Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, September 16, 1996 Volume 32ÐNumber 37 Pages 1675±1748 1 VerDate 28-OCT-97 14:04 Nov 18, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P37SE4.000 p37se4 Contents Addresses and Remarks Bill Signings Arizona, Sun CityÐ1722 District of Columbia Appropriations Act, California 1997, statementÐ1710 Democratic dinner in Beverly HillsÐ1741 Communications to Congress FresnoÐ1731 Iran, message reportingÐ1744 Rancho CucamongaÐ1735 Colorado, PuebloÐ1719 Communications to Federal Agencies Comprehensive Test Ban TreatyÐ1704 Assistance to families affected by aviation and Counter-terrorism initiativesÐ1683 other transportation disasters, Florida memorandumÐ1686 Gulf Coast Community College in Panama Employees affected by Hurricane Fran and its CityÐ1675 aftermath, memorandumÐ1718 Reception for Representative Pete Peterson Promoting excellence and accountability in in Panama CityÐ1679 teachingÐ1741 Missouri Interviews With the News Media Kansas City Exchanges with reporters DepartureÐ1704 Kansas City, MOÐ1704 Southern Governors' ConferenceÐ1698 Oval OfficeÐ1683, 1691 Welfare reformÐ1694 South LawnÐ1689 St. Louis CommunityÐ1705 Letters and Messages Democratic National Committee Rosh Hashana, messageÐ1681 dinnerÐ1711 Meetings With Foreign Leaders Potomac River, survey of flood damageÐ1689 Presidential Medal of Freedom presentationÐ Ireland, Prime Minister BrutonÐ1691 Israel, Prime Minister NetanyahuÐ1691 1687 Radio addressÐ1682 Proclamations White House Conference on Environmental America Goes Back to SchoolÐ1693 TechnologyÐ1718 National Farm Safety and Health WeekÐ 1743 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) 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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 28-OCT-97 14:04 Nov 18, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P37SE4.000 p37se4 ContentsÐContinued Statements by the President Supplementary Materials See also Bill Signings Acts approved by the PresidentÐ1748 Arthur Flemming, deathÐ1683 Checklist of White House press releasesÐ Counter-terrorism initiativesÐ1740 1747 International Association of Machinists and Digest of other White House McDonnell Douglas, tentative agreementÐ announcementsÐ1746 1681 Medicare demonstration of military managed Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ1747 careÐ1710 3 VerDate 28-OCT-97 14:04 Nov 18, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P37SE4.000 p37se4 Week Ending Friday, September 13, 1996 Remarks at Gulf Coast Community in 1994, and the Republicans said it was their College in Panama City, Florida year and that people in Florida would never September 6, 1996 reelect him. He kept coming up here and saying that he was going to remind everybody The President. Thank you. Wow! Well, that the `he-coon' walked just before the light on the way up here Governor Chiles told me of dawn. And I figured if I came up here, thatÐcan you hear? We lost our sound. Can maybe I could find myself a `he-coon.''' So you hear me in the back? I'll just speak upÐ I'm looking around trying to find one. there it is. On the way up here Governor I thought I had personally used every Chiles told me that as nearly as they could down-home expression known to man until determine, I am the first sitting President he said that. [Laughter] And I'm still learning ever to come to Panama City. Based on what things from Lawton Chiles after all of these I saw along the road coming in and the recep- years. tion you've given us, I'd say the others don't I want to say a special word of thanks and know what they were missing. I'm glad to honor to your retiring Congressman, Pete be here. [Applause] Thank you. Peterson. He hasÐas all of you know, he has I'd like to thank President McSpadden and served his country magnificently and at great all the others here at the community college sacrifice to himself and his family for a very for making me feel so welcome. I'd like to long time, and I honor him. And I was hon- thank these excellent young musicians who ored to be able to nominate him to be our played for us, called the Optimistics. They Nation's first Ambassador to Vietnam since were great, weren't they? Thank you very the end of the Vietnam war. He will be ter- much. rific at it. Thank you, Dawn, for the power of your Now, in order for me to see his nomination example and for your fine introduction, but through, I have to get my contract renewed. mostly because you embody what the Amer- But if I do, that's a campaign commitment ican dream is all about and the role of edu- you can put in the bank. He will be the next cation in the American dream. I know all of Ambassador to Vietnam. you here who are students must have been Ladies and gentlemen, it's hot in here, and very proud when Dawn Roberts was up here I'm proud you came to see me, and most speaking, but I was proud just to be an Amer- of what I have to say is preaching to the ican, to know that we have people like this saved; I realize that. But I want to emphasize and that there are opportunities like this to you why we are here, not in Panama City, school has given her to make the most of but why we are here at this community col- her own life. lege, because I believe America ought to I'd like to thank all the military people who work the way the community colleges in serve our country who live in this area. And America work. I believe they are the ultimate I'd like to thank all the people who work for democratic institution, small ``d'': open to ev- Sallie Mae here, who have worked so hard erybody, where everybody has a chance; re- to make college education affordable. sults oriented; flexible, not bureaucratic; I want to thank Governor Lawton Chiles working in partnership with the private sec- for being my friend of many years and for tor; guaranteeing opportunity for everybody what he said today. A lot of people say, ``Well, who is responsible enough to seek it. why are you going up there? They never vote This is the way America ought to work. for Democrats.'' And I said, ``Well, I remem- And this is what I have tried to work on for ber when Lawton Chiles ran for Governor 4 years as President. I was sick and tired of 1675 VerDate 28-OCT-97 14:38 Nov 18, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P37SE4.009 p37se4 1676 Sept. 6 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1996 seeing Washington politics dominated by hot heard Governor Chiles say it, but I want to air, negative charges, and I sought to bring say it again: I'm glad that the F±22's are an end to the politics of ``who's to blame'' going to be headquartered here, and I know and to substitute for that ``what are we going you will do a good job of helping to maintain to do to make America a better place?'' America's defense. I think it's plain that America is on the But we still have more to do if we're going right track to the 21st century. We got some to build a bridge to the 21st century that ev- more information today: Last month our erybody can walk across. We've got to keep economy created another 250,000 jobs; our economic growth going, which means we unemployment rateÐas a nation our unem- have to balance the budget without unfair ployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent, the cuts in education, in environmental protec- lowest in 71¤2 years; wages are going up again tion, in research and technology, in Medicare for the first time in a decade. We have record and Medicaid. We've got to go forward to- numbers of new small businesses, record gether, investing in the things that will make numbers of American exports all over the us stronger. We have to give the right kind world. Our auto production is number one of tax cuts to America's families. They ought again in the world for the first time since to be focused on raising children, on edu- the 1970's; home ownership at a 15-year cation, on emergency needs like health care, high. on buying that first home. And we ought to The minimum wage will go into effect, the pay for our tax cuts and not have to cut Medi- increase, in October, and it will raise wages care, Medicaid, or education, the environ- for 10 million of the hardest-working working ment more.