Ronald Reagan

You young people are just the best blankety-blank kids in the world.

Therefore, I am pleased to sign this act.

You are the best blankety-blank kids in the world.

Now it reads, 'Don't Tread on Me.'

I cannot allow to happen fragmentation of the Federal personnel system.

Today we honor those who have given us all this legacy of devotion.

I'd rather have a Judiciary Committee headed by Strom Thurmond than one run by Joe Biden or Teddy Kennedy.

Careful and judicious implementation of this legislation will benefit both the taxpayers in general and those who individually invest in government securities.

This important piece of legislation... will help assure the continued safety and efficiency of the markets for United States Treasury and other government-related debt.

I believe you want a Senator like Jim Broyhill, a Senator who believes in peace through strength.

It's a travesty that we should be engaged in what was called mutual assured destruction.

I urge that the Congress amend section 4 of the Act to Provide for the Admission of Hawaii into the Union so that in the future the State of Hawaii may amend the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act without the consent of the United States.

I interpret this provision to require the California official to provide support only for those members of the task force appointed by California State officials.

This legislation is not intended as a means of filling our jails with drug users.

True peace is more than the absence of war: it is the presence of justice and mutual respect and tolerance among the peoples of the world.

Is it not better to save lives than to avenge them?

I also view those provisions of the bill that set forth the policy of the Congress as advisory and not binding on me as President.

It is essential that we authorize sufficient appropriations and provide adequate authorities to enable our intelligence agencies to undertake effectively their vital mission.

I understand that the Secretary of the Interior will ensure that the agreement with California is drafted in such a way as to avoid this infirmity.

I am pleased today to approve H.R. 4712, a bill that authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations to increase the stock of fish in the Klamath River Basin and related areas.

The Secretary of State shall be responsible, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of Defense, for determining which articles are strategic minerals within the meaning of the Act.

I have decided to take proportional countermeasures against Taiwan so long as it continues these practices.

The Secretary of Commerce shall be responsible for implementing Sections 304, 321, and 502(b) of the Act.

Today I announced my intention to designate Robert Eisner to be Chairman of the Marine Mammal Commission.

The United States Trade Representative shall be responsible for implementing Sections 323(a)(2) and (b) of the Act and Section 402.