We simply have to reduce the Federal Government's reporting burden on the public.

I anticipate your wholehearted and effective compliance in securing these goals.

I expect the number of reports which collect information from the public to be reduced at least 10 percent by next June 30.

Let us also dedicate ourselves to understanding and to responding to the special needs of the disabled veterans.

The purposes of that Act are clear and simple: to allow necessary information to be obtained by the Federal Government with minimum burden on the public.

This new building is a monument to the sacrifices made by those veterans and to the services you have rendered to them.

Again, despite the fiscal constraints, I have requested funds for more than 9,000 new VA medical personnel in the budget for fiscal years 1976 and 1977.

My policy will be to implement the recommended goals in accord with these basic principles.

The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 was one of the first bills I signed upon entering the Office of the President.

I agree that the general goals recommended by the Secretary are desirable ends and are worthy of our careful consideration.

I am confident that an appropriate combination of public and private actions can meet our demands for the foreseeable future.

I believe that looking into the future to ascertain when actions must be taken to meet carefully determined goals is essential.

It is time that we reconcile our good intentions with the recognition that we at the Federal level cannot know what is best for every school child in every classroom in the country.

I am proposing today the financial assistance for elementary and secondary school act.

I strongly urge the Congress to act quickly and favorably on my proposal to help ensure quality education for all of our children.

My proposal is based on the conviction that education needs can be most effectively and creatively met by allowing States greater flexibility in the use of Federal funds.

The time has come to provide Federal support without Federal impediments.

For too long the real issue in our education programs--Federal versus State and local control--has been obscured by endless bickering over funding levels.