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Joint Understanding on Reductions in Strategic Offensive Arms ID 4444 Date 06/17/1992 The President of the United States of America and the President of the Russian Federation have agreed to substantial further reductions in strategic offensive arms. Specifically, the two sides have agreed upon and will promptly conclude a Treaty with the following provisions: 1. Within the seven-year period following entry into force of the START Treaty, they will reduce their strategic forces to no more than: (a) an …
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Joint Statement on Chemical Weapons ID 4447 Date 06/17/1992 President Bush and President Yeltsin stressed their continuing commitment to the global elimination of chemical weapons. They expressed their conviction that the Geneva negotiations on a multilateral convention banning chemical weapons can be concluded by the end of August. They agreed to instruct their representatives accordingly, and called on all participants in the negotiations to do their utmost to achieve this goal. They expressed the hope …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting the Report on Federal Conservation and Use of Petroleum and Natural Gas ID 4589 Date 07/21/1992 To the Congress of the United States: As required by section 403(c) of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended (42 U.S.C. 8373(c)), I hereby transmit the 13th annual report describing Federal actions with respect to the conservation and use of petroleum and natural gas in Federal facilities, which covers calendar year 1991. George Bush The White House, …
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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the National Medal of the Arts ID 4596 Date 07/22/1992 Welcome, everybody. Sorry for holding you up for a few minutes here. Welcome to the White House. May I salute Dr. Radice. I don't see Lamar. He was to be here, Lamar Alexander, our Secretary of Education. I think I just left him, and he'll be along. Dr. Lynne Cheney, Members of the Congress, and so many distinguished guests, welcome. Barbara and I are both delighted to be here and proud to be part of an America …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Escape of Pablo Escobar ID 4604 Date 07/23/1992 Pablo Escobar escaped from prison when Colombian authorities attempted to move him to a more secure facility. This is unfortunate at a time when President Gaviria was trying to control the prison and put an end to Escobar's criminal activities. Escobar and his ilk represent a threat to law-abiding, civilized societies throughout the hemisphere, and they must be brought to justice. This incident underlines the …
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Message to the Senate Transmitting the Protocol to the Ireland-United States Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation Treaty ID 4624 Date 07/30/1992 To the Senate of the United States: With a view to receiving the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, I transmit herewith the Protocol to the Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and Ireland of January 21, 1950, signed at Washington on June 24, 1992. I transmit also, for the information of the Senate, the …
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Statement on Signing the Veterans Home Loan Program Amendments of 1992 ID 5033 Date 10/28/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 939, the ``Veterans Home Loan Program Amendments of 1992.'' On balance, the bill improves the Veterans Home Loan Program by authorizing new programs and expanding or extending existing programs. I am, however, concerned that certain provisions of this bill raise serious constitutional concerns. For example, the race-based classification of ``Native Hawaiian'' cannot be supported …
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Statement on Signing the Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act of 1992 ID 5034 Date 10/28/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 3598, the ``Intermodal Safe Container Transportation Act of 1992.'' This Act will require shippers to certify the cargo weights and contents of intermodal containers and trailers. The Act also authorizes States to impose liability on shippers where citations for violations of State highway weight limits are issued to highway motor carriers as a result of erroneous …
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Statement on Signing the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992 ID 5035 Date 10/28/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 6133, the ``Land Remote Sensing Policy Act of 1992.'' The Act will carry out my proposals for the future of the Landsat satellite program. It will ensure that continuity of Landsat-type data is maintained for the foreseeable future. That data will improve our understanding of the environment, strengthen our ability to manage natural resources, and assist with other activities of …
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Statement on Signing the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992 ID 5036 Date 10/28/1992 Today I have signed into law S. 2941, the ``Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act of 1992.'' This measure recognizes the unique contribution of America's small businesses in performing innovative research and thereby creating high skill jobs. It is these entrepreneurs who are leading our private sector into the high technology global markets of the 21st century. The Act will …
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Remarks to the South Wayne County Chamber of Commerce in Southgate, Michigan ID 5043 Date 10/29/1992 Thank you, John. Thank all of you very, very much. Please be seated. May I thank the Governor and say how pleased I am that he is leading our campaign in Michigan. There's no way that you can look at an electoral map or look at a map of this country and put priorities on States without realizing the significance that Michigan has for whoever is running for President. And I'm very encouraged with what John …
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Statement on Signing the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992 ID 5046 Date 10/29/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 5482, the ``Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1992.'' H.R. 5482 extends and improves important programs under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a law that directly affects the lives of millions of Americans with disabilities. I am particularly pleased that major provisions contained in the Administration's proposal for reauthorization of the Act are included in the bill. The scope of the …
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Statement on Signing the Indian Health Amendments of 1992 ID 5047 Date 10/29/1992 Today I am signing into law S. 2481, the ``Indian Health Amendments of 1992.'' S. 2481 reauthorizes appropriations for health services for American Indians and Alaska Natives. S. 2481 continues Indian scholarship and training programs, thereby assuring an available source of health care professionals to serve American Indian and Alaska Native communities. In addition, the bill expands primary and preventive health programs, …
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Remarks to the Kentucky Fried Chicken Convention in Nashville, Tennessee ID 5053 Date 10/30/1992 The President. Thank you, John Cranor. Thank you very much. Thank you, John and Kitty, and president Kyle Craig, and John Neal, Charlie Middleton, and all the other franchise leaders. It is, indeed, a pleasure to be here. I want to salute the man that walked in with me, one of the truly great leaders that has ever been in the United States Senate, now in private business, but my dear friend and really a real …
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Remarks at a Rally in Houston, Texas ID 5073 Date 11/02/1992 The President. What an awesome array -- -- Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. What an awesome array. What a great homecoming and a great welcome back. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. Thank you very, very much. Thank you, thank you. Thank you so very much. Thank all of you. And may I start by thanking this awesome array of wonderful people, Bob …
