Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

Monday, December 6, 1993 Volume 29—Number 48 Pages 2467–2509

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Addresses and Remarks Exchanges with reporters See also Bill Signings Oval Office—2490 Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Sheraton Washington Hotel—2503 Relations—2483 News conference with President De Leon of Democratic Leadership Council—2494 Guatemala, November 30 (No. 36)—2472 Presidential Medals of Freedom Letters and Messages presentation—2479 Radio address—2467 President Gaviria of Colombia, message on World AIDS Day—2486 the death of Pablo Escobar—2492 Appointments and Nominations Meetings With Foreign Leaders Defense Department Central American leaders—2472 Assistant Secretary of the Army—2492 Sweden, Prime Minister Bildt—2490 Assistant Secretary of the Navy—2492 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Notices Board of Directors, members and Vice Continuation of Libyan Emergency—2492 Chair—2482 Bill Signings Proclamations Brady bill, remarks—2477 National Drunk and Drugged Driving Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Assistance Prevention Month—2505 Act of 1993, statement—2504 National Home Care Week—2469 International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act National Hospice Month—2468 of 1993, statement—2493 World AIDS Day—2482 Communications to Congress Statements by the President Iraq, letter—2470 See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Continuation of Libyan emergency, letter Signings transmitting notice—2493 Implementation of the North American Free Executive Orders Trade Agreement—2492 Technology reinvestment project—2505 Delegating a Federal Pay Administration Authority—2470 Supplementary Materials Delegation of Functions Under the Acts approved by the President—2508 FREEDOM Support Act and Related Checklist of the White House press releases— Provisions of the Foreign Operations, 2507 Export Financing and Related Programs Digest of other White House Appropriations Act—2491 announcements—2506 Interviews With the News Media Nominations submitted to the Senate—2507

Editor’s Note: The President traveled to Albuquerque, NM, on December 3, the closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in this issue will be printed next week.

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The President’s Radio Address We’ve also moved to help our students by November 27, 1993 reforming the college loan law so that loans are easier to get, with lower interest rates Good morning. This week my family cele- and better repayment terms and stiffer re- brated Thanksgiving as most American fami- quirements to pay the loan back. lies did. We gathered around a table filled We signed into law the National Service with the bounty of our great country, and Act, which 3 years from now will allow we thanked the Lord for all we have and all 100,000 young Americans to earn some we can hope for. money against their college education while No holiday tradition is more American rebuilding their communities from the grass- than Thanksgiving. Indeed, no people have roots up. better reasons to give thanks, because no We won passage of our reforms in each people have been more blessed. This holiday House in campaign finance. And when the also signals the beginning of the end of the Congress comes back, if the House and Sen- year, a time that many of us will use to take ate can agree, we can do a lot more to take special interest politics out of our congres- stock and to reflect. By any measure this has sional elections and therefore our decision- been an eventful year for our Nation. making process. On the road and in letters from my fellow We passed an economic program, which Americans, I’ve been touched and buoyed by will give a real tax break to working families the words of support for the changes we have with children to try to make sure that every- put in place and the progress we’ve made. body who works 40 hours a week in this It’s been a good beginning: Inflation is down; country with a child in the home will be lifted interest rates are down to historic lows; the well above the poverty line. But there’s still deficit is down; investment is up. Many of a lot to do. you listening today are among the millions Under the leadership of the First Lady, of Americans who’ve refinanced your homes we’ve now got a health security proposal. And or your businesses in just the last year be- it’s my fond hope that before the end of next cause of the drop in interest rates. And in year, Congress will pass a plan that will give the last 10 months, the economy has pro- every American comprehensive health care duced more private sector jobs than in the that can never be taken away. previous 4 years. And now that Congress has The crime bill has been passed in both approved the North American Free Trade Houses. It will put more police officers on Agreement and I have gone to Seattle to the street, up to 100,000 of them, build more meet with the leaders of all the Asian-Pacific prisons, establish boot camps for young first- economies, I know we can stimulate our jobs time offenders, it will ban assault weapons. machine even more with increased exports. But we have to resolve those two differences There’s so much else that we’ve been able and pass that crime bill early next year. to do to help our workers and our families. We’re making progress in the fight against Congress also passed and I signed into law crime. Just before the Congress left, it adopt- the family and medical leave law. Now work- ed legislation requiring a 5-day waiting pe- ers have a right to take some time off to take riod before anyone can purchase a handgun, care of a sick family member or newborn so there can be a check for someone’s age, child without losing their jobs. It will help mental health history, and criminal record. to make America a place where you can be This action was a national victory in the fight a successful worker and a successful parent. against crime and violence and a very per- 2467

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sonal victory for Jim and Sarah Brady, a fam- remove some of the stress that hurts our fam- ily touched by violence who turned tragedy ilies. We’re working hard to open opportuni- into triumph by fighting for 7 long years to ties to make the changes sweeping the world pass this important legislation to protect the friendly to the American working family. It’s rest of us from individuals who shouldn’t be been said that the family is the test of free- permitted to possess or use handguns. We’ve dom. It tests our freedom and our sense of waited a long time to pass the Brady bill, responsibility. And that’s the best reason to but it’s just the latest example of how we try to preserve families and to try to alleviate brought to Washington the change we prom- some of the terrible, terrible burdens that ised in the last campaign. have aggravated the strains on family life for In 10 months we’ve broken the gridlock. nearly 30 years now. We’ve won much of what I set out to do So, my fellow Americans, on this most in my first year. Much of the change that treasured of holiday weekends, as we give I talked about when I ran for President is thanks for what we have, let’s remember beginning to be accomplished now. The fact what so many millions of Americans don’t is, according to the highly respected Con- have. Let’s remember how much both work gressional Quarterly, this administration, and family mean to civilized life. We can re- working with both parties, has had more of store and repair the basic fabric of our society its major legislation adopted in this first year only if we build up both: work and family. than any other administration in the last 40 Together, I believe we can do that. years. Thanks for listening. Every one of these changes, every step we take, has to be measured in a job that a moth- NOTE: The address was recorded at 12:15 p.m. er or father finds or an opportunity a child on November 24 in the Oval Office at the White gains or in better prospects for a business House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on November 27. owner or in safer streets and a more secure future. Every step forward, if it helps to in- vigorate our economy, our community, our Proclamation 6630—National families, is a step worth taking. But ultimately Hospice Month, 1993 and 1994 these steps will be steady only if we begin together to do more to fix America from the November 29, 1993 inside out. We have to be concerned with the number By the President of the United States of families that have totally broken down, the of America number of young women giving birth to chil- dren out of wedlock. It’s sweeping the coun- A Proclamation try upward and offward—upward and all As Americans work together to reform our across racial lines. We have to be concerned Nation’s health care system, I am pleased to that without the structure, the discipline, the proclaim November 1993 and 1994 as Na- love of families, too many children face a fu- tional Hospice Month. ture stripped of hope. Too many kids now Hospice is an eminently successful pro- live without enough hope or enough love or gram, a vital health care service that allows enough discipline. the terminally ill to die with dignity. It ad- We have to be concerned that in both our dresses the importance of being in a warm, cities and our rural areas, the value of life familiar, and comforting environment in our has been cheapened. Too many children are last days. This care helps not only in preserv- killing children with weapons of destruction ing and enhancing the patient’s quality of life that are even more efficient and sophisti- during an illness, but also in giving support cated than the police, who are supposed to to the family following the death of a loved protect the people, have. one. This attention underscores the impor- For our part, we’re working hard to pro- tance of the needs of the entire family and vide economic security, health care security, highlights the dedication of this supportive and safety in community and in this way to and knowledgeable interdisciplinary team.

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The public and private sectors have forged a new form of health care, as modern tech- a unique partnership in the development of nology has developed to the point where vir- high standards and new programs for hospice tually anything available in a hospital can now care. These and other changes to be brought be provided in the home, a secure and com- about by health care reform hold the promise forting environment. for even greater accomplishments as we try Each day, thousands of hardworking men to improve the quality of life of those most and women bring vital home health care in need. Thus, my Administration is deeply services to Americans who are incapacitated committed to maintaining and strengthening by illness, age, or disability. Working in asso- these efforts in our health care system. ciation with more that 12,000 home care In recognition of the importance of hos- agencies across the country, these dedicated pice programs and in honor of the many professionals and volunteers form a core of dedicated volunteers and professionals who caring support in our Nation’s vast health care for the terminally ill and their families, care system. This week, we honor them and the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 159, express our deepest appreciation for their has designated November 1993 and 1994 as many contributions. ‘‘National Hospice Month’’ and has author- The administrators and employees of ized and requested the President to issue a home health care agencies work closely with proclamation in observance of these months. government agencies and with concerned Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, private organizations, including hospitals, to President of the United States of America, give patients a welcome alternative to institu- do hereby proclaim November 1993 and tionalized care. Home health care treats the 1994 as National Hospice Month. I encour- patient and his or her family members, at- age all Americans to recognize the impor- tending to needs both physical and spiritual, tance of hospice care and to observe these in an atmosphere that fosters dignity, heal- months with appropriate activities and pro- ing, and independence. Secure in familiar grams. surroundings, patients find comfort in the In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set support of their loved ones, while receiving my hand this twenty-ninth day of November, efficient, effective health services, free from in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred institutional constraints. and ninety-three, and of the Independence For the nine to eleven million Americans of the United States of America the two hun- of all ages who currently require long-term dred and eighteenth. care, there is a unanimity of voice in the William J. Clinton choosing of home health care as an alter- native to hospital stays. At a time when we [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, are striving to reform our health care system 4:29 p.m., November 29, 1993] and make it work for all of our citizens, home care is an excellent and cost-effective meth- NOTE: This proclamation was published in the od. Federal Register on December 1. Thousands of nurses, therapists, social workers, home health aides, and others pro- Proclamation 6631—National Home vide our Nation’s home care services, and Care Week, 1993 and 1994 each of them deserves our recognition and heartfelt thanks. With understanding and November 29, 1993 compassion, they do more than prolong life—they enhance its quality. For this price- By the President of the United States less gift, we honor their service. of America To increase public awareness of and sup- port for our Nation’s home care agencies, the A Proclamation Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 55, has Home care, the oldest form of health care, designated the weeks beginning November traditionally has been provided by families 28, 1993, and November 27, 1994, as ‘‘Na- for their loved ones for centuries. It is also tional Home Care Week’’ and has authorized

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and requested the President to issue a procla- [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, mation in observance of these weeks. 4:27 p.m., November 29, 1993] Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United States of America, NOTE: This Executive order was published in the do hereby proclaim the weeks of November Federal Register on December 1. 28 through December 4, 1993, and Novem- ber 27 through December 3, 1994, as Na- Letter to Congressional Leaders on tional Home Care Week. I encourage all Iraq Americans to observe these weeks with ap- propriate programs and activities. November 29, 1993 In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-ninth day of November, Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred Consistent with the Authorization for Use and ninety-three, and of the Independence of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of the United States of America the two hun- (Public Law 102–1), and as part of my effort dred and eighteenth. to keep the Congress fully informed, I am reporting on the status of efforts to obtain William J. Clinton Iraq’s compliance with the resolutions adopt- ed by the U.N. Security Council. [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, Inspections and sanctions have signifi- 4:28 p.m., November 29, 1993] cantly debilitated Iraq’s ability to reconstitute its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) pro- NOTE: This proclamation was published in the grams in the near future. The U.N. Special Federal Register on December 1. Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have effectively put the Iraqi nuclear weap- Executive Order 12883—Delegating ons program out of business in the near term. a Federal Pay Administration The United Nations has destroyed Iraqi mis- Authority sile launchers, support facilities, and a good November 29, 1993 deal of Iraq’s indigenous capability to manu- facture prohibited missiles. It has reduced By the authority vested in me as President Iraq’s ability to produce chemical weapons; by the Constitution and the laws of the UNSCOM teams continue to inventory and United States of America, including section destroy chemical munitions. The United Na- 5304 of title 5, United States Code, it is here- tions has inspected, and will monitor, several by ordered as follows: facilities identified by Iraq as capable of sup- Section 1. Section 2 of Executive Order porting a biological weapons program. No. 12748 is amended by adding at the end Continued vigilance is necessary, however, thereof a new subsection (c) to read as fol- because we believe that Saddam Hussein is lows: committed to rebuilding his WMD capabil- ‘‘(c) The President’s Pay Agent, as des- ity, especially nuclear weapons, and is most ignated in subsection (a), is hereby author- likely continuing to conceal weapons-related ized and designated to exercise the authori- activities from the U.N. It is therefore ex- ties of the President under section 5304(h) tremely important that the international concerning the extension of locality-based community maintain current sanctions and comparability payments to certain categories continue its efforts to establish the long-term of positions not otherwise covered.’’ monitoring regime required by U.N. Security Sec. 2. This order shall be effective imme- Council Resolution 715. Although Iraq has diately. said that it is ready to comply with that Reso- lution, it still must take significant steps, in- William J. Clinton cluding the provision of new data about the The White House, suppliers of its WMD program. Rolf Ekeus, November 29, 1993. the Chairman of UNSCOM, has told Iraq

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that it must establish a clear track record of ized by the Security Council in Resolutions compliance before he can report favorably 706 and 712. Talks between Iraq and the to the Security Council. We strongly endorse United Nations on implementing these reso- this approach. lutions have ended unsuccessfully. Iraq could The ‘‘no-fly zones’’ over northern and use proceeds from such sales to purchase southern Iraq permit the monitoring of Iraq’s foodstuffs, medicines, materials, and supplies compliance with Security Council Resolu- for essential civilian needs of its population, tions 687 and 688. Over the last two years, subject to U.N. monitoring of sales and the the northern no-fly zone has deterred Iraq equitable distribution of humanitarian sup- from a major military offensive in the region. plies (including to its northern provinces). Since the no-fly zone was established in Iraqi authorities bear full responsibility for southern Iraq, Iraq’s use of aircraft against any suffering in Iraq that results from their its population in the region has stopped. refusal to implement Resolutions 706 and The United States is working closely with 712. the United Nations and other organizations Proceeds from oil sales also would be used to provide humanitarian relief to the people to compensate persons injured by Iraq’s un- of northern Iraq, in the face of Iraqi Govern- lawful invasion and occupation of Kuwait. ment efforts to disrupt this assistance. We The U.N. Compensation Commission has re- have provided temporary generators and ceived about two million claims so far, with spare parts to preserve supplies of electricity another 500,000 expected. The U.S. Govern- in the region since the Iraqi Government cut ment is preparing to file a sixth set of individ- off power on August 5, 1993. We continue ual claims with the Commission, bringing to support U.N. efforts to mount a relief pro- U.S. claims filed to roughly 3,000. At its most gram for persons in Baghdad and the South recent session September 27–29, the Com- and to ensure that supplies are not diverted mission’s Governing Council discussed how by the Iraqi Government. We are continuing to allocate funds among different claimants to work toward the placement of human but did not make decisions. rights monitors for Iraq as proposed by Max Security Council Resolution 778 permits van der Stoel, Special Rapporteur of the use of a portion of frozen Iraqi oil assets to U.N. Human Rights Commission, and to fund crucial U.N. activities concerning Iraq, work for the establishment of a U.N. Com- including humanitarian relief, UNSCOM, mission to investigate and publicize Iraqi war and the Compensation Commission. (The crimes and other violations of international funds will be repaid, with interest, from Iraqi humanitarian law. oil revenues as soon as Iraqi oil exports re- On September 20, after a review of Iraqi sume.) The United States is prepared to compliance with Security Council resolu- transfer up to $200 million in frozen Iraqi tions, the President of the Security Council oil assets held in U.S. financial institutions, issued a statement noting that there was no provided that U.S. contributions do not ex- consensus to modify the existing sanctions re- ceed 50 percent of the total amount contrib- gime. That regime exempts medicine and, in uted. We have arranged a total of over $100 the case of foodstuffs, requires only that the million in such matching contributions thus U.N. Sanctions Committee be notified of far. food shipments. The Sanctions Committee Iraq still has not met its obligations con- also continues to consider and, when appro- cerning Kuwaitis and third-country nationals priate, approve requests to send to Iraq ma- it detained during the war. Iraq has taken terials and supplies for essential civilian no substantive steps to cooperate fully with needs. The Iraqi Government, in contrast, the International Committee of the Red has maintained a full embargo against its Cross (ICRC), as required by Security Coun- northern provinces and has acted to distrib- cil Resolution 687, although it has received ute humanitarian supplies only to its support- over 600 files on missing individuals. We con- ers and to the military. tinue to work for Iraqi compliance. The Iraqi Government has so far refused Although the Iraq-Kuwait border has been to sell $1.6 billion in oil as previously author- demarcated, incidents continue. On Novem-

