Jimmy Carter actually said...

"I feel very strongly and personally the responsibility on my shoulders as a leader of our country."

"It will give us an opportunity to regulate the production and distribution of energy along with the pricing concepts clearly and, I believe, cohesively."

"This reorganization can help us bring currently fragmented policies into a structure capable of both developing and implementing an overall national energy plan."

"I hope that the Congress will act expeditiously in this matter because it is so important to our country."