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Statement on Signing the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 ID 2257 Date 09/25/1990 Today, I am signing H.R. 7, the ``Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990.'' This legislation amends and extends the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. It reauthorizes one of the Federal programs that supports State and local efforts to develop a work force that will keep this country competitive in the world market. This Act …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Luncheon for Gubernatorial Candidate George Voinovich in Akron, Ohio ID 2262 Date 09/26/1990 Alex, thank you. Thank you all. What a great welcome back to Akron -- same place, a couple years later. Thank you all very, very much. Thank you, Mayor -- soon to be Governor -- Voinovich. And Janet, Barbara sends her love. She looks forward to being with you. I don't know whether it's next week or when it is, but she'll be out here to show not only support for the ticket but to show the …
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Remarks at a Rally for Senatorial Candidate Lynn Martin in Chicago, Illinois ID 2263 Date 09/26/1990 The President. Thank you very, very much for that warm introduction. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. Thank you, thank you. Thank you all. Lynn, thank you. Thank you, all of you. And, Lynn, thank you for that warm and wonderful introduction, and thank all of you for making me feel so at home. We were in Ohio earlier today, and the crowds there were almost …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Breakfast for Gubernatorial Candidate Jon Grunseth in Minneapolis, Minnesota ID 2265 Date 09/27/1990 Thank you all very, very much. Thank you for that warm welcome. Jon, thank you for that generous introduction. Vicki, great to be with you. Also, my old friend Senator Dave Durenberger, delighted you're here, sir. And it's good to see our wonderful emcee, another friend of some time, State Auditor Arnie Carlson; and our State chairpeople, Bob Weinholzer and Barb Sykora; and our …
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Remarks at a Fundraising Dinner for Senatorial Candidate Bill Schuette in Detroit, Michigan ID 2267 Date 09/27/1990 I was going to say it's nice to be back where I started; but I think back to that Republican Convention right here in Detroit, 1980, and maybe that's not an overstatement. But in any event, thank you for the warm welcome. And to my dear friend, close friend Max Fisher, thank you for that most generous introduction. And I'm proud, once again, sir, to be back at your side. To Bill Laimbeer, …
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Remarks at the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations World Summit for Children in New York City ID 2276 Date 09/30/1990 Mr. Secretary-General and President Traore, Prime Minister Mulroney, and my distinguished colleagues from around the world, thank you all, and welcome to the United States. I'm proud to address you here today as the President of this country, in which this special summit is being held. And at the outset, let me join all in expressing our appreciation to UNICEF and then to the kids here …
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Remarks on Signing a Resolution Providing Funding for Continued Government Operation and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters in New York, New York ID 2283 Date 10/01/1990 The President. The bill that I'm signing here today will keep the Government operating through October 5th, pending passage by Congress of a budget resolution which reflects the summit agreement. It also provides the important supplemental funds for Operation Desert Shield. This bill represents the first step in implementing the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President Bush's Meeting With President Francois Mitterrand of France Prior to the Houston Economic Summit ID 2060 Date 07/09/1990 President Bush and President Mitterrand met for about an hour this morning to discuss the summit agenda. They had lengthy talks on the Uruguay round and the prospect for a summit statement that moves the Uruguay round forward. They talked about a number of environmental issues, including the general progress that summit countries have …
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Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for the Houston Economic Summit ID 2062 Date 07/09/1990 Welcome to Houston. And we think this city is a very appropriate place to host this economic summit not of the postwar era but of the post-postwar era. Over the past decade and a half, the leaders of the largest industrialized democracies have held these summits to address common problems and challenges. These economic summits have become framework for frank and constructive dialog, a dialog for progress that I …
