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On the recordMarch 26, 1978
The import relief recommended by the USITC of a 30 percentage point tariff increase is not in the national economic interest because it would substantially increase costs to consumers.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Citizens Band Radio Transceivers Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate Transmitting a Report.

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