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Digitized from Box 7 of the White House Press Releases at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE
UPON DELIVERY
JANUARY 23, 1975
Office of the White House Press Secretary
THE WHITE HOUSE
TEXT OF REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
ON SIGNING THE PROCLAMATION
INCREASING FEES ON IMPORTED OIL
In my State of the Union Address, I set forth for the Nation energy goals
to assure that our future is as secure and productive as our past.
The Proclamation I have just signed is the first step down the long and
difficult road toward regaining our energy freedom. The Proclamation
will gradually impose higher fees on imported oil, and this will result in
substantial energy conservation by the United States.
As we begin to achieve our near-term conservation goals, the Nation
will once again be going in the right direction -- which is away from
energy dependence. Each day that passes without strong and tough action,
which this Proclamation is, results in a further drain on our national
wealth and on the jobs it creates for the American people. Each day
without action means that our economy becomes more and more vulnerable
to serious disruption. Each day without action increases the threat
to our national security and welfare.
This Proclamation -- which is just as fair and equitable as the law
permits -- must now be followed by positive Congressional action. The
Nation needs a fully comprehensive and long-range energy program --
one that increases domestic energy supplies and encourages lasting
conservation. To reach our national energy goals, we need the help of
each American and -- especially -- their representatives in Congress.
I look forward to vigorous debate and serious Congressional hearings on
the specifics of our comprehensive energy plan. The crucial point is
that this Proclamation moves us in the right direction while we work to
enact the energy legislation. The tactics of delay and proposals which
would allow our dependency and vulnerability to increase will not be
tolerated by the American people -- nor should they be.
The new energy-saving fees put us on the right path. There are problems
ahead. There will be hardships. Let us get on with the job of solving
this energy problem.
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