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On the recordOctober 4, 1978
I am returning H.R. 12928, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations bill, to the Congress without my approval.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Message to the House of Representatives Returning H.R. 12928 Without Approval

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