Ronald Reagan
I'm delighted that you're all here, and I know that you've been briefed and had a briefing on the subject of our legislation for tuition tax credits. And I expect to make another strike and try for a breakthrough in that today and hope to get it out of the Senate committee and onto the floor, because I'll be meeting very shortly with Senators Dole and Moynihan and Roth and Packwood on this particular subject.
The President's initial response came during a question-and-answer session with students at Providence-St. Mel High School in Chicago during a visit to that city on May 10:
I am delighted to have this opportunity to be among leaders and educators in the Catholic community--a community of Americans who have done so much to bring sustenance and fulfillment to people around the world. I am grateful for your help in shaping American policy to reflect God's will--for your efforts to allow Americans to provide direct aid to the people of Poland-- and I look forward to further guidance from His Holiness Pope John Paul II during an audience with him in June.
"We know these [budget cuts] will not be achieved without pain, but we must continue our efforts to restore the health of our economy," said Secretary of Education Terrel H. Bell in announcing the budget proposal.