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Jimmy Carter: “I believe this plan, which would be implemented only in a severe energy supply emergency, would equitably allocate…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 1979
I believe this plan, which would be implemented only in a severe energy supply emergency, would equitably allocate gasoline supplies and minimize economic hardships to the maximum extent possible without undue administrative costs and complexity.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Standby Gasoline Rationing Plan Message to the Congress Transmitting the Plan

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