Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, February 20, 1995 Volume 31ÐNumber 7 Pages 231±262 1 VerDate 28-OCT-97 10:32 Jan 17, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\TEMP\20FEPRE pfrm07 Contents Addresses and Remarks Interviews With the News Media Burundi, radio addressÐ233 Exchange with reporters in the Oval OfficeÐ California 234, 239 American Council on Education in San Interview with Dick Enberg of NBC SportsÐ FranciscoÐ241 253 San Bernardino Valley College in San Joint Statements BernardinoÐ249 Economic Report of the PresidentÐ234 Bulgaria-U.S. relationsÐ239 J. William Fulbright, memorial serviceÐ258 Meetings With Foreign Leaders Middle Eastern leadersÐ232 Bulgaria, President ZhelevÐ239 Radio addressÐ231 Middle Eastern leadersÐ232 Appointments and Nominations Proclamations National Poison Prevention WeekÐ254 White House Office, Assistant to the President and Director of Political AffairsÐ Statements by the President 258 See also Appointments and Nominations Argentina's accession to the Nuclear Non- Communications to Congress Proliferation TreatyÐ231 Disaster assistance for Georgia, Florida, and Chemical and biological weapons, message on AlabamaÐ260 proliferationÐ256 Petroleum imports and energy securityÐ255 ``Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act of 1995,'' message transmittingÐ237 Supplementary Materials United Nations peacekeeping, letterÐ240 Acts approved by the PresidentÐ262 Weapons of mass destruction, message on Checklist of White House press releasesÐ261 proliferationÐ257 Digest of other White House ``Working Wage Increase Act of 1995,'' announcementsÐ260 message transmittingÐ238 Nominations submitted to the SenateÐ261 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 28-OCT-97 10:32 Jan 17, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\TEMP\20FEPRE pfrm07 Week Ending Friday, February 17, 1995 Statement on Argentina's Accession Essentially that means the Government's to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation responsibility is to expand opportunity while Treaty shrinking bureaucracy, to empower people to February 10, 1995 make the most of their own lives, and to en- hance our security not just abroad but here I warmly welcome Argentina's accession to at home, too. At the same time, it means the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) we must demand more responsibility from this morning. In joining the NPT, Argentina every citizen in return, responsibility for our has taken an historic step to reinforce its own country, for our communities, for our fami- security and to unite with 170 other NPT lies and ourselves. parties in the global effort to stem the spread Part of our job here in Washington is to of nuclear weapons. I salute President help arm the American people to fight crime Menem and his government for their fore- and violence. During the Presidential cam- sight and courage in making Argentina a paign I promised the American people that champion for nonproliferation in Latin I would cut 100,000 Federal bureaucrats in America and around the world. In the State Washington and use those savings to put of the Union Address, I pledged that the 100,000 new police officers on America's United States would lead the charge for in- streets. Last year, Democrats and Repub- definite extension of the NPT when the trea- licans joined together to pass the crime bill ty's future is considered this April. Argenti- to keep that promise. We've been working na's NPT adherence will help us reach that ever since to put that crime bill into effect. goal. It's been only 4 months since the crime bill became law, but already we've awarded NOTE: This item was not received in time for pub- over 16,000 new officers to half the police lication in the appropriate issue. departments in America. We're under budg- et; we're ahead of schedule. The President's Radio Address Police departments all around the country February 11, 1995 are putting this effort to work, hiring, train- ing, and deploying officers as fast as we can Good morning. Today I've asked Attorney give a go-ahead. The last thing your local po- General Reno and Drug Control Director lice department needs is Congressmen in Lee Brown to join me here at the White Washington playing politics with their safety House. I want to discuss the crime and drugs and yours. But the astonishing thing is, de- that plague almost every community in our spite the urgent need for more police on our country. streets, despite our success in getting them I ran for President because I believe it's there, some Republicans in Congress actually the responsibility of our generation to work want to repeal this effort. They want to re- together to preserve the American dream for place an initiative guaranteed to put 100,000 all Americans and to ensure that we move police on the street with a block grant pro- into the next century still the strongest coun- gram that has no guarantees at all. try on Earth. The best way for us to do that The block grant is basically a blank check is by building a new partnership in our coun- that can far too easily be used for things be- try between Americans and their govern- sides police officers. That's why the law en- ment, and especially between Americans and forcement steering committee, representing each other. I call that partnership the New over 450,000 police officers, is absolutely op- Covenant. posed to this block grant approach or to any 231 VerDate 20-JAN-98 09:31 Jan 24, 1998 Jkt 010199 PO 00001 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\PD20FE95.TXT pfrm02 232 Feb. 11 / Administration of William J. Clinton, 1995 other change that weakens our commitment the courage to do what's right and stand up to put 100,000 police on the streets. for what's right. That means not using drugs, Undermining this commitment to law en- staying out of gangs, studying hard, avoiding forcement is not acceptable. I didn't fight to violence. It also means telling friends that cut 100,000 Federal bureaucrats so we could drugs and gangs and guns aren't cool, and trade them in for an old-fashioned pork bar- children that are involved in those things rel program. I fought to trade 100,000 bu- aren't going to be your real friends. reaucrats for 100,000 police officers. Last That's what the New Covenant is all year, Republicans and Democrats passed the aboutÐmore opportunity, more responsibil- 100,000 cops bill, and I signed it. I made ity. We've got to do our part here. But each a commitment, a promise to put 100,000 and every one of you must take responsibility more police on our streets, because there is to join us. We can only win this fight to- simply no better crime fighting tool to be gether. found. And I intend to keep that promise. Thanks for listening. Anyone on Capitol Hill who wants to play partisan politics with police officers for NOTE: The President spoke at 10:06 a.m. from America should listen carefully: I will veto the Oval Office at the White House. any effort to repeal or undermine the 100,000 police commitment, period. Of course, as crucial as these 100,000 po- Remarks at a Meeting With lice officers are, they can't do the job alone. Middle Eastern Leaders Every citizen in America has to help in this February 12, 1995 fight, because no amount of police officers can replace people taking responsibility for Thank you, Mr. Secretary. And thank you, their own lives and for their communities. all of you, for coming to this very important This week, I announced our administra- meeting. It is no secret to anyone in the tion's 1995 drug control strategy. It involves world that we are at a critical moment in cutting off drugs at the source, stiffer punish- the peace process. We cannot allow the rise ment for drug dealers, more education and of terror again to threaten this peace, or as prevention, and more treatment. But per- Chairman Arafat said the other day, we can- haps the most important part of this strategy not allow it to kill the Palestinian dream. will be to boost efforts to educate our young We are prepared in this country to redou- people about the dangers and penalties of ble our efforts to get the peace process back drug use. Our children need a constant in full gear. We are doing what we can on drumbeat reminding them that drugs are not our own and with others to deal with the safe, drugs are illegal, drugs can put you in problem of terror.