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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 18, 1979

Our Nation has been generously endowed by God with tremendous reserve supplies of these precious natural resources.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 18, 1979

Whenever the laws that the Congress charges the Secretary of HEW to execute are administered with vigor, there will be controversy.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 18, 1979

As you return to private life, you have my personal best wishes for the future and my thanks for your distinguished service.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 18, 1979

Chairman Miller has, in his tenure at the Federal Reserve Board, established a reputation at home and abroad that will enable him to provide strong, effective leadership for economic policy.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 18, 1979

Sections 2, 3, and 4 of that Plan, providing for the offices of Director, Deputy Director, and Associate Directors, are effective immediately.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 18, 1979

Secretary Harris has established an admirable record of efficient and compassionate leadership at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 18, 1979

My goal as Secretary has been to demonstrate that Government can do all these things, not only with compassion, but with competence.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 17, 1979

The Council shall promote coordination and communication among Federal legal offices.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 17, 1979

The Council shall study and seek to resolve problems in the efficient and effective management of Federal legal resources.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 17, 1979

I have today signed an Executive Order entitled Federal Legal Resources concerning the management of Federal legal resources.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 17, 1979

An annuity which is reduced under this subsection or any similar prior provisions of law shall...be recomputed and paid as if the annuity had not been so reduced.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 17, 1979

I will nominate Jack Richard Perry, of Georgia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to Bulgaria.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 15, 1979

True success can only come from the commitment of the people of the United States.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 15, 1979

We live in the greatest nation on Earth, but quite often we get so bogged down.

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Jimmy Carter
@jimmycarter· Democratic · GA· Jul 15, 1979

I'm trying to get the Congress to pass a permanent windfall profits tax on the oil companies.

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