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ber 15, Iraq released Mr. Kenneth Beaty, a ibbean, which they are attending with leaders U.S. citizen, who had been detained by Iraq from the private sector, from throughout the since he crossed the border accidentally in Caribbean Basin, to discuss ways to advance April 1993. Also on November 2, a small regional prosperity. group of Iraqi police in uniform entered Ku- President De Leon has struggled hero- waiti territory and, with their guns drawn, ically on behalf of democracy and human stopped Kuwaiti citizens in two vehicles. rights in Guatemala. And he’s just achieved Three Iraqis were wounded in an ensuing an important political accord that will bring fight. Iraq admitted that its police had more accountable government to his nation. crossed into Kuwait. The U.N. Iraq-Kuwait President Cristiani played a central role in Observer Mission (UNIKOM) continues to ending El Salvador’s civil war and has been monitor the border. Iraq can rejoin the community of civilized critical to the success of the peace accords. nations only through democratic processes, President Chamorro has worked hard to respect for human rights, equal treatment of bring reconciliation and democracy to Nica- its people, and adherence to basic norms of ragua. I want to acknowledge President international behavior. Iraq’s government Callejas for his leadership in consolidating should represent all Iraq’s people and be democracy in Honduras and President committed to the territorial integrity and Calderon for advancing Costa Rica’s tradi- unity of Iraq. The Iraqi National Congress tions of social justice and the rule of law. (INC) espouses these goals, the fulfillment President Endara has safeguarded Panama’s of which would make Iraq a stabilizing force return to democracy. And Prime Minister in the Gulf region. Esquivel has earned praise for his govern- I am grateful for the support by the Con- ment’s sound economic policies and his own gress of our efforts. personal integrity. Sincerely, For years, few regions of our world en- Bill Clinton dured more suffering than Central America. But today, few regions are better poised to NOTE: Identical letters were sent to Thomas S. reap the benefits of the end of the cold war. Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, This is the first time in the 20th century that and Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore of the Senate. all of these nations have come here to the White House to meet the President of the United States, every one of them being head- The President’s News Conference ed by democratically elected leaders. It is an With President Ramiro De Leon of historic and very important moment. Guatemala The people of Central America are clearly November 30, 1993 dedicated to the harvest of reconstruction and renewal. They’re healing divided soci- President Clinton. Good morning. This eties, reviving stalled economies, and work- morning it was my great honor to welcome ing toward closer integration among them- seven outstanding Central American leaders selves and their other neighbors. My message to the White House: President Cristiani of today to these distinguished leaders and to El Salvador, President Endara of Panama, the millions whom they represent is simple: President Callejas of Honduras, President Calderon of Costa Rica, President Chamorro The United States will be there as your part- of Nicaragua, President De Leon of Guate- ner to help. We will not make the mistake mala, and Prime Minister Esquivel of Belize. of abandoning this region when its dramatic These leaders have made an historic con- recovery is not yet complete. We will remain tribution to our hemisphere by helping to engaged to help Central America attain build democracy and peace in a region that peace, consolidate democracy, protect until very recently was riven by civil strife. human rights, and achieve sustainable devel- I’m grateful that they were able to break opment. Our Nation has a direct stake in away from the Miami conference on the Car- Central America’s stability and prosperity.

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The United States exports $6 billion in goods education, and health care. Good governance to these countries, supporting over 100,000 will advance our mutual objectives to bolster American jobs. democracy, promote social opportunity, and Today we discussed steps that Central clear the path for freer trade. America’s nations can take to strengthen our Just a few years ago, this morning’s meet- economic ties, including further trade liber- ing would have been literally unthinkable. alization and better protection of worker Now, in the midst of this great progress, it rights, intellectual property, and the environ- would be unthinkable for us not to meet. The ment. We also discussed the impact of the prosperity and security of this hemisphere North American Free Trade Agreement, which we share depends more than ever on which all of these leaders strongly supported. our continued cooperation. The Vice President is leaving this afternoon It is now my honor to introduce President for Mexico where he will deliver a major ad- De Leon, who will also speak for his fellow dress on American engagement in Latin Central American leaders. America. This morning we agreed that Mr. President. NAFTA’s historic passage can serve as a cata- President De Leon. Thank you very lyst for the expansion of free trade to other much. Good morning. At this time of great market democracies throughout the hemi- and transcendental changes in the world sphere, something I have long supported. order, in Central America, in the United And we shared concerns about NAFTA’s po- States, and especially in our reciprocal rela- tential short-term effects on the flow of trade tions, today we just had a Presidential meet- and investment to Central America. I ing which we consider not only a very pleas- pledged that my administration will work ant one but an extremely constructive one. with Congress and Central American govern- We were able to exchange with President ments to design affirmative strategies to stim- Clinton, whom we would like to thank for ulate regional trade. his invitation, our points of view on issues As our economic relationship evolves, so and problems of great importance having to must the nature of the United States support do with our bilateral relationship as well as for economic development in Central Amer- recent events in Central America on the one ica. We will continue bilateral aid programs. hand and in the United States on the other At the same time, the region’s rising credit- hand. worthiness has allowed international financial I would like to summarize what we have institutions to increase their role, and we discussed as follows. As far as democracy and strongly support that. We will work to de- governance, first of all we underscored the velop a new, more mature economic partner- efforts made in our region for the consolida- ship with Central America based on trade ex- tion of pluralistic and participatory systems, pansion, multilateral support for economic giving special priority to respect for individ- reforms, and better coordination of bilateral ual, civil, and political human rights, which and multilateral aid programs. has allowed great progress in the recent years These leaders today have told us that they in the solution of the great conflicts we have. seek to work together to become a model We showed that we Central American region for sustainable development. And we countries continue to work to achieve true are prepared to work with them in that enter- participatory democracy involving growth prise. I can think of no more important com- with social justice and without confrontation mon endeavor. and that solidarity and dialog are essential With the elections of the last several years, principles to which we are giving priority as democracy has taken root in Central Ameri- the underpinnings of the strengthening of ca’s rugged terrain. Now the challenge facing our democracies. this region is to build democratic institutions As to economic and social development that endure, that are honest, that are respon- and the fight against poverty, on these points sive, that are effective. We are prepared to we said to President Clinton that the mag- work closely with Central America to pro- nitude of the problem of poverty in our coun- mote reform in the judiciary, the civil service, tries is of great importance. It is a problem

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which will have to be solved with political racy is more than the simple and mere hold- will and solidarity. The fight against poverty, ing of regular elections. we said, is not just a matter of supporting Finally, on the NAFTA and the Caribbean social welfare investment, but it is a matter Basin Initiative, the Central American Presi- of supporting productive investment through dents said in this Presidential summit meet- private investment, supporting the produc- ing, that our bilateral agenda with the United tive sector, and supporting the insertion of States is going to be very strongly influenced our economies into the world market. We not only by the changes in Central America have to fight the scourge of poverty through but also by the historic decision of Canada, consistent management of our economic and the United States, and Mexico to form an our social policies. We told the President that expanded free trade area. We said that we we are emerging with great difficulty and applaud this decision, which marks a fun- with degrees of difference from one country damental and positive change in inter-Amer- to the other, emerging from a deep and pro- ican relations, and that we feel that this does longed recession which punished those least constitute a creative answer to the emerging able to defend themselves especially, badly. international reordering. We also considered, I am talking here about the poorest of the we said, that NAFTA implies the need for poor. the Central American region to redouble its As far as economic adjustment is con- efforts and to become stronger so that we cerned, with great optimism we said to the can expand to serve more competitive mar- President that we Central Americans are now kets. looking toward the future with a positive vi- We made two proposals to President Clin- sion. We are transforming antiquated ton. First of all, we expressed to him our great interest in initiating consultations to in- schemes. And now the societies realize that corporate the Central American countries they have to assume costs but in an attitude into the North American Free Trade Agree- of solidarity in order to achieve peace, devel- ment and, at the same time, that the real opment, democracy, and especially the re- possibilities be considered to make the CBI spect for human rights, both individual and benefits be equal to the NAFTA benefits. We economic, social and cultural rights. said that we felt that this should be done We emphasize that governments must be- within the framework of respect for the envi- come more efficient as administrators and ronment. And we had a very favorable re- public servants, allowing the state to act sponse to our suggestion that Central Amer- where it must and generate conditions so that ica should become a model area of sustain- the private sector can act in a more decen- able development in the environmental tralized and participatory manner. Regarding framework. We have taken the political deci- self-effort and external assistance, we dis- sion to suggest this, and President Clinton cussed how happy we Central Americans are has decided to give this idea his backing. to be making our own efforts and advancing We also said that we would be very appre- toward positive results, a demonstration of ciative for any support and backing that the which is the recent signing of the protocol U.S. Government could give to the negotia- to the Treaty of Central American Economic tions within the framework of the Uruguay Integration. At the same time though, we re- round to expand liberalization of world trade called that these internal efforts must be sup- for products of interest to us. We are grateful ported as they have been by external co- for the efforts that the United States has operation. And here the support offered by made to increase our access to the European the United States has had, has, and will con- Common Market, and we are hoping that tinue to have great importance. We also said there will be a negotiated solution with the to President Clinton that we feel that this EC. particular historic moment is the very worst Finally, and given the welcome and the one to be cutting back on cooperation, exter- interest which was so emphatically shown by nal cooperation. It is the best time to main- President Clinton to the regional proposals tain it and increase it, convinced that democ- we made, the Presidents of the Central

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American region wish to repeat here our sat- duced NAFTA, that is, an expansion of a free isfaction at the fruitfulness and constructive trade area to the rest of Latin America. That’s nature of this meeting. And we have decided something, as I think all of you know, I have to set up a high-level commission among us long been interested in and have talked about to follow up the process of incorporation of it when I was running for President. And I Central America into the North American told him that I had asked Ambassador Kantor Free Trade Agreement. This constitutes a to basically, when we conclude our GATT very important way to combat poverty in efforts—we’re preoccupied, as you know, Central America and thus achieve peace and with the GATT agreement now—after we consolidate democracy and development conclude our GATT agreements and if with social equity for the entire Central NAFTA goes through with the proclamation American isthmus. of Canada which has to be done by the first Thank you. of the year, shortly after the first of the year, to begin a study and come up with a rec- Nicaragua and El Salvador ommendation to me about how to proceed Q. Could you discuss the loosening aid to with reference to the rest of Latin America Nicaragua? And also did you discuss the in the free trade process. emergence of death squads in El Salvador? Now secondly, the other issue we dis- President Clinton. We discussed the aid cussed was a narrower one, and that is, how to Nicaragua issue very briefly. I have de- can we make sure that the NAFTA agree- cided just in the last couple of days to ap- ment, as it begins to be implemented, does prove the release of the aid from FY ’93 be- not hurt the Caribbean countries who are in cause of the significant progress made in the Caribbean Basin Initiative? That is, nei- Nicaragua in asserting civilian control over ther Mexico nor the United States and cer- the military and in trying to resolve some tainly not Canada ever intended for there to American property claims and on a number be a transfer of investment from the Carib- of other issues there. So I feel good about bean to Mexico, just a simple shift. That that. would defeat the whole purpose of what With regard to El Salvador, what we basi- we’re trying to do here in growing the area. cally discussed was the continuation of the So we are looking into now what we can do democratic process and the upcoming elec- on a shorter term basis to just make sure tions and the hope that the recent violence that doesn’t happen. As I said, that was never there would not in any way interrupt that. any part of Mexico’s strategy or interest, And I feel comfortable that they are proceed- never any part of the United States. So I ing along that path. think we’ll have a more near-term rec- What I’d like to do is to try to alternate ommendation on that regard. questions and take a question from people representing Central American press and Salman Rushdie then go back to the American press and go back and forth, if I could. Q. Mr. President, many Muslims, includ- Yes, in the back. ing some who support the United States, are upset about your meeting with author Central America and NAFTA Salman Rushdie. Was there any advice from Q. Mr. President, as the President of Gua- the State Department or others that there temala has said Central American countries were risks involved in this meeting? And do are interested in having that parity with you think that it might undercut support for NAFTA because they feel that they are going the Middle East peace process? to start feeling the impact of NAFTA in President Clinton. To be frank, there was about 5 years. What was your response? Are some division among our people about you willing to give them that parity? whether I should see Mr. Rushdie when he President Clinton. Let me say specifically was here. He met with Mr. Lake, and then what we talked—we talked about two dif- I was over in the Old Executive Office Build- ferent issues. One is the question of involving ing, and Mr. Lake brought him over there Central America in the process that pro- so I could see him and shake hands with him.

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We visited probably for a couple of minutes. set whatever cuts we had in bilateral assist- And there was some—because our view of ance, number one, and number two, that I the first amendment and free speech is dif- would do my best to strengthen the eco- ferent from that held by many Muslims nomic relationship between the United throughout the world, including many who States and these nations in the hope that in- are our friends. I understand that. creasing trade and investment would do far I did it to make the point not that I agree more than bilateral aid ever could anyway with the attacks on Islam in the book that to strengthen the long-term economic well- Mr. Rushdie wrote but that in our country being of the two nations. and in the countries who respect freedom Thank you very much. of speech, freedom of speech includes espe- cially the willingness to respect without Trade, Development, and Democracy threatening the life of or the rights of people who write things that we do not agree with. [At this point, a question was asked in Span- Indeed, for a Westerner, I have tried for ish, and a translation was not provided.] more than 20 years now to study and have President De Leon. As I said, in addition an appreciation of Islam. And I respect the to being a very pleasant meeting, it was an religion, and I respect the culture enor- extremely fruitful one. Our proposals were mously. So I mean no disrespect to the peo- welcomed very forthrightly by the U.S. side. ple who have that religious faith. But I do And we had the hope, because of the interest think it’s important that here in the United that President Clinton showed in our presen- States we reaffirm our commitment to pro- tations, that we would be able to do some- tect the physical well-being and the right to thing concrete on two areas in particular: speak of those with whom we may intensely one, in connection with a free trade expan- disagree. That’s what our Constitution does. sion to Central America, and secondly, that So I hope that I will not be misunderstood. we could get the same benefits as NAFTA I believe I made the right decision. for the CBI countries. Yes, ma’am. In addition to that, we had the suggestion Aid to Central America which was accepted vis-a-vis the environ- Q. Mr. President, you mentioned that one mental pilot projects. We think that it would of the programs will include multilateral aid be wonderful if that pilot project for sustain- to Central America. However, the AID budg- able development should be carried forward et has been substantially cut and will con- in Central America. This would be great not tinue to be cut in the future. What has been just for Central America but for the entire your commitment in this regard to the na- world. tions of Central America? For President Clinton regarding democra- President Clinton. First of all, let’s dis- tization of the region and with respect for cuss that. The AID budget was cut in the human rights to achieve greater cooperation last budget cycle. And we are basically in a with the United States Government, I would 5-year period now where we’ve committed say that we ourselves, we the Central Amer- not to increase Federal discretionary spend- ican countries, we are giving signals of this ing even for inflation. So there will be a cut advance and progress, difficult in some cases, of all spending relative to inflation, which fragile in others, but we are going toward means if we want to increase one area of our true democracy. We have the case of El Sal- spending, we have to cut something else pro- vador, Honduras, Panama; democracy has portionately. And I’m going now into a series come later in some cases, sooner in others. of meetings—I had my first one yesterday— I never mention Costa Rica when we talk on next year’s budget, which will require us about this, because Costa Rica has always to make some difficult decisions. been a democracy and an example for the What I said to the leaders was I would entire world and the case of Belize, which do my best to maintain some level of bilateral has also been a democracy. assistance but that the United States would Guatemala has had the worst problems, try to make sure that the multilateral aid off- and 5 months ago we had another break of

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our institutional and constitutional order. But nors to possess handguns, and I thank you we showed the world that we have begun for that, sir. to mature in our society. In Guatemala we’ve Senator Metzenbaum, Congressman Schu- begun to learn what the democratic society mer, Senator Mitchell; and others who gave is and means. This has been done incredibly birth to this great effort; to all the law en- peacefully, and I say ‘‘incredibly’’ because of forcement representatives, the Governors, the antecedents in our country. And we have the mayors, the folks from Handgun Control been able to get out of a political crisis, which who are here; to the families whose lives was very difficult, between the three would have been changed for the better if branches of Government, with an agreement the Brady bill had been law; Mrs. Musick which was the best one possible for our peo- and my friend Cathy Gould and her children, ple, because the constitutional changes for Lindsey and Christopher who lost a husband the first time have taken place without a coup and father who would be here today if the d’etat. The interruption of the constitutional Brady bill had been law, I am honored to mandate of the Congress and the supreme have all of you here in the White House. I court is going to be corrected by the purest also want to say a special word of thanks to expression of democracy, that is, a popular the Members of Congress who were out election. Therefore, I gave the example of there early on this, when there was some Guatemala, excuse me for that, but I think considerable political risk either attached to our problems are the worst. And I think that it or thought to be attached. The Brady bill the rest of the region also has given signs was first introduced almost 7 years ago by of consolidating the democratic system. Congressman Ed Feighan of Ohio on Feb- So there was no conditionality; quite the ruary 4th, 1987. I can’t resist saying a special opposite. What we had was total backing of word of thanks to the Members who come a proposal and a desire for the United States from difficult districts who voted for this bill. to continue helping us consolidate our de- My good friend and Congressman, Beryl An- mocracies, fragile in some cases, more con- thony, from Arkansas lost a tough race in solidated in other cases, but continue to work 1992 and part of the reason was that he voted for the sake of consolidating peace. for the Brady bill. And the NRA came after President Clinton. Thank you. him in an unusual election. He said to me on the way in here, he said, ‘‘If it cost my NOTE: The President’s 36th news conference seat, it was worth it.’’ began at 11:22 a.m. in the East Room at the White Everything that should be said about this House. In his remarks, he referred to Anthony has already been said by people whose lives Lake, Assistant to the President for National Secu- are more profoundly imbued with this issue rity Affairs. President De Leon spoke in Spanish, than mine. But there are some things I think and his remarks were translated by an interpreter. we need to think about that we learned from this endeavor as we look ahead to what still needs to be done. Remarks on Signing the Brady Bill Since Jim and Sarah began this crusade, November 30, 1993 more than 150,000 Americans, men, women, teenagers, children, even infants, have been Thank you very much, Sarah and Jim and killed with handguns. And many more have General Reno, Mr. Vice President, Mrs. been wounded—150,000 people from all Musick. Thank you for your wonderful re- walks of life who should have been here to marks. share Christmas with us. This couple saw There were two Members of Congress through a fight that really never should have who inadvertently were not introduced. I had to occur, because still, when people are want to recognize them because they’ve confronted with issues of clear common played a major role in this. One of our Demo- sense and overwhelming evidence, too often cratic leaders in the House, Steny Hoyer and we are prevented from doing what we know Senator Herb Kohl from Wisconsin, who also we ought to do by our collective fears, what- sponsored the bill to make it illegal for mi- ever they may be.

