Administration of William J. Clinton, 1994 / Apr. 22

Here in Washington we are working as hard for leading this endeavor. I thank all of you as we know how to move this country in the for what you have done. And I ask that today right direction and to pull the American people we rededicate ourselves to the principle that together, to reach across the many divides that the Government cannot solve all the problems separate us from one another so that once again in America and that in the end, the Government we can become one people and one community is just another organization of the rest of us. burning with a common desire to move into And we have to do it in whatever way we can the next century still the greatest nation on wherever we live. Earth, still the greatest hope for children here Thank you very much. at home and around the world. Eli Segal, the Director of our national NOTE: The President spoke at 4:35 p.m. in the program, and my good friend Edward James Rose Garden at the White House. The National Olmos in their different ways exemplify that Volunteer Week proclamation of April 15 is listed ideal. I thank them for being here today and in Appendix D at the end of this volume.

Statement on Nominations for the Board April 22, 1994

A stable monetary system is the platform always expressed his views to me freely, with upon which any efforts for economic renewal intellectual integrity, force, and clarity. He is must be built. My administration recognized that a keen intellect who reached the top of his our first task was to put our fiscal house in profession without losing the common touch or order, so that an ever-growing Federal budget ever forgetting the human implications of the deficit did not absorb capital and slow economic often abstract economic decisions we in Govern- growth. I believe that we have now put our ment must make. He has served as an economic Nation on the path to sustainable economic conscience in my administration, striving to en- growth. The Federal Reserve Board is the crit- sure that our policies met the test of rationality ical institution that preserves the stability of our and workability for real people. monetary system and the confidence of our mar- I am also pleased to announce my intention kets. The position of Governor of the Federal to nominate to a full term on the Reserve Board requires acute sensitivity to the Federal Reserve Board. Dr. Yellen is one of need to strike a careful balance, to prudently the most prominent of her genera- manage the supply and avoid the ex- tion on the intersection of and cesses of , while ensuring that the men labor markets. She is also an expert in inter- and women in our economy have the oppor- national on such issues as the deter- tunity to prosper and fulfill their dreams. minants of the balance of trade. She was a clear To fill the vital job of Vice Chairman of the and unanimous choice of my top economic ad- Federal Reserve, I am delighted to nominate visers who found her to be a top-flight intellect Dr. , currently a member of the with a pragmatic approach to Council of Economic Advisers. Dr. Blinder is and a judicious temperament. one of the world’s most respected macro- I am confident that both candidates, if con- economists. He is an expert on fiscal and mone- firmed, will serve this Nation with distinction tary policy and productivity, has served as chair- as Governors of the Federal Reserve Board. man of the economics department at Princeton, authored countless articles and books, including one of the Nation’s top textbooks, ‘‘Economic Principles and Policy,’’ which he coauthored with . Alan has been an integral part of my eco- NOTE: Biographies of the nominees were made nomic team over the last 15 months. He has available by the Office of the Press Secretary.

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