Volunteering to help your neighbor is an old American tradition—and among our most distinctive traditions.

The American economy is in the longest peacetime expansion in U.S. history.

It's called Give 5, and it means why don't we all take it upon ourselves to give 5 hours a week and/or 5 percent of our income to charitable causes and worthy goals.

Today I am pleased to announce my intention to nominate S. Jay Plager.

We've taken this action to make certain the Iranians have no illusions about the cost of irresponsible behavior.

We can't afford to rest.

Is big government going to grow, or is your economy going to grow?

A more normal relationship with Iran is desirable, and we're prepared for it.

I can't help thinking that the people who talk about ours being a decade of greed ought to be ashamed of themselves.

That's what each of you is doing.

The permanent way to end the drug menace is to deny the drug pusher his market.

Those who use drugs are, in Nancy's words, making themselves accomplices to murder.

Americans are increasingly saying no to drugs.

Drugs kill and maim and finance the criminal underground.

Public awareness about the destructiveness of illegal drugs is at an all-time high.

Will you tell him we're proud to be here, and we ain't scared of nothin'.

The system works!

I commend Science and Engineering Indicators—1987 to the attention of the Congress and those in the scientific endeavor.