Jimmy Carter actually said...

The conservation rules shall be used to enforce other new ways of achieving the purposes of the Act related to the conservation of petroleum and natural gas.

Context

Executive Order 12185—Conservation of Petroleum and Natural Gas

12/16/1979

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