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Statement on Signing the Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1992 ID 4991 Date 10/23/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 6050, the ``Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1992.'' The Act provides the banking regulatory agencies with limited discretion to waive or modify certain regulatory requirements. These requirements needlessly restrict the flow of banking and credit services to areas devastated by Hurricanes Andrew and Iniki and the Los Angeles riots. This legislation will …
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Remarks to the Community in Montgomery, Alabama ID 4993 Date 10/24/1992 The President. Thank you very much. Wow! Thank you very much. And I am so very pleased to be back in this great State on this beautiful Saturday day. Let me just say I want to pay my respects to your Governor. I want to thank Mayor Emory Folmar, my long-time, longstanding friend. I'll give you a little advice. If you want to win a State and if you want to win it with conviction and honor, get Emory Folmar at your side. I am proud he is …
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session in Lafayette, Louisiana ID 4996 Date 10/24/1992 The President. Kind of the Phil Donahue of southern Louisiana. [Laughter] But let me just say to all the people in this great State, a State in which I used to work, and in an area, this one, an area in which I used to work, that we have just come from signing a very important piece of national legislation. I signed the national energy strategy bill. And those who work in the oilfields and do either drilling or …
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Statement on Signing the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 ID 4998 Date 10/24/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 5095, the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.'' The Act authorizes appropriations for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States during fiscal year 1993. Title VII of the Act, separately entitled the ``Intelligence Organization Act of 1992,'' amends the 1947 National Security Act with respect to the organization of the …
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Statement on Signing the International Dolphin Conservation Act of 1992 ID 5012 Date 10/26/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 5419, the ``International Dolphin Conservation Act of 1992.'' I strongly support this Act because it builds upon the efforts of my administration to protect dolphins. I wish to make clear that the provisions in H.R. 5419 concerning the terms of international agreements to protect dolphins are advisory, and will not be interpreted to interfere with the President's constitutional …
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Question-and-Answer Session in Paducah ID 5018 Date 10/27/1992 Tom Butler. Thank you, and welcome to our program today. Mr. President, welcome to you, sir. We're delighted to have you here. You're helping us to make a little bit of history, because this is the first and only Kentucky statewide town meeting of this campaign. I want you to also know that there are viewers watching today in southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and west Tennessee, as well as in western Kentucky. And some of our audience are …
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Remarks at a Miami Valley Rally in Kettering, Ohio ID 5019 Date 10/27/1992 The President. Thank you, Mac. Thank you very, very much. Thank you, Gerald McRaney. Thank you for that great Ohio welcome. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. We are fired up. Thank you. If I ever needed convincing, you have convinced me that we are going to win 4 more years on November 3d. This is fantastic. Wall to wall people. And thank you for …
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Statement on Signing Legislation on Child Custody Litigation ID 5022 Date 10/27/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 1253, a bill that provides for research and training materials to assist State courts in child custody litigation involving domestic violence. Domestic violence is a serious problem in our Nation. Each year more than 3 million women are the victims of domestic violence. Much of this violence is witnessed by children, often with devastating and far-reaching emotional and psychological …
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Statement on Signing the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 ID 5025 Date 10/27/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 6182, the ``Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992.'' This important legislation will help make mammography screening safer and more accurate. As National Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to an end, we are reminded that one woman in eight will develop this devastating disease during her lifetime. Fighting breast cancer has been -- and continues to be -- one of my health care …
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Remarks at the Centennial Family Picnic in Arlington, Ohio ID 4853 Date 09/26/1992 The President. Thank you very, very much. What a wonderful welcome to Arlington. Thank you so much. I just wish each and every one of you could have been on this train ride from Columbus here. It has been magnificent, a wonderful turnout of the true American spirit, a welcome by Ohio that has warmed our hearts. Then to come here for this icing on the cake, this fantastic rally. We are very, very glad to be with you on your …