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Memorandum of Disapproval for the Revenue Act of 1992 ID 5078 Date 11/04/1992 I am withholding my approval of H.R. 11, the ``Revenue Act of 1992,'' because it includes numerous tax increases, violates fiscal discipline, and would destroy jobs and undermine small business. The urban aid provisions that were once the centerpiece of the bill have been submerged by billions of dollars in giveaways to special interests. My Administration's agenda for tax legislation has been clear from the outset: a focused …
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Remarks With Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom and an Exchange With Reporters ID 5130 Date 12/20/1992 The Former Yugoslavia The President. Let me just say that we've had a very, once again, had a very good meeting with the Prime Minister up at Camp David. I expect this will be my last such meeting, but I'll tell you it was fruitful. I feel as strongly as I ever have about the strength of the U.K. - U.S. relationship that is vital to our own interests. I know the Prime Minister feels that way, …
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Joint Statement With Prime Minister John Major of the United Kingdom on the Former Yugoslavia ID 5131 Date 12/20/1992 The President of the United States and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom have agreed as follows. The objectives of our policy are: (a) to work for a peaceful and just settlement in the former Yugoslavia; (b) to prevent the spread of the fighting in particular to Kosovo and Macedonia; (c) to maintain the humanitarian aid effort which includes over 2,000 British troops and without …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on Sanctions Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) ID 5134 Date 12/23/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) On May 30, 1992, in Executive Order No. 12808, I declared a national emergency to deal with the threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States arising from actions and policies of the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro, acting under the name of the Socialist Federal Republic of …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Trade With Ethiopia ID 5135 Date 12/23/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am writing to inform you of my intent to add Ethiopia to the list of beneficiary developing countries under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). The GSP program offers duty-free access to the U.S. market and is authorized by the Trade Act of 1974. I have carefully considered the criteria identified in sections 501 and 502 of the Trade Act of 1974. In light of these criteria, and …
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Recess Appointment of Brian C. Griffin as Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States ID 5137 Date 12/29/1992 The President has recess-appointed Brian C. Griffin, of Oklahoma, to be Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States. He would succeed Marshall Jordan Breger. Since 1989, Mr. Griffin has served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General with the Tax Division at the Department of Justice. Prior to this, he served as a partner with the firm of Griffin Griffin, 1979 - …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Iran-Contra Investigation ID 5139 Date 12/30/1992 On December 14, President Bush asked the Independent Counsel to supply him with a copy of his deposition of January 11, 1988, given in connection with the Iran-contra investigation. On December 18, the Independent Counsel wrote President Bush a letter stating that his office was considering the request. The Independent Counsel assured the President that his office would ``try to comply.'' Yesterday, however, the …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on Tariff Modifications on Canadian Plywood ID 5140 Date 12/30/1992 Dear Mr. Chairman: Pursuant to section 103 of the United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement (CFTA) Implementation Act of 1988 (Public Law 100 - 449), I am pleased to submit the attached report and related documents pertaining to a proposed action to proceed with staged tariff reductions on certain plywood originating in Canada in accordance with the provisions of article 2008 of the …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on Economic Sanctions Against Libya ID 5142 Date 12/30/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last report of July 7, 1992, concerning the national emergency with respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order No. 12543 of January 7, 1986. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); section 204(c) of the International Emergency …
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The President's News Conference With President Boris Yeltsin of Russia in Moscow ID 5154 Date 01/03/1993 Mr. Kostikov. Ladies and gentlemen, let us consider that the press conference is open. First, we'll give the floor to the Presidents of Russia and the United States for brief statements, and then we'll hold our press conference. The first floor is to President Yeltsin. START II Treaty President Yeltsin. President George Bush, Mrs. Bush, members of the delegations, representatives of mass media, ladies …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Cyprus Conflict ID 5157 Date 01/05/1993 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:) In accordance with Public Law 95 - 384 (22 U.S.C. 2373(c)), I am submitting to you this bimonthly report on progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question. This report covers the months of September and October and, for the sake of continuity and completeness, the first 12 days of November 1992. Also, included with this report are the U.N. Secretary General's …
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Remarks on Presenting the National Security Medal to Admiral Jonathan T. Howe and an Exchange With Reporters ID 5168 Date 01/13/1993 The President. John, welcome. This is a surprise. [Laughter] [Inaudible] -- are very proud to award you the National Security Medal. And I would ask Bill Sittmann to read a very quick citation. We're sorry to blindside you like this, but the only way we knew that you'd show up is if you didn't know about it. [Laughter] [At this point, William F. Sittmann, Executive Secretary, …
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Remarks to the Polish-American Community in Chicago, Illinois ID 4764 Date 09/06/1992 The President. Thank you, Mitch. Thank you all for that great welcome. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. Thank you so much for the wonderful introduction. And may I pay my respects to the Governor, Jim Edgar, doing a superb job for the people of this great State. Jim, we're grateful to you. Let me also single out Rich Williamson. We need him in the United States Senate. …
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Remarks to the Community in Hamtramck, Michigan ID 4767 Date 09/07/1992 Thank you, Paul. And thank you, Governor Engler. Thank you very, very much. I love this sign, of all the signs out there: ``These are the Poles that count.'' You are the Poles that count. Early this morning the Governor and his wife, Michelle, and Barbara and I all joined about 80,000 for a walk across the great bridge up in northern Michigan. He didn't mention it, but I beat the Governor across the bridge. But he says he was just …
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Message to the Senate Transmitting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ID 4774 Date 09/08/1992 To the Senate of the United States: I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, adopted May 9, 1992, by the resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for a Framework Convention on Climate Change (``Convention''), and signed by me on behalf of the United States at the …