George Bush actually said...

It is important to run down every avenue in terms of these hostages, and I would be remiss if I didn't.

And we're doing well, and people who take a look at it know that we've got a good, sound bill that's going to help clean up the environment.

I, George Bush, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week of March 11 through March 17, 1990, as Deaf Awareness...

I owe it to the families of those people and to those people themselves that are held hostage.