I will urge the Congress to appropriate whatever funds are needed for Federal drug law enforcement and to build the clinics needed to treat those addicts who seek help.

I have pledged to hold the line on taxes in 1973 and throughout my second term as President, assuming cooperation from the Congress.

As President, however, I must continually look at the total impact of Congressional action.

I urge the Congress to adopt this prudent alternative, which would give these deserving pensioners an equitable benefit increase on a timely basis and which would still preserve the flexibility for basic readjustments that will be needed later in the railroad retirement system.

I pointed out both in my statement to the Congress and also to the Members of the Congress, both House and Senate, who had to consider these agreements, that we considered this a cooperative venture and we wanted the Congress to examine the agreements and to reach a conclusion, independently of the Executive, that they were in the interest of the United States.

I ask the Senate's advice and consent to ratification of the Treaty, and an expression of support from both Houses of the Congress for the Interim Agreement on Strategic Offensive Arms.

Accordingly, I will submit a budget amendment to the Congress to eliminate the unconstitutional problem.

The serious fiscal crisis facing State and local governments requires action by this Congress.

If the Congress approves my recommendations for reforming and expanding social security and other income maintenance programs, the income of older Americans would be increased by some $5.5 billion annually.

It is of great importance that the MESBIC legislation be given early attention by Congress.

I urge the Congress to give these requests prompt and favorable attention so that we can continue to move forward as rapidly as possible in our campaign against cancer.

I strongly urge the Congress to respect the full-employment spending guideline this year, just as business and labor are expected to respect wage and price guidelines set forth to protect the earning and buying power of the American worker and consumer.

In a number of ways, the Congress has gone beyond my recommendations and included provisions in this legislation which could complicate its operations in the future.

I remind the Congress, therefore, to consider fully the implications of the absence of any statutory means to deal with any further emergencies.

If a renewed stoppage does occur, an emergency could develop while the Congress is in recess.

I find it imperative to call to the attention of the Congress the fact that longshoremen in nearly all of our ports are working only because of Taft-Hartley injunctions, and that these have limited duration.

I must share the view of those of its supporters who proclaim this to be the most radical piece of legislation to emerge from the Ninety-second Congress.

If this congressional action were allowed to stand, OEO would become an operational agency, diluting its special role as incubator and tester of ideas and pioneer for social programs.