Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, October 6, 1997 Volume 33ÐNumber 40 Pages 1431±1485 1 VerDate 22-AUG-97 10:38 Oct 08, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P40SE4.000 p40se4 Contents Addresses and Remarks Communications to Federal Agencies See also Resignations and Retirements Counternarcotics assistance to certain Latin Arkansas American and Eastern Caribbean countries, Candlelight vigil honoring the Little Rock memorandumÐ1469 Nine in Little RockÐ1448 Delegation of authority, memorandumÐ1469 Hot Springs High School Ultimate Class Food safety initiative, memorandumÐ1479 Reunion in Hot SpringsÐ1443 Refugee immigration, memorandumÐ1468 State Democratic Party reception in Little RockÐ1445 Executive Orders Arts and humanities medalsÐ1451, 1458 Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Education legislation, congressional actionÐ Committees and Amendments to Executive 1460 Orders 13038 and 13054Ð1459 Food safety initiativeÐ1476 Level V of the Executive Schedule: Removal Income and poverty reportÐ1456 of the Executive Director, Pension Benefit President's Advisory Board on RaceÐ1462 Guaranty Corporation, Department of Radio addressÐ1442 LaborÐ1467 Texas Democratic National Committee dinner in Interviews With the News Media HoustonÐ1437 Exchanges with reporters San Jacinto Community College in Briefing RoomÐ1456 HoustonÐ1431 Rose GardenÐ1476 Weather forecastersÐ1470 South LawnÐ1460 Bill Signings Letters and Messages Continuing appropriations legislation, statementÐ1465 National Arts and Humanities Month, Military Construction Appropriations Act, messageÐ1456 1998, statementÐ1465 Rosh Hashana, messageÐ1465 Communications to Congress Notices Iran, message transmitting noticeÐ1467 Continuation of Iran EmergencyÐ1467 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) 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Ch. 15), under ments. 2 VerDate 22-AUG-97 10:38 Oct 08, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P40SE4.000 p40se4 ContentsÐContinued Proclamations Statements by the President Fire Prevention WeekÐ1481 See also Bill Signings National Breast Cancer Awareness MonthÐ Commission on Immigration Reform, reportÐ 1474 1466 National Disability Employment Awareness Death of Roy LichtensteinÐ1466 MonthÐ1480 National economyÐ1481 National Domestic Violence Awareness Senate Finance Committee action on fast- MonthÐ1475 track trading authority legislationÐ1474 Supplementary Materials Acts approved by the PresidentÐ1484 Resignations and Retirements Checklist of White House press releasesÐ Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman John M. 1484 Shalikashvili, USA Digest of other White House CitationÐ1465 announcementsÐ1482 Remarks in Arlington, VAÐ1463 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ1483 3 VerDate 22-AUG-97 10:38 Oct 08, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P40SE4.000 p40se4 Week Ending Friday, October 3, 1997 Remarks at San Jacinto Community look at this sea of young people, I thank you College in Houston, Texas for your devotion to education, and I hope September 26, 1997 that it will always be something that brings you great satisfaction. Thank you. Well, Esmerelda may be get- Here, so near the site where Texas fought ting a degree in mathematics, but today she a battle to win its political independence, you got an A in public speaking. [Laughter] Let's are all gaining your economic independence give her another hand. I thought she was by being in this marvelous institution. And great. [Applause] the way the community college system works Mayor and Mrs. Lanier, Mayor Isbell, and here in Texas and across America, in my Commissioner Mauro, Chancellor Horton. I view, is a model of the way America ought also see out there Mr. George Abbey, the to work. Director of the Johnson Space Center, some- You think about it. This place, first of all, thing that's very close to my heart. I've tried is open to all. Nobody gets turned away be- to promote the space program as President. cause they're too old or too young or because I think Ellen Ochoa may be here as well. of the color of their skin or because of their But I thank them for their work. And weren't gender or anything else. If you're willing to you proud when we landed that little vehicle work and take responsibility for yourselves on Mars, and we got to see those pictures. and your course of study, it's open to allÐ I loved it. I'd like to say a special word of first thing. appreciation, too, to Congressman Ken Bent- Secondly, it very much focuses on results, sen. He has done a very, very fine job for not rhetoric, because the graduates of com- you in the United States Congress, and he munity colleges, they either succeedÐthat is, has steadfastly supported our efforts to bal- they get a job, or they go on further with ance the budget, to restore health to the their educationÐor they don't get a job economy, but to do it in a way that kept edu- based on what they studied, and so you have cational opportunities increasing, not de- to change the curriculum. So there is not creasing, for the people of this country and much room for a lot of hot air and talk. You the people of this district. And I thank him either produce or you don't. for that. The third thing about the community col- I'm very excited to be here today for a leges is that they're always about change, not couple of reasons. First of all, I know we're the status quo. Because of the way they're actually close to the place where the battle hooked into the economy of every area in of San Jacinto occurred. Right? And Sam our country, they areÐmuch more than edu- Houston, in addition to having an interesting cational institutions or institutions of any life which was amazingÐhe lived with the kindÐsupersensitive to what's going on in Cherokees; he led the Texas army in the bat- people's lives, because otherwise the stu- tle for independence; he was a president of dents wouldn't show up after a while if the the Republic of Texas and a United States institution weren't relevant to the future, to Senator; he also was a teacher. And if you their future, and to the community's future. have read much about Sam Houston, you So, open to all; rhetoric, not results; may have seen that heÐand I quoteÐhe said change, not the status quo; and the last thing that his time as a classroom teacher was, that I think is very important is, it's much quote, ``the most satisfying time of my life.'' more about partnerships than politics. No- I think that I would be remiss if I did not body asks you whether you're a Democrat say to all the educators who are here, as I or a Republican. Nobody asks you whether 1431 VerDate 22-AUG-97 10:43 Oct 08, 1997 Jkt 010199 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P40SE4.030 p40se4 1432 Sept. 26 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1997 you like or dislike some person or thing. The passed a lobby reform bill to at least disclose whole thing only works when people are what the lobbyists in Washington are doing working together to build a community. I say and to limit their ability to do certain things that because I really believe, as I have said with Members of Congress and the Govern- all over this country, that America would be ment. better if we all worked in the way the com- But one of the biggest problems we have munity colleges of our country work, in the with our political systemÐI just want to way San Jacinto works. change the subject just for a moment be- Almost 6 years ago, I started my candidacy cause I know it's of concern to almost all for President with a vision for what I wanted Americans, and it should beÐis that, with America to look like in the 21st century and the advent of modern communications and a commitment to prepare us for that. And the growth of our country, the costs of politi- it's a pretty simple thing. When the century cal campaigns have soared astronomically, turns, when all of you younger people in this and with it, the burdens of raising money, audience have your own children coming up, and with it, the questions raised about how I want to know that the American dream is much money has to be raised to run for office still alive for everybody who will work for and how it's raised.