There can be no backing away from our commitment to the deficit reduction goals of Gramm-Rudman-Hollings.

It would reward their inflexibility and send the message that they need only wait for the United States to lose its resolve.

S.J. Res. 81 would not encourage the Sandinistas to move toward peace and democracy.

Well, for the first time in more than a decade, the Federal Government is actually spending less this fiscal year, in real terms, than the year before; and that's no small accomplishment.

My pledge to veto any tax rate increase remains rock-solid.

At a time of severe budgetary constraints, the administration believes this unnecessary increase is unacceptable.

The 0-92 provisions of H.R. 1157 are more accurately characterized as disaster relief measures than as efforts to separate income support from production.

These subsidies are the present value of the difference between the terms and conditions on which direct loans or loan guarantees are available to borrowers in the private sector and the easier ones provided by Federal credit programs.

I am today announcing the appointment of Kenneth M. Duberstein to be Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House.

He will be a valuable asset as we begin the next 2 years.

It is now time for the circular to be revised to reflect developments consistent with our Federalism policies and State and local regulatory relief objectives and the President's Management Improvement Program.

I promised to send to the Congress legislation 'whereby the true cost to the economy of Federal credit programs would be counted in the budget.'