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On the recordSeptember 12, 1977
The rapid progress to date of national energy legislation through the Congress reflects the determination on the part of both the Congress and this administration to end the years of delay in dealing with our energy problems.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Department of Energy Remarks of the President and Secretary of Energy Schlesinger on the Activation of the Department.

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