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Remarks to the Community in Plymouth, Michigan ID 4856 Date 09/26/1992 The President. All right. Great train trip. Thank you all very much. Thank you, Governor. What a great Governor the State of Michigan has. I'm so proud of John Engler. You know, Barbara and I are on a 233-mile train ride through the great heartland of America. We just came across the line into Michigan and let me tell you, Barbara and I think it is fantastic to be here in Plymouth and see this marvelous turnout. Thank you all very, very …
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Remarks on Concluding a Whistlestop Tour in Grand Blanc, Michigan ID 4862 Date 09/27/1992 The President. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. Four more, that's it, 4 more of them. Thank you very, very much, Governor Engler. You have a great Governor in the State of Michigan. Thank you, John Engler. May I salute Mrs. Engler and thank Mayor Crane. Thank you all for this fantastic hospitality. And may I salute Dick Chrysler and Megan O'Neill, both of whom are running for the United States Congress. It's …
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Statement on Signing the Civil Liberties Act Amendments of 1992 ID 4863 Date 09/27/1992 Today I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 4551, the ``Civil Liberties Act Amendments of 1992.'' This legislation fulfills the commitment that this country made in 1988 to individuals of Japanese ancestry who were interned or relocated during World War II, and to their families. In the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, the United States apologized for the wrongful internment and relocation of innocent, loyal individuals and …
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Remarks to the Community in St. Louis, Missouri ID 4864 Date 09/28/1992 Thank you very much for that kind introduction, Chief Harmon. Let me say that I've heard a good deal about the work of this chief and of this police force. And I salute every man and woman who's out there in the St. Louis police force laying their lives on the line for us every single day of their life. We ought to be grateful to those who wear the uniform, and I'm certainly grateful to this group. And may I salute our great Governor, …
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Remarks on Arrival in Knoxville, Tennessee ID 4869 Date 09/29/1992 The President. Thank you. What a great Tennessee welcome. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. This is fantastic. Thank you, Knoxville. Thank you very, very much. Thank you, Knoxville, Tennessee. This is fantastic. Let me thank Naomi Judd for being with us. I'm the guy who's honored. What a wonderful entertainer and a great personality and a wonderfully strong character we have standing here …
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Remarks to the Law Enforcement Community in Newark, New Jersey ID 4878 Date 09/30/1992 The President. Thank you all so very much. I mean, this is a tremendous event. I just can't tell you how much I appreciate the support of these men and women standing here. It transcends me personally. I think the fact is that this country must strongly support our law enforcement people. And I am grateful for this endorsement. Let me just say that all of these organizations are important, the endorsement of the members …
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Message to the Congress Transmitting Proposed Legislation on Violent Crime ID 4882 Date 09/30/1992 To the Congress of the United States: I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration and enactment the ``Violent Crime Control Act of 1992.'' Also transmitted is a section-by-section analysis. In a speech I delivered recently at the DeSales Catholic Church in Fox Park, Missouri, I outlined my crime agenda for the remainder of this Congress and for next year. I discussed several issues of particular …
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Presidential Determination No. 92 - 48 -- Memorandum on Counternarcotics Assistance for Colombia ID 4888 Date 09/30/1992 Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense Subject: Presidential Determination to Drawdown DOD Stocks for Counternarcotics Assistance for Colombia Pursuant to the authority vested in me by Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(2) (the ``Act''), I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the National Education Goals Panel Report ID 4890 Date 09/30/1992 This year's report of the National Education Goals Panel shows we have made strides in increasing the high school completion rate of our youth and in eradicating drug use in schools. These positive results are the most compelling evidence of the effectiveness of the reform policies we have pursued over the past 3 years. The President called the Nation's Governors together in 1990 for an education …
