Lands of plenty have been turned into deserts bringing famine and ruin to past civilizations. It has happened in startling degree in some limited areas in our country even within our own time. We are at the point in our history today where we can, with a tremendous and continuing national effort, stem the forces of nature and man which are wasting our assets and in time contain them.
Speaking on the conservation and development of natural resources.
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In closing, may I say that the President's request includes $658 million for construction of the U.S. Embassy in Iraq.
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I hope that wherever you can share your views, you will, because it's pretty easy in history to see this.
The Department is firmly committed to working closely and openly with Congress in order to protect the health of our servicemembers.
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