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Remarks to the 30th Biennial Greek Orthodox Church Clergy-Laity Congress ID 2071 Date 07/12/1990 Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Who would have thought that I would be introduced by Peter Jennings before a beautiful evening like this? [Laughter] It's just wonderful. Ted, thank you very, very much. Barbara and I are delighted to be here this evening. When Ted said that ``a person we hold in such reverence,'' I was ready. You see, I'm used to it now. I thought he was talking about Barbara, not the All …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With the Magazine Publishers of America ID 2082 Date 07/17/1990 The President. Apologies for keeping you waiting. Let me just open with a brief -- I don't want to filibuster -- but open with a brief statement on a word about Germany. And then I'll be glad to respond to your questions. I talked this morning with both Chancellor Kohl and Mikhail Gorbachev and had a fairly long conversations -- about 30 or 40 minutes -- with each one. I feel that the agreement that …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Appointment of the United States Representatives to the Board of Trustees of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe ID 2100 Date 07/24/1990 The administration today named Frank Loy, John Schmitz, and Helen Petrauskas as the three U.S. representatives to the Board of Trustees of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe being established in Budapest, Hungary. All 3 have agreed to serve as part of a 15-member board …
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Remarks at an Antidrug Rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ID 2101 Date 07/24/1990 Thank you, Herman. Thank all of you out there for that -- thank you, sir, for that terrific welcome. And let me just say hello to all those that are outside, listening on the loud speakers. We know they're out there. First, a heartfelt thanks to Herman Wrice, for that introduction and for all he's doing. I want to single out Reds Bagnell and Inspector Durkin and Al Wilson, of course, Herman, for all they're doing in leading …
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Nomination of Edward P. Brynn To Be United States Ambassador to Burkina Faso ID 2103 Date 07/24/1990 The President today announced his intention to nominate Edward P. Brynn to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Burkina Faso. He would succeed David H. Shinn. Since 1989 Dr. Brynn has served as a member of the Senior Seminar at the Foreign Service Institute. Prior to this, he was deputy chief of mission in Yaounde, Cameroon, 1987 - 1989; Charge d'Affaires in …
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Remarks at a Republican Party Fundraising Dinner in New York, New York ID 2105 Date 07/24/1990 Thank you all. Thank you so much, Senator. And let me say how very pleased I am to be here. A salute first to Senator D'Amato, who's doing such a superb job in Washington. He and I have to leave before the broccoli to get back to -- [laughter] -- get back down there, so I hope you'll excuse us. But let me salute my old friend, the borough president. Mr. President, we're proud of you -- Guy Molinari. And of …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Arab League's Statement on the Persian Gulf Crisis ID 2156 Date 08/10/1990 We welcome the Arab League statement as a positive and significant statement. We are pleased with the very strong condemnation of Iraqi behavior and the equally strong support for Kuwaiti sovereignty and the return of the legitimate government. We are gratified to see the explicit statement of support for the measures taken by Saudi Arabia as regards its right to self-defense. We see as …
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Remarks and an Exchange With Reporters on the Persian Gulf Crisis ID 2158 Date 08/11/1990 The President. Well, let me just say that we've had a very good briefing, update, from the Secretary of State. I thanked him for the success of his diplomatic mission, a very important trip to our good friend President Ozal of Turkey. And Jim filled me in on the details of the Turkish leg. And then, of course, I'm so pleased that the NATO alliance is together and that we're in accord on how to look at the problems in …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Treatment of Foreign Nationals in Iraq and Kuwait ID 2168 Date 08/18/1990 On several occasions since the Iraqi invasion and subsequent occupation of Kuwait, the President has stated publicly his interest in the well-being of American citizens and all foreign nationals in both Iraq and Kuwait. The President thus views yesterday's statement by the Speaker of Iraq's National Assembly [Sadi Mahdi], that Iraq will ``play host to the citizens of these aggressive …
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Remarks at a Republican Party Fundraising Luncheon in North Kingstown, Rhode Island ID 2173 Date 08/20/1990 Thank you all very much. Thank you for that warm welcome back. Ed, thank you especially. This may have escaped some, but it has not escaped Barbara and me: Ed DiPrete was perhaps my earliest supporter, or certainly one of them, when I started the quest for the Presidency. I'm delighted to be here. Slightly -- only slightly -- disappointed. I kind of expected to be driven up here in Winnebago One. …
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Remarks at a White House Briefing on National Drug Control Strategy ID 2192 Date 09/05/1990 I wanted to come over here today just to make a brief statement prior to Bill Bennett's presentation. One year ago today, I announced one of the most important initiatives of our administration: the National Drug Control Strategy, a blueprint -- a clear blueprint -- for the war on drugs. We've devoted unprecedented new resources to the fight -- new material, new money, new management, new manpower. And this is true …
