Jimmy Carter actually said...

"I am pleased by today's action in the Senate on the Alaska lands bill."

"The resolution of the Alaska lands question is the most important conservation measure to come before any Congress or any President in this century."

"The general conclusion is that the railroad industry retirement system has an acute short-term financial problem as well as long-term financial problems."

"Resolution of the system's financial problems is a serious, pressing concern for rail workers, the rail industry, and the million rail pension beneficiaries."