Ronald Reagan

I will oppose any future efforts to provide additional compensation to Alaska natives for the extinguishment of their land claims.

For these reasons, I have approved this act.

I am signing this bill because of the far-reaching support in both States for a solution to the longstanding problems related to management of the Columbia River Gorge.

I believe, however, that Haida's situation is unique and warrants a departure from the basic policy of Federal noninvolvement in the affairs of Alaska native corporations.

I have grave doubts as to the constitutionality of the provision in section 10.

I have approved H.R. 5730, the Haida Land Exchange Act of 1986.

I continue to support this general approach.

I hereby proclaim the month of November 1986 as National Diabetes Month.

I believe that the regulation of private land use is generally not a responsibility of the Federal Government.

The corporate mechanism was chosen as a means of preventing the kind of Federal interference in Alaska native affairs.

When it comes to drugs, please—for yourselves, for your families, for your future, and for your country—just say no.

It's no exaggeration when I call tax reform simultaneously the best jobs creation bill, the best antipoverty legislation, and the best profamily legislation the U.S. Congress has ever produced.

When it comes to America's national security, politics must stop at the water's edge.

A major factor in my decision to approve S. 1744 despite the serious deficiencies in title III is that the bill provides that the vaccine compensation program established in that title will not be effective until a separate measure funding…

I find two other provisions of H.R. 5495 troublesome.

I intend to work closely with the new Congress to enact a 2-year defense program for fiscal years 1988 and 1989, as required by current law.

This practice, at a minimum, violates the spirit of the Constitution by restricting the President's veto power.

Despite these concerns, I believe that the benefits of S. 1744 outweigh its defects; and therefore, with some reluctance, I am approving the bill.

The interest rate established by this amendment is a fair and reasonable one.

Although the goal of compensating those persons is a worthy one, the program that would be established by title III has serious deficiencies.

Philanthropy, as you know, is defined as an affection for mankind.

I have signed into law S. 2638, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987.

Let there be no doubt the United States does not pay tribute to terrorists.

I shall remove the incumbent Commissioners prior to making appointments or reappointments under the bill.

I am both pleased and disappointed with this act.