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White House Fact Sheet on the United States Commercial Space Launch Policy ID 2194 Date 09/05/1990 Policy Findings A commercial space launch industry can provide many benefits to the U.S. including indirect benefits to U.S. national security. The long-term goal of the United States is a free and fair market in which U.S. industry can compete. To achieve this, a set of coordinated actions is needed for dealing with international competition in launch goods and services in a manner that is consistent with …
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Exchange With Reporters on the Persian Gulf Crisis ID 2377 Date 10/31/1990 The President. We've already had a big, major press conference -- I'm sorry you all missed it -- about 20 minutes from here. Q. There are already accusations -- -- The President. You should have been over there. Q. Are we going to war? Q. There are already accusations and some reports out there that a lot of this turning up the heat now is politically motivated to coincide with the election. The President. Jim [Jim Miklaszewski, NBC …
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Remarks at a Republican Party Fundraising Breakfast in Burlington, Massachusetts ID 2379 Date 11/01/1990 Thank you all so much for that warm welcome. My only hope is that when I had to stand you up a few weeks ago that you paid again to get in here -- [laughter] -- because it is absolutely essential that Bill Weld be elected the next Governor of this State. It's great to be back here, not far from where I was born. Great to be back here, very, very close to where my beloved sister votes -- Nan Ellis. Glad …
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Remarks to a Campaign Rally for Congressional Candidate Wayne Gilchrest in Salisbury, Maryland ID 2392 Date 11/04/1990 The President. -- -- After all, this is our country, and that seat of yours in the United States Congress belongs to the people of the Eastern Shore -- the farmers, the fishermen, the teachers, and everyone else in that wonderful part of the State. And if something is wrong, you can do something about it. And you can elect one of your own to the Congress as someone who shares our values, …
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Statement on Signing the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 ID 2396 Date 11/05/1990 Today I signed H.R. 5158, the ``Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991.'' This Act meets the needs of our Nation's veterans. The Act provides .3 billion for VA Medical Care, an increase of putmaincontenthere.9 billion over the 1990 enacted level. This increase will …
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Statement on Signing the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991 ID 2401 Date 11/05/1990 Today I signed H.R. 5769, the ``Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991.'' I am pleased that the Act includes funding for many programs important to the environment. In particular, the Act includes funds to expand our national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges, as I recommended in my budget. Many nationally significant natural and cultural resources …
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Statement on Signing the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991 ID 2405 Date 11/05/1990 Today I signed H.R. 5313, the ``Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1991.'' The Military Construction Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1991 is within the funding levels of the Budget Summit Agreement. The Act provides funds for military construction, family housing, and base closure programs of the Department of Defense. I am deeply disappointed with several provisions in the bill. Most serious is …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Liberalization of Trade and Investment With Nicaragua ID 2413 Date 11/08/1990 President Bush today signed a Presidential proclamation designating Nicaragua as a beneficiary of the trade measures provided for in the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. Nicaragua's participation in the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) benefits will give Nicaraguan businesses duty-free access to the U.S. market for a wide range of goods and will prompt growth in Nicaragua's …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President Bush's Meeting With President Patricio Aylwin Azocar of Chile ID 2286 Date 10/02/1990 President Bush met in the Oval Office today with Chilean President Patricio Aylwin. This was the first meeting between the two leaders. President Bush told President Aylwin that he is looking forward to his visit to Chile during his South America trip later this fall. He expressed the United States strong support for Chile's return to democracy and our commitment to …
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Address to the Nation on the Federal Budget Agreement ID 2291 Date 10/02/1990 Tonight I want to talk to you about a problem that has lingered and dogged and vexed this country for far too long: the Federal budget deficit. Thomas Paine said many years ago, ``These are the times that try men's souls.'' As we speak, our nation is standing together against Saddam Hussein's aggression. But here at home there's another threat, a cancer gnawing away at our nation's health. That cancer is the budget deficit. Year …