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The Brady bill has finally become law in known, a former gang member who has a fundamental sense not because of any of turned his life around and now coordinates us but because grassroots America changed a program called gang alternative programs its mind and demanded that this Congress in Norwalk, California, telling gang members not leave here without doing something they have to take personal responsibility for about this. And all the rest of us—even Jim their actions and turn away from violence; and Sarah—did was to somehow light that Reverend William Moore, who organized spark that swept across the people of this parents and educators and other clergy in country and proved once again that democ- north Philadelphia to provide safety corridors racy can work. America won this battle. for kids going to and from school—160,000 Americans are finally fed up with violence children stay home every day because they’re that cuts down another citizen with gunfire scared to go to school in this country—and every 20 minutes. all the police officers on the street who have And we know that this bill will make a dif- restored confidence in their neighborhoods, ference. As Sarah said, the Washington Post becoming involved in ways that often are way pointed out that about 50,000 people have beyond the call of duty, people like Officer been denied the right to buy a handgun in Anthony Fuedo of Boston, who took a tough just four States since 1989. Don’t let anybody section of east Boston and transformed it tell you that this won’t work. I got a friend from a neighborhood full of fear to one which back home who sold a gun years ago to a elderly people now feel safe sitting on bench- guy who had escaped from a mental hospital, es again. that he hadn’t seen in 10 years. And he pulled We can do this but only if we do it to- out that old form from the 1968 act and said, gether. And I ask you to think about this: ‘‘Have you ever been convicted of a crime? I come from a State where half the folks have Have you ever been in a mental hospital?’’ hunting and fishing licenses. I can still re- The guy said, no, no and put the form back member the first day when I was a little boy in the drawer. And 12 hours later six people out in the country putting a can on top of were dead, and my friend is not over it to a fencepost and shooting a .22 at it. I can this day. Don’t tell me this bill will not make still remember the first time I pulled a trigger a difference. That is not true. It is not true. on a .410 shotgun because I was too little But we all know there is more to be done. to hold a .12 gauge. I can remember these The crime bill not only has 100,000 new po- things. This is part of the culture of a big lice officers who, properly trained and de- part of America. But people have taken that ployed, will lower the crime rate by prevent- culture—we just started deer season—I live ing crime, not just by catching criminals. It in a place where we still close schools and also has a ban on several assault weapons, plants on the first day of deer season, nobody long overdue; a ban on handgun ownership is going to show up anyway. [Laughter] We and restrictions on possession of handguns just started deer season at home and a lot by minors; the beginning of reform of our of other places. We have taken this important Federal firearms licensing systems; and an part of the life of millions of Americans and effort to make our schools safer. This is a turned it into an instrument of maintaining good beginning. And there will be more to madness. It is crazy. Would I let anybody be done after that. change that life in America? Not on your life. But I ask you to think about what this Has that got anything to do with the Brady means and what we can all do to keep this bill or assault weapons or whether the police going. We cannot stop here. I’m so proud have to go out on the street confronting teen- of what others are doing. I’m proud of the agers who are better armed than they are? work that Reverend Jesse Jackson has been Of course not. doing, going back now to the streets and talk- This is the beginning of something truly ing to the kids and telling them to stop shoot- wonderful in this country if we have learned ing each other and cutting each other up, to separate out all this stuff we’ve been hear- and to turn away from violence. I’m proud ing all these years, trying to make the Amer- of people like David Plaza, not so well- ican people afraid that somehow their quality

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of life is going to be undermined by doing ents of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, stuff that people of common sense and good the highest honor given to civilians by the will would clearly want to do and every law United States. And so today it is my honor enforcement official in America telling us to to award the Medal of Freedom to five great do it. reformers of the 20th century who changed So, I plead with all of you today, when America for the better: Mrs. Marjory you leave here to be reinvigorated by this, Stoneman Douglas, the late Joseph Rauh, to be exhilarated by the triumph of Jim and Judge John Minor Wisdom, the late Justice Sarah Brady and all these other folks who Thurgood Marshall, and Justice William didn’t let their personal losses defeat them Brennan. but instead used it to come out here and push Today they join a distinguished list of citi- us to do better. zens in a process initiated by my great prede- And each of you in turn, take your oppor- cessor Harry Truman in 1945. Like Harry tunity not to let people ever again in this Truman, all five of them rank among our Na- country use a legitimate part of our American heritage in ways that blinds us to our obliga- tion’s great champions of the underdog. In- tion to the present and the future. If we have deed, most of their lives are stories of under- broken that, then there is nothing we cannot dogs themselves. Two of them are sons of do. And when I go and sign this bill in a immigrants. Justice Brennan’s parents came minute, it will be step one in taking our here from Ireland near the time that Mr. streets back, taking our children back, re- Rauh’s father and grandfather came here claiming our families and our future. from Germany. One, Justice Marshall, was Thank you. the great-grandson of slaves. And one, Mrs. Douglas, is descended from a founder of the NOTE: The President spoke at 1 p.m. in the East Underground Railroad. America gave them Room at the White House. In his remarks, he the freedom to be their best, and they hon- referred to former White House Press Secretary James Brady, who was wounded in the 1981 assas- ored our country by becoming five legendary sination attempt on President Ronald Reagan; his defenders of our freedoms in return. wife, Sarah, who is head of Hand Gun Control, When this medal was created at the end Inc.; and Melanie Musick, who became a sup- of World War II, America had great decisions porter of the Brady bill after her husband was to make about what kind of nation we wanted shot and killed in 1990. H.R. 1025, ‘‘To provide to be. The postwar years were those which for a waiting period before the purchase of a hand- unlocked great forces that would transform gun, and for the establishment of a national instant criminal background check system to be contacted our society profoundly and permanently. A by firearms dealers before the transfer of any fire- baby boom and a development boom arm,’’ approved November 30, was assigned Pub- brought Americans more mobility and more lic Law No. 103–159. economic opportunity than they had ever en- joyed before. But this new mobility also Remarks on Presenting the opened our eyes to problems we had been previously unwilling to acknowledge: the Presidential Medals of Freedom legal barriers set up to prevent black Ameri- November 30, 1993 cans and working people from sharing in the Thank you very much, ladies and gentle- opportunities afforded to others; the growth men, distinguished guests, all. We have that devoured the value of our disappearing Members of Congress here, members and regional identities and fragile natural land- former members of the United States Su- scapes. preme Court, and a number of distinguished It was during this time in 1947 that Mar- Americans who share in common a friend- jory Stoneman Douglas published her best- ship with one or more of our distinguished selling book, ‘‘The Everglades: River of honorees today. I welcome you all here. Grass,’’ a monumental work on Florida’s One of the greatest pleasures of being unique ecosystem, one of our Nation’s great- President is the authority to choose recipi- est natural resources. The next year, 1948,

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gave us the Democratic National Convention I meant World War I—and to continue a ca- that nominated Harry Truman, where Hu- reer writing about the distinctive regional bert Humphrey delivered one of the earliest character of southern Florida. and most impassioned speeches on behalf of Her advocacy on behalf of the Everglades civil rights ever given from a national plat- in Florida long before there was ever an form. There Joseph Rauh, Jr., won his fight Earth Day is legendary. It has been an to make civil rights a part of the National inspiration to generations of conservationists, Democratic Party platform and an indelible environmentalists, and preservationists part of our national agenda. throughout our Nation and especially to my In 1954 Thurgood Marshall won a case be- administration, in the work of Vice President fore the United States Supreme Court called Gore and the Administrator of the EPA, an- Brown v. Board of Education, the decisive other woman from Florida, Carol Browner. blow against legal segregation, a decision that She is much admired by the Attorney Gen- would have more impact on civil rights in eral who shares her south Florida roots, and America than any other single action since I am glad to see her here today, also. President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Beyond Florida, Marjory Stoneman Doug- Proclamation just upstairs in this White las is a mentor for all who desire to preserve House. what we southerners affectionately call ‘‘a In 1955, Joe Rauh and others celebrated sense of place.’’ And Mrs. Douglas, the next victory over McCarthyism, whose abuses of time I hear someone mention the timeless freedom they had fought so fearlessly. wonders and powers of Mother Nature, I’ll In 1956, President Eisenhower named be thinking about you. New Jersey Supreme Court Justice William Joseph Rauh grew up in an immigrant Brennan to the United States Supreme family to become America’s leading labor Court, launching one of the most influential lawyer and advocate of civil liberties. He careers in the Court’s entire history. And the studied under Felix Frankfurter, clerked for following year, in 1957, Eisenhower named Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo John Minor Wisdom to the U.S. Court of and then Frankfurter when he was named Appeals, where he and his colleagues pio- Cardozo’s successor by President Franklin neered our Nation’s landmark decisions on Roosevelt. He was a champion of working civil rights. He made a lot of good appoint- people and labor movement reforms. Among ments, Mr. Eisenhower. his clients were Walter Reuther’s United We honor these people not for any private Auto Workers, A. Philip Randolph’s Brother- success, not for any personal pursuit of glory hood of Sleeping Car Porters, and Joseph but for their selfless devotion to the public Yablonski’s wing of the United Mine Work- interest and their tireless lifetime of achieve- ers. ment in the public arena. Because of what When he returned from the Army after they did, our Nation is a better place, and the Second World War, he founded Ameri- our lives, all of us, are richer. I’d like to brief- cans for Democratic Action to help stem the ly review that before the official citations are influence of communism in the United read. States, and he was elected its vice chairman, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, all of 103 a post once held by Vice President Hum- years old, has always been ahead of her time. phrey, Arthur Schlesinger, and the theolo- She was born in Minneapolis on April 7th, gian Reinhold Niebuhr. 1890, raised in Massachusetts, graduated Later, as the group’s chairman, he called from Wellesley College in 1912, and moved the ADA a group of independent-minded to Florida. She was one of the pioneering people grappling with the old line machines women in journalism when she joined the of both parties on behalf of good govern- staff of the Miami Herald in 1914. She served ment, not a bad slogan. He represented play- the Red Cross in Europe during World War wright Arthur Miller against the Government II and returned to the United States to wage intrusion of the McCarthy committee and a campaign for the passage of the women’s was an outspoken champion of civil liberties suffrage amendment—I said World War II; until his death last year. He may have left

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us with the most appropriate quotation for name of justice. As founder and chief counsel this ceremony when he said, ‘‘What our gen- of the NAACP’s Legal Defense and Edu- eration has done is bring equality into law. cation Fund, he waged systematic war against The next generation has to bring equality in laws that kept black people out of voting fact.’’ booths and their children out of publicly John Minor Wisdom, a senior judge on the funded schools. He did more to make Martin U.S. Court of Appeals at 881⁄2 years old, still Luther King’s dream of equality real in the handles a caseload as large as any active lives of our people than anyone in our time. judge on the bench. But he stands out among Together, he and Justice Brennan became his peers as a truly first-class legal scholar the twin pillars of liberty and equality on the who writes brilliant opinions, including his Court. landmark opinion on voting rights in United Justice Marshall’s son, Thurgood, Jr., who States v. State of Louisiana in 1963, and his coordinates legislative affairs in the office of historic opinions to open the University of the Vice President, said his father would have Mississippi to black students in Meredith v. been most proud of this award by being hon- Fair in 1962. He is a son of the Old South who became an architect of the new South. ored alongside Justice Brennan, his close His father attended Washington College in friend and colleague through so many years Virginia when its students marched in the of battles. funeral of its president, Robert E. Lee. His Justice Brennan is the author of the most background makes his progressive decisions enduring constitutional decisions of our last all the more remarkable. Because I don’t decades, including Baker v. Carr on one per- think the South could have made it through son, one vote, and Times v. Sullivan which those trying times without leaders like Judge brought the free speech doctrine into the lat- Wisdom. ter half of the 20th century. He’s already He may be the only medal recipient today been acknowledged by friends as well as foes who was once a member of the Republican as one of the most pivotal giants in the history National Committee. He became the father of the Court, perhaps its staunchest defender of the modern Republican Party in Louisiana of freedom of the individual against Govern- when he moved it away from reactionary iso- ment intrusions. As he once told Bill Moyers, lationism to the moderation of President Ei- the role of the Constitution is, and I quote, senhower. His outspoken calls for reform in the protection of the dignity of the human government and public education and civil being and the recognition that every individ- rights are something of which all southerners ual has fundamental rights which Govern- and members of both political parties can ment cannot deny. justly be proud. Justice Brennan served longer than any None of our advances in civil rights would Justice in this century but two, and his impact have been possible without the indefatigable and legacy have changed the Court in our energy of the late Thurgood Marshall. As an country for all time. attorney and later as Solicitor General of the For all these people here, it must be a United States under President Johnson, he presented the most monumental arguments great sense of honor to be joined by so many before the Supreme Court since Daniel distinguished Americans, members of the Webster in the early years of our Republic, Cabinet, former members of the Cabinet, more than a century earlier. If President members of the Supreme Court, former Kennedy had not named him an appeals members of the Supreme Court, and Mem- court judge in 1961 or President Johnson had bers of the Congress. I thank all of you for not named him the first black Justice on the being here. But I think we should all recog- United States Supreme Court in 1967, his nize that the people who should really be mark on America would still loom very, very grateful to all of them are ordinary Ameri- large today. cans, many of whom may not even know their He gave his career to defend black people from violence carried out by mobs in the

