I have signed H.R. 8149, the Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978.

Creation of a department of education... is one important step we can take to improve education in America.

I think the entire government structure will benefit.

The overwhelming endorsement in the House of Representatives today of my civil service reform proposal is a victory for every citizen concerned about government waste and inefficiency.

I am convinced that this bill will correct the most serious deficiencies in the prevailing rate system and I wish to reiterate my concern for its passage.

The bill I am signing today translates those hopes into concrete reality.

In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that our current patent system does not measure up to these standards.

On behalf of the United States, I wish to reaffirm our commitment to work with the members of the European Community for reform of the international economic system

No-fault insurance is an idea whose time has come.

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.

Our efforts to reform and expand our income maintenance systems must now be complemented by an effort to reform and expand private retirement programs.

The proposals we have submitted speak to the weaknesses of the present system.

The time has come, therefore, to take a critical look at the existing Federal system.

It is to this end that I urge prompt and favorable consideration of this landmark legislation.

The need for remedying this situation is urgent. The time for reform is now.

Because reform of the Federal Criminal Code should be among the highest of priorities of your Department, I am requesting you to take the following actions:

We cannot expect to make good in a day or even a year the accumulated deficiencies of several years.

And I say that today our children's schools are not good enough.