George H.W. Bush

We should also acknowledge the contribution of an oversight subcommittee, the House Government Operations Subcommittee on Employment and Housing, for adding to our understanding of the past problems at HUD.

H.R. 1 will improve program management and financial accountability at HUD and make that Department's programs less susceptible to waste, fraud, abuse, and political influence.

I appreciate the expeditious manner in which our proposed reforms were considered and approved.

In conclusion, never again must we let the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development -- or any other agency -- be abused for political purposes or personal gain.

I am pleased that the bill also authorizes funds to improve program evaluation and monitoring, thus enabling HUD to use its resources more effectively and efficiently.

Let's show our Thousand Points of Light.

I announce my intention to nominate Donald Robert Quartel, Jr., to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner.

The glad sound you hear is not only the bells of Christmas but also the bells of freedom.

I do hereby proclaim December 17, 1989, as Wright Brothers Day.

For Christmas is measured not by what's beneath your tree but by what's inside your heart.

This is the Christmas that we've awaited for 50 years.

U.S. participation in this arrangement reflects support for Poland's economic reform program designed to restore sustained growth.

This assistance to the three Andean nations is designed to help reduce the flow of illegal drugs into our country.

It is with great pleasure that I sign into law H.R. 3611, the 'International Narcotics Control Act of 1989.'

Today, on the threshold of this century's last decade, we can be proud that, with the approval of S. 804, we are renewing that noble commitment to improve environmental quality for all our people.

International cooperation is essential if they are to be defeated, and the United States, in particular, must be generous in providing assistance.

I am very gratified to be signing this legislation just 1 short year later.

I shall treat the unconstitutional portions of section 502B(c) as severable from the rest of this legislation.

This important legislation will allow the Federal Government, in cooperation with the State of Florida, to acquire over 100,000 acres of valuable resource lands and restore those lands to their once-natural wetlands state.

We applaud the commitment, the dedication, and the goals expressed by the North American Plan.

This entire process has been a splendid example of the great good we can accomplish when we approach our problems in a genuine spirit of bipartisanship.

Today I am pleased to be signing into law H.R. 1727, the 'Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989.'

Even in times of serious fiscal constraints, we can still meet our highest environmental priorities, and this is one of mine.

I am pleased today to sign into law S. 804, the 'North American Wetlands Conservation Act.'

Currently, the United States is losing nearly 400,000 acres of wetlands annually.