My pledge to veto any tax rate increase remains rock-solid.

S.J. Res. 81 would not encourage the Sandinistas to move toward peace and democracy.

Make successful negotiations for a democratic outcome in Nicaragua virtually impossible.

Well, for the first time in more than a decade, the Federal Government is actually spending less this fiscal year, in real terms, than the year before; and that's no small accomplishment.

The provisions in H.R. 1157 are specifically targeted to farmers who have been prevented from planting their crops by severe weather conditions.

At a time of severe budgetary constraints, the administration believes this unnecessary increase is unacceptable.

There can be no backing away from our commitment to the deficit reduction goals of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings.

I am today announcing the appointment of Kenneth M. Duberstein to be Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House.

These subsidies are the present value of the difference between the terms and conditions on which direct loans or loan guarantees are available to borrowers in the private sector and the easier ones provided by Federal credit programs.

I welcome him back home.

I assure you all that we have created the necessary infrastructure to absorb American investment.

The added expenditure of funds for that country is in the national interest of the United States.

The credit budget has the advantage of focusing attention on the decisions that commit the government to new expenditures.

I personally look to President Moi as a friend and a trusted counselor on international issues.

He will be a valuable asset as we begin the next 2 years.

It is now time for the circular to be revised to reflect developments consistent with our Federalism policies and State and local regulatory relief objectives and the President's Management Improvement Program.

I know that he will be a valuable asset to me and to my Chief of Staff, Senator Howard Baker, as we move forward in the next 2 years.

Over the years since independence, Kenya has been a success story, an example for all of Africa to follow.