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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, August 8, 1994 Volume 30ÐNumber 31 Pages 1581±1636 1 VerDate 14-MAY-98 11:19 May 26, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 C:\TERRI\P31AU4.000 INET03 Contents Addresses and Remarks Interviews With the News Media American Legion Boys NationÐ1581 News conference, August 3 (No. 68)Ð1614 Anniversary of the passage of the economic programÐ1628 Proclamations California earthquake assistance, 50th Anniversary of the Warsaw UprisingÐ teleconferenceÐ1605 1600 Health Security Express participantsÐ1611 Missouri, Health Security Express participants Helsinki Human Rights Day, 1994Ð1601 in IndependenceÐ1588 National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day, New Jersey, health care rally in Jersey CityÐ 1994Ð1607 1597 National Scleroderma Awareness Month, Ohio 1994Ð1585 Arrival in ClevelandÐ1591 Reception for Joel Hyatt in Mayfield Resignations and Retirements HeightsÐ1592 Deputy Assistant to the President and Radio addressÐ1586 Director of Media AffairsÐ1611 U.S. shipbuilding industry initiativesÐ1603 Young American Medal winnersÐ1625 Statements by the President Appointments and Nominations See also Appointments and Nominations; Interim National AIDS Policy CoordinatorÐ Resignations and Retirements 1611 Crime legislationÐ1600 U.S. District Court, judgesÐ1633 Death of John Britton and James BarrettÐ Veterans Affairs Department, Under Secretary 1585 for HealthÐ1633 Senate action on health care reform Communications to Congress legislationÐ1611 Continuation of export control regulations, Supplementary Materials messageÐ1586 Iraq, messageÐ1608 Acts approved by the PresidentÐ1635 Rwanda, letterÐ1602 Checklist of White House press releasesÐ 1634 Communications to Federal Agencies Digest of other White House Civil rights working group, memorandumÐ announcementsÐ1633 1627 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ1634 WEEKLY COMPILATION OF regulations prescribed by the Administrative Committee of the Federal Register, approved by the President (37 FR 23607; 1 CFR Part 10). 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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 14-MAY-98 11:19 May 26, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 C:\TERRI\P31AU4.000 INET03 Week Ending Friday, August 5, 1994 Remarks to the American Legion ask Justice Breyer and Senator Kennedy and Boys Nation Senator HatchÐ[applause]. I wanted to say just a word about this, and July 29, 1994 then I'd like to ask Justice Breyer to come up here and speak to you for a moment or The President. Thank you very much. two, and then they'll all have to go back to Good afternoon. Welcome to the White work. House. I want to say a special word of wel- Let me thank Senator Kennedy and Sen- come to your president, Thomas Whitehead, ator Hatch and Chairman Biden and the and your vice president, Robert Mattivi, and other members of the Senate Judiciary Com- to Jack Mercier, George Blume, and Ron mittee who recommended Judge Breyer by Engel. And to all of you, welcome and con- a unanimous vote to the Senate as a whole. gratulations. This gentleman has set a standard of excel- I have a special treat for you today. This lence and fidelity to the law and the Con- has been a remarkable week for America, a stitution of which every American can be great week for you to be here. We had the proud. When he came before the Senate, signing of the agreement between the King there was a very broad spectrum of praise of Jordan and the Prime Minister of Israel for his appointment among Democrats and ending the state of war between them, the Republicans alike, among people who con- announcement that Russia would withdraw sider themselves liberals and people who all of its troops from Central and Eastern consider themselves conservatives. Europe, for the first time since the end of I have now had the honor to appoint two World War II, by the end of August. We had people to the United States Supreme Court. the announcement today that our economy Justice Ginsburg and Justice Breyer have grew 3.7 percent in the last quarter, that job- now shown that we can have excellence on less claims are down, that the robust growth the Supreme Court that unites the American is continuing. It's produced now 3.8 million people, rather than divides them. new jobs in the last year and a half. Let me say thatÐwe were joking a little And yesterday we had the historic agree- out hereÐthe Founding Fathers in their wis- ment by the Senate and the House on what dom said that there had to be somebody will be the toughest and smartest crime bill hanging around to resolve these fundamental in the history of the country, that will put constitutional disputes, and so they created 100,000 more police officers on the street, the Supreme Court. And they didn't want ban assault weapons, provide a ``three strikes the Supreme Court to be subject to undue and you're out'' law, and provide billions of pressure, so they gave the Justices of the Su- dollars to young people for activities to give preme Court a lifetime term, so they could our kids something to say yes to as well as say no to everybody, including the President. to punish people who do the wrong thing. And we were laughing on the way out that And then today we had an historic event Senator Kennedy and Senator Hatch are run- just about an hour ago, where a new Justice ning for reelection, and of course, the Presi- of the United States Supreme Court, Ste- dent gets a 4-year term. Now Justice Breyer phen Breyer, was confirmed. And I thought has a lifetime term. You are looking at the it would be a nice thing if Mr. Justice Breyer, only man in America that you've met lately accompanied by Senator Kennedy and Sen- with total job security. [Laughter] ator Hatch, would come here and make his There is a reason for it. Someone needs first public appearance to you. So I'd like to to be free to decide what the Constitution 1581 VerDate 14-MAY-98 12:40 May 26, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 C:\TERRI\P31AU4.001 INET03 1582 July 29 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1994 requires of the rest of us without the pres- packets of oral rehydration therapy to try to sures of day-to-day politics. But that imposes help the people with cholera. We've gone on the President and on the United States from zero to 100,000 gallons of water a day Senate a very heavy responsibility to pick to serve the people there almost overnight. someone with the character and wisdom to We have all these things going on. And use that awesome power and that lifetime yet we know that there's still a sense of fore- guarantee in the interests of our Constitu- boding, of worry in our country because we tion, our values, and all the American people, do have a lot of problems. There's still a lot without regard to their race, their income, of people that want jobs that don't have and their background. I believe Justice them. There are people who have jobs who Breyer will be that kind of person, and it's are insecure in those jobs. We have people an honor for me to introduce him to you at who are growing up in mean streets and this time. tough neighborhoods where there's too much crime and violence. There was a study last At this point, Justice Stephen Breyer made [ week which showed young people between brief remarks. ] the ages of 12 and 17 are 5 times more likely The President. Well, I am glad we were than people younger than or older than them able to do that, and I hope you enjoyed it. to be victims of violent crime, that even in As all of you know, we share a common cities where the crime rate is going down, bond. I sat where you are 31 years ago, and often it's going up among young people. Senator Kennedy's brother was here as Presi- So there is a disturbing as well as a hopeful dent. Ironically, Senator Kennedy pulled out atmosphere in the country. The thing I al- the record of what President Kennedy said ways love about Boys Nation is that I can to us when I was here where you are, and look out and be guaranteed I'll see 96 opti- on that day he happened to be meeting with mists. And that's a very important thing for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. So he brought them our country because a great deal of how we out to meet the Boys Nation delegates.