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names but whose lives have been forever Proclamation 6632—World AIDS changed by their labors. Day, 1993 I’d like now to ask my military aide to read November 30, 1993 the citations. [At this point, Maj. Leo Mercado, Jr., USMC, By the President of the United States Marine Corps aide to the President, read the of America citations.] A Proclamation My fellow Americans, we often pay our AIDS and HIV disease have cut short the debts by acknowledging it to our Founders. lives of many Americans who had so much In the beginning of this country, Thomas Jef- to contribute. They have plagued our sons ferson told us something we dare never for- and daughters, our mothers and fathers, our get, which is that we must also pay our debts brothers and sisters, and our friends and co- to our reformers, for all the Founders did workers. The devastating effects of AIDS was to give us something that has to be recre- have touched all of us. More than one million ated in every age and time. Today we have of our fellow citizens are infected with HIV, acknowledged that debt to five great reform- the virus that causes AIDS. Since January ers. We can only repay it if we follow in their 1981, more than 340,000 Americans have de- footsteps. veloped AIDS, and more than 200,000 have Thank you very much. died from complications resulting from AIDS. On this World AIDS Day, we recognize NOTE: The President spoke at 3:48 p.m. in the and are humbled by the global impact of HIV East Room at the White House. disease. The World Health Organization esti- mates that more than 14 million people worldwide are infected with HIV and that Nomination for the Board of more than 2.5 million have developed AIDS. Directors of the Federal Deposit By the end of this century, more than 30 Insurance Corporation million people will have been infected with November 30, 1993 HIV and, of those, more than 10 million adults will have developed AIDS. The President announced today that he The extent of HIV infection is overwhelm- has nominated Anne L. Hall to be a member ing, but we must not allow ourselves to de- of the Board of Directors of the Federal De- spair in the face of these daunting statistics. posit Insurance Corporation, and he has re- Instead, we must accelerate our efforts to nominated Andrew C. Hove to be a Board find effective treatments, a vaccine, and an member and Vice Chair. eventual cure for this scourge that haunts us. ‘‘With their banking expertise and demon- This Administration has undertaken a new commitment to AIDS research and preven- strable commitments to public service, Anne tion and to the development of improved Hall and Andrew Hove are outstanding care and treatment for those with HIV dis- choices for the FDIC Board,’’ said the Presi- ease. Through the strengthened Office of dent. ‘‘They will work hard to ensure that AIDS Research at the National Institutes of the American people’s savings are secure.’’ Health, we are increasing our efforts to im- prove treatments and working more effec- NOTE: Biographies of the nominees were made tively to find a cure for HIV and AIDS. available by the Office of the Press Secretary. State governments and public health offi- cials across our Nation have mobilized to educate the public and address the needs, not only of persons with AIDS, but also of their families and loved ones. Community- based organizations throughout the country have provided education, care programs, and

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support to those coping with HIV and their [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, families. Volunteers across America, mem- 11:01 a.m., December 1, 1993] bers of local service organizations, church groups, gay and lesbian service organizations, NOTE: This proclamation was released by the Of- and thousands of individuals have heard the fice of the Press Secretary on December 1, and summons to action and have given selflessly it was published in the Federal Register on De- of their time and energy. Those who labor cember 2. to hasten the end of this terrible epidemic deserve our deep appreciation and admira- tion. Remarks to the Advisory Commission Education is our most effective tool in pre- on Intergovernmental Relations venting the spread of HIV/AIDS. We need December 1, 1993 to ensure that all Americans will protect their lives and the lives of their loved ones by mak- Thank you very much. First, Governor ing safe and healthy choices. Government Winter and to all the other members of the alone cannot solve this crisis. We all must Commission, let me thank you for your will- look deep within our souls to find the com- ingness to serve. I very much believe in the passion, the values, the spirit, and the com- potential of this group, both because of the mitment that will allow us to conquer this quality of the individuals on it and because modern-day plague. of the way it’s constituted, with representa- tives from the Federal, the State, and the I call upon every American to join in the local government and with both Democrats effort to fight the spread of HIV and to treat and Republicans here. I also want to say a those living with HIV with dignity and re- special word of thanks to my friend, Bill Win- spect. We all hope and pray for the day when ter, for being willing to serve as Chair. He we discover a cure and a preventive vaccine. is one of my closest personal as well as politi- Until that day—which I know will come— cal friends. When he was willing to do this, we all must work together, strengthen our because I knew that he had spent years think- resolve to marshal the resources necessary ing about a lot of these issues, I felt that we to end the epidemic, and increase our com- had a chance to make this group succeed. passion for those who need our help in their When we began to talk 2 years ago, more struggle against HIV disease. than two years ago now, about whether I Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, would run for President, he and I agreed that President of the United States of America, one of the things that we needed to do was by virtue of the authority vested in me by to somehow restore the integrity, the the Constitution and laws of the United strength, the vitality of the relationships be- States, do hereby proclaim December 1, tween the various levels of government. 1993, as World AIDS Day, and I invite the One of the biggest problems we’ve got in Governors of the States, the Commonwealth this country today is that everybody knows of Puerto Rico, officials of other territories that there are a lot of things that the govern- subject to the jurisdiction of the United ment has to be involved in at some level, States, and the American people to join me but there is a great skepticism about the abil- in reaffirming our commitment to combat- ity of government to do its job, particularly ting HIV/AIDS and to helping those living here in Washington, a skepticism not without with this disease. foundation, I might add. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set There was a wonderful article in the Wall my hand this thirtieth day of November, in Street Journal the other day, talking about the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and the attitudes of people in a town in Illinois ninety-three, and of the Independence of the about the health care issue. And one of the United States of America the two hundred people who was quoted in the article had a and eighteenth. one-sentence quote that I thought summa- rized in a way the dilemma that we all face, William J. Clinton at least those of us who go to work here in

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Washington every day. The man said, ‘‘I be- to do their jobs better by creating a different lieve in government, but I’m not sure I trust environment. The empowerment zone legis- it.’’ You know, in other words, I believe in lation is one. If these empowerment zones the idea; I know that there are some things work to actually get private sector investment a government has to do that can’t be done and public-private partnerships at the local without the government, but I’m not sure level going in otherwise economically dis- they get done right, either because people tressed areas of our country, then I think you will not do the right thing or because it won’t will see them sweep the country. I think the be confidently done. Congress will be more than willing to vote Because I served a dozen years as a Gov- more of the empowerment zones if we can ernor and worked on these federalism issues prove it works. Well, that requires a level of from another perspective and because I partnership and followthrough that the Fed- worked in a, I think, considerably less par- eral Government alone can certainly not pro- tisan atmosphere—it’s just the nature of vide. State and local government to be more prob- The community enterprise board we’ve set lem-focused and somewhat less ideologically up, designed to see what we can do to sort oriented—I think I’ve got a pretty good sense of push down more decisionmaking at the about what the potential is of this group to governmental level and to require more part- try to help us in our efforts to redefine what nerships to build from the grassroots up, is we should be doing here in Washington and an important thing. how we can be working with you better. I issued an Executive order on unfunded The first thing I want to tell you is that mandates which a lot of you were involved I’m very serious about these issues and that in helping me put together. Our administra- I want to pursue them vigorously, thor- tion has been quite vigorous in granting waiv- oughly, consistently, and with the appro- ers to States for welfare reform experiments priate level of visibility. I’m glad to see my and for some health care reform experi- good friend Secretary Riley here, who also ments. I want to continue to do that, and has shared the experience with Bill Winter I want you to explore with me what we can and I—we were Governors together for a do to help you do your jobs better. long time—and who has a good feel for these Perhaps the most important recommenda- things, too. tion of the reinventing Government commis- Carolyn Lukensmeyer is here to report to sion was that we consolidate a lot of these you on the federalism suggestions that came grants and let you fashion your own use for out of the National Performance Review, the the Federal money that’s been set aside in Vice President’s reinventing Government re- too many little discrete pieces for the benefit port. He wanted to be here personally, but of people at the local level. So there are a I asked him to go to Mexico today to deliver whole lot of issues we can deal with. an important speech in the aftermath of the The main point I want to leave you with passage of the North American Free Trade today is that I haven’t forgotten what it was Agreement legislation last week, and that’s like to be on the other end of this relation- why he’s there today and not here. But there ship, first. Secondly, my appointment of Bill are some important recommendations in the Winter and the quality of this Commission National Performance Review that I hope (a) demands that we take your work seriously. will be endorsed by this group, (b) may be Thirdly, we actually need for you to think amplified on it, and (c) that you may have about what specific steps ought to be pur- some ideas about how we can actually imple- sued in defining what the Federal role ought ment them. We get a lot of wonderful ideas to be. up here, but there’s a lot of slips between And let me just say one thing in closing the cup and the lip. So we need your help out of respect to the Members of Congress on that. who are here. There’s been a lot of discussion Secondly, there are a whole series of em- in this town which will give way to reality powerment initiatives that we have tried to as we move into the first budget year and take to enable State and local governments as we move into next year’s budget about

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how much we did or didn’t cut spending. I difference and which are nice but don’t make asked yesterday Leon Panetta to tell me how that much of a difference; about how we can many Federal accounts there are, you know, shift Federal spending to more investment separate lines in the appropriations bill, and relatively less consumption, to make it where there’s actually less money this year more forward-thinking. And there is a real to be spent than there was last year. And willingness, I think, in the Congress, to listen the answer is 356 specific Federal accounts to and learn from the shared experiences of will have less money in this fiscal year than people in State and local government as we they did in the last year. Notwithstanding are forced to make these decisions. And be- that, in the coming budget year, under the lieve me, whatever targets we do or don’t budget plan we now have, we’re going to adopt next time, if we just stay with the budg- have to have significant other budget cuts in et we’ve got, there is going to be an extremely various areas. rigorous and difficult budgetary process be- Now, what I’m interested in doing is figur- ginning here early next year. Anyone who’s ing out—and what the Members of Congress really studied the numbers knows that when will have to help do—is to figure out within you get beyond the rhetoric to the reality, a Government Department and then across there are a whole lot more reductions that departmental lines, what is it that the Federal are going to have to be made. Government should be doing, and if not So on the other hand, everybody wants to doing, what should the Federal Government increase funding in some areas. To whatever be funding for you to do? And what things extent we are in sync with that and we are are we doing that may be nice but are rel- building the kind of partnership we ought atively inessential at a time when we clearly to be, this country’s going to be much better have—the biggest dilemma for the Congress off. And to whatever extent you feel that the is this: almost every person in the Congress, Government in Washington is doing the right without regard to whether they’re a liberal thing, given its difficulties, and you can com- or a conservative or a Democrat or a Repub- municate that, we will collectively begin to lican, believes that we have to continue to rebuild the confidence of the American peo- reduce the deficit. We know that the serious ple that we’re doing the best we can with efforts we’ve made have produced low inter- the tax money they give us and in operating est rates, higher investment, housing starts, the Government in a more efficient and ef- the biggest in 14 years; the beginning of this fective way. lumbering big economy coming back. On the I personally believe the consolidation of other hand, virtually every Member of the a lot of these discrete programs is very impor- Congress, including the most conservative tant. But if we do it, we have to find a way, Republicans, believe we are not investing and I hope that there will be candid con- enough in certain areas that prevent bad versations about this. I hope the Members things from happening, that develop the ca- of Congress will be candid with the State and pacity of people, and most importantly of all, local governmental representatives about help us to make this transition from a defense this. to a domestic commercial economy. There are reasons why these programs get The great gaps in structural unemploy- created in the way they do—where you have ment from California to New York and Con- 150 separate training programs; we necticut, occasioned by the big cutbacks in shouldn’t, but we do—why we have all these defense spending, have made most every- other programs in little pieces, when it would body in the Congress quite sensitive to what be better if they were in one big piece and kinds of investments we ought to have at the you had a laundry list of permissible things national level to generate jobs and high wage that could be done with this money. And jobs. then you would design what’s best for your So in order to achieve both those objec- city, your county, or your State. And I hope tives, we have to be much more disciplined we can get into exploring that, because I’m about what our job is and what your job is; convinced, with the amount of money fairly about which of our programs really make a fixed and with the demands on the money

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and with the differences, the drastic dif- I met his grandmother who was a real inspi- ferences in economics from place to place, ration to both of us. And a beautiful young you need a lot more flexibility than you’ve woman named Jenny Dorr who walked the got. But we need to be candid here about halls with me, who came down with me. why the laws are the way they are, what the Stand up, Jenny. I think my goal ought to problems have been in the past, and what be to see that Jenny Dorr gets to live to a kind of new arrangements we can make if ripe old age. we’re going to have any hope of implement- Today I think just about every American ing the reinventing Government rec- who’s ever been touched by AIDS will think ommendations on consolidating the grants. of people they know who have died or who So that, in short, Mr. Chairman, are some have suffered family loss. I don’t know if it of the things that I wanted to say. I believe was by accident or design, but I want to thank in the potential of this group. I want to work whoever put this part of the quilt up here with you. I want to help to make sure that with a picture of my good friend Dan Brad- you have both consistent support and the ap- propriate level of visibility so that we send ley, who for many years was the national the message out to the country that we are leader of the Legal Services Corporation. I trying to work through these things and give have a friend who lost her mother and an- the American people a Government that they other friend who lost his wife to AIDS be- can not only believe in but also trust. cause of tainted blood transfusions, and many Thank you very much. others. But I want to say a special word of appre- NOTE: The President spoke at 10:01 a.m. in the ciation today for the people who are infected Indian Treaty Room of the Old Executive Office with HIV and the people who are living with Building. In his remarks, he referred to Carolyn AIDS who are committed to living, to those Lukensmeyer, deputy project director for man- agement, National Performance Review. who work in the White House and those who work in the administration and those who, around the country, have given support to Remarks on World AIDS Day at me and helped me to give some support to Georgetown University Medical them. Some of them are here today, and I Center thank them for the power of their example December 1, 1993 and for their commitment to life. In a funny way this whole disease is bring- Now, there’s a guy I’d like to vote for. ing out the best and the worst in America, [Laughter] isn’t it? I mean, it’s exposing some of our Thank you so much, Alexander, for what prejudice in ways that are self-defeating since you said and the way you said it and for the every family and every child is now at risk. power of your example. Father O’Donovan, And yet it’s also showing us the courage, the Dr. Griffith, Kristine Gebbie, ladies and gen- self-determination, the incredible capacity of tlemen, I’m delighted to see all of you here. the American people to give and to love. We I thank my friend Representative Eleanor see our legendary refusal to adopt organized Holmes Norton for coming. I want to especially thank all of you here and disciplined solutions to big social prob- who are devoting your time and indeed your lems. And yet we also see, as I will document lives for the quest for a better way to deal in a moment, a remarkable willingness on the with AIDS and, of course we hope, ulti- part of people who can make a difference mately a cure. I want to thank especially the to try to do more. people who are living with AIDS who met On Monday I met with several religious with me today in their hospital rooms and leaders who are responding in their own way who walked the corridors of the hospital with to the AIDS crisis, people who are largely me. I won’t mention them all, but I met a involved in caring for people with AIDS, remarkable man named Larry Singletary up- many of whom are also involved, coura- stairs who was a real inspiration to me. And

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geously for them, in trying to educate our On Sunday, the cover story in the New children in the schools to prevent AIDS. York Times Sunday Magazine was written by And I was impressed with the wide variety a journalist named Jeffrey Schmalz, who of religious perspectives. We had conserv- lived and just a couple of weeks ago died ative evangelicals around the breakfast table with AIDS. He was a remarkable man who with the liberal rabbi, mainstream Protestant interviewed me in a very piercing way when ministers, and Catholic clergy. Every one of I was running for President. I was impressed them, however, agreed on at least two things: then with the totally frank, almost brutal, and One is that it is the moral high ground for unsentimental nature of the interview in people of faith to care for people with AIDS which we engaged and with the quality of and the moral low ground to run away from his mind and spirit and the precision of his it. And the second thing, and perhaps even questions. more important over the long run, is that it If you saw the article or you heard about is not only ethical conduct but an ethical obli- it, you know that basically what the article gation to speak openly with people, especially said was AIDS is sort of receding in the pub- young people, about what they must do and lic consciousness as a thing to be passionate not do in order to avoid becoming infected. about, that it was true not only in our admin- There was a Methodist bishop, Fritz istration but in the community at large and Mutti, Topeka, Kansas, who lost two of his even in the gay community. That was the the- sons to AIDS—two—who spoke about these ory of the article. And I think he was saying obligations. He talked about how he and his that people were just frustrated dealing with wife had worked against their own fear and what they considered to be a perpetually up- loneliness to bring out their personal experi- hill battle, not that it was politically unaccept- ence in a way that would give power to their able anymore to talk about AIDS or deal with efforts to deal with the crisis before us. it but that there just seemed to be no pay- I met Reverend Steve Pieters, who has off. And so he challenged us all with these been living with AIDS for more than a dec- words in the article, ‘‘I am dying. Why ade now, one of America’s longest survivors, doesn’t someone help us?’’ explaining how he stays alive through hope I have to say to you that I think that is and through his own faith. a good question and a good challenge. I do For nearly every American with eyes and believe that all of us, each in our own way, ears open, the face of AIDS is no longer the sometimes just want to go on to other things. face of a stranger. Millions and millions of Even some of my friends who are infected us have now stood at the bedside of a dying just want to go on to other things—maybe friend and grieved. Millions and millions of especially them. They just get sick of talking us now know people who have had AIDS about it and thinking about it and focusing and who have died of it who are both gay on it. and heterosexual—both. Millions and mil- The purpose of this day is to remind us lions of us are now forced to admit that this that our attitudes, behavior, and passion is a problem which has diminished the life should be revved up in the other 364 days of every American. of the year. And as I enter this battle next year to try At this point, an audience member inter- to provide for the first time in this history [ rupted the President. of this country affordable and quality health ] benefits for all Americans, millions and mil- It’s okay. It’s all right. It’s all right. lions of us know that one of the reasons we Let me change the subject a minute and have such an expensive health care system, get back to it. Last night I went to see even though it doesn’t do as much in terms ‘‘Schindler’s List.’’ We had a special showing of coverage as any other major country’s of it for the Holocaust Museum. And it’s not health care system, is that we pay a terrible going to be a highly advertised movie, and price for the rate of AIDS that we have in it’s coming out around Christmas time. It will this country and the costs that it imposes be- be tough for people to see this. I implore cause we don’t do more on the front end. every one of you to go see it. It is an astonish-

