Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 6, 1975
I am determined to reach the goal of a 40 percent improvement by 1979 in the energy efficiency of new cars sold in this country.
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Remarks at the Swearing In of William T. Coleman, Jr., as Secretary of Transportation

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