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On the recordSeptember 29, 1980
The comprehensive steel agreement that we've reached is proof that the proper role of government is to be a partner in economic change, not an impediment.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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American Steel Industry Remarks Announcing the Revitalization Program

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Last August I outlined an Economic Revitalization Program that would accomplish the tasks set forth above.

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