January 19 – President Bush announces the nomination of Jessica L. Parks for membership on the Merit Systems Protection Board. January 19 – President Bush attends a fundraising dinner for Governor of Florida Bob Martinez in the main ballroom of the Omni International Hotel. January 22 – President Bush addresses the March for Life rally via satellite from the Oval Office. January 22 – President Bush announces the appointment of Arnold Schwarzenegger as chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. January 22 – President Bush orders the implementation of Working Group on Rural Development report from the White House Economic Policy Council. January 22 – President Bush announces the nomination of James L. Kolstad for chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. January 22 – President Bush announces the nomination of L. Joyce Hampers for Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development. January 22 – President Bush attends the American Spectator Annual Dinner in the ballroom of the Willard Hotel. January 24 – President Bush announces the nomination of Charles M. Herzfeld for director of Defense Research and Engineering at the Department of Defense. January 25 – President Bush announces the nomination of C. Anson Franklin for Assistant Administrator of the Agency for International Development for External Affairs. January 25 – In a statement, President Bush says that he has "approved a far-reaching economic recovery plan" for aid to Panama. January 25 – President Bush announces the nomination of John R. Dunne for Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. January 26 – President Bush addresses the United States Conference of Mayors in the Presidential Ballroom of the Capitol Hilton Hotel. January 26 – President Bush delivers remarks to children with special needs and their parents during an appearance in the East Room. January 26 – President Bush announces the nomination of Richard J. Hankinson for the new position of Inspector General of the Department of Justice. January 28 – Vice President Quayle visits the Panama Canal and joins 1,000 servicemen for the Super Bowl there. January 29 – President Bush sends his budget for the upcoming fiscal year to Congress. The budget is US$1.23 trillion and proposes government spending increases. January 29 – Vice President Quayle meets with Prime Minister of Jamaica Michael Manley. Manley tells Quayle that the US violated international law with the invasion of Panama. January 31