People in poverty want to work, and most of them do.

The primary impetus of this whole bill is to make sure that it's always profitable for a family to take a job.

Submitted August 4, 1977

DONALD D. FORSHT, of Florida, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida for the term of 4 years (reappointment).

I think it's important that these new proposals be pursued through the Congress, authorized by law, and implemented in the most enlightened and effective way.

HARRY H. MACLAUGHLIN, Of Minnesota, to be United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, vice Earl R. Larson, retired.

These nominations reflect our commitment to public service.

The price of steel products made in the United States will have risen 12.5 percent.

LOUIS J. SOSCIA, Of New York, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New York for the term of 4 years, vice Benjamin F. Butler, resigned.

I expect the Council to report to me by September 30, 1977.

I would like your contracting and purchasing officers to be particularly alert to the comparative prices of steel supplies.

I still believe that all the leaders in the Middle East genuinely want to have peace, obviously on their own terms.

I must express my deep reservations about these two provisions and my intention to preserve the constitutional authority of the President.

The bill gives the United States an important tool with which to help meet reasonable and legitimate defense needs of our friends and allies.

Where existing procurement regulations provide an opportunity for judgments, or the exercise of your discretion, you should be aware of the importance to my anti-inflation program of purchasing steel at the lowest possible cost.

If the South Africans become an obstacle to further progress, then some sort of additional influence on our part against South Africa would probably be advisable.

WALLACE P. BOWEN, of Oregon, to be United States Marshal for the District of Oregon for the term of 4 years, vice Everett R. Langford, term expired.

I think all parties have come a long way in the last few weeks.