Legislation

I want to take this opportunity to thank the Congress for addressing concerns raised by the Administration and for presenting me with a bill in which the funding levels are generally consistent with the Administration's requests.

I have signed the bill because the war on drugs and violent crime is one of our Nation's most important priorities.

Some provisions should be addressed in other legislation.

H.R. 3610 does not provide such protection.

I stated my intention to veto any bill that does not contain language that prohibits the use of all congressionally appropriated funds to pay for abortions other than those in which the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus…

The bill would also require the use of appropriated funds to support the United Nations Fund for Population Activities.

The current bill thus represents radical and unwarranted change in policy.

The agreement in this bill on a training wage for teenagers is an historic step.

H.R. 2710 represents an agreement reached between the Administration, the leadership in Congress, and the leadership of organized labor.

The LRSAP has therefore essentially served its purpose, and should not be reauthorized.

The Secretary of Commerce will recommend that the President veto the bill if this provision is included.

If S. 974 were amended to reduce the wilderness designations from 733,400 to 412,400 acres, the Administration would support the enactment of S. 974.

Several provisions in the bill micromanage or unconstitutionally constrain the President's authority to conduct the Nation's foreign affairs.

Title V should be deleted in its entirety.

I am especially pleased that this Act provides resources for our Nation's veterans.

As a first step, I encourage the Congress to move quickly to adopt the specific FHA reforms that the Administration has just submitted to the Congress.

I can't tell you that it's fast enough, but it's as fast as I can move in setting up laws that give us the authority to do as you want.

Today I have signed the Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1981.