted contains reports on
budget authority totalling $20.3 billion. Included
among these items are some which are not covered by
the new Act, but release of virtually any of them
would lead to spending above that contemplated by
the FY 1975 Budget.
Gaining congressional support for the items contained
in this transmittal, and for those I will be sending
up in the future under this Act, is absolutely vital
if we are to make any headway against inflation by
controlling Federal expenditures. This Government
must set an example of fiscal restraint for the people
of America and the world.
Each of you knows my position on cutting back below
1975 Budget levels. I need your strong assistance in
supporting this first critical step, and the others
that follow, to meet our budgetary goals. I know I
can count on you to work closely with the Congress
in order to gain the necessary acceptance of the
deferrals and rescissions I propose today and in
the future.
GERALD R. FORD
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