George H.W. Bush
The Public Record
George H.W. Bush was the 41st President of the United States, serving from January 20, 1989, to January 20, 1993. A member of the Republican Party, he previously held the office of Vice President under Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1989. Bush was a World War II veteran and served in various roles within the U.S. government, including as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1976 to 1977. His presidency is noted for significant events such as the Gulf War and the fall of the Berlin Wall, as well as his efforts in foreign policy and international diplomacy.
It is clear that much of S. 1036 is duplicative, counter-productive, or otherwise raises substantive concerns.
This exclusion is a highly objectionable erosion of Presidential authority.
The expansion and duplication of these authorities would not add to the coherence or effectiveness of Federal aid to small, rural communities.
I want to salute my two able assistants and friends up here on the platform.
The establishment of a Rural Business Investment Fund would essentially duplicate the existing Farmers Home Administration Intermediary Relending Program.
Site-specific lease-purchase authorities are inefficient and costly, and are contrary to the orderly, financing of the Government's space needs that Congress has specifically authorized GSA to administer.
I had an opportunity to take that message to the leaders of Western Europe, our close allies there, just a couple of weeks ago in Paris.
The House is urged to remove the objectionable provisions noted above so that the President's senior advisors could recommend that he sign the bill.
A man in the country does his own thinking, but you get him into town and he soon will be thinking secondhanded.
The bottom line is: A strong domestic drilling and producing business is essential to the national security of the United States of America.
I do hereby proclaim the week beginning July 23, 1989, as Lyme Disease Awareness Week.
And it's the best way to assure consumers of adequate and reliable supplies of clean energy at the lowest reasonable price.
We are united in the conviction that the best way to deal with our energy problems and serve the American people is to let our market economy work.
A strong domestic drilling and producing business is essential to the national security of the United States of America.
This measure reflects a strong bipartisan belief that eliminating price controls will help this nation take full advantage of our plentiful domestic resources.





