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Message to the Congress Transmitting Occupational Safety and Health Reports ID 4121 Date 03/31/1992 To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with section 26 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public Law 91 - 596; 29 U.S.C. 675), I transmit herewith the 1989 annual reports on activities of the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. George Bush The White House, March 31, …
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Statement on Antitrust Enforcement Policy ID 4130 Date 04/02/1992 I am pleased to announce today a unified antitrust enforcement policy for mergers and acquisitions, by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. This new enforcement policy is an important part of the administration's ongoing efforts to improve the competitiveness of American business and to provide jobs for our people. A common policy will provide the business community with greater certainty about the standards to be …
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Message to the Senate Transmitting the 1985 Partial Revision of the Radio Regulations ID 4131 Date 04/02/1992 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 Partial Revision of the Radio Regulations (Geneva, 1979), signed on behalf of the United States at Geneva on September 15, 1985, and the United States reservation and statements as contained in the Final Protocol. I transmit also, for the information of the …
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Nomination of William Clark, Jr., To Be an Assistant Secretary of State ID 4223 Date 04/27/1992 The President today announced his intention to nominate William Clark, Jr., of the District of Columbia, a member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Career Minister, to be an Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He would succeed Richard H. Solomon. Since 1989, Ambassador Clark has served as United States Ambassador to India. Prior to this, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meeting With President Richard von Weizsacker of Germany ID 4243 Date 04/30/1992 The President met for approximately one hour with President Richard von Weizsacker of Germany, who is in the U.S. on a state visit. The discussion focused on the nature of the new partnership between the U.S. and united Germany. The President stressed our intention to maintain a strong presence in Europe, along with the importance of NATO and the North Atlantic …
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Remarks at the Great American Workout ID 4247 Date 05/01/1992 Welcome, all, to the White House. And let me tell you how much I appreciate this wonderful display of fitness, something so important to our country. May I start off by saluting Secretary Sullivan, who I don't see, who's going to be with us in a minute; Chairman Schwarzenegger, of course. Where's Lou? Over here, suited up. [Laughter] And thank Barbara Mandrell and members of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and the National Fitness …
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Presidential Determination No. 92 - 25 -- Memorandum on Trade With Certain Former Soviet Republics ID 4268 Date 05/06/1992 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Subject: Determination under Section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended -- Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan Pursuant to section 402(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the ``Act'') (19 U.S.C. 2432(c)(2)(A)), I determine that a waiver by Executive order of the application of subsections (a) …
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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 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 …
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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With Republican Congressional Leaders ID 4775 Date 09/09/1992 The President. I've invited our leadership, Republican leadership, here this morning to talk about what can get done in this very short session of the Congress. I want the Congress to pass 12 signable appropriations bills. There's 4 weeks available. There's no reason why Congress cannot produce these spending bills individually without resorting to a lot of pork-laden additions to the bills. And I will sign them only …
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Remarks at a Bush-Quayle Rally in Middletown, New Jersey ID 4778 Date 09/09/1992 The President. Thank you all. Thank you, Governor. Listen, thank you for this welcome. What an honor it is to be introduced by Governor Tom Kean, great New Jerseyan, great friend. Thank you, Governor Kean, for heading our campaign. I know that guarantees success. Now, hello to everybody. A thousand apologies for being, what, 15 minutes late. [Laughter] And I'm delighted to be back, back in New Jersey. Allow me to quickly thank …
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Remarks to McDonnell Aircraft Employees in St. Louis, Missouri ID 4787 Date 09/11/1992 Thank you so very much for that warm welcome to McDonnell Douglas. Governor Ashcroft, thank you for your service to the State, for that warm introduction. Let me say it's hard to define a successful bombing mission when you get shot down, but I am confident -- [laughter] -- I am confident that if I had one of these Eagles out there it would have been an entirely different story. But I'm proud to salute the men and women …
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Remarks to the National Guard Association in Salt Lake City, Utah ID 4796 Date 09/15/1992 Thank you all so much. May I first thank General Ensslin for being my host here today, and all of you for that wonderful reception. And of course, I want to single out Utah's Governor, Norm Bangerter, who's just done a superb job for this -- [applause]. I see we have some Utah Guard folks here. And while you're clapping, Jim Hanson, a Member of the United States Congress, doing a great job for our country. And may I …
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Remarks to Jeppesen Sanderson Employees in Englewood, Colorado ID 4797 Date 09/15/1992 The President. Good morning, Colorado. Thank you all. Thank you very much. Frank, thank you, Frank, for that introduction. Greetings to all: Captain Jeppesen and Paul Sanderson; Horst Bergmann; master of ceremonies, Mark, here; Natalie Meyer, our great Colorado secretary of state; and Gale Norton, Colorado's wonderful attorney general. It's great to be with all of them. And let me salute our party leaders who are here, …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting a Report on United States Government Activities in the United Nations ID 4802 Date 09/16/1992 To the Congress of the United States: I am pleased to transmit herewith a report of the activities of the United States Government in the United Nations and its affiliated agencies during the calendar year 1991, the third year of my Administration. The report is required by the United Nations Participation Act (Public Law 264, 79th Congress; 22 U.S.C. 287b). George Bush The …
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Statement on Signing Legislation Granting Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status to Albania ID 4723 Date 08/26/1992 Today I am signing into law H.J. Res. 507, approving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation status) to the Republic of Albania. The United States Government fully supports this resolution granting most-favored-nation (MFN) status to the Republic of Albania. The bilateral trade agreement between the United States and Albania, of which MFN is a key element, was transmitted …
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Remarks in Toledo, Ohio, on Additional Disaster Assistance for Florida Following Hurricane Andrew ID 4729 Date 08/27/1992 The President. I want to make a brief statement on the hurricane situation in south Florida. I've been on the phone with Secretary Card; with the White House, of course; and with Governor Chiles, the Governor of Florida. Secretary Card is the head of this Federal task force that is responding to the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, and I talked to both him and Governor Chiles about what …
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Statement on the Russia-United States Agreement on the Disposition of Uranium From Nuclear Weapons ID 4736 Date 08/31/1992 Over the past year the United States and the former Soviet Union have agreed to cut their strategic nuclear arsenals by two-thirds and to eliminate most of their tactical nuclear weapons, including all ground-launched systems. As a result of these dramatic reductions, thousands of nuclear warheads are being dismantled in Russia and the United States. The United States and Russia are …
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Remarks on Hurricane Andrew Recovery Efforts ID 4737 Date 08/31/1992 The President. Let me just make a brief statement because it's been a very busy day regarding the hurricane and trying to help the victims thereof. I met today with the homebuilders, the volunteer organizations, a lot of the Federal officials. And at this meeting we're going to be talking with representatives of the insurance companies and small business. We are exploring the medium and longer term needs of the hurricane aftermath. This …