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Nixon operated under the principle that government should meet the cost-benefit standards as analyzed by the Office of Management and Budget. Nixon initially supported the act, but when OMB calculated the cost of the legislation at $18 billion, Nixon felt the benefit was not worth the cost. After Congress overrode his veto in 1972, Nixon impounded half the money. This impoundment, along with many more impoundments of congressionally authorized deficit spending, eventually led to the Impoundment Act of 1974, which prohibited the President from withholding authorized funds from the various department secretaries.

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