I will nominate David T. Schneider, of Bethesda, Md., to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the People's Republic of Bangladesh.

This will provide, when it's fully in operation, about 3.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.

You cannot talk about economic problems now or in the future without talking about energy.

This project, in spite of its enormous size, will provide about 5 percent of our Nation's natural gas.

This pipeline project will span almost 5,000 miles across the North American Continent.

I take special pride in signing today the joint resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives approving my choice of the Alcan project to carry Alaskan natural gas through Canada to the lower 48 States.

I'm convinced that we can have enough energy to permit the continued growth of our economy.

It will deliver an additional 1 trillion cubic feet of reasonably priced natural gas to American markets every year.

I'm very proud that the House and Senate have approved the route that was chosen by ourselves and the Canadians for this major project.

Again, I want to congratulate the Members of Congress for doing such a good job in helping to make this possible.

Our national security depends on more than just our Armed Forces.

Your Government will be as courageous and effective and fair as you demand that it be.

I want to compliment the Congress on their swift response to my recommendation in the midst of their consideration of the National Energy Plan.

I think all Americans won.

I want to thank the Alaskan delegation who are here, the Congress Members who have been so instrumental in the passage of this resolution.

The two countries working together can transport more energy more efficiently than either working alone.

This excessive importing of foreign oil is a tremendous and rapidly increasing drain on our national economy.

We must face an unpleasant fact about energy prices.