The estimated cost of drug abuse in America exceeds 15 billion dollars each year.

The purpose of the extension is to permit the lessees the additional time needed to drill an ultradeep well.

This tax would be earmarked for highway construction and maintenance and for mass transit.

By signing H.R. 2502, I am only accepting Congress judgment that the special circumstances surrounding these leases require a 4-year extension.

I would urge the House to retain the natural gas pricing program which I proposed.

I want to make clear that my signing this bill is not part of an overall policy favoring the extension of such leases.

I deeply appreciate the efforts of the House leadership in moving the National Energy Plan forward.

Prompt congressional action on the consumer agency legislation will result not only in more efficient conduct of consumer representation functions, but also in a savings to American taxpayers.

I believe that the formula adopted by the Ad Hoc Committee for rebates of the crude oil equalization tax should not be changed.

I do not believe that an amendment which would 'plow back' some of the revenues collected under the crude oil equalization tax is necessary or fair.

I strongly support the Ad Hoc Committee's amendment to strengthen the tax on oil and gas use by large industrial consumers.

Deregulation would only increase supplies by about 2 per cent above my program.

I have signed H.R. 2502, which extends for 4 years, 17 Federal oil and gas leases in Wyoming.

I think all those factors tie together.

We have opened up new concepts of actual reductions in atomic weapons for the first time since they've been invented.

I'm from the Sun Belt States.

I'm determined to have a complete and comprehensive energy package on the books before I go out of office.

Federal assistance program for New York City following the power failure.