June 17, 1964
THE MEMBERS of the House who cast their vote to maintain fiscal stability deserve the warmest congratulations. It is unfortunate that narrow partisanship was brought into this issue, but the good sense of the majority prevailed.
Note: The statement was read by the Press Secretary to the President, George E. Reedy, at his news conference held at the White House at 5:58 p.m. on June 17, 1964.
Lyndon B. Johnson, Statement by the President Following House Action Extending the Excise Taxes. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/239364