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ing thing. ‘‘Schindler’s List,’’ it’s about a non- and certainly not every school is doing it. We Jew who, as a member of the Nazi Party, can deny the reality that every family is at saved over 1,000 Jews by his personal efforts risk until we know someone who is, but we in World War II from the Holocaust. do so at great peril to ourselves. The reason I say that is this: Part of my We’ve increased the research funding for job is to be a lightning rod. Part of my job AIDS by over 20 percent, and we increased is to lift the hopes and aspirations of the funding in the Ryan White health care act American people, knowing that as long as for care by 66 percent. And I want to remind you’re trying to lift hopes and lift aspirations you that this was at a time when overall do- you can never fully close the gap between mestic spending was held absolutely flat and what you’re reaching for and what you’re ac- when over 350 items in the Federal budget tually doing, and knowing for sure that this year are smaller than they were last year. there’s no way I can now keep everybody Where there was an absolute cut, we got sub- alive who already has AIDS. So the fact that stantial increases. Why? Because again, I say he’s in here expressing his frustration to me this shows the best and the worst about the means at least that they expect me to do country, a reluctance to deal with the prob- something, which is a step forward. I don’t lem, the absence of a systematic approach take it personally. at every community level, but the under- The reason I ask you to go see the movie standing in Congress that even though we’ve is you will see portrait after portrait after por- got to slash a lot of the funding we have for trait of the painful difference between people various programs to reduce the deficit, we who have no hope and have no rage left and had to do more here. And I frankly think people who still have hope and still have the Congress deserves a lot of credit for rage. I’d rather that man be in here scream- doing it at a very difficult time when many ing at me than having given up altogether, people said that the politically smart thing much rather. was to cut everything no matter what and So let me go forward and tell you what no matter what the consequences. So I feel we’re trying to do, and let me then invite good about that. And I think you should feel you to tell me what else we should do, be- good about that. cause that’s really what I came here to do We do have a National AIDS Policy Coor- today, to say here’s what we have done in dinator. We do have an effort going now that a year and to invite you to tell me what else we announced yesterday to see what we can we should do. do to slash the rules and the regulations and I think, first of all, it’s clear that this admin- the bureaucracy to move drugs to people istration has made a significant financial ef- more quickly, to see what will work and what fort, as the Schmalz article pointed out in will help. And that is terribly important. We the New York Times. We’ve increased pro- are marshaling more resources and making grams for prevention by $45 million, a very more efforts. But there must be other things substantial increase. What we still need to we can do. do is to convince people who do the prevent- The theme of the World AIDS Day is ing that they ought to do it where the people ‘‘Time To Act.’’ The argument that Jeffrey are who need the information. We must, we Schmalz made in his article was that we also must, we must convince more people to ought to talk more. And for those of us in reach the children where the children are positions of leadership, talking is acting. I in the schools and where the adults are in have to tell you that one of the things that the workplace. I underestimated when I became President I have directed every Federal office to pro- was the actual power of the words coming vide its employees with education about from the bully pulpit of the White House AIDS prevention. We asked the 3 million to move the country. I overestimated my ca- Federal employees to take the information pacity to get things done in a hurry in the home to their families and to their commu- Congress, but when I read the other day in nities. I have challenged every business to the Los Angeles Times that I had the best take similar action, but not every business record of any President in 40 years, I said,

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‘‘Pity the others.’’ I’m an impatient person. make sure that we are liberating the potential I’m a victim of my own impatience. But I of people who want to work and contribute do think sometimes all of us underestimate for as long as they can. It is a huge deal. the power of our words to change the atti- And I hope when we begin this debate in tudes and the range of behavior of other peo- earnest next year that those of you who work ple, not just me but you, too. in this area, either in the care of people with And it is clear to me that no matter how AIDS or those of you who are part of the much we put into research, no matter how activist community, will make sure that both much we put into treatment, no matter how those points get made to the United States much we put into education, someone be- Congress. We have too many people in this sides the politicians will do the research, the country with a contribution to make to the treatment, and the education. And it has to rest of us and to the whole, dying to make be a daily thing. it, who can’t because of the crazy-quilt health The next thing I’d like to say is, I think system we’ve got. And I think we should do the best thing we can do for people who are it. living with HIV and living with AIDS is to Finally, let me just say that there is a lot pass a comprehensive health care plan so that of talk always, and I have been part of this, people do not lose their benefits. That is im- talking about how each of us has to take per- portant, and let me say that is important for sonal responsibility for our own conduct. And two reasons. One is obvious. One is what I I believe that. But if you want children to saw in the hospital rooms up there when I do that, they have to be educated as to the asked people, you know, or they had already consequences of their conduct, which means prepared to tell me: How is your care being someone else has to do it. And it is also true paid for? Where do you live? Do you still that since literally every American can be af- have a place to live? Do you have a job to fected in some way by this, all the rest of go back to if you get well enough to go back? us have personal responsibilities, too. What is the circumstance of your life? The And so again I say to you, I think we have first thing is just simply having the security done a good job in the first year of this ad- of knowing that there will be a payment ministration if you measure ‘‘good job’’ in stream to cover quality care. terms of organizing ourselves properly, fund- But the second thing, I think, is also im- ing the effort more adequately, identifying portant. And that is the point I began this some of the major problems in the bureauc- talk with, which is that we have to affirm racy and going after them. the lives of people who are infected and the But Jeffrey Schmalz, in his last article, living. And if you know that you have health issued a rebuke to me. He said, ‘‘You cannot insurance that can never be taken away and let this slide as an issue until it is over.’’ And that the cost of it will not vary because you he was right. But he also issued a rebuke will be insured in a big community pool with to everyone else in the country, everyone people who are not infected and therefore else. If you just look at the sheer numbers, whose real costs are lower, then there is if you look at what is happening in some Afri- never an incentive for someone to fire you can countries, if you look at what is happen- or not to hire you. That is important. That’s ing in other nations around the world, if you a big part of therapy in any kind of problem, had no other concern in your own country being able to live to the fullest of your God- but the cold-blooded one of how your own given capacities, to work, to go, to do. country was going to pay for its collective And it would be good for the economy, health care needs and deal with its economic by the way, to know that nobody had to be crises, if that was your only concern, if you put off to the side or there were no incentives never had a heartbeat of compassion, you not to maximize the capacity of every person would have to be nearly obsessed with this who lives in the country. So that this health problem. care issue, the providing the security, is not And so I say to you, my fellow Americans, just important for having the funding stream tonight when I go home, I will see the face for the health care, it’s also important to of Alexander. And I will wish that someday

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he will be able to give that speech on his The President. I’ve tried to review his re- own behalf. He deserves that chance. I will marks, and I’m not sure I would characterize see the face of Jenny, and I will want her it quite in that way. I think, like all of us, to live to a ripe old age. And all of us, all he’s very concerned about it, and he’s studied of us have something we can do. I invite you it very closely. And all I can tell you is we to tell me what else you think I can do and have a strategy; we’re going to pursue it, and to ask yourselves what else you can do. we’re going to keep going. Thank you very much. [At this point, one group of reporters left the room, and another group entered.] NOTE: The President spoke at 11:50 a.m. at the Pre-Clinic Science Building. In his remarks, he referred to Alexander Robinson, president, DC Sweden Care Coalition; Father Leo J. O’Donovan, presi- dent, Georgetown University; Dr. John F. Grif- Q. Mr. President—Swedish press—why fith, director, Georgetown University Medical did you decide to meet with Mr. Bildt? Center; Kristine Gebbie, National AIDS Policy The President. Well, we haven’t met yet. Coordinator; and Larry Singletary and Jenny And I admire him, and I’m jealous of him Dorr, AIDS patients at the medical center. because he’s 3 years younger than I am. And so I wanted to see about this man who’s taken Europe by storm and who’s so much younger Exchange With Reporters Prior to than me. We have a lot in common. And Discussions With Prime Minister Sweden, you know, coming into the EC Carl Bildt of Sweden has—the end of the cold war has enabled December 1, 1993 us to cooperate on a whole range of things. We agree on a lot of issues, and I’ve really been interested, just kind of looking for an North Korea opportunity to meet with the Prime Minister. Q. Mr. President, what do you make of And this is a nice day for him to be here what North Korea has publicly said following in Washington because after this we’re going your statements last week? to have a chance to go over and meet with The President. I don’t know what to make our Nobel Prize winners this year. of it yet. I wouldn’t overreact to it. We’re Q. Mr. President, what role would you like just going to have to see. The one thing I’ve to see Sweden play in the new environment learned here over the last year in dealing with in Europe after the cold war? North Korea is that it’s important not to over- The President. I think that’s a decision react, either positively or negatively, to some- that the Swedes will have to make for them- thing that they say which may not mean the selves. But let me say, I’m very, very im- same thing to them that it does to us the pressed with the role that Sweden has been first time we hear it. And I mean that on playing in trying to work through to a con- the upside as well as the downside. We’re structive solution to some of the problems just going to have to see and kind of work in Europe and working its way into the secu- through this and see what happens. rity framework of Europe as well as the eco- Q. Is it still possible they’ll come around nomic partnership of Europe. I think that and allow international inspections? your nation is in a position to really exercise The President. I think it is. I hope it is, a leadership role. and I think it is. Q. Do you agree with Director Woolsey, NOTE: The exchange began at 3:30 p.m. in the who said that he believes that they might be Oval Office at the White House. A tape was not willing to go to war rather than let you hold available for verification of the content of this ex- inspections? change.

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Executive Order 12884—Delegation Sec. 3. International Development Co- of Functions Under the FREEDOM operation Agency. There are delegated to the Support Act and Related Provisions United States International Development of the Foreign Operations, Export Cooperation Agency the functions conferred Financing and Related Programs upon the President by: Appropriations Act (a) sections 301(a) and 307 of the Act, ex- cept insofar as provided otherwise in section December 1, 1993 2(b) of this order; (b) section 498 and section 498C(b)(2) of By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the the Foreign Assistance Act; United States of America, including the (c) paragraph (3) of section 498A(c) of the FREEDOM Support Act (Public Law 102– Foreign Assistance Act and the requirement 511) (the ‘‘Act’’), the Foreign Assistance Act to make reports under that section regarding of 1961, as amended (the ‘‘Foreign Assist- determinations under that paragraph; ance Act’’), the Foreign Operations, Export (d) subsection (d) under the heading ‘‘As- Financing and Related Programs Appropria- sistance for the New Independent States of tions Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–391), and the Former Soviet Union’’ contained in Title section 301 of title 3, United States Code, II of Public Law 102–391; and it is hereby ordered as follows: (e) section 592 of Public Law 102–391, ex- Section 1. Secretary of State. (a) There cept to the extent otherwise provided in sec- are delegated to the Secretary of State the tion 5(b) of this order. functions conferred upon the President by: Sec. 4. Secretary of Agriculture. There are (1) section 907 of the Act; delegated to the Secretary of Agriculture the (2) paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section functions conferred upon the President by 498A(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act; section 807(d) of the Act. (3) paragraph (1) of section 498A(C) of the Sec. 5. Other Agencies. The functions con- Foreign Assistance Act and the require- ferred upon the President by: ment to make reports under that section (a) sections 498B(h) and 498B(i) of the regarding determinations under that Foreign Assistance Act are delegated to the paragraph; and head of the agency that is responsible for ad- (4) section 599B of Public Law 102–391. ministering the particular program or activity (b) The Secretary of State may at any time with respect to which the authority is to be exercise any function delegated to the Coor- exercised; and dinator under this order or other wise as- (b) the third proviso in section 592 of Pub- signed to the Coordinator. lic Law 102–391 are delegated to the head Sec. 2. Coordinator. There are delegated of each agency that is responsible for admin- to the Coordinator designated in accordance istering relevant programs or activities. with section 102 of the Act the functions con- Sec. 6. General. (a) the functions de- ferred upon the President by: scribed in sections 3, 4, and 5 of this order (a) section 104 of the Act, and the Coordi- shall be exercised subject to the authority of nator is authorized to assign responsibility for the Coordinator under section 102(a) of the particular aspects of the reports described in Act or otherwise. that section to the heads of appropriate agen- (b) As used in this order, the word ‘‘func- cies; tion’’ includes any duty, obligations, power, (b) section 301 of the Act, insofar as it re- authority, responsibility, right, privilege, dis- lates to determinations and directives; cretion, or activity. (c) section 498A(a), section 498B(c), and (c) Functions delegated under this order section 498B(g) of the Foreign Assistance shall be construed as excluded from the func- Act; and tions delegated under section 1–102(a) of Ex- (d) paragraph (2) of section 498A(c) of the ecutive Order No. 12163, as amended. Foreign Assistance Act and the requirement (d) Any officer to whom functions are del- to make reports under that section regarding egated or otherwise assigned under this determinations under that paragraph. order may, to the extent consistent with law,

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redelegate such functions and authorize their Message to President Ce´sar Gaviria successive redelegation. of Colombia on the Death of Pablo Escobar William J. Clinton December 2, 1993 The White House, December 1, 1993. Dear Mr. President: I just learned of the success of your long [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, struggle to bring Pablo Escobar to justice. 11:30 a.m., December 2, 1993] I want to offer my congratulations to you and the Colombian security forces for your coura- NOTE: This Executive order was published in the geous and effective work in this case. Hun- Federal Register on December 3. dreds of Colombians, brave police officers and innocent people, lost their lives as a re- sult of Escobar’s terrorism. Your work honors Nomination for Assistant Secretaries the memory of all of these victims. We are of the Army and Navy proud of the firm stand you have taken, and I pledge to you our continued cooperation December 1, 1993 in our joint efforts to combat drug trafficking. The President announced today that he in- Sincerely, tends to nominate Robert M. (Mike) Walker Bill Clinton to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for In- stallations, Logistics, and Environment, and NOTE: An original was not available for verifica- Robert B. Pirie, Jr., to be Assistant Secretary tion of the content of this message. of the Navy for Installations and Environ- ment. Notice on Continuation of Libyan ‘‘With their long years of experience in Emergency military policy, Mike Walker and Robert Pirie are well qualified for these positions,’’ December 2, 1993 said the President. ‘‘I am looking forward to their service at the Pentagon.’’ On January 7, 1986, by Executive Order No. 12543, President Reagan declared a na- tional emergency to deal with the unusual NOTE: Biographies of the nominees were made and extraordinary threat to the national secu- available by the Office of the Press Secretary. rity and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Libya. On January 8, 1986, Statement on Implementation of the by Executive Order No. 12544, the President North American Free Trade took additional measures to block Libyan as- Agreement sets in the United States. The President has December 2, 1993 transmitted a notice continuing this emer- gency to the Congress and the Federal Reg- I am delighted that, as a result of discus- ister every year since 1986. sions following up on our meeting in Seattle, Because the Government of Libya has re- Canadian Prime Minister Chre´tien has an- fused to comply with United Nations Secu- nounced his intention to proclaim the rity Council Resolution No. 748, calling upon NAFTA by January 1, 1994. We look forward it to renounce through concrete action its to the smooth and effective implementation support for international terrorism, and has of this historic agreement on January 1, so continued its actions and policies in support that all three countries can begin to reap the of such terrorism, the national emergency benefits of expanded trade, economic declared on January 7, 1986, and the meas- growth, and job creation in North America ures adopted on January 7 and January 8, with the largest free trade area in the world. 1986, to deal with that emergency, must con-

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tinue in effect beyond January 7, 1994. Sincerely, Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. William J. Clinton 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emer- gency with respect to Libya. This notice shall NOTE: Identical letters were sent to Thomas S. be published in the Federal Register and Foley, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate. transmitted to the Congress. William J. Clinton Statement on Signing the The White House, International Parental Kidnapping December 2, 1993. Crime Act of 1993 December 2, 1993 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 12:22 p.m., December 3, 1993] Today I have signed into law H.R. 3378, the ‘‘International Parental Kidnapping NOTE: This notice was published in the Federal Crime Act of 1993.’’ This legislation under- Register on December 6. scores the seriousness with which the United States regards international child abduction. It makes this crime, for the first time, a Fed- Letter to Congressional Leaders on eral felony offense. Continuation of Libyan Emergency H.R. 3378 recognizes that the inter- December 2, 1993 national community has created a mecha- nism to promote the resolution of inter- national parental kidnapping by civil means. Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) This mechanism is the Hague Convention on Section 202(d) of the National Emer- the Civil Aspects of International Child Ab- gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for duction. H.R. 3378 reflects the Congress’ the automatic termination of a national emer- awareness that the Hague Convention has re- gency unless, prior to the anniversary date sulted in the return of many children and of its declaration, the President publishes in the Congress’ desire to ensure that the cre- the Federal Register and transmits to the ation of a Federal child abduction felony of- Congress a notice stating that the emergency fense does not and should not interfere with is to continue in effect beyond the anniver- the Convention’s continued successful oper- sary date. In accordance with this provision, ation. I have sent the enclosed notice, stating that This Act expresses the sense of the Con- the Libyan emergency is to continue in effect gress that proceedings under the Hague beyond January 7, 1994, to the Federal Reg- Convention, where available, should be the ister for publication. ‘‘option of first choice’’ for the left-behind The crisis between the United States and parent. H.R. 3378 should be read and used Libya that led to the declaration on January in a manner consistent with the Congress’ 7, 1986, of a national emergency has not been strong expressed preference for resolving resolved, and Libya continues to use and sup- these difficult cases, if at all possible, through port international terrorism. Such Libyan ac- civil remedies. tions and policies pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national secu- William J. Clinton rity and vital foreign policy interests of the The White House, United States. For these reasons, I have de- December 2, 1993. termined that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to apply NOTE: H.R. 3378, approved December 2, was as- economic pressure to the Government of signed Public Law No. 103–173. This statement Libya to reduce its ability to support inter- was released by the Office of the Press Secretary national terrorism. on December 3.

