I have said, and I think we all must concede, that inflation is public enemy number one.

If you get a veto-proof Congress, boy, tighten your seat belts.

Any time I can participate in an occasion that pays tribute to one part or all of our Constitution, I am honored and pleased.

You can help Strom Thurmond in his struggles to do a good job in the United States Senate.

I AM pleased to sign into law S. 3362, the Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act.

We can't just brush it off.

This bill authorizes the Bonneville Power Administration to issue revenue bonds and to use the proceeds in carrying out its mission.

Competition is one of the basic ingredients of the American system.

I intend to try and sell them to the American people.

I have some individuals on the platform who can attest that the people of South Carolina have a deep affection in my heart.

A veto-proof Congress means a legislative dictatorship.

I am here because I like the people of South Carolina.

The United States must and will act to increase its energy independence.

This building will house the administration of programs that vividly demonstrate America's sense of concern, compassion, and equity.

I am very, very proud, Mr. Secretary, of the 13,000 people who work in this Department.

We must redouble our efforts to cut supplies and punish suppliers.

The drug trade, by destroying individual lives and dividing families and communities, strikes at the heart of our national well-being.

Whatever they deal with, whether the economy at home or our foreign relations abroad, the programs and policies of this Administration will continue to be predicated on the same basic principles.

I again urge all Americans to join in this effort with serious voluntary actions to conserve energy.

I express confidence that ties between the United States and Portugal will become ever closer.

I express my admiration for the statesmanship shown by Portuguese leaders in undertaking to restore democracy to Portugal.

Every day is Labor Day in the view of this Administration toward America's working men and women.

We need the maximum effort by all of you and all the people you can enlist.

I promise a fair return, a fully fair and adequate return to the farmers of America.

I am vigorously opposed to any additional Federal tax on gasoline, and I will fight it as hard as I possibly can.