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Exchange detailed information at the next Wyoming Memorandum of Under- meeting of the Gore-Chernomyrdin standing. Commission on aggregate stockpiles of nuclear warheads, on stocks of fissile NOTE: This joint statement also included a report materials and on their safety and secu- of September presummit meetings on U.S.-Rus- sian security issues. rity. The sides will develop a process for exchanging this information on a regular basis. Statement on the 1996 Democratic Direct their joint working group on nu- National Convention clear safeguards, transparency and September 29, 1994 irreversibility to pursue by March 1995 further measures to improve confidence I am pleased with Chairman Wilhelm’s de- in and increase the transparency and cision to name Debra DeLee to head the irreversibility of the process of reducing 1996 Democratic National Convention. I am nuclear weapons. confident her energy and enthusiasm as well Facilitate broad cooperation among appro- as her political expertise will make the 1996 priate agencies in both countries to en- convention an exciting and rewarding experi- sure effective control, accounting and ence for those inside the convention hall, physical protection of nuclear materials. throughout , and across America. Facilitate cooperative programs between U.S. and Russian national laboratories Statement on Lobby and Campaign in the areas of safety, physical protec- tion, control and accounting of nuclear Finance Reform Legislation materials. September 29, 1994 Deepen cooperation between the U.S. De- The American people have made it clear partment of Defense and the Russian that they want a change in the way Washing- Ministry of Defense in the area of en- ton works. From the beginning of my admin- suring nuclear security. istration, I have called upon Congress to Implement a joint plan to expedite con- enact tough political reform legislation. struction of a new, long-term storage fa- Today Congress made real progress in the cility for fissile materials from disman- effort to return Government to the people. tled nuclear weapons at Mayak. It is now time for Congress to finish the job Taking a broad view of strategic stability and enact lobby reform and campaign fi- and bearing in mind the need to control nance reform, so that narrow interests are all types of weapons of mass destruction, never able to obstruct the national interest. the Presidents agreed on: The House of Representatives took a The importance of continued, full, mutual major step toward changing the culture of and reciprocal implementation of the the Capital when it voted for lobby reform. September 1992 U.S.-Russian-UK state- This legislation will, for the first time, require ment on Biological Weapons as a means lobbyists to fully disclose their activities, their of gaining confidence that offensive bio- clients, and the sources of their funding. And logical weapons programs have been it will bar lobbyists from providing gifts, terminated. meals, and entertainment to lawmakers. I call The need for adherence by all states to on the Senate to quickly pass lobby reform the Chemical Weapons Convention and and send it to my desk. We must take the for universal application of its provi- political system away from the lobbyists and sions, as well as the need for adoption the narrow interests in Washington and give without delay of measures that make it it back to the American people. possible to bring the CWC into force; I am also heartened by the agreement be- and the need to resolve without delay tween House and Senate leaders on cam- the outstanding issues related to the Bi- paign finance reform legislation. This bill will lateral Destruction Agreement and the limit congressional spending, curb the PAC’s

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and lobbyists, open the airwaves to debate, I’ll tell you a story about Chevy Chase. I and ban the use of soft money in Federal never told this story in public before. Don’t elections. Make no mistake: this is real re- get that excited, it’s not that good. [Laughter] form. Tomorrow the Senate will vote to end I had never met Chevy Chase in my entire a filibuster and appoint conferees on this bill. life, except on a movie screen. And in 1988 I call on Senators from both parties to put or ’89, I went up to Long Island in the sum- aside partisanship and move forward with mertime. Hillary and I were up there visiting this legislation. There is simply no excuse for our friend Liz Robins, who’s here tonight. delay. And every summertime there’s a softball game to raise money between the artists and the writers. And they asked me if I would Executive Order No. 12929— be an umpire in this game. And once I real- Delegation of Authority Regarding ized there were some members of the press the Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale there and I’d be able to give them grades Reserves instead of the other way around, I eagerly September 29, 1994 accepted. Now, at that time—a lot of you won’t remember this; I hope, at least, you By the authority vested in me as President won’t remember it, and I hope you’ll forget by the Constitution and the laws of the after I tell you tonight. [Laughter] I had of America, including section given a speech for Governor Dukakis at the 301 of title 3 and sections 7427 and 7428 Democratic Convention, which I intend to of title 10, United States Code, and in order complete here this evening. [Laughter] Any- to meet the goals and requirements of the way—I can’t believe I said that. [Laughter] Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves, it The announcer for the ball game was Jim is hereby ordered as follows: Brady, the guy that does that Brady’s Bits The functions vested in the President by in ‘‘Parade Magazine’’ every Sunday, you sections 7427 and 7428 of title 10 of the know? He’s a delightful man, but when he United States Code are delegated to the Sec- saw me out there on the mound about ready retary of Energy. to call balls and strikes, he said—he intro- William J. Clinton duced me—he said, ‘‘This is Governor Clin- ton from Arkansas. He’s up here visiting, and The White House, if he takes as long to make the calls today September 29, 1994. as he did to speak in Atlanta, we’ll never get out of here.’’ [Laughter] I really appreciated [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, that. [Laughter] Anyway, so the game starts, 10:46 a.m., September 30, 1994] and the next time the sides change, I look NOTE: This Executive order was published in the up in the stands, and this tall guy stands up Federal Register on October 3. and walks down, comes out to the pitcher’s mound, shakes my hand, and says, ‘‘I’m Chevy Chase.’’ And he said, ‘‘I may be the Remarks at a Reception for Senator only person in America besides your mother Edward M. Kennedy in McLean, who feels this way, but I liked that speech. Virginia Tell him to go to hell.’’ [Laughter] That’s ver- September 29, 1994 batim what he said. [Applause] You just ap- plauded for the next ambassador to Great Thank you so much. Senator and Mrs. Britain. [Laughter] Kennedy, the Kennedy family, Senator Ladies and gentlemen, you know we all Mitchell and Members of the Senate, Con- do a lot of these events, and a lot of you gressmen, Congressman-to-be Patrick Ken- are the backbone of our party. And some- nedy, and Marvin Rosen, and all those who times we do them with great energy; some- made this night possible, I thank you so much times we do them with interest; sometimes for your help for our friend. Chevy Chase, we do them because we know it’s the right thank you for making us laugh. thing to do and we do them. I am here to-

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