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James Lankford: “In 1979, the Government, at that point, Jimmy Carter was president, in the famous malaise speech made a speech to say…”

On the recordJune 4, 2013
In 1979, the Government, at that point, Jimmy Carter was president, in the famous malaise speech made a speech to say that by the year 2000, because the Federal Government was going to coordinate all these efforts, 20 percent of the energy used in the United States would be done by solar power.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford references a failed solar energy goal set during Carter's presidency.

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