Positive action now on this bipartisan initiative will bring new opportunity to our hemisphere, reinforce stability among the democracies of the New World, and demonstrate for all that prosperity, peace, freedom, and democracy go hand in…

Our program is based on the following important principles: A healthy, growing economy is fundamental to creating the opportunity for the formation and growth of minority-owned businesses.

Clearly, a general prosperity with growth, with low inflation, is the greatest single thing that this administration or any administration can provide for minority business and minority Americans.

I applaud the Members of the House of Representatives for their overwhelming vote today in support of the Caribbean Basin Initiative.

The Federal government will procure an estimated $15 billion in goods and services from minority businesses during the three-year period comprising Fiscal Years 1983, 1984, and 1985.

Greater economic independence for minority Americans will best be achieved through increased opportunities for private employment and business ownership.

I will designate annually the first full week in October as Minority Enterprise Development Week.

Creativity, private entrepreneurship, and individual initiative will ultimately determine the success or failure of individual minority businesses.

I hereby declare December 11, 1982, as 'Fiorello H. La Guardia Memorial Day'.

I am asking the Vice President's Task Force on Regulatory Reform to explore opportunities for reducing regulatory and other barriers to small and minority business expansion.

We're firmly committed to assuring our fellow citizens in the minority communities an equal opportunity to enjoy the profits of our competitive enterprise system.

Well, just as the incredible productivity and efficiency of American business catapulted the standard of living of our people as a whole, we believe a thriving minority business community will be instrumental in bettering the lives of…