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Remarks to the Democratic cies here at home, to promote our national Leadership Council interests abroad or to give them a Govern- December 3, 1993 ment that gave them honest value for the hard-earned dollars they put into it in taxes. Thank you very much. Thank you very In the Democratic Leadership Council we much, Senator Breaux, and ladies and gentle- always understood that for our politics and men, thank you for that warm welcome. It’s our policies to move this Nation, we had to wonderful to be back here. I want to thank express the basic values of mainstream Amer- John Breaux for his leadership of the DLC, ica and promote those economic interests. his constancy, and his friendship and support The heart and soul of the American experi- to me in this last challenging year. I want ment has always been a personally secure and to congratulate Dave McCurdy, who has growing middle class, challenged to achieve been one of our most faithful members for new opportunities, challenged to be part of a long time, on his upcoming leadership of a larger community, challenged ever more the DLC. to assume the new responsibilities of each I want to say how wonderful it is for me new age. to see so many of you, my friends from all The American dream that we were all across America here, particularly some of my raised on is a simple but powerful one: If friends from New Hampshire I see in the you work hard and play by the rules, you audience. Hillary spent yesterday in New should be given a chance to go as far as your Hampshire and came home gloating that she God-given ability will take you. Throughout had been there and I hadn’t. Thank you very our history our party has been the fulcrum much. that allowed working people to lift them- What’s Bruno doing over here? Are you selves up into the middle class. And we know segregating him? that if we’re to be true to our historic mission I have given a lot of thought to what I we must be the party of the values and the ought to say here today. It was 8 or 9 years interests of the middle class and, more im- ago now that—well, almost 9 years ago— portantly, the values and the interests of after the Democrats had lost yet another those who want to become part of the grow- Presidential election, that a group of Demo- ing middle class and the American dream. crats gathered to try to sharply define what We must fight their fight. We must give voice we stood for and where we wanted our party to their concerns. We must give them the to go. It was clear that we needed an infusion chance to build security while embracing of new ideas and new energy, a new direction change. And above all, we must honor those and reinvigoration into the party that most basic values of opportunity, responsibility, of us belong to by heritage, instinct, and con- and community, of work and family and faith. viction. This is what it means, in my view, to be a My wife used to tell me—I repeated often new Democrat. I was proud to campaign as on the campaign trail—that insanity was one, I’m proud to govern as one. doing the same thing over and over again Because we are Democrats we believe in and expecting a different result. But we de- our party’s historic values of opportunity, so- cided we would try some new things and see cial justice, and an unshakable commitment if we could produce some different results, to the interests of working men and women because we knew that our country needed and their children. Because we are new a new direction. After all, in the previous 12 Democrats we promote those old values in years we had seen the quadrupling of the new ways. We believe in expanding oppor- deficit, the stagnation of wages, profound tunity, not Government. We believe in em- economic and social problems in this country powerment, not entitlement. We believe in going unaddressed, and middle class Ameri- leading the world, not retreating from it. We cans continuing to stay with our opponents believe that the line between domestic and in the other party largely because they felt foreign policy is becoming increasingly we could not be trusted to promote their eco- blurred as the interests and the future of nomic interests or their values and our poli- every American and every city and hamlet

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in this country is increasingly caught up with gress, that requires the accommodation of events that happen beyond our borders. And various interests all across the country in the most of all, we believe in individual respon- private sector and requires a partnership with sibility and mutual obligation, that Govern- people at the State and local level, having ment must offer opportunity to all and expect the best ideas in the world does not free you something from all, and that whether we like of the obligation to make difficult decisions. it or not, we are all in this battle for the future I further come here to say that we don’t together. want to be in the position that some of our With that vision and those values, I believe predecessors were in the other party where that these ideas are beginning to change our they were willing, from time to time, to exalt Nation. When I was preparing this speech political rhetoric over reality and where they last night, I came across a talk I gave back were willing, from time to time, to let the in March of 1990 when I became the chair- perfect become the enemy of the good. man of the DLC, and I found a few words Our obligation is to do good things to move I wanted to repeat today. this country forward that embody our ideas I said that everyone hopes that the 1990’s and our philosophies. That does not relieve will see a political renaissance for the Na- us of the obligation to make the hard deci- tional Democratic Party. Every one of us sions. It imposes that obligation on us, and knows we can’t realize all our goals until we that is what we are trying to do. elect a Democratic President, but I believe As we approach the end of the year it is that in the end any resurgence for the Demo- time to take stock of how far we have come, crats depends upon the intellectual resur- and I want to start, again, by paying my debts gence of our party. That’s another way of say- to this organization. Seven Cabinet members ing that ideas matter. of this administration were DLC members— If you look at the elections in the last sev- seven. eral months, it seems to me the real message My Chief of Staff, Mack McLarty, who of them has been lost in the argument about came with me today, was an early and strong party labels, and we don’t win 100 percent supporter of the DLC. We have Elaine of them. People say, ‘‘Well, they should have Kamarck who was one of yours who did such won the ones they won. What about the ones a brilliant job on our reinventing Govern- they lost?’’ Look what the message was in ment program. And Bruce Reed and Bill Dennis Archer’s victory in Detroit—one of Galston are the intellectual firepower behind our strong DLC members who will be here what we’re doing in welfare reform and later—or in my friend Bob Lanier’s 91 per- crime and family preservation. Jeremy cent victory in Houston. He said, ‘‘Elect me. Rosner wrote the wonderful words that I was I will stop spending money on this, and I privileged to speak at the Middle East peace will instead spend money on police, and I signing, one of the best speeches I have had will deploy them properly and the crime rate the opportunity to give as the President. I will go down.’’ And sure enough, it did, and know it was a pretty good subject, but I had 91 percent of the people reelected him. Look a pretty good speech writer, too, thanks to at the common threads that run through all his growth, and I think you had a lot to do these elections and you will see the ideas that with that. There are so many others, Doug we have been working to espouse in the Ross, Jim Blanchard, and others, who are ac- Democratic Leadership Council for years tive in the DLC, who are now part of our and years. administration. I believe that we have achieved a victory I also want to thank those who are here of new ideas. I come here to say more than today from my administration to talk about anything else, however, that when you national service, welfare reform, and other produce policies that embody these values things, including Donna Shalala and Eli of opportunity and responsibility and com- Segal and Roger Altman. Let’s look at what munity in a democratic society—small d— we’ve done together. And let me begin by that elects people to Congress and that re- again thanking the DLC members and the quires the President to work with the Con- Congress, many of whom are here behind

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me, and without whom none of this would crease in the expensing, will pay lower Fed- have happened. eral income taxes this year than they did last The first thing we did was to move beyond year, 90 percent. There is a venture capital the failed economic policies of the past, be- gains tax here for small businesses and new yond tax-and-spend and beyond trickle- businesses where the investment is held for down. Our economic plan is imbued with 5 years or longer, tax rate cut by 50 percent. ideas the DLC has been advocating for years. There are expansions in the resource and de- We had the largest deficit reduction plan in velopment tax credit and other things de- history, fueled in part by more than 350 spe- signed specifically to spur high technology cific spending cuts that I have now signed growth in areas where we need it and where entirely into law. And I want to remove some we have great opportunities moving toward of the veil of rhetoric about that. I’m not the 21st century. talking about smaller increases than were in There are pro-work, pro-family welfare re- the last Bush budget. I’m talking about 350 form ideas in this economic plan, including accounts in the Federal budget where we are the earned-income tax credit, about which spending less money this year than we did I will speak more later, I think the most sig- last year. Real spending cuts. nificant pro-work, pro-family economic re- We did ask the wealthiest Americans to form we have enacted in 20 years. There are pay their fair share, and overwhelmingly, reinventing Government DLC ideas in this most of them told me as I was campaigning economic plan, including a major overhaul around the country, ‘‘I will do that if you’ll of the college loan program in which we save bring the deficit down and give me value for billions in administrative costs and put it into money in what you spend the money on.’’ providing lower interest loans to college stu- This was not a question of class warfare; it dents who can pay them back on easier terms was a question of fundamental fairness trying as a percentage of their income. But we to reverse the situation in which the middle toughen the collection terms so we make class found itself for the last 12 years of pay- sure they can’t beat the bill. These things ing higher taxes on lower income. were all in that economic plan, and because In addition to that, for working families of that, what really matters is the result. with less than $180,000 a year in income, And let me say here, a cautionary note, there will be no tax increase. Let me read this country is dealing with structural eco- you from a review of the new tax law written nomic challenges of 20-year duration. We are by the Kiplinger personal finance magazine, dealing with social challenges that have been hardly an arm of the Democratic Party. I building for 30 years. We are reversing eco- quote from Kiplinger—where were these nomic policies that were in place for 12 years. people when I needed them, when we were We will not be able to turn this around over- debating this in Congress? I quote, ‘‘About night. The average American has not yet felt 110 million Americans will file individual tax a significant change in his or her economic returns next spring. On 108 million of them circumstances. But look at the direction we taxes will take a smaller bite than they did are going in. We have historically low interest this year.’’ That’s right, smaller. The fact is, rates. Inflation is down to very low levels, Kiplinger says, ‘‘More than 98 percent of us 20-year low levels. Investment is up. Housing are not affected by the higher income tax sales last month were at a 14-year high. The rates which reach back to the first of the year. unemployment rate drop this month was the Our tax bills will go down a bit on the same best drop in 10 years. income because taxes are indexed for infla- We’ve had 1.6-plus million new jobs come tion.’’ If you are part of the forgotten middle into this economy since January. The private class, don’t forget that. sector jobs since January are about 50 per- In addition, in this economic plan there cent more, almost 50 percent more than are progrowth DLC ideas, investment incen- were created by the private sector in the pre- tives. Small business expensing is dramati- vious 4 years. One of the ironies is that under cally increased so that 90 percent of the small this administration for the next 4 years, Gov- businesses in this country, because of the in- ernment jobs won’t grow as much as they

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did in the past 4 years. The private sector fewer people do more work. That means jobs will grow more. higher unemployment, and since you got all Now we have a long way to go. We still these unemployed people out here, it means are dealing with stagnant incomes. We are pressure to keep wages down. still dealing with the fact that more and more So if you want incomes to go up and jobs people who lost their jobs lose them perma- to increase, what must you do? You must nently and have to find new and different have more customers. There have to be more jobs. And that imposes new obligations on customers for America’s goods and services. us. But we have unemployment down, invest- There is no other way to increase incomes ment up, no inflation, and low interest rates. and to increase jobs in this country. We are moving in the right direction. That is why we have pursued another The decision to go after the deficit and course, long advocated by the DLC, trying to do it in a progressive, fair way with new to broaden the opportunity for Americans to ideas was the right decision. And the rhetoric sell their goods and services. That is why last is now being wiped away by the reality. The summer I met with the G–7 and got those Kiplinger report will be found now by ordi- countries to agree to expanding market ac- nary people when they get their tax forms cess for manufacturing products. That is why in April. And a lot of the blows that this ad- I have started trying to build a new and very ministration and this party suffered unfairly different relationship with Japan. It is simply and wrongly in the last year happened be- unsustainable over the long run for these two cause people put out bogus rhetoric that great economies to have the kind of imbal- could not be overcome by the reality. Now ance in our economic relationship that we when you see the Kiplinger report and the have. That is why I fought so hard along with tax forms come out, and people don’t pay the DLC for the North American Free Trade more taxes, they pay less and we’ve got low inflation, high investment, more jobs, and Agreement. And that is why our Trade Am- lower unemployment, the truth will out just bassador, Mickey Kantor, has hardly slept for like it always does. the last 48 hours as we try to work out an Again I will say, all the good ideas in the agreement with Europe that’s good for us world does not relieve you of the obligation and good for them on the GATT rounds, so to make the hard decisions and to do it in that we can try to get a new worldwide trade a way that permits us to go forward. That agreement by the end of the year. is, somebody has to decide, and we have to I want to say a special word of thanks to move, and we have to act, and it all has to all of you who were involved in the NAFTA count up to a majority so you can go forward. struggle. It was not an easy one. The Speaker That’s what democracies do. of the House called it a Lazarus project: It But it won’t be enough. This on its own came back from the dead. But I particularly terms will not be enough to expand incomes appreciate the courageous stance taken by and create jobs sufficient to restore the inter- those who had to disagree with their friends est of middle class America. Why? Because honestly and openly because none of us you have to have a growing economy in a could figure out how to grow this economy global context. With productivity going up, and grow more jobs unless we have more a lot of big companies are downsizing. They customers in an environment in which the are going to become more profitable. But global economy is growing. That’s why I went what does productivity increase mean? It out to meet with the APEC ministers. means the same person can produce more, Someday the whole story of this great right? Sometimes it means fewer people can struggle will be known, but I do want to say produce more. We’ve had utterly astonishing I am very grateful to the people in the Con- growth in productivity in the manufacturing gress who did the work, and to Mr. McLarty section in America, now coming into the who kept in close touch with the President’s service sector and into the Government sec- office in Mexico, and to all the people on tor, as we use more and more new tech- my staff and all the people who have made nology. What does that mean? That means this happen, people like my good friend

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Steny Hoyer, who really stuck his neck out are living. And I think it was terribly impor- on this and took a big risk for it. tant. It is a simple, elemental principle that we The next thing I want to say is we’ve got must grow the global economy if a rich coun- to train a whole generation to think about try, whether it’s America, Japan, or the Euro- work in a different way, and we have to reor- pean Community, is going to be able to main- ganize our systems. We literally have to re- tain higher incomes and more jobs. invent our systems for dealing with how peo- Now, the second thing we’ve got to do is ple deal with work, the loss of it, and the to enable people to succeed in this economy. acquisition of new jobs. There are lots of In other words, we have to enable people things involved in that, but one of them in America—if we have good economic poli- plainly is opening the doors of college edu- cies and if we can get global economic cation to all Americans. I mentioned earlier growth, we have to enable more Americans that we have reformed the student loan law. to succeed. It must be possible in our coun- We also passed one of the DLC’s most cher- try, in other words, to be a successful worker ished ideas, the national service act, into law, and a successful parent, since most workers thanks to, literally, the parenting work of Eli are parents and most parents have to work. Segal in developing the legislation, getting it That’s why I supported and signed the Fam- through, setting up the organization, and ily and Medical Leave Act, something you maintaining the confidence of large numbers would support. That’s why I fought so hard of Republicans as well as Democrats in the United States Congress. in the economic plan for the earned-income And I know he’s going to talk about that tax credit. in a moment, but 3 years from now, 100,000 That phrase is totally Greek to most peo- young people will be able to earn some ple. They don’t understand it. But what it money for further education while rebuilding means is that on April 15th between 15 and their communities from the grassroots up. 16 million working families in this country, This idea has the potential to totally reshape representing over 40 million American citi- the way Americans think about their country zens who worked this year for incomes of and to bring a dramatic change in this coun- $23,000 a year or less—going up to $26,000 try on a whole range of social problems from in a couple of years—will get an income tax the grassroots up. And Senator Nunn and reduction. Why? Because even though they Congressman McCurdy and any number of work 40 hours a week and they have children other people in the DLC were out there in the home, they are at, just below, or just pounding on this idea for years and years and hovering above the Federal poverty line. This years. And I thank you for that, and I hope is the most important thing we can do in wel- you are proud of the fact that it is a law of fare reform, to make a simple statement that the land. if you have kids and you work 40 hours a The last thing I want to say about what week, you will not be in poverty; we will re- we’ve tried to do already is that we recog- ward your work. The tax system will keep nized in this organization a long time ago that you out of poverty. if people didn’t feel a certain level of basic It was a very, very difficult thing to do be- security, it was very difficult for them to cause it costs money, and it complicated the make the changes we need to make. If you politics of passing the budget. But it was the want to challenge people to seize opportuni- right thing to do because unless we can re- ties and to assume more responsibility, if you ward work and family at the same time, we want people to be able to live with, basically, are not going to get where we need to go. the chaotic nature of the world in which we And it matters. We cannot ask the American find ourselves—a very exciting world if you people to be in the position every year—and can figure out how to win in it—there has for many of them, every week and every to be some sense that the basic fabric of soci- day—of choosing between being a good par- ety is being maintained, that there is some ent and a good worker. You have to be able order, some security, some discipline which to succeed at both in the world in which we we need to observe.

