Jimmy Carter actually said...

We must invest literally billions of dollars in these technological advancements, and the money is available to us with the windfall profits tax and the establishment of the energy security fund.

Context

Tokyo, Japan Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the OPEC Oil Price Increase.

06/28/1979

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