Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, August 9, 1993 Volume 29ÐNumber 31 Pages 1507±1588 1 VerDate 14-MAY-98 09:48 May 27, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P31AU4.000 INET01 Contents Addresses to the Nation Executive OrdersÐContinued Economic programÐ1551 Federal Compliance With Right-To-Know Addresses and Remarks Laws and Pollution Prevention Confirmation of Judge Ruth Bader RequirementsÐ1556 GinsburgÐ1542 Interviews With the News Media Economic program legislationÐ1521, 1561, 1583, 1585 Exchanges with reporters Executive orders on budget control and deficit CapitolÐ1561 reduction, signing ceremonyÐ1569 Oval OfficeÐ1569 Flood aidÐ1507 Roosevelt RoomÐ1526, 1540 National Urban LeagueÐ1564 Rose GardenÐ1542, 1580 Radio addressÐ1523 Interviews Teachers Hall of Fame inducteesÐ1580 Arizona mediaÐ1507 Appointments and Nominations California mediaÐ1514 Health and Human Services Department Louisiana mediaÐ1573 National Institutes of Health, DirectorÐ Nevada mediaÐ1545 1555 Newspaper editorsÐ1526, 1531 Social Security Administration, Proclamations CommissionerÐ1555 Housing and Urban Development Helsinki Human Rights DayÐ1525 Department, Government National Mortgage Association, PresidentÐ1584 Statements by the President U.S. International Development Cooperation Agreement on Pacific Northwest timber Agency, Agency for International salesÐ1555 Development, Assistant AdministratorÐ Confirmation of Judge Ruth Bader 1584 GinsburgÐ1544 Bill Signings Executive order on Federal pollution Government Performance and Results Act of preventionÐ1561 1993, remarksÐ1540 Senate action on national service legislationÐ 1544 Communications to Congress National emergency with respect to Iraq, Supplementary Materials messageÐ1537 Acts approved by the PresidentÐ1588 United Nations convention on international Checklist of White House press releasesÐ trade law, message transmittingÐ1585 1587 Executive Orders Digest of other White House Budget ControlÐ1570 announcementsÐ1586 Deficit Reduction FundÐ1573 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ1587 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 09:48 May 27, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P31AU4.000 INET01 Week Ending Friday, August 6, 1993 Remarks on Flood Aid checks out very quickly, I think within a cou- July 29, 1993 ple of weeks after I can sign the bill. And that should be just in the next day or so. The President. I have made three trips In terms of the long run, we've already now to the Midwest during this flood. My got a group established to look at that. I met Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of with the Governors of the affected States FEMA have been there many, many more here in the White House just a couple of times. We've seen so many people who have days ago, and we're going to work hard in lost their homes, their farms, their busi- the long run, too. I don't want this to happen nesses, but they are carrying on very, very again to you or to anybody else. bravely. Q. [Inaudible] Here in Washington, we're working hard The President. There is an 800 number to get a multibillion dollar emergency aid that gets several thousand calls a day just package through the Congress to help re- from Iowa, down in Texas. If you don't have build the communities, the businesses, the it, I will arrange to have it called in while homes, to help to provide basic assistance. the telethon is going on. We've tried to set But the Federal Government can't do it all. up a one-stop telephone so that all Americans Our country always has had a system in which who are affected by the flood could call. the National Government would come to the We're going to do our best, as I said, to take need of States and communities and citizens care of this and also to take care of the long- when they needed help, but we've never term problems. I can't control the weather, been able to cover all the costs, and we won't but we're going to work hard to help you. be able to now. That's why we need your help. The Red Cross has done a magnificent job; NOTE: The President spoke at 8:15 p.m. via sat- so has the Salvation Army; so have the ellite from the Library at the White House. A por- churches and the other community groups; tion of these remarks could not be verified be- so have thousands of people, young and old cause the tape was incomplete. This item was not received in time for publication in the appropriate and all in-between, who have come to help. issue. But we need your help. And I hope that you, too, will contribute whatever you can afford to help these wonderful Americans put their lives back together. They need your encour- Interview With the Arizona Media agement and your support. We'll do our part. July 30, 1993 We need you to help, too. Q. [Inaudible] The President. Thank you for joining me The President. The aid should be there by satellite. I'm glad to have the opportunity very soon. Of course, some of the emergency to speak with you and through you to the aid is there now. The Federal Emergency people of Arizona. I'd like to make a brief Management Agency and the Department of opening statement and then preserve as Agriculture have been giving cash and food much time as possible for your questions. stamps to people who are totally out of all The Senate and the House conferees are resources and money. But the big aid will nearing agreement on a budget program be there just as quickly as we can get it which preserves the essential principles that through the Congress. I think it will happen I began with in this whole endeavor back in very soon. And we're all set up to move the February. 1507 VerDate 14-MAY-98 10:19 May 27, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P31AU4.003 INET01 1508 July 30 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1993 First, it will reduce the deficit by about ing cuts, and too much of a tax burden on $500 billion with divisions equally between the middle class. All three of those things spending cuts and revenue increases. are wrong. Secondly, it will restore fairness to the Tax And finally, let me say just one other point, Code by asking 70 percent or more of the because I've had this conversation with Sen- burden of the new revenues to be borne by ator DeConcini so often. There's a difference people with incomes above $200,000, the top in this plan and the plan that passed in 1990, 1.2 percent of our country, the people who which didn't produce deficit reduction. First, received most of the economic gains of the we don't have unrealistic revenue forecasts. last 10 years and got a tax reduction during We have cold-blooded, hard facts in our pro- that period. jections that are agreed to by all the expert Third, the burden on the middle class, analysts. Secondly, all this money goes into people with incomes above $30,000 for fam- a trust fund and can only be spent for deficit ily incomes, but less than $180,000, will be reduction. Thirdly, under the House version asked to pay a modest fuel tax, about 4.3 of the bill, there is an actual enforcement cents, which will be less than $50 a year on mechanism so that if we miss our deficit re- average for the average family. duction target in any of the next 5 years, the Fourth, for the first time ever, we will be President would be legally bound to correct able to say to working people with children the miss on the target, because nobody can that if they work 40 hours a week, if they foresee the future with absolute precision, play by the rules, they will not be taxed into and the Congress legally bound to vote on poverty but lifted out of it because of a dra- it or vote on another proposal to do the same matic expansion in the earned-income tax thing. credit. This is an essential downpayment on So we have some protections here that welfare reform, really rewards work and fam- have not been there before, that will bring ily, and it's very, very important. this deficit down, revitalize our economy, and And finally, and perhaps most important enable us to go on to the other crucial issues of all, this plan brings down the deficit and facing this country, including health care, keeps interest rates down and at the same welfare reform, the crime bill, the immigra- time provides important new incentives for tion issue, a lot of the other things we need business investment and job growth and new to face.