Ronald Reagan

It's my hope that this trend will turn out to be in the public interest.

We now know that the Agent Orange used in Vietnam was contaminated with trace amounts of dioxin.

Let us honor him as he would have wished, by keeping faith with the policy of peace and deterrence that assures the survival of our freedom.

I am pleased to endorse the extension in the bill of the Federal Government's authority to make veterans' readjustment appointments (VRA's) to the civil service.

And America's best years are yet to come.

Programs for veterans are among the most important Federal responsibilities.

I have signed today S. 864, an act to amend the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969.

H.R. 1438 is designed to restore the fishery in the river—which will benefit sportsmen, the Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe, and others interested in environmental quality.

The public—your ultimate clients—recognizes fairness and balance and respects it.

They went to Grenada not to conquer, but to liberate, and they did.

The 'Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 1984,' which I am approving today, provides a 3.2-percent increase in compensation and DIC benefits effective December 1, 1984.

H.R. 1961 establishes a responsible and workable process for consideration by the Veterans Administration of these claims.

Using military force is, I'm sure you realize, the most serious decision any President must make.

These precious resources that we all cherish can be fully utilized and protected.

I am pleased today to sign H.R. 1961, the Veterans' Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act.

Let me just say something about the controversial nuclear freeze.

I am pleased today to sign into law H.R. 5688, a bill that will increase certain benefits paid to veterans and make other improvements in veterans' programs.

I haven't had to face removal since—a record that I hope to continue this year.

This bill represents the culmination of nearly 2 years of work between the administration and the Congress.

History will record that one of the turning points came on a small island in the Caribbean where America went to take care of her own and to rescue a neighboring nation from a growing tyranny.

There is a fundamental moral distinction between the Grenada rescue mission and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

The National Park Service program has been very successful, as highly motivated individuals have volunteered valuable services to the visitors to our national parks and to other National Park Service activities.

H.R. 1961 reaffirms the administration's strong commitment to the well-being of the men and women who have served this nation with honor and distinction.

You are the hope of America.

His economic plan has two basic parts: raise your taxes and raise them again.