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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the United States-China Act of 1992 ID 4866 Date 09/28/1992 To the House of Representatives: I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 5318, the ``United States-China Act of 1992,'' which places additional conditions on renewal of China's most-favored-nation (MFN) trade status. I share completely the goals of this legislation: to see greater Chinese adherence to international standards of human rights, free and fair trade practices, …
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Remarks on Arrival in Blountville, Tennessee ID 4868 Date 09/29/1992 The President. You know, Naomi says this is the first time that she's introduced a President. But look at it this way, this is the first time I've ever been introduced by such a wonderful person, Naomi Judd. And I'm just pleased to have her with us on Air Force One. You know, lest you didn't know it, we have a great Secretary of Education, as Secretary, Lamar Alexander, a former Governor of this State. I'm very proud to be with him. And …
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Remarks at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee ID 4871 Date 09/29/1992 The President. Thank you, Naomi. And may I welcome just a few people: first, our Secretary of Education, a great Tennessean, Lamar Alexander, what a job he's doing for education; and Senator Howard Baker, great American leader. Congressman Sundquist, your great Congressman, is here with us today, and Congressman Duncan. And may I salute the president, President Oscar Page, and thank him for this hospitality; and Coach …
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Remarks to the Community in Nashville, Tennessee ID 4872 Date 09/29/1992 The President. Thank you very much for that warm welcome. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Hey, listen, how do you ever adequately -- please be seated, and let me just say what a joy it is to be here today. I don't know how I possibly can begin to thank these fantastic entertainers that are standing up with me right now, I'll tell you, Baillie and the Boys, the Oak Ridge Boys, and Paul Overstreet, and Mark Chestnut; of course, Lee …
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Remarks to the Community in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin ID 4877 Date 09/30/1992 The President. Thank you, Governor Thompson. Thank all of you for that warm Fond du Lac welcome. And it's great, great to be here in your city, great to be back in the State of Wisconsin. Let me just say how pleased I am to be here with your Lieutenant Governor, Scott McCallum, who's doing a great job for the State; Anita Anderegg, the county executive here, a real leader; Cate Zeuske, the State treasurer. And let me also thank my …
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Statement on Signing the Tourism Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1992 ID 4881 Date 09/30/1992 Today I am signing into law S. 680, the ``Tourism Policy and Export Promotion Act of 1992.'' The Act authorizes appropriations for the United States Travel and Tourism Administration. This Federal agency promotes the United States as an international travel destination. It assists small and medium-sized U.S. travel and tourism companies in entering and competing in the international market. The travel and …
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Presidential Determination No. 92 - 49 -- Memorandum on Disaster Assistance for Pakistan ID 4889 Date 09/30/1992 Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense Subject: Presidential Determination to Drawdown DOD Stocks for Disaster Assistance for Pakistan 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 to drawdown …
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Statement on Signing the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992 ID 4893 Date 09/30/1992 Today I am signing into law H.R. 2967, the ``Older Americans Act Amendments of 1992.'' The bill extends and amends important programs under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA) and the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (NAPA), including provisions for a White House Conference on Aging. H.R. 2967 strengthens provisions of the OAA and supports expanded opportunities and services for our Nation's 42 million older …
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Remarks at the Ethanol Waiver Announcement Ceremony ID 4894 Date 10/01/1992 Thank you all very much, and welcome to the Rose Garden. Please be seated. Let me just thank Senator Dole and Congressman Michel, two of our leaders of the Congress, for being here; Governor Edgar, the Governor of Illinois, with me; Tim Trotter from the Corn Growers, from the National Corn Growers; and Bill Reilly over here. Bill, come up here now. We need you up here to show a little hands across the border here. [Laughter] Ann …
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Statement on Senate Ratification of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ID 4895 Date 10/01/1992 I am pleased that the Senate today gave its consent to the ratification of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, START. The START negotiations began 10 years ago. These long years of negotiations culminated in an historic agreement, first with the Soviet Union and then with Russia, Ukraine, Byelarus, and Kazakhstan; true strategic arms reductions, not just limitations or controls. START reduces United States and …
