National American Indian Heritage Week, 1988, offers us a fine opportunity to reflect upon the profound, many-sided, and lasting impact of American Indians and their forebears on our Nation, history, and way of life.

I intend to nominate Arthur Albert Brennan to be a member of the National Mediation Board.

I have approved H.R. 2342 with the understanding that this section is not intended to affect the Coast Guard's recently announced policy regarding nonemergency assistance.

I call upon all Americans to give special and deserved recognition to those people at the State and local level whose dedication and innovation contribute so much to the success of the school lunch program.

This agreement brings down the tariff walls between our two nations and, in so doing, creates the world's largest free-trade area.

Now is the worst time for Congress to consider such inappropriate legislation.

These spending levels would be far beyond any demonstrated need, would compound the already critical problem of controlling the Federal deficit.

For the Congress to prohibit the issuance of such permits to those who already had obtained leases is unfair.

The Congress has not demonstrated the fiscal responsibility with this Act that it exercised with the previous four appropriations Acts for the coming fiscal year.

Businesses spend approximately 40% of their payroll dollars on employee benefits.

This is the sixth appropriations act that I have approved for the coming fiscal year.

The bill would impede rather than advance the goal of promoting further change in South Africa.