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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, February 14, 2000 Volume 36ÐNumber 6 Pages 233±289 Contents Addresses and Remarks Communications to Congress Congressional Medal of Honor, Albania, message transmitting report on the presentationÐ247 extension of normal trade relations statusÐ Democratic National Committee 264 DinnerÐ252 Egypt-U.S. mutual legal assistance in criminal ReceptionÐ249 matters treaty with documentation, message transmittingÐ233 Democratic Unity receptionÐ269 Middle East peace process, message Discrimination in Federal employment based transmitting report on the national on genetic information, signing an emergencyÐ237 Executive order to prohibitÐ241 Rescissions and deferrals, message Federal budget, fiscal year 2001Ð234 transmitting reportÐ264 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed dedicationÐ281 Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Patients' Bill of RightsÐ255 Chemicals and Pesticides in International Radio addressÐ233 Trade with annexes, message transmitting Texas reportÐ264 Departure for McAllenÐ255 Russia-U.S. treaty on mutual legal assistance Democratic National Committee dinner in in criminal matters with documentation, DallasÐ265 message transmittingÐ273 Sudan, letter transmitting reportÐ274 Democratic National Committee luncheon in McAllenÐ256 Communications to Federal Agencies Luncheon honoring Representative Ruben U.S. Military Activities in East Timor, Hinojosa in McAllenÐ261 memorandumÐ281 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) Editor's Note: The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is also available on the Inter- net on the GPO Access service on http://www.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html. 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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. ContentsÐContinued Executive Orders Statements by the President To Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Croatia, election of Stipe Mesic as Employment Based on Genetic PresidentÐ249 InformationÐ244 Death of Carl B. AlbertÐ234 Interviews With the News Media East Timor, peacekeeping effortsÐ285 Embassy security initiativesÐ273 Exchanges with reporters Briefing RoomÐ281 Supplementary Materials South LawnÐ255 Interviews Acts approved by the PresidentÐ289 Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Checklist of White House press releasesÐ288 and USA TodayÐ274 Digest of other White House Willow Bay of Cable News Network's announcementsÐ285 ``Moneyline News Hour''Ð237 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ286 Week Ending Friday, February 11, 2000 Message to the Senate Transmitting I recommend that the Senate give early the Egypt-United States Mutual and favorable consideration to the Treaty and Legal Assistance in Criminal give its advice and consent to ratification. Matters Treaty With Documentation William J. Clinton February 2, 2000 The White House, February 2, 2000. To the Senate of the United States: With a view to receiving the advice and NOTE: This item was not received in time for pub- lication in the appropriate issue. consent of the Senate to ratification, I trans- mit herewith the Treaty Between the Gov- ernment of the United States of America and The President's Radio Address the Government of the Arab Republic of February 5, 2000 Egypt on Mutual Legal Assistance in Crimi- nal Matters, signed at Cairo on May 3, 1998. Good morning. Today I want to talk about I transmit also a related exchange of diplo- what we can and must do to help more matic notes for the information of the Senate. women get the lifesaving treatment they The report of the Department of State with need to fight breast and cervical cancer. respect to the Treaty is enclosed. More than 180,000 American women will be The Treaty is one of a series of modern diagnosed with these diseases this year. Each mutual legal assistance treaties being nego- of us has a sister, a daughter, a friend, or tiated by the United States in order to in my case, a mother, who has struggled counter criminal activities more effectively. against them. The Treaty should be an effective tool to as- These cancers can be treated and curedÐ sist in the prosecution of a wide variety of if we catch them early and fight them aggres- crimes, including terrorism and drug-traf- sively. But more than 40,000 women will die ficking offenses. The Treaty is self-executing. from breast and cervical cancer this year. Many are women whose cancer was detected The Treaty provides for a broad range of or treated too late because they had no health cooperation in criminal matters. Mutual as- insurance and no hope of paying for sistance available under the Treaty includes treatment. taking the testimony or statements of per- In fact, older women with breast cancer sons; providing documents, records and are 40 percent more likely to die from the items of evidence; locating or identifying per- disease if they're uninsured. With strong sons or items; serving documents; transfer- leadership from the First Lady, we've worked ring persons in custody for testimony or other hard over the past 7 years to increase free purposes; executing requests for searches and low-cost cancer screenings and to help and seizures; assisting in proceedings related women catch these diseases in time. to immobilization and forfeiture of assets, We've expanded the National Breast and restitution, and collection of fines; and any Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program to other form of assistance not prohibited by serve hundreds of thousands of women a year the laws of the Requested State. in all 50 States. And Vice President Gore has 233 234 Feb. 5 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 2000 led us to make a dramatic increase in our who can afford them. And it will free State commitment to cancer research and treat- and Federal dollars to be spent on cancer ment. But still, it's true that every year, thou- screening and outreach to women at risk. sands of women are told they have cancer This proposal has strong bipartisan support and must cope without insurance. in Congress, led by Senators Barbara This is especially troubling, given the stun- Mikulski and Olympia Snowe and Represent- ning progress scientists are making in the atives Anna Eshoo and Rick Lazio. It was fight against cancer. Researchers now can also strongly supported by the late Senator identify genes that predict several kinds of John Chafee of Rhode Island. cancers. They're experimenting with thera- These Senators and Representatives from pies that will shut down defective genes so both parties have put forward legislation to they can never multiply and grow. New drugs meet our goal, and my budget includes the and new combinations of drugs will bring funds to make it happen. This is an issue that hope to those whose cancer has spread, or transcends political boundaries, because it who suffer from the side effects of chemo- touches all of us. Together, we can save lives therapy. and bring medical miracles of our time with- These breakthroughs will make a big dif- in the reach of every American. We can do ference for some of our most prevalent can- it this year, and we ought to do it soon. cers, like breast cancer, which strikes one in Thanks for listening. eight American women over a lifetime. But these lifesaving new therapies can only help NOTE: The address was recorded at 1:43 p.m. on if patients have insurance or other resources February 4 in the Oval Office at the White House that enable them to afford state-of-the-art for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on February 5. The treatment or any treatment at all. transcript was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on February 4 but was embargoed At a time when we know more about can- for release until the broadcast. cer than ever and can fight it better than ever, we must not leave women to face can- cer alone. That's why today I'm announcing Statement on the Death a proposal to help States eliminate the bar- of Carl B. Albert riers low income women face to getting treat- February 5, 2000 ment for breast or cervical cancer. The budg- et I'm sending to Congress on Monday will Hillary and I were saddened today to learn allow States to provide full Medicaid benefits of the death of Carl Albert. Carl served his to uninsured women whose cancers are de- country in Congress through three decades, tected through federally funded screening as majority whip, majority leader, and ulti- programs. Too often, uninsured women face mately, Speaker of the House. a patchwork of care, inadequate care, or no Working with President Johnson, he care at all. Many are denied newer, better played an invaluable role crafting the greatest forms of treatment or wait months to see a effort America had ever launched against doctor. poverty. And as the 46th Speaker, he led the Judy Lewis was one of the lucky ones.