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Message to the Congress Reporting Budget Deferrals ID 4896 Date 10/01/1992 To the Congress of the United States: In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, I herewith report seven deferrals of budget authority, totaling 0.9 million. These deferrals affect International Security Assistance programs as well as programs of the Agency for International Development and the Departments of Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, and State. The details of these …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Russian Action To Resolve Questions Concerning the Korean Airlines Flight 007 Incident ID 4956 Date 10/14/1992 Russian President Boris Yeltsin met today in Moscow with U.S. Ambassador Robert Strauss and family members of Americans killed in the Soviet shootdown of Korean Airlines flight 007 in September 1983. President Yeltsin offered his condolences to the American people, the American families of the victims, and the other countries involved. He also transferred …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the 1992 Winners of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards ID 4957 Date 10/14/1992 The President today congratulates the five winners of the 1992 Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award for excellence in quality management. The winners in the manufacturing category are AT T Network Systems Group/Transmission Business Unit of Morristown, NJ, and Texas Instruments Inc. Defense Systems and Electronics Group of Dallas, TX. The winners in the service category are AT T …
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Presidential Debate in Richmond, Virginia ID 4959 Date 10/15/1992 Carole Simpson. Good evening, and welcome to the second of three Presidential debates between the major candidates for President of the United States. The candidates are the Republican nominee, President George Bush; the independent, Ross Perot; and Governor Bill Clinton, the Democratic nominee. My name is Carole Simpson, and I will be the moderator for tonight's 90-minute debate which is coming to you from the campus of the University of …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Cyprus Conflict ID 4964 Date 10/19/1992 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 July and August 1992. The New York negotiations resumed, as scheduled, on July 15 on the same basis as they had recessed with the Secretary General having separate meetings with …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Implementation of the Clean Air Act ID 4965 Date 10/19/1992 Today the Environmental Protection Agency is announcing that 41 more cities are attaining health standards for ground-level ozone (smog) and 13 more cities are attaining health standards for carbon monoxide. With over 35 million Americans breathing more easily than in 1988, this is a great American success story. These improvements are due to a combination of cooler weather since 1988 and the actions this …
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Remarks at a Post-Debate Rally in Lansing, Michigan ID 4968 Date 10/19/1992 The President. Thank you very much. Audience members. Four more years! Four more years! Four more years! The President. What a fantastic rally. Thank you all very, very much. Thank you for this great Lansing welcome. May I first thank Mel McDaniel; and of course, another old friend, Fred Travalena; and Wynonna Judd, a great friend of the Bush family. We're delighted that she is here. Many thanks. Anybody watch the debate? I believe …
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Remarks on Beginning a Whistlestop Tour in Norcross, Georgia ID 4970 Date 10/20/1992 The President. What a great Georgia day. Thank you for that great welcome. It is great to be in the land of the free and the home of the Braves. Thank you all very much. You know, everywhere I go I see signs that say ``Clean House!'' We need more Members of Congress like Newt Gingrich. And I'm delighted to have been introduced by him. So send us more like Newt and also, while we're at it, let's clean Senate and elect Paul …
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Memorandum of Disapproval for the Jena Band of Choctaws of Louisiana Restoration Act ID 4979 Date 10/21/1992 I am withholding my approval of S. 3095, entitled the ``Jena Band of Choctaws of Louisiana Restoration Act.'' S. 3095 would establish the Jena Band of Choctaw Indians in Louisiana as a distinct, federally recognized Indian tribe. It is important that all groups seeking Federal recognition as an Indian tribe should go through the established Federal acknowledgment process. The process was established …
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Remarks at a Laurel County Rally in London, Kentucky ID 4985 Date 10/23/1992 The President. Thank you, Senator. Thank you, Mitch McConnell. And I am so proud to be introduced by your Senator, who is doing a superb job for this State in Washington. If we had more like him they wouldn't be yelling, ``Clean House!'' or clean out the Senate. He is a star, and you're lucky to have him up there. Mitch, thank you. But I'll tell you what you can do: You can improve things for this State and for the Nation, getting …
