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On the recordMay 21, 1979
I am asking that the Congress permit an orderly transition to a system where the average depositor can receive market-level interest rates on his or her savings.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Financial Reform Legislation Message to the Congress Proposing the Legislation

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