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Reagan Administration / Energy Policy #516052

NBC Evening News for Saturday, Mar 07, 1981
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(Studio) Chgs. by Democratic party leader Senator Robert Byrd that Reagan administration has no energy policy and that increase energy costs are cause of inflation cited.
REPORTER: Jessica Savitch

(DC) OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) said blamed by previous presidents for increase energy costs. [File tape, President Richard NIXON, Gerald FORD and Jimmy CARTER - speak re: energy problems.] Carter energy plan and Reagan energy plan contrasted. Prod., conservation, price controls, synthetic fuels, nuclear plants, drilling on federal lands, and windfall profits tax mentioned. [Interior Secretary James WATT - criticizes federal lands policy of Carter administration] Roles of OMB director David Stockman and Energy Secretary James Edwards noted. [Senator Edward KENNEDY - criticizes administration for putting too much money on nuclear power and ignoring alternatives.]
REPORTER: Andrea Mitchell

Reporter(s):
Mitchell, Andrea;
Savitch, Jessica
Duration:
00:03:00

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