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Statement on Humanitarian Assistance to Bosnia ID 4902 Date 10/02/1992 All Americans, and people of compassion everywhere, remain deeply troubled by the cruel war in Bosnia and the broader turmoil in what was Yugoslavia. We took several important initiatives in August, and today I am announcing further steps to help ease this conflict. The United States has been working intensively with other concerned nations to contain the conflict, alleviate the human misery it is causing, and exact a heavy price for …
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Statement on the Glass Ceiling Commission ID 4903 Date 10/02/1992 I am pleased to recognize the inaugural meeting of the Glass Ceiling Commission, which will focus on examining and eliminating discriminatory barriers to the advancement of women and minorities to senior positions in the workplace. The Commission's work will complement the ongoing effort that I have made a priority in my administration: to assure women and minorities an opportunity to serve in upper echelons in Government, to be measured by …
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Remarks to the Community in Clearwater, Florida ID 4907 Date 10/03/1992 Thank you all very, very much. Please be seated. At long last he's made his intentions clear. I'm delighted that Sidney will not be a candidate for President of the United States. [Laughter] It's a confusing enough year with the way it is. But thank you, sir, to you and your family for this introduction. Sidney and I go back a while, and he's been a loyal and strong friend and supporter. He's certainly been a marvelous citizen of this …
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Remarks to the Community in Dover, Delaware ID 4911 Date 10/05/1992 The President. Thank you very, very much. Thank you, Governor Castle. Hey, listen, you've got an outstanding Governor, one of the greatest in the United States, and he's going to make an outstanding Member of the United States Congress, too. Before I get started here may I single out all these marvelous bands, the -- [applause] -- just a minute, you guys -- Caesar Rodney High School Band and their show choir, the Dover High School Band and …
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Statement on Signing the Civil War Battlefield Commemorative Coin Act of 1992 ID 4912 Date 10/05/1992 I am signing into law H.R. 5126, the ``Civil War Battlefield Commemorative Coin Act of 1992.'' H.R. 5126 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the protection of Civil War battlefields. The proceeds will go to the nonprofit Civil War Battlefield Foundation to be used for the preservation of historically significant Civil War …
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Presidential Determination No. 93 - 2 -- Memorandum on Assistance to Kenya and Somalia ID 4915 Date 10/05/1992 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Subject: Determination Pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as Amended -- Kenya and Somalia Pursuant to section 2(c)(1) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(1), I hereby determine that it is important to the national interest that ,500,000 be made available from the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Veto of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 ID 4916 Date 10/05/1992 We stood for lower cable bills for the consumer through increased competition. This is an important principle. We genuinely believe that our approach would be a better way to increase the variety of services available to the consumer at lower prices. We now call on the House of Representatives to support the American consumer and sustain the President's veto. …
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Appointment of Chester Paul Beach, Jr., as Associate Counsel to the President ID 4919 Date 10/05/1992 The President today announced the appointment of Chester Paul Beach, Jr., as Associate Counsel to the President. Since February 1992, Mr. Beach has served as Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Department of Defense. Prior to this, he was Principal Deputy General Counsel of the Department of the Navy and conducted the Navy's administrative inquiry regarding the A - 12 aircraft program. As Special …
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Statement on Signing the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 ID 4930 Date 10/06/1992 I have signed into law H.R. 5504, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993.'' The Act provides funding for Department of Defense programs. I note that in specifying appropriations ceilings on specific programs for ``Defense Reinvestment for Economic Growth,'' the Congress provided flexibility to allocate the total amount of such appropriations. This will allow the President to ensure that such …
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Appointment of Clifford T. Alderman as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs ID 4933 Date 10/06/1992 The President today announced the appointment of Clifford T. Alderman as Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs. Since November 1990, Mr. Alderman has served as Deputy to the Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Director of External Affairs in the Office of the Secretary at the U.S. …