Jimmy Carter actually said...

I want to make clear that my signing this bill is not part of an overall policy favoring the extension of such leases.

I would urge the House to retain the natural gas pricing program which I proposed.

By signing H.R. 2502, I am only accepting Congress judgment that the special circumstances surrounding these leases require a 4-year extensi...

This tax would be earmarked for highway construction and maintenance and for mass transit.