71.   The speaker said he could imagine all sorts of profitable space ventures.

72.   The speaker said he was acting on the assumption that Meehan was running for governor, but the congressman suspected payback for his support of the Clean Elections Law.

73.   The speaker said he was encouraged by the response to his rallying call.

74.   The speaker said high-salaried athletes have a special responsibility to help in the fight against drugs because they are role models for children.

75.   The speaker says the tentative list draws from only those cuts that both sides have proposed.

76.   The speaker also said the wealthy publisher Steve Forbes, who has put millions of dollars into his own campaign, was a legitimate contender.

77.   The speaker has said he will not sign the book contract unless it is approved by the ethics committee.

78.   The speaker said Dr. Rudolph Crew, the new chancellor of the city schools, called him Friday.

79.   The speaker said he wants to see legislative action on taxes, an overhaul of military procurement, a missile defense system and job creation.

80.   The speaker said it was important symbolically to return any surplus produced by the strong economy to taxpayers.