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That is why this crime and violence issue cumstances by minors. And it passed over- is so important: huge increases in violent whelmingly. crime in many communities in this country; Then there was an amendment by Senator police at an increasingly disadvantageous po- Feinstein to ban several assault weapons and sition—now over three violent crimes for to specify a number of hunting weapons that every police officer in the country, where it cannot be restricted at all because they’re used to be the reverse, three police officers hunting rifles and they are things that people for every crime just 30 years ago; and all the use for sporting purposes. I think it is a good, stories you know about children killing chil- balanced amendment, and I hope it will be dren, or young teenagers being better armed in the final provision of the crime bill. than police officers. Lastly, let me say that I was elated earlier We know there are some things that work. this week, on Tuesday, to sign the Brady bill We know—the DLC does, we’ve been advo- into law, and I thank the DLC for its long- cating this for years—that community polic- standing support of the Brady bill. ing works. Mayor Lanier in Houston just I also want to say that it is perfectly clear proved it in the ultimate way, by getting over to me that one of the biggest problems we 90 percent of the vote. I was trying to think face as Democrats is that we know that the of who else could get 90 percent of the vote Government has a role to play in dealing with for anything. It tells you how passionately a lot of these problems. But we also know people care about this public safety issue. that in America there is a historic distrust of Government that is healthy. And in the We are trying our best in these difficult more recent years that distrust has risen to budget times to get a crime bill out that will record levels which is not healthy, and we produce 100,000 new police officers. But have to do something about it. But the only they must be properly trained and properly way we can do anything about it is by giving deployed. That is a challenge for you in the people better value for their Government. DLC; it is a challenge for us as Americans And I want to really say a special word of to make sure not only that we pass a bill in thanks for the work that David Osborne and Congress that provides the police officers but Elaine Kamarck have done in helping the that when they get down to whatever town Vice President on this reinventing Govern- or city they’re in, that they are properly ment project. trained and properly deployed. Community I want you to know that this is not just policing works. You can lower crime, not just a report. The report recommends that we do by catching more criminals but because it ac- what most companies have been doing for tually helps to prevent crime from occurring years to eliminate unnecessary layers of man- in the first place. It really matters. agement and empower front-line workers to There are some other things we ought to become more responsive to customers to do in that crime bill, too, and I’ll just mention constantly improve our services. We are mov- two. We need to provide alternative punish- ing to implement that report. The House ments for youthful offenders so that we can voted right before they left to implement our use the prison space we have to keep people recommendation to reduce by 252,000 by at- who shouldn’t get out for as long as they trition, not by laying people off, the Federal should stay in. The boot camp proposals are work force over a 5-year period. The Senate in this crime bill, another DLC idea that we voted to pay for the crime bill by doing that. have advocated for years and years, some- But both have agreed that we ought to do thing that I tried to do at home when I was it. a Governor. And it’s an important part of the The question now is whether we will be bill. given the tools to do it in a humane and re- There are two other things in the bill. Sen- sponsible way, in a way that is good for the ator Kohl, from Wisconsin, has put an Federal employees, good for the Federal amendment in to ban the ownership of hand- work force, good for the taxpayers of the guns by young people under 18 and to limit country. But it is a very important thing. We access to them to properly controlled cir- can only make this Government work if we

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have the tools to do it. We have, for example, of coverage. Almost nobody in America today clear evidence that the Pentagon can meet really knows for sure that they will never lose a lot more of our national security needs if their health care coverage—for sure, no mat- we have procurement reform, that we are ter what happens to them or what happens still wasting billions of dollars in the way we to their business. buy things. I want you to know what this budget really When I was in Alameda the other day on looks like, and the only reason the deficit is the U.S. carrier Carl Vincent having lunch a continuing problem. I wish I had a graph with some career Navy personnel, an enlisted here. If I had a graph here and this were man with 19 years of service told me that zero on spending—this is zero, zero in- he had just—because he was on a ship he creases. Here is where defense is going, had access to emergency procurement, sort down; domestic spending, flat. That means of an escape hatch from the procurement every time we put more money into Head clause—he said, ‘‘I went down to a computer Start we have cut that much money some- store and I bought a personal computer for where else. Interest on the debt is going up this ship for something we needed that cost some because even though interest rates are one-half as much and had twice the capacity low, the corpus of the debt is getting bigger. of the computer required to be bought in Then our revenues are going up like this, the procurement regulations of the Federal about 8 percent next year, retirement going Government.’’ That is still going on. up because of the cost-of-living that every- We have a procurement reform bill pend- body gets who is on Social Security or any ing in the Congress. If we are going to do kind of retirement. But the big numbers are what you want us to do on reinventing Gov- Medicare, 11 percent, one year. This is at ernment we have got to be given the legal 31⁄2 percent inflation max, right? One per- authority to manage this Government with cent growth in the Medicare rolls, 2 percent the same sort of flexibility and common sense growth in the Medicaid rolls. Medicare going that people in the private sector have. up 11 percent, Medicaid going up 16 per- And you know, I’ve got my longtime friend cent. That is it. At a time when the most and former colleague and your former chair- conservative Republicans in the Congress man, Chuck Robb, behind me. I mean, he’s would say we should be spending more on been preaching this stuff for years, and when new high-technology ventures and in defense he was a Governor, he worked on it. And conversion and in trying to help us adjust I can just tell you that there are things we from a defense to a domestic economy, that’s can do to save billions of dollars and still in- what we’re spending our money on. crease investment where we need it, but we And I talked to executive after executive have to be given the tools to do it. facing the same thing. But there is good So I ask the DLC to urge the Congress news. The Federal health insurance pro- to pass the structural reforms we need to gram, which is big and has bargaining power, have the kind of budgeting, procurement, has actually had many of its policies lower and personnel practices that will permit us this year than they were last year. The State to save money and increase investment in our of California, which is in terrible financial future at the same time. shape—so everybody knows they don’t have Now, next year we have a lot of challenges a lot of money and which has huge bargaining ahead of us: health care, welfare reform, re- power—has negotiated a cost increase in its doing the system of education and job train- premiums less than the rate of inflation. ing and unemployment, to mention the three So what do we have to do with health care? biggest, perhaps. And I would like to say just Again, to avoid the stale debate of right and a word about each of them in terms of the left—one side says, well, the present system ideas of the DLC. is just going to cure itself, and another is say- First, we have to provide our workers and ing that the Government ought to take it over businesses the security they need to know and operate it—what can we do? that they will not be bankrupted by an illness If you go back to what you wrote in ‘‘Man- or paralyzed by the constant fear of the loss date for Change’’—when Jeremy Rosner was

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back in domestic policy instead of foreign sector and within the private sector from policy—you say we should be able to change some companies to others, and often the the rules of the private health care market companies with the most generous health to produce universal coverage and lower cost, care benefits are the ones that are the most better quality care. I agree with that. vulnerable in global competition. We have to offer the American people a This is a nutty system, and we have to fix new choice, that is, guaranteed private insur- it. And we have to fix it without messing up ance. I think there have to be two changes what is wonderful about it, the quality of in the existing system. First of all, you have care, the availability of emerging tech- to provide health insurance that you can nologies. The things that people do today in never lose, whether you are in or out of work, this health care system that are very good— and no matter what kind of job you are in, we can fix what’s wrong without messing that because a lot of people are going to go from up. And there are a lot of options we can big companies that have big benefits to small- pursue to get there, but I would just urge er companies in the inevitable restructuring you to stick with what was in the ‘‘Mandate of the economy. for Change.’’ Do not give up on universal And you have to give greater consumer coverage. And do not give up on the propo- power, market power, to small businesses sition that there has to be a competitive ca- and to self-employed people. And in order pacity for all, all employers, including small to do it you have to go to a broad-based com- businesses and the self-employed. If you will munity rating scheme, in my judgment, so stay with that, then we can reach an agree- that there is no disincentive for little compa- ment next year which will be the most his- nies to hire people who have had somebody toric domestic achievement for this country in their family who has been sick, who has in a generation. And we have to do that. had a preexisting condition. With regard to welfare reform, let me just Now, every other country in the world with say very briefly—I want to say again how which we compete, including those that are much I appreciate the work that Bruce Reed doing quite well, has figured out how to do has done, the work that Bill Galston has this. We’re the only people who haven’t fig- done. We are moving toward making welfare ured out how to do it. I just refuse to believe a second chance, not a way of life. We have that we can’t figure out how to give health made this debate an interesting one in which care security to everybody in this country and there is now a Republican counterproposal. to give equal bargaining power, market I don’t agree with all of it, but there are some power, in the marketplace to small busi- very good ideas in it. It really gives me the nesses and self-employed people. I just cause to believe that we might be able to refuse to believe that. I think we can. make a bipartisan coalition here with a big We can disagree about a lot of things, but majority, to try to give people who are I think everybody would admit we ought to trapped in poverty and unemployable in have a system in which there is a good com- present circumstances a chance to be suc- prehensive benefit package, including pri- cessful parents and successful workers. And mary and preventive care that is given to I am very, very encouraged by that. I think every family, and that people have to assume you will be too. some personal responsibility for it and ought Finally, just let me say this. We have ter- to be prepared to pay something for it, but rible problems today in America because a that we ought to do that. lot of people who want to work are not em- If we don’t, you’re going to continue to ployable or can’t ever get a job where their see your Federal Government faced with in- wages will go up because they don’t have the solvency. We’re going to continue to have to skills. Let me just mention two or three cut all of our spending from domestic invest- things that we are trying to do. ments, many of which 80 percent of the peo- The Secretary of Education, one of the ple in this room think we ought to be making. former DLC members, has his education re- We’re going to continue to see massive cost form bill which will pass early when the Con- shifting from the Government to the private gress comes back, the Goals 2000 bill, that

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does what we’ve been advocating for years. are basically paying for a lot of workers to It puts the Federal Government—instead of draw a reduced income until it’s obvious that trying to micromanage the schools, we’re the unemployment runs out and they are not going to provide the schools with the money being called back to their old jobs. The un- that the teachers and the principals need at employment system was developed in a time the grassroots level to figure out how to meet when people were called back to their old the national education goals. And we will jobs. measure schools by their results, not by over- What we need to do is to develop an im- regulating their influence. And we will give mediate system of reemployment so that the them some standards by which they will be minute someone knows they are going to be able to tell whether they are measuring up unemployed, they are immediately eligible to global standards or not. And we will focus for retraining, for job placement, for the kind more on trying to give them the tools and of services that will give people the chance the information they need to follow strategies to make a quick start back in life and to use that work. that unemployment stream to get continuous I’m telling you, every problem in American retraining. I hope that we can get the em- education has been solved by somebody ployer community, the labor community to- somewhere, including people under the most gether in this country to do this. Secretary adverse circumstances. What we need to do Reich’s most important contribution to this is to have the Federal Government help to entire administration may be changing peo- spread that instead of getting in the way. And ple’s understanding of the way the institution we are changing the whole approach to that, we have here has nothing to do with the na- thanks to Secretary Riley and the support we ture of unemployment for most Americans have received all across the education com- anymore. That is our big reinventing Govern- munity, from the NEA, from the AFT, from ment challenge for next year. the administrators, from the school boards, Now, let me say finally that the reports from people who are really committed to say that this administration had the best year changing the nature of the Federal role in in terms of congressional success of any in public education. There is also in this bill the last 40 years. You heard Senator Breaux explicit provision for the kind of reforms the say—and I’ve called Senator Lieberman in DLC has advocated in terms of supporting the middle of the night enough to know— local districts who want to have charter that the Congress worked 40 percent more schools, who want to have public school this year, spent 40 percent more hours on choice, who want to do the kinds of things the job than last year, 40 percent more. We that many districts have wanted to do where made a difference. If we can do health care, the Federal Government has essentially welfare reform and reform the education and taken no position in the past. That can be training system next year, we’ll make more a part of this reform. of a difference. If we can keep growing this The other thing that we are doing is to economy with stable, secure policies, it will try to work out with the Secretary of Edu- begin to be felt in the lives of middle class cation and the Secretary of Labor a national Americans. system of apprenticeships to move people But I will end where I began. The Demo- from school to work who aren’t going to 4- cratic Party has got to be a grassroots party. year colleges. Everybody who doesn’t go to It has got to reflect not only the economic a 4-year college and get the degree at least interests but the basic values of most Amer- needs 2 years of further education and train- ican people. And there are a lot of things ing. And our school-to-work program makes that we have to do in this country that deal a good beginning on that. with crime and violence and restoring the The final thing we’re trying to do is to deal family and restoring communities that cannot with the terrible problem of the unemploy- be done, not now, not ever, by the President ment system. Today, if you are an employer and the Congress alone that require private and you pay the unemployment tax, you are sector initiatives, that require people at the paying for a system that is dysfunctional. You State and local level to act.

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The most important thing we ever said in The President. Personal security means, the DLC was that in the end there can be among other things, that people who are out no successful opportunity without respon- there struggling in this country to work for sibility, and you can’t run a country unless a living and raise their kids should be safe everybody recognizes that we are in a com- on the streets and should have access to munity in which we have responsibilities to health care and should have access to a de- one another and in which we go up or down cent education for the course of their life- together. That was the most important thing times. we ever said. Q. But you also mentioned personal re- So I ask you as you leave here, I hope sponsibility along with that. What respon- you will go home and talk about how the sibility do they have? ideas that you have fought for are being The President. Well first of all, the Gov- brought to life in this administration. But ernment cannot create success. The people more important than that, I hope you will have responsibilities in the area of work to go home and remember that no matter who make sure they’re educated and trained. the President of the United States is, until They’re going to have responsibilities in the the American people are prepared to take welfare reform area to take education, train- responsibility for their futures and until we ing and move from welfare to work. They’re are prepared to recognize again not just in going to have responsibilities in the health our rhetoric but in our lives that this is one care area, those who don’t have health insur- country and we have got to find a way to ance, to pay for some of their own health make a strength out of our diversity; we have care. got to stop, to stop wasting so many kids; And in a larger sense, in every community we have got to stop permitting the incredible in this country we can put 100,000 more po- level of social disintegration that we have lice officers out there. We can train them permitted—we will never become what we right. But people are going to have to start ought to. recovering these families and these neighbor- And when we become the party that is the hoods community by community. The pri- grassroots, bottom-up, personal responsibil- vate sector is going to have to invest in these ity, community-oriented party committed not neighborhoods. We’ve got these empower- only to saying to the President and the Con- ment zones which give people tax incentives gress, ‘‘This is what we want you to do for to invest in poor neighborhoods, but people America,’’ but to proclaiming every day, who live in those cities are going to have to ‘‘Here is what we are doing for America,’’ invest in them. we will not be where we all set out to go. Q. Are you going to start talking to people I think we’re well on the way. about maybe not having children they can’t Thank you very much, and God bless you. afford to take care of? Is this something that you’re worried about? NOTE: The President spoke at 10:31 a.m. at the The President. Well, I talked about this Sheraton Washington Hotel. In his remarks, he a lot in the last couple of days. We’ve got referred to George Bruno, DLC New Hampshire to bring down the number of children who State chapter organizer, and David Osborne, con- are born out of wedlock; that’s what we’ve sultant with the National Performance Review. got to do. And people are going to have to think more about their future, more about Exchange With Reporters at the their children’s future, and when they do have children both parents are going to have Sheraton Washington Hotel to take more responsibility for them. We’re December 3, 1993 going to have to crack down on identification of paternity, on child support enforcement. Personal Security and Responsibility We’re going to have to demand that people Q. [Inaudible]—as far about what you take more responsibility for the con- meant by personal security when you talked sequences of their action, including taking about that theme and also about values? care of their children.

