"This new Council on Wage and Price Stability will provide us with one means of identifying and exposing some of the causes of inflation."
"I am gratified to sign the legislation authorizing me to create such a council."
"The transition is going very smoothly."
"I think that is a great trend in exactly the right direction."
"I must reemphasize that the Council should not be a steppingstone back to mandatory wage and price controls."
"It would also be unrealistic to expect this Council to bring any immediate relief from inflation."
"You have a fine Governor. Bill Milliken has done an outstanding job."
"One of the most important of our Republican concepts is to reverse the concentration of power in Washington."
"It is time for all of us to get down to hard work."
"I have doubts about the appropriateness of diverting the direction of litigation from the disclosure of information to career-affecting disciplinary hearings about employee conduct."
"I must take care to avoid seriously impairing the Government we all seek to make more open."
"I share your concerns for improving the Freedom of Information Act."
"This is an objective I can support as long as the means selected do not jeopardize our national security interests."
"Administrative burdens are not by themselves sufficient obstacles to prevent progress in Government."
"I simply cannot accept a provision that would risk exposure of our military or intelligence secrets and diplomatic relations."
"I appreciate the time you have given me to study the amendments to the Freedom of Information Act."
"I believe now is the time to preclude the Freedom of Information Act from disclosing information harmful to the privacy of individuals."
"I am concerned with any provision which would reduce our ability to effectively deal with crime."
