Jimmy Carter actually said...

It will cost consumers almost $10 billion every year and will produce little, if any, new supplies.

Natural Gas Prices Remarks on Senate Consideration of Price Deregulation.

09/25/1977

More Jimmy Carter Quotes

I hope that all the people in this country will realize that we are in it together.

We need to do it, because every iota of energy saved... can be used to keep people on their jobs.

I don't think there is any doubt that there is a natural gas shortage in this area.

Our country still wastes more energy that could be saved than the total amount we import.