Read the excerpt from gerald r. ford's statement on signing the safe drinking water act.
this administration proposed a safe drinking water act, and several others were introduced by members of
congress. all of these bills had the same objectives: to increase protection of the public's health. many
compromises had to be made before this bill reached my desk. yet it is a strong bill, reflecting the combined
efforts of the congress and the administration.
use a dictionary or context clues to determine the best definition for compromises.
1. terminations
2. promises
3. payoffs
4. settlements of differences