"a broad array of programs to assist the homeless, amend current programs, and authorize certain new programs to address the continuing needs of homeless, especially the mentally ill and substance abusers." November 29 – President Bush addresses the Association of Bank Holding Companies in the ballroom of the Willard Hotel. November 29 – President Bush attends a reception for student participation in service in the East Room. The contents of his speech focus primarily on the education initiative of StarServe. December December 1 – President Bush signs the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 into law. President Bush says Title II of the legislation provides 85 new federal judges that "will provide needed assistance in our fight against crime and drugs by enhancing our courts' ability to provide swift and fair justice." December 3 – President Bush addresses a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the Brazilian Congress Building in Brasilia, Brazil. December 3 – President Bush attends a business community luncheon at the American ambassador's residence in Brasilia. The speech reflects on the history of Brazil and the country's current relations with the United States and other regions. December 4 – President Bush answers questions from reporters on the Persian Gulf Crisis, Marxism, the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative, agricultural trade policy, American forces in Panama, world power alignment, technology gap, leftist governments in South America, and the military rebellion in Argentine in the Salon de Actos at the Edificio Libertad in Montevideo, Uruguay. December 4 – President Bush delivers an address to a joint session of Congress in the Salon de Actos at the Edificio Libertad in Montevideo. December 5 – President Bush answers reporters on agriculture trade negotiations, the Argentine economy, and relations between the United States and Argentina in the Sala de Conferencia at Casa de Rosata. December 5 – President Bush addresses a joint session of Congress in the Congressional Chamber at the Palacio del Congreso. December 5 – President Bush attends a state dinner at the Sociedad Rural Restaurante in Buenos Aires, Argentina. December 6 – President Bush delivers remarks at the arrival ceremony on the tarmac at Arturo Merino Benitez Airport in Santiago, Chile. December 6 – President Bush answers questions from reporters on Chilean political transition, the Persian Gulf Crisis, trade between Chile and the United States, the assassination of Orlando Letelier, the Middle East Peace Conference and the Persian