Agencies should provide an opportunity for users and interested members of the public to comment on all proposed new application and reporting forms.

I think it was one of the most productive and most frank discussions that I've had with any leader.

Most of these changes are straightforward, commonsense changes, and they are long overdue.

Making government work better is a long, tedious, and unglamorous process, but it must be done.

Costa Rica represents the kind of nation that's worthy of admiration and emulation.

Agencies should work with the Department of the Treasury to convert all eligible grants to letters of credits.

He wants Argentina to be judged not on his words alone, but on the demonstrable progress that he stated would be made.

My hope is that under his leadership the relationships can be improved very soon.

We have great hopes that rapid progress might be made in alleviating this problem.

Another subject that's of great importance to all our people is the quality of the environment.

I am directing that all Federal agencies take steps to simplify and streamline their administrative procedures consistent with OMB directives.

Making government work better is not the most dramatic or exciting subject, but there are a few things that we can do during this administration to assure the American people that this important subject is being resolved as successfully as…

Not as far as I know.

Agencies should establish cooperative data collection programs with State and local governments wherever practical to eliminate duplicative reporting.

Remarks at the signing ceremony for the Panama Canal treaties.

I will nominate Robert S. Rochlin, of Chevy Chase, Md., to be an Alternate Representative of the United States to the 21st session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

We have very great concern about the status of human rights in Uruguay.

I expect Federal agencies to use their audit plans as a basis for making greater efforts to improve interagency cooperation on audits.