"I am pledged to improving the quality of life: for improving the quality of the air we breathe and the water we drink."
"The Department of the Interior is our nation's principal conservation agency."
"I have seen nothing, not one substantive fact, that makes me change my mind about John Tower's ability to be Secretary of Defense."
"I'm proud to be over here for the swearing-in of my friend Manuel Lujan as the 46th Secretary of the Interior."
"Among my first items on my personal agenda is the protection of America's environment."
"I am troubled by that, and I just don't know the answer."
"I said in the campaign, that there could be times, working cooperatively with leaders in the hemisphere, that American assistance would be sought."
"The cause of the environment is so vital and so personal that working in this vineyard is its own reward."
"I do not want to be out there as less than fully supportive of my nominee."
"We're going to put a hell of a lot more effort into it."
"The public demand for a safe, clean environment has probably never been firmer."
"I believe that economic growth and a clean environment are both part of what all Americans understand a better life to mean."