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Statement on Signing the Continuing Appropriations Bill ID 4897 Date 10/01/1992 I am today signing this legislation to provide for the continuing operation of the Government for the brief period between now and October 5, 1992, during which legislation is enacted providing for annual appropriations. I note that in some cases this bill incorporates by reference appropriations levels determined by action by one or both houses of Congress as of October 1, 1992. Because laws can be enacted only by the action …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Assistance to Refugees of Nagorno-Karabakh ID 4898 Date 10/01/1992 The United States is contributing more than ,150,000 to the American Red Cross (ARC) to provide emergency food and shelter for Armenian refugees who have fled the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and are currently in Armenia. The ARC will use these funds to provide food assistance to 15,000 families. This assistance will be in the form of monthly food parcels meant to supplement nutritional shortfalls …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Middle East Peace Talks ID 5125 Date 12/17/1992 The President met today with Lebanese, Syrian, Jordanian-Palestinian, and Israeli delegations involved in the bilateral negotiations of the Middle East peace process. He did so to emphasize the continuing value of the process begun in Madrid, one that aims at a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace based on United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. The President commended the parties for their …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Discussions With Foreign Ministers of Central European States ID 5132 Date 12/22/1992 The President met today with the Foreign Ministers from Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia, representing members of the Central European initiative, to discuss the crisis in the Balkans. The Foreign Ministers emphasized their concerns over the direction of events in the former Yugoslavia. The President expressed deep concern over the violence still wracking …
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Remarks on Departure for Camp David, Maryland ID 5133 Date 12/23/1992 I just want to wish everybody a very Merry Christmas. I want to say that to everybody that's worked so hard in our administration. I want to say that to Governor Clinton's new team, to wish them all the very best in the new year. I want to say it to all the press. The amnesty extended during the campaign to the photographers, it's been granted to Helen Thomas [United Press International] and all the rest of you guys. So have a wonderful …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on Whaling Activities of Norway ID 5136 Date 12/23/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) On October 26, 1992, Secretary of Commerce Barbara Hackman Franklin certified under section 8 of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, as amended (``Pelly Amendment'') (22 U.S.C. 1978(a)), that Norway has conducted whaling activities that diminish the effectiveness of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) conservation program. This letter constitutes my report to …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting Budget Deferrals ID 5141 Date 12/30/1992 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report three revised and two new deferrals of budget authority, totaling .7 billion. These deferrals affect International Security Assistance programs and the Departments of Agriculture and State. The details of these deferrals are contained in the attached report. Sincerely, George Bush …
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Appendix A -- Digest of Other White House Announcements ID 5146 Date 12/31/1992 The following list includes the President's public schedule and other items of general interest announced by the Office of the Press Secretary and not included elsewhere in this book. January 1 In the morning, the President and Mrs. Bush greeted the American consulate community at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, their residence during their stay in Sydney, Australia, which began on December 31, 1991. President Bush then went to …
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Appendix B -- Nominations Submitted to the Senate ID 5147 Date 12/31/1992 The following list does not include promotions of members of the Uniformed Services, nominations to the Service Academies, or nominations of Foreign Service officers. Submitted January 22 The following named persons to be Associate Judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of 15 years: Stephanie Duncan-Peters, of the District of Columbia, vice Warren Roger King, elevated. Ann O'Regan Keary, of the District …
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Remarks at a State Dinner Hosted by President Boris Yeltsin of Russia in Moscow ID 5153 Date 01/02/1993 President Yeltsin and members of the Russian Government, friends, all, Americans and Russians, we are here for an historic occasion. I believe that this is a moment that history will record most positively as we sign that treaty. As I prepare to leave the Presidency, I bid farewell to a man for whom I have enormous respect, a man whose courage captured the imagination of every single American as he stood …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting Proposed Legislation on Colorado Public Lands Wilderness Designation ID 5159 Date 01/07/1993 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am pleased to submit for congressional consideration and passage the ``Colorado Public Lands Wilderness Act''. The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), directs the Secretary of the Interior to review the wilderness potential of the public lands. The review of the areas identified in …