I want to commend you and your colleagues for reaching bipartisan agreement on reform of the ethics standards that guide the actions of Federal officials.

I am confident that through continued bipartisan cooperation and an ongoing commitment to reform, we can, working together, continue to enhance ethical standards throughout government.

Today, we recognize and salute the outstanding work done by members of our Nation's philanthropic organizations.

If S. 974 were amended to reduce the wilderness designations from 733,400 to 412,400 acres, the Administration would support the enactment of S. 974.

I am proud to nominate Harriet Winsar Isom to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the People's Republic of Benin.

I hereby proclaim the month of November 1989 as National Diabetes Month.

Such liberty calls for a democracy created less by governments than by people.

You are one of the most beloved Presidents in the history of the Republic.

I really want to build on and keep America, as you often said, 'that shining city on a hill.'

I am also pleased that you have made essential adjustments in compensation for individuals in all three branches of government.

The U.S. five points offer a framework that will allow Israel and the Palestinians to engage on the substantive issues of elections and the negotiating process.

Several provisions in the bill micromanage or unconstitutionally constrain the President's authority to conduct the Nation's foreign affairs.