Jimmy Carter

I will nominate David T. Schneider, of Bethesda, Md., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

The present deficiency of assured energy sources is the single surest threat... to our security and to that of our allies.

You cannot talk about economic problems now or in the future without talking about energy.

Again, I want to congratulate the Members of Congress for doing such a good job in helping to make this possible.

This project, in spite of its enormous size, will provide about 5 percent of our Nation's natural gas.

This pipeline project will span almost 5,000 miles across the North American Continent.

I want to compliment the Congress on their swift response to my recommendation in the midst of their consideration of the National Energy Plan.

It will deliver an additional 1 trillion cubic feet of reasonably priced natural gas to American markets every year.

I think all Americans won.

Our national security depends on more than just our Armed Forces.

The choices facing the Members of Congress are not easy.

It will be our willingness to consider solutions like this that may well determine this Nation's ability to survive the threats posed by the energy crisis.

I take special pride in signing today the joint resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives approving my choice of the Alcan project to carry Alaskan natural gas through Canada to the lower 48 States.

I want to thank the Alaskan delegation who are here, the Congress Members who have been so instrumental in the passage of this resolution.

I'm very proud that the House and Senate have approved the route that was chosen by ourselves and the Canadians for this major project.

We have the ability to administer the new energy legislation.

We must strive to create a society where everyone has the opportunity to succeed.

I will nominate William M. Isaac, of Louisville, Ky., to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

I believe that we should continue our research and development program without large, unnecessary expenditures for a technologically obsolete project.

Construction of the Clinch River facility in no way is necessary to ensure continued development of nuclear technologies.

I cannot approve this legislation because: it mandates funding for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Demonstration Plant, that will result in a large and unnecessarily expensive project.

It puts burdensome limitations on the President and the new Department of Energy in exercising necessary judgment to provide an effective energy research and development program.

I intend to pursue the authority at my disposal to terminate construction of the Clinch River facility.

This decision would channel scarce and much needed effort away from a broad-based breeder reactor development program.

S. 1811 severely limits the flexibility of the Executive Branch in expending funds appropriated for the Clinch River project pursuant to this authorization.