My Administration's economic program will enhance the ability of small business to meet these challenges.

Inflation, high interest rates, excessive taxation, and burdensome regulation are serious problems for small business.

I encourage Americans of all faiths to walk together in such a spirit of reconciliation, rejecting violence in any form.

I support a just and peaceful solution to the problems of Ireland and strongly condemn all acts of terrorism and violence.

We cannot remain indifferent to the tragedy that confronts the people of Northern Ireland.

We recognize that it is not for the United States to chart a course for the people of Northern Ireland.

Please turn away from the moral bankruptcy of the men of violence and heed the call for peace and reconciliation.

Today is a time to honor and celebrate the enormous contribution to American life made by Irish immigrants.

The national government also has an important, but limited, role to play in the education system.

Next to peace and reconciliation, Northern Ireland's greatest need is for jobs to bring hope and opportunity to all its people.

We're grateful for the closeness of our historic heritage, just as we respect the proud independence of today's Ireland.

I look forward to working with the 98th Congress to secure, at long last, passage of critically needed substantive criminal law reform.

Nancy and I join with Arthur Godfrey's family and countless friends and admirers in mourning the passing of an outstanding American.

Our proposal is summarized in some detail in the materials accompanying this message.

Country music is one of only a very few art forms that we can claim as purely American.

Western unity behind modernizing NATO's defensive capabilities and serious arms negotiations are essential to maintaining peace and security.

It's easier to understand a nation by listening to its music than it is by learning their language.

I want to congratulate the Country Music Association on its 25th anniversary.