I urge the Congress to meet its responsibilities by sending me the remaining regular FY 1996 appropriations bills in acceptable form.

I am vetoing H.R. 2586, which the congressional leadership sent to me last night.

I cannot do it, and I will not do it.

I don't want to destroy Medicare or Medicaid.

The owners of those securities would not be paid on time.

Consumers and rail and motor carriers should be permitted to benefit from the removal of unproductive economic regulatory burdens.

The bill supports the Administration's proposal to reinvent the Department of Energy to improve the way it serves the American people.

The bill also fully funds my request for the Department of Energy's Stockpile Stewardship and Management program.

I will not take steps that I believe will weaken our nation, harm our people and limit our future as the cost of temporarily keeping the government open.

The Act provides $19.3 billion in budgetary resources for programs of the Department of Energy.

We appreciate the speed and professionalism with which Saudi authorities have responded to this emergency.

People over 80 continue to be the fastest growing group of our population.

I congratulate the parties for the wisdom they have shown in entering into this agreement and avoiding renewed conflict.

I also congratulate Secretary of State Warren Christopher, who played a direct role in assisting the parties to arrive at this agreement.

I believe we can find a good-faith way to keep the Government open and make good on its obligations.

America must never forget the debt we owe the World War II generation.

The unemployment and inflation rates together are at a 25-year low.

I am proud of the landmark legislation we have passed to fight the scourge of youth violence.