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Robert C. Byrd: “There is no painless solution, no painless solution to our energy problems, and everyone will be asked to bear a part of…”

On the recordApril 9, 1979
There is no painless solution, no painless solution to our energy problems, and everyone will be asked to bear a part of the burden. If we are going to ask the American people to sacrifice, then the energy producers will have to make some sacrifices also, and let us keep our eye on the ball.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
govinfo.gov
Apr 9, 1979

Editor's note · Context

Arguing for an excess profits tax on oil companies to fund an Energy Security Fund.

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