George H.W. Bush

Montana has contributed a great deal in the 100 years since it became a State.

Yours is a people that draws strength and purpose from the land.

We will increase Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency standards to 27.5 miles per gallon.

I do love seeing all you kids here today.

The recent dramatic increases in defaults and losses in the FHA fund indicate that FHA activity over the last few years has not been on an actuarially sound basis.

We propose to reduce SO2 emissions by 10 billion tons by the year 2000.

I challenge you to come up with a pledge of your own to join the new greening of America by foresting South Dakota with centennial trees.

We've got to clean it up.

Our commitment to helping the reform movement in Eastern Europe is strong.

We're not backing off it.

Hungary has undertaken major steps toward political and economic reform.

I have decided, and Secretary Mosbacher has announced in Hungary, that Hungary will be granted permanent most-favored nation, MFN, status in October.

I do not think we should view that as bad for Western interests.

I don't want to accept that premise.

I think our handling of the Soviet account is pretty good.

But we will be looking to that.

I think I take a rather dim view of it.

I don't know what he's going to bring.

I do feel one thing we can do is cut down on the automatic clips that are used.

I don't feel that there's a new trend of racial hostility.

A reduction in our capital gains tax rate is right for Montana, and it is good for America.

The educational system is basically well-fed, but it's undernourished.

I think a tax increase would be counterproductive in that objective.

I'm a great believer in increased choice for parents and students.

I worry about it -- of course I do, about these kids.