The importance placed on this system by the Soviets is evidenced not only by the 20-year-long development of their own SDI but by their actions at the 1986 summit.

SDI can be practical and can be a method of protecting us against a nuclear attack.

Today I call upon the U.S. Congress to keep faith with itself.

The Congress must fully fund our vital Strategic Defense Initiative program without restricting research into promising technologies.

The Strategic Defense Initiative challenges our best scientists to find a way to deter war and protect what we value while threatening no one.

Standing up for democracy, supporting freedom against communism, is the right thing.

I ask American businesses, unions, and schools to examine and consider adopting education and personnel policies based on the OPM and Centers for Disease Control guidelines.

These directives will assure compassion toward those with the HIV infection.

The European experience has proven that notification mandated by law does not create or save one job.

The national interest now dictates that the majority in the Congress must be forced to stop playing politics.

During the current economic expansion we have created over 17 million new jobs—mostly high-quality and full-time.

I am today directing that every Federal agency adopt a policy based on Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidelines on how to treat HIV-infected persons in the workplace.