George H.W. Bush

H.R. 2978 would be merely a symbolic gesture and not a serious effort to provide real protection for the flag.

I am proud to nominate Mary Sterling to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor.

The values of this community are the very founding values of this nation and of the Republican Party.

Every day, with a thousand small decisions, you're shaping your future.

I announce my intention to nominate Barbara Zartman to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps.

You all can succeed. If you don't use drugs, you can be anything you want to be.

Drugs are a major problem that touches on both American and Soviet societies.

I do hereby proclaim the period beginning August 4, 1989, and ending August 4, 1990, as a time to commemorate the Bicentennial of the United States Coast Guard.

This proposal would arbitrarily cut defense by $1.8 billion.

The proposed 'Emergency Drug' amendment makes no choices.

It throws money at the problem rather than providing a plan.

We therefore would respectfully urge the Senate to find appropriate means to bring the bill down to the 302(b) level.

I announce my intention to nominate Curtis Virgil McVee to be Federal Cochairman of the Alaska Land Use Council.

None of the Andean nations have asked for U.S. troops, and there is no contemplation of the use of American Armed Forces in any combat role there.

Perhaps no single ethnic group has had as profound an impact upon our Nation as Hispanic Americans.

When vo-tech education can help young Americans get a better start in life, then the whole country benefits.

I am delighted to extend my warmest greetings and congratulations to the members of the Hispanic American community as you celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Building a world-class work force, then, must be a national priority.

I encourage all Americans to take part.

Dennis M. Devaney will continue to serve as a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 16, 1989.

I don't believe that's true, not when so many of the best new jobs in the Nation are going to Americans educated in vocational-technical schools.

We've got to hit the drug lords where it counts.

The values passed from generation to generation in Hispanic American families are values central to the American experience.

Make no mistake; we are going to track every lead that we receive from whatever source to separate the drug barons from the drug money.

Treasury is making an outstanding contribution to our nation's fight against drugs.