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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, February 6, 1995 Volume 31ÐNumber 5 Pages 131±191 1 VerDate 28-OCT-97 10:14 Jan 17, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\TEMP\06FEPRE pfrm07 Contents Addresses and Remarks Communications to Congress See also Appointments and Nominations Armenia, message on tradeÐ188 Boston, MA Haiti, reportÐ185 Mayor's Youth CouncilÐ158 Health and Human Services Department, New England Presidential dinnerÐ164 message transmitting reportÐ146 Defense budgetÐ171 Libya, reportÐ156 Democratic Governors Association dinnerÐ Narcotics producing and transit countries, 147 letterÐ182 Minimum wage initiativeÐ184 National Institute of Building Sciences, Moldova, visit of President SnegurÐ141 message transmitting reportÐ147 Science, Technology, and American National Association of Home BuildersÐ143 Diplomacy, letter transmitting reportÐ188 National Governors' Association ConferenceÐ151 Executive Orders DinnerÐ137 Amendment to Executive Order No. 12898 GalaÐ138 (Federal Actions To Address Environmental MeetingÐ139 Justice in Minority Populations and Low- National Prayer BreakfastÐ172 Income Populations)Ð146 Radio addressÐ135 Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ersÐ Interviews With the News Media 138 Exchanges with reporters U.S. Conference of MayorsÐ131 Oval OfficeÐ141, 179 Welfare reformÐ135 PentagonÐ171 Interview with religious journalistsÐ173 Appointments and Nominations Joint Statements Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of President Snegur of MoldovaÐ142 the United States Intelligence Community, statementÐ182 Meetings With Foreign Leaders Health and Human Services Department, Moldova, President SnegurÐ141, 142 Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, remarksÐ179 Proclamations State Department, Ambassador to Panama, To Amend the Generalized System of letter on withdrawalÐ151 PreferencesÐ187 (Contents continued on inside of back cover.) 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Ch. 15), under ments. 2 VerDate 28-OCT-97 10:14 Jan 17, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\TEMP\06FEPRE pfrm07 ContentsÐContinued Statements by the President Supplementary Materials See also Appointments and Nominations Acts approved by the PresidentÐ191 Algeria, terrorist attackÐ155 Checklist of White House press releasesÐ190 Death of Jim GrantÐ137 Digest of other White House Mexico, financial assistanceÐ155 announcementsÐ189 RamadanÐ155 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ190 3 VerDate 28-OCT-97 10:14 Jan 17, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00003 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\TEMP\06FEPRE pfrm07 Week Ending Friday, February 3, 1995 Remarks to the U.S. Conference of stabilization package that we have offered. Mayors As you know, this is not the most popular January 27, 1995 issue in America today, but it's important. And I thank you for your support. It's in the Thank you very much. I'm delighted to be interest of our working people and our econ- here. I see that half of the Cabinet is here. omy. And it's not a gift; it's not foreign aid; I guess they've already answered all your it's not even a loan. It's cosigning a note with questions, solved all your problems. Now good collateral. So it's in our interests, and they can come solve ours. [Laughter] I thank you for that. Mayor Ashe and distinguished members of When I came here 2 years ago with a mis- the organization, I'm delighted to see all of sion to restore the American dream for all you. Is Mayor Grant from East Providence of the people of this country and to make here? Your wife told me this was your birth- sure we moved to the next century still the day. Happy birthday. Happy birthday. Just strongest force in the world for freedom and wanted you to know I was checking up on democracy and peace and prosperity, I said you. [Laughter] then and had said all during my campaign Let me begin by saying congratulations to that I wanted a new partnership for the all of you on the overwhelming passage of American people. I called it a New Covenant the unfunded mandate legislation by the of more opportunity and more responsibility, Senate today, 86 to 10 the bill passed. I have recognizing that unless we had more of both, not had a chance to look at the final version we could not hope to do the things that have of the Senate bill. It just passed a little while to be done. ago. But I know some very good amendments I have sought to essentially focus on three were added, and I want to congratulate Sen- things that I think are critical to making sure ator Glenn and Senator Kempthorne. We worked very hard on this bill last year, and we succeed in this new economy: empower- I was sorry we didn't pass it then. Both of ing our people to make the most of their own them did very, very good work. And I believe lives, expanding opportunity but shrinking the bill is a very strong one as it goes to the the Federal Government bureaucracy, giving House. But I have not seen its final form, more authority to State and local govern- but I heard it was in good shape. And it must ments and to the private sector. And I have have been pretty good if it passed 86 to 10. sought to enhance the security of our people And I think that should be reassuring to you; at home and abroad. In all those things you it certainly is to me. have been very helpful and supportive, both I want to thank you for the resolution you of the specific initiatives of this administra- passed on the baseball strike and the action tion and of your own efforts which fit so well we are taking. We will work very hard on into that framework. that. I know how important it is to you. I As all of you know, in the last 2 years we've sometimes think that the full economic im- had a lot of successes. We now have the fig- plications of this whole thing have not been ures in on 1994's growth rate. We know it evaluated, not just for the cities that have was the best economic year our country had major league teams but also for the cities that since 1984. We know that the combined rates host spring training. This is a big deal, and of unemployment and inflation are the lowest we're working on it. they have been in 30 years. We know that I want to thank your international commit- we have inflation at a 30-year low. We know tee for the vote you took on the Mexican that, among other things, the African-Amer- 131 VerDate 28-OCT-97 14:59 Jan 17, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\PD06FE95.TXT pfrm07 132 Jan. 27 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1995 ican unemployment rate went into single dig- I think it's important to raise the minimum its for the first time in 20 years. wage, because if we don't next year the buy- So there is a lotÐ[applause]Ðwe've tried ing power of the minimum wage will be at to expand more authority to our States and a 40-year low. And the evidence is clear that to our cities, and we're bringing the Federal if you raise the minimum wage a modest Government down in size and reach where amount, it doesn't cause increased unem- it's appropriate. We already have 100,000 ployed and indeed may bring people back fewer people working for the National Gov- into the job market who otherwise are not ernment than we did when I became Presi- willing to come in and go to work. So I would dent. And if nothing else is done, it will hope you would support both of those things. shrink by another 170,000. And of course, In the area of expanding opportunity and in terms of security, the most important shrinking the bureaucracy, we're coming things we did were to pass the Brady bill back with a second round of reinventing Gov- and the crime bill, which you were active in ernment proposalsÐand perhaps Secretary and supportive of, and I thank you for all Cisneros has already talked to you about what that. we're proposing for HUDÐto collapse the As we look ahead in this year, which prom- 60 programs into 3. ises to be somewhat unpredictable but excit- I want to emphasize that we're doing this ing and I think could be very productive for to strengthen the mission of HUD and to our countryÐand I must say this passage of strengthen the partnership that we have with the cities of this country, not to gut the De- this bill today and the reasonable delibera- partment's partnership or its capacity to help tion in the Senate and the way the amend- you do your job.