I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan. (Everett Dirksen)

I have said, with respect to authorization bills, that I do not want the Congress or the country to commit fiscal suicide on the installment plan.

Everett Dirksen

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