I will nominate Joseph D. Duffey, of Washington, D.C., to be Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Improved treatment and prevention programs should be accompanied by appropriate changes in Federal regulations, administrative practices, and enforcement.

I have directed my Reorganization Project staff at the Office of Management and Budget to review the organization of all Federal responsibilities for managing natural resources and protecting the environment.

To ease the burden on the United States District Courts, which must hear major drug cases, I support legislation widening the jurisdiction of U.S. Magistrates under certain circumstances to include misdemeanor offenses.

I am determined to protect the health of our people and the quality of our environment from damage done by toxic substances.

We can bring together the resources of the Federal Government intelligently to protect our society and help those who suffer.

We must also have international cooperation to control the production and transport of dangerous drugs into our country.

I will also seek the counsel and active involvement of members of the Cabinet and heads of major independent agencies on all drug abuse policy questions.

I'm sending Congress a message which expresses my strong concern about the crime and sickness and death caused by the abuse of drugs.

We are establishing a commission made up of government officials from our two countries to coordinate a stepped up effort to deal with the major international trafficking of cocaine and marijuana.

Drug abuse continues to be a serious social problem in America.

I believe that the formula adopted by the Ad Hoc Committee for rebates of the crude oil equalization tax should not be changed.

I have signed H.R. 2502, which extends for 4 years, 17 Federal oil and gas leases in Wyoming.

The purpose of the extension is to permit the lessees the additional time needed to drill an ultradeep well.

I would urge the House to retain the natural gas pricing program which I proposed.

I deeply appreciate the efforts of the House leadership in moving the National Energy Plan forward.

Prompt congressional action on the consumer agency legislation will result not only in more efficient conduct of consumer representation functions, but also in a savings to American taxpayers.

Deregulation would only increase supplies by about 2 per cent above my program.