Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"Much the larger part of this order is still in the bill which is still in the Congress."

"I think there are too many ramifications."

"The Administrator shall construct, operate, and maintain the transmission lines and substations necessary for marketing the power and energy delivered to him from the Grand Coulee Dam Project."

"The Bonneville Power Administrator is hereby designated as agent for the sale and distribution of electrical power and energy generated at the Grand Coulee Dam Project."