09/24/1979
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"the action in the House was a victory for a highly financed, special-interest lobby, and a defeat for the common good."
"I will nominate William H. Wilcox, of Harrisburg, Pa., to be an Associate Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency."
"the action of the House of Representatives is a blow to the fight against inflation."
"I have authorized the Secretary of the Treasury to employ all powers granted to me by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to carry out the blocking."