By making judicious use of the President's authorization, the Secretary of Defense will be able to ensure that essential capabilities such as these and others are available to support our operational requirements.

And let me just recite the history for the American people here.

The deployment of United States forces to conduct operational missions in and around the Arabian Peninsula necessitates this action.

Activating reservists to support operations such as those now underway has been a central feature of this approach.

I have today, pursuant to section 673b of title 10, United States Code, authorized the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service within the Department of…

I don't feel I've bashed Democrats too much.

I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 1594, the 'Customs and Trade Act of 1990.'

I don't think it was any turning up the heat.

Reckless Pentagon cuts are -- we just can't tolerate them.

I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to draw down defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense.

I hereby authorize the furnishing of up to $53.3 million of defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense.

It is shortsighted to restrict exploration for this relatively clean energy source, especially in light of our recent efforts to accommodate national and State concerns regarding the environmental effects of energy exploration and…