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On the recordJanuary 29, 1977
We waste more energy in this country that doesn't have to be wasted than the total amount that we import.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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The Energy Shortage Remarks on Returning From the Trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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