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OCR Page 1 of 3(Safire) JK
February 26, 1970
Suggested Script for Tape on the Federal Economy Act
I have sent to the Congress today my proposal for a Federal
Economy Act.
I have asked the Congress to join me in cutting back more
than two billion dollars in Federal spending on 57 programs that
are obsolete or of low priority. Every one of these dollars was
sent to the Treasury by some taxpayer who has a right to demand
that it be well spent.
In government, everyone knows what a "sacred cow" is --
it's a program that is not fair to all the people, not fair to the
taxpayer, but one that is fiercely defended by some special interest
group.
I believe the time has come to herd these sacred cows out
of the Federal budget.
For example -- did you know that the government up to now
has had a board of tea-tasters? At one time in the dim past,
there may have been good reason to single out tea for such
special tests; but that reason no longer exists. Nevertheless, a
separate tea-tasting board has gone right along, at taxpayer's
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