Jimmy Carter

At the invitation of the President, Italian Prime Minister Francesco Cossiga will make an official visit to Washington January 24-25.

I have determined, pursuant to section 101(a) of the Trade Act of 1974, that certain existing duties of the United States are unduly burdening and restricting the foreign trade of the United States.

The United States wants all nations in the region to be free and to be independent.

The Soviets must understand our deep concern.

This would threaten the security of all nations including, of course, the United States, our allies, and our friends.

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is a serious threat to world peace.

It is a callous violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.

The Presidential Management Improvement Awards were established to provide high-level honorary recognition to individuals, small working groups, or teams who have made contributions which represent exceptional management improvement.

This is an important step forward.

House Bill 3951 will complete the financial commitment of the Federal Government to the completion of the Metrorail system.

I continue to share your view that the SALT II Treaty is in the national security interest of the United States and the entire world.

I request that you delay consideration of the SALT II Treaty on the Senate floor.

I am pleased to sign today H.R. 3951, the National Capital Transportation Amendments of 1979.

My belief is, my conviction is that in the future every changing factor will make more valuable the Metrorail system that is in the process of being built.

The Metro system represents the decision of Washington area governments, the Federal Government, employees, employers, and other area residents to implement an energy-efficient, environmentally sound transportation policy.

And I'm very grateful to all those who are assembled around me who've played such an integral part in the evolution of this system.

This act, combined with the financing agreement signed by Transportation Secretary Goldschmidt and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority last September, gives us confidence that the facilities necessary to continue the move…

This act authorizes additional Federal funding to complete construction of the full 101-mile Washington metropolitan area rapid transit system.

Knowing everything that had gone on before, it was not one of the most delightful experiences.

This is really an example of what we can do, working with the Federal sector, the private sector, the local governments to make this region a better place for all of us to live.

Many of these trips would once have been made by car.

I'm going to give it to Mayor Barry after a while, so he'll be here on—

I congratulate all those involved on the progress made so far and urge them to continue to work together to develop and implement the most efficient forms of urban transportation possible.

This project has enabled Herb Harris and myself to forget about our differences about the nonresident income tax.

This is a very good day, I believe, in the lives of the people who live in this entire Washington, D.C., region.