Carter cites Congress limits as burden on presidential action
President Carter criticized Congress on a national television news conference for curbing executive moves abroad and warned against binding United States options in Africa. He spoke after meetings with lawmakers and before a Democratic fund raising dinner, urging broader authority to use economic aid and peaceful tools in the Soviet Cuban influence theater while opposing direct military deployment. He indicated he may veto a $2.5 billion rivers and harbors bill over tax provisions on inland waterway users.