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On the recordJanuary 14, 1981
I am not recommending such actions, because persistent inflationary pressures dictate a restrained fiscal policy.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Budget Message Message to the Congress Transmitting the Fiscal Year 1982 Budget

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