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Jimmy Carter: The lobbying effort against this legislation is formidable, and the issue is in doubt.

On the recordJune 8, 1978
The lobbying effort against this legislation is formidable, and the issue is in doubt.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Interview With the President Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With a Group of Editors and News Directors.

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