We ought to provide, under Medicare, catastrophic insurance.

I think it is one of the best programs the Federal Government does in seeking to aid State and local units of government.

I think it would help to provide continuity, enterprise, and bring added stability to the business and farming communities throughout our country.

We don't discuss the politics of it.

I have recommended that we increase the tax paid by the employees as well as the employer.

One of those lessons that we learned is that bigger budgets and bigger government are not the magic answers to every problem that faces us as a nation.

I strongly disagree with the radical remedies of forced busing to achieve racial balance.

Bigger government is not the answer to our economic problems.

Yes, family farms will benefit. Small business will benefit.

The problem is that we are becoming more and more dependent on foreign oil imports.

I think our foreign policy is moving forward constructively.

I think it is harmful to quality education, and I think there are some recent studies that prove that.

We have tested our institutions and found them very strong.

As long as the inflation rate is going down, which it is-when I took office it was over 12 percent per year, it is now down in the range of 5 3/4 percent to 6 percent.

I strongly support the principle of private volunteer giving to help finance higher education.

We intend to keep it that way.

I believe that you have to hold people accountable, and I am fully willing to assume that responsibility.

We will continue to maintain our diplomatic leadership in seeking constructive and cooperative solutions beyond our national borders.