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On the recordSeptember 30, 1980
Most of these programs have been supported by my administration, and on balance, it is a bill that represents a constructive compromise among contending interests.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1981 Statement on Signing H.R. 7590 Into Law

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