Unless H.R. 4557 is amended to delete the exemption from sequestration, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the President's other senior advisers will recommend that the bill be vetoed.

The pay provisions for VA physicians and dentists would result in costs of $26 million in excess of those proposed in the FY 1991 Budget.

This $7,000,000 would be contributed to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

It isn't an easy path, but we're convinced it is the only path to prosperity and better lives for all Venezuelans.

I have determined to suspend the GSP eligibility of Liberia.

I have determined to modify the application of duty-free treatment under the GSP currently being afforded to certain articles.

I intend to designate current beneficiaries Kiribati, Mauritania, Mozambique, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu as least-developed beneficiary developing countries.

Any provisions of previous proclamations and Executive orders inconsistent with the provisions of this proclamation are hereby superseded to the extent of such inconsistency.

I ask Congress to require an up-or-down vote on Presidential rescissions.

I hereby authorize the use of up to $2.5 million in funds made available under Chapter 4 of Part II of the act in fiscal year 1990 for emergency assistance to Nicaragua.

I'm here to express my own thanks and the thanks of a grateful community for all that you do to address the problem of hunger in the Washington metropolitan area.

Getting our fiscal house in order is crucial to our nation's long-term economic health and prosperity.