07/11/1989
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"I am quite concerned, however, that the objectionable provision might become a precedent for the inclusion of similar provisions in future legislation."
"Government cannot rebuild a family or reclaim a sense of neighborhood, and no bureaucratic program will ever solve the pressing human problems that can be addressed by a vast galaxy of people working ..."
"I have today signed S. 2789, the 'National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act.'"
"I hereby report that I have exercised my statutory authority to declare a national emergency and to issue an Executive order that:-- directs the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce to use..."