I am especially anxious to end the agony of Lebanon because it is both right and in our national interest.

With this legislation, we can expect to see better service to large and small communities across the Nation.

I believe that there is still too much Federal regulation of the transportation industries, this act is nevertheless a step in the right direction.

I am pleased to sign into law today H.R. 3663, the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982.

The Bus Regulatory Reform Act is a major step toward removing these regulatory burdens.

It's said that prayer can move mountains.

We strongly opposed Israel's move into west Beirut following the assassination of President-elect Gemayel, both because we believed it wrong in principle and for fear that it would provoke further fighting.

I urge the Members of the Congress to set aside their differences and act on this simple, fair, and long-overdue measure.

This terrible tragedy underscores the desperate need for a true peace in the Middle East, one which takes full account of the needs of the Palestinian people.

The purpose of that amendment was to protect religion from the interference of government and to guarantee, in its own words, 'the free exercise of religion.'

We're a nation of dreamers who've come here, as you have, in search of an ideal: respect for the liberty and dignity of man.

That doesn't mean that we've moved one step away from our moral obligation to the preservation of Israel as a sovereign state.