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Presidential Documents Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, December 6, 1993 Volume 29ÐNumber 48 Pages 2467±2509 1 VerDate 08-JUN-98 08:58 Jun 10, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P48NO4.000 INET01 PsN: INET01 Contents Addresses and Remarks Exchanges with reporters See also Bill Signings Oval OfficeÐ2490 Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Sheraton Washington HotelÐ2503 RelationsÐ2483 News conference with President De Leon of Democratic Leadership CouncilÐ2494 Guatemala, November 30 (No. 36)Ð2472 Presidential Medals of Freedom Letters and Messages presentationÐ2479 Radio addressÐ2467 President Gaviria of Colombia, message on World AIDS DayÐ2486 the death of Pablo EscobarÐ2492 Appointments and Nominations Meetings With Foreign Leaders Defense Department Central American leadersÐ2472 Assistant Secretary of the ArmyÐ2492 Sweden, Prime Minister BildtÐ2490 Assistant Secretary of the NavyÐ2492 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Notices Board of Directors, members and Vice Continuation of Libyan EmergencyÐ2492 ChairÐ2482 Bill Signings Proclamations Brady bill, remarksÐ2477 National Drunk and Drugged Driving Hazard Mitigation and Relocation Assistance Prevention MonthÐ2505 Act of 1993, statementÐ2504 National Home Care WeekÐ2469 International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act National Hospice MonthÐ2468 of 1993, statementÐ2493 World AIDS DayÐ2482 Communications to Congress Statements by the President Iraq, letterÐ2470 See also Appointments and Nominations; Bill Continuation of Libyan emergency, letter Signings transmitting noticeÐ2493 Implementation of the North American Free Executive Orders Trade AgreementÐ2492 Technology reinvestment projectÐ2505 Delegating a Federal Pay Administration AuthorityÐ2470 Supplementary Materials Delegation of Functions Under the Acts approved by the PresidentÐ2508 FREEDOM Support Act and Related Checklist of the White House press releasesÐ Provisions of the Foreign Operations, 2507 Export Financing and Related Programs Digest of other White House Appropriations ActÐ2491 announcementsÐ2506 Interviews With the News Media Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ2507 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. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF regulations prescribed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, approved by the President (37 FR 23607; 1 CFR Part 10). PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS Distribution is made only by the Superintendent of Docu- ments, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Published every Monday by the Office of the Federal Reg- The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents will be ister, National Archives and Records Administration, Washing- furnished by mail to domestic subscribers for $80.00 per year ton, DC 20408, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Docu- ($137.00 for mailing first class) and to foreign subscribers for ments contains statements, messages, and other Presidential $93.75 per year, payable to the Superintendent of Documents, materials released by the White House during the preceding Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. The week. charge for a single copy is $3.00 ($3.75 for foreign mailing). The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is pub- There are no restrictions on the republication of material lished pursuant to the authority contained in the Federal Reg- appearing in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Docu- ister Act (49 Stat. 500, as amended; 44 U.S.C. Ch. 15), under ments. 2 VerDate 08-JUN-98 08:58 Jun 10, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P48NO4.000 INET01 PsN: INET01 Week Ending Friday, December 3, 1993 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 VerDate 08-JUN-98 09:20 Jun 10, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P48NO4.029 INET01 PsN: INET01 2468 Nov. 27 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1993 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.
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