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Q. Are you going to be talking about that NOTE: The exchange began at 11:37 a.m. at the more in the future? Is this something we’re Sheraton Washington Hotel. A tape was not avail- going to hear about? able for verification of the content of this ex- The President. Absolutely. One of the change. reasons I asked Dr. Elders to be the Surgeon General is because we have been involved in an effort for years to try to drive down this teen pregnancy rate. I think that the out- Statement on Signing the Hazard of-wedlock teen pregnancy rate is threaten- Mitigation and Relocation Assistance ing the whole family structure of commu- Act of 1993 nities in this country and undermining our ability to recover as a people. December 3, 1993 Today I am pleased to sign into law S. Democratic Leadership Council 1670, the ‘‘Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Q. Have you made up with the DLC? Assistance Act of 1993.’’ The President. I don’t think there’s any- The flooding that occurred in the Midwest thing to make up about. Breaux saved my this past summer was unprecedented in our budget. history in scope, magnitude, and duration. Q. He didn’t vote for the Brady bill. The sheer number of victims, flooded homes, The President. He saved the budget. But farms, and businesses, and the extent of dam- the DLC—well, there’s no political correct- age to public facilities called for an unprece- ness test here. Nobody can agree on every dented response from the nine affected issue. But the DLC endorsed the Brady bill States, local governments, volunteers, and early. The DLC was an early supporter of the Federal Government—and respond they the Brady bill, an early supporter of family did. medical leave, and—— Now that most of the flood waters have Q. You haven’t been critical about them, receded, it is time to reestablish lives dis- so they’ve been a little critical of you. rupted by the weeks and months of rain and The President. Yes, but that’s why I— flooding and to rebuild property damaged by they said some things about the budget ear- those waters. For many, rebuilding in the lier on that I thought were not accurate. But same place will be out of the question. And Breaux didn’t; he stayed with us on it and for many who want to move, relocating off helped us pass it. So did Lieberman. So did the flood plain may not be possible without Steny. So did most of the leaders. But I think help. they were wrong, and I said that. With this legislation, my Administration On the health care thing, if you go back and the Congress have taken an important and read the DLC’s health care package, step toward providing the help needed. This which was written by Jeremy Rosner who Act authorizes a greater Federal contribution now works in the White House, I think we’re toward acquiring and relocating structures much closer on health care than you think. damaged by floods than was available before. I think that a lot of this stuff has been over- It provides higher ceilings on the amounts blown. Every time one of them or one of of Federal disaster funds that can be avail- us says, ‘‘Here’s what the difference is be- able to help flood victims move out of harm’s tween our two health care plans,’’ somebody way. And in assisting in the relocation of says, ‘‘Oh, they’re dumping on each other homes and other structures, it provides great- again.’’ I think that it’s just an honest discus- er assurance than perhaps any other measure sion. I predict that you will see an accommo- dation that will cause a health care plan to that the people helped will not have to suffer pass next year that has universal coverage and such damage and disruption from flooding good benefits, and that’s what I want. again. It will be less costly to help the flood Thank you. victims move now and reestablish their lives

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than to bear the expense of repeated flood- Proclamation 6633—National Drunk ing. and Drugged Driving Prevention I congratulate and thank the many Mem- Month, 1993 bers of the House and Senate in both parties December 3, 1993 who worked so diligently to pass this legisla- tion. I especially commend the leadership of Representatives Volkmer and Gephardt, By the President of the United States Senators Harkin and Danforth, and other A Proclamation Members of the congressional delegations of the Midwestern States, as well as the prompt The 1993 holiday season is an ideal time action of the leaders of the House Commit- to ask ourselves what more can be done to tee on Public Works and Transportation and prevent drunk and drugged driving—one of our Nation’s most serious public health and the Senate Committee on Environment and safety problems. Each year, thousands of Public Works. Americans are killed or seriously injured be- cause of drunk and drugged drivers. During William J. Clinton this National Drunk and Drugged Driving The White House, Prevention Month, I ask each citizen to work December 3, 1993. actively to help improve the safety of our roads and highways by pledging not to drink and drive. In addition, we must be alert to NOTE: S. 1670, approved December 3, was as- the risks of the road and make a special effort signed Public Law No. 103–181. to ensure that others do the same. As in past years, citizens across the country are participating in programs and activities to focus public attention on the prevention Statement on the Technology of driving under the influence of mind-alter- Reinvestment Project ing substances. Public officials at all levels December 3, 1993 are sponsoring anti-drunk and anti-drugged driving legislation, appointing special task To win in the new global economy and forces, and issuing proclamations; law en- safeguard our national security, America forcement agencies are increasing enforce- must invest in new technologies with both ment efforts; public and private organizations commercial and military applications. This are holding safety campaigns, including can- program will help give us the edge that will dlelight vigils in memory of those killed due keep America strong and create new jobs at to driving catastrophes caused by drunk and the same time. drugged drivers. Just as important, citizens This program is designed to keep Amer- are sponsoring volunteer programs to pro- vide rides home from holiday parties. These ican manufacturing workers, from the engi- are just some of the things that each of us neers to the machine operators, at the top can do to help in the fight against drunk and of their fields. Efficient, high-quality produc- drugged driving. tion using a skilled, well-equipped work force Despite some encouraging results in re- will put American products on shelves cent years from many community-based ef- throughout the world and put Americans to forts to curtail drunk and drugged driving, work in high-paying jobs here at home. 45 percent of all fatal motor vehicle accidents in 1992 were alcohol-related, and about 80 NOTE: This statement was part of a White House percent of these involved a legally intoxicated announcement on naming the third group of driver or pedestrian. For 1992, that meant awards in the technology reinvestment project. that alcohol was a factor in approximately 17,700 traffic deaths. Drunk driving remains our number one highway safety problem, re-

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quiring comprehensive State and local ac- ty-three, and of the Independence of the tions to reduce and prevent these unneces- United States of America the two hundred sary tragedies. Reductions in alcohol-related and eighteenth. accidents will also be powerful medicine in William J. Clinton the Nation’s attempts to lower health care costs. Just reducing the percentage of alco- [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, hol-related fatalities from 45 to 43 percent 12:21 p.m., December 3, 1993] of total annual traffic fatalities—and related injuries by a proportionate amount—would NOTE: This proclamation was published in the save 1,200 lives. Federal Register on December 6. Each of us can help prevent drunk and drugged drivers from exacting their terrible toll in lives, suffering, and related health care costs by refusing to tolerate drunk and Digest of Other drugged driving in our community, by insist- ing that local police aggressively enforce anti- White House Announcements drunk and anti-drugged driving laws, and by encouraging other citizens to become in- The following list includes the President’s public volved in these activities. schedule and other items of general interest an- We also need to realize that the combina- nounced by the Office of the Press Secretary and tion of legal or illegal drugs and alcohol is not included elsewhere in this issue. especially hazardous and contributes to loss of control, loss of judgment, and certainly, November 28 loss of the ability to safely navigate a vehicle. In the evening, the President and Hillary In order to promote more citizen involve- and Chelsea Clinton returned to the White ment in prevention efforts and in order to House from Camp David, MD. increase awareness of the seriousness of the threat to our lives and safety, the Congress, November 29 by Senate Joint Resolution 122, has des- In the morning, the President hosted a ignated the month of December 1993 as breakfast meeting for religious leaders who ‘‘National Drunk and Drugged Driving Pre- are active in the AIDS community. Following vention Month’’ and has authorized and re- the breakfast, the President had telephone quested the President to issue a proclamation conversations with Chancellor Helmut Kohl in observance of this month. of Germany and President Leonid Kravchuk Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, of Ukraine. President of the United States of America, In the evening, the President and Hillary do hereby proclaim December 1993 as Na- Clinton attended a White House reception. tional Drunk and Drugged Driving Preven- November 30 tion Month. I ask all Americans to reaffirm In the evening, the President and Hillary their commitment to make drunk and Clinton attended a private screening of the drugged driving unacceptable and to take movie ‘‘Schindler’s List’’ at the Cineplex steps to intervene when necessary to stop Odeon in northwest Washington. anyone impaired by alcohol or drugs from getting behind the wheel. I also call upon December 1 public officials at all levels and interested citi- In the morning, the President went to zens and groups to observe this month with Georgetown University Medical Center appropriate ceremonies, programs, and ac- where he visited with patients who are suffer- tivities as an expression of their commitment ing from the AIDS virus. to educate and stop would-be drunk and In the afternoon, the President attended drugged drivers in their communities. a tea hosted by the First Lady for the five In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set American Nobel laureates of 1993. my hand this third day of December, in the The President declared a major disaster year of our Lord nineteen hundred and nine- exists in Missouri and ordered Federal aid

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to supplement State and local recovery ef- —David Satcher, Director, Centers for forts, following severe storms, tornadoes, and Disease Control; flooding from November 13 to 19. —William F. Benson, Deputy Assistant The President announced he intends to Secretary of Health and Human Serv- nominate the following new members of the ices, Administration on Aging; United States Enrichment Corporation: —Grantland Johnson, HHS Regional Di- —William J. Rainer; rector, Region IX, California; —Margaret Hornbeck Greene; —Wandra Gail Mitchell, General Counsel, —Kneeland C. Youngblood; Agency for International Development; —Frank G. Zarb; and —Robert Kent Boyer, Deputy Assistant —Greta Joy Dicus. Administrator, Bureau of Legislative Af- The President appointed Minnesota Gov- fairs, Agency for International Develop- ernor Arne Carlson to be a member of the ment. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. December 3 In the afternoon, the President traveled to December 2 Albuquerque, NM. Following his arrival in The President announced today that he the late afternoon, the President toured the has appointed 18 individuals to Senior Exec- El Pueblo Health Services Clinic and dis- utive Service positions in his administration. cussed health care in rural areas with the They are: people of the Bernalillo area and the health —Denise Marie Michel, Senior Policy Ad- care providers of the clinic. viser to the Secretary of the Treasury; In the evening, the President attended the —William E. Mounts, Director of Com- ‘‘Celebration ’94’’ reception at the Albuquer- mercial Items and International Systems que Convention Center. He then traveled to Acquisition, Department of Defense; Los Angeles, CA, where he remained over- —Linton Wells II, Director of Policy Sup- night. port, Department of Defense; —Cynthia Gibson Beerbower, Inter- national Tax Counsel, Office of Tax Pol- icy, Department of the Treasury; —Jeffrey A. Meeks, Chief of Staff, U.S. Nominations Customs Service; Submitted to the Senate —Carol A. Dortch, Region IV Director, General Services Administration; —Parks D. Shackelford, Deputy Adminis- NOTE: No nominations were submitted to the trator for State and County Operations, Senate during the period covered by this issue. Agriculture Stabilization and Conserva- tion Service; —Ann Terry Pincus, Director, Office of Research, USIA; —Dawn Johnsen, Deputy Assistant Attor- Checklist ney General, Office of Legal Counsel; of White House Press Releases —Ilene J. Leff, Assistant Secretary for Fi- nance and Management, Office of Ad- The following list contains releases of the Office ministration, Department of Housing of the Press Secretary that are neither printed as and Urban Development; items nor covered by entries in the Digest of —Mark Bohannon, Chief Counsel, Tech- Other White House Announcements. nology Administration, Department of Commerce; —Sally Susman, Deputy Assistant Sec- Released November 29 retary of Commerce, Office of Legisla- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- tive/Intergovernmental Affairs; retary Dee Dee Myers —Lewis S. Alexander, Chief Economist Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee and Adviser to the Secretary of Com- Myers correcting a reference made in the merce; afternoon briefing

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Listing of 14 religious leaders attending a Released December 3 breakfast meeting with the President Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers Chair Laura D’Andrea Released November 30 Tyson on the economy Transcript of a press briefing by U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor on GATT Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on legislation signed by the President Announcement of the President’s signing of H.R. 2401 and H.R. 3341 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers announcing an official working visit Listing of participants attending the Brady by Prime Minister Gonzalez of Spain bill signing ceremony Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Listing and brief biographies of the Medal Myers on the President’s telephone con- of Freedom recipients versation on GATT negotiations with Prime Minister Balladur of France Released December 1 Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers on the President’s meeting with Prime Myers on the President’s meeting with Presi- Minister Bildt of Sweden dent Masire of Botswana Listing of the Advisory Council on Intergov- Announcement on the third group of awards ernmental Relations members meeting with in the technology reinvestment project the President Listing of Nobel laureates meeting with the President Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Acts Approved the Office of Management and Budget Leon by the President Panetta and Secretary of Defense Les Aspin on the Penny-Kasich amendment to H.R. 3400 Approved November 30 Announcement of nomination of five mem- H.R. 1025 / Public Law 103–159 bers of the United States Enrichment Cor- To provide for a waiting period before the poration purchase of a handgun, and for the establish- Announcement of appointment of a member ment of a national instant criminal back- to the Advisory Commission on Intergovern- ground check system to be contacted by fire- mental Relations arms dealers before the transfer of any fire- Announcement of appointment of 10 mem- arm bers to the National Partnership Council H.R. 2401 / Public Law 103–160 Released December 2 National Defense Authorization Act for Fis- Transcript of a press briefing by Press Sec- cal Year 1994 retary Dee Dee Myers Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee H.R. 3341 / Public Law 103–161 Myers on sanctions against Libya To amend title 38, United States Code, to Statement by Press Secretary Dee Dee increase the rate of special pension payable Myers on the President’s plans to travel to to persons who have received the Congres- Europe sional Medal of Honor Announcement of nomination of U.S. mar- Approved December 1 shal for western Arkansas Announcement of travel by administration H.R. 2650 / Public Law 103–162 officials during the congressional adjourn- To designate portions of the Maurice River ment and its tributaries in the State of New Jersey

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as components of the National Wild and Sce- H.R. 3318 / Public Law 103–172 nic Rivers Systems Federal Employees Clean Air Incentives Act

Approved December 2 H.R. 3378 / Public Law 103–173 H.R. 898 / Public Law 103–163 International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act To authorize the Air Force Memorial Foun- of 1993 dation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs H.R. 3471 / Public Law 103–174 To authorize the leasing of naval vessels to H.J. Res. 75 / Public Law 103–164 certain foreign countries Designating January 16, 1994, as ‘‘National Good Teen Day’’ S. 433 / Public Law 103–175 To authorize and direct the Secretary of the H.J. Res. 294 / Public Law 103–165 Interior to convey certain lands in Cameron To express appreciation to W. Graham Parish, Louisiana, and for other purposes Claytor, Jr., for a lifetime of dedicated and inspired service to the Nation Approved December 3 S. 1667 / Public Law 103–166 H.R. 1268 / Public Law 103–176 To extend authorities under the Middle East Indian Tribal Justice Act Peace Facilitation Act of 1993 by six months S.J. Res. 75 / Public Law 103–167 H.R. 1425 / Public Law 103–177 Designating January 2, 1994, through Janu- American Indian Agricultural Resource ary 8, 1994, as ‘‘National Law Enforcement Management Act Training Week’’ H.R. 2330 / Public Law 103–178 S.J. Res. 122 / Public Law 103–168 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year Designating December 1993 as ‘‘National 1994 Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month’’ H.R. 2632 / Public Law 103–179 Patent and Trademark Office Authorization H.R. 698 / Public Law 103–169 Act of 1993 Lechuguilla Cave Protection Act of 1993 H.R. 914 / Public Law 103–170 S. 412 / Public Law 103–180 Red River Designation Act of 1993 Negotiated Rates Act of 1993 H.R. 3161 / Public Law 103–171 S. 1670 / Public Law 103–181 Older Americans Act Technical Amend- Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Assistance ments of 1993 Act of 1993

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