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Statement on Signing the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act ID 2450 Date 11/16/1990 I have today signed S. 2789, the ``National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act.'' This Act authorizes appropriations for earthquake prevention and preparedness programs carried out by the Federal Government. It also modifies these programs in various respects. In signing this Act I note that I will construe one section to avoid constitutional issues. Section 7 of the bill …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Declaration of a National Emergency Concerning Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation ID 2455 Date 11/16/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to section 204(b) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. section 1703(b), and section 201 of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. section 1621, I hereby report that I have exercised my statutory authority to declare a national emergency and to issue an Executive order …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the President's Meetings With National Leaders in Prague, Czechoslovakia ID 2460 Date 11/17/1990 President Bush and President Havel met at 10 o'clock this morning at Hradcany Castle in the first meeting of the visit. President Havel welcomed President Bush on this historic occasion, the first-year anniversary of the revolution. The two leaders discussed the economic development of Czechoslovakia, including the need to get U.S. investment. President Bush said the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Czechoslovakia-United States Trade Agreement ID 2464 Date 11/17/1990 The United States and Czechoslovakia today exchanged diplomatic notes bringing into force the trade agreement signed by the two Governments last April. The agreement extends most-favored-nation (MFN) tariff treatment to Czechoslovak exports to the United States and U.S. exports to Czechoslovakia. President Bush expressed his hope that the mutual extension of MFN tariff treatment will ``provide …
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Nomination of Ira H. Raphaelson To Be a Special Counsel at the Department of Justice ID 2694 Date 02/08/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Ira H. Raphaelson, of Illinois, to be Special Counsel for the Financial Institutions Fraud Unit at the Department of Justice. This is a new position. Currently Mr. Raphaelson serves as First Assistant to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. Prior to this Mr. Raphaelson served with the U.S. Attorney for the …
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Message on the Observance of the Lunar New Year, 4689 ID 2696 Date 02/11/1991 I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Ram, 4689. This holiday provides a wonderful opportunity for you to join with family and friends in celebrating the past and in looking ahead to the challenges and opportunities that the new year will bring. However, on this special occasion, it is also fitting that all Americans pause to recognize the many lasting contributions …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on United States Commercial Space Policy Guidelines ID 2700 Date 02/12/1991 The President has approved U.S. commercial space policy guidelines aimed at expanding private sector investment in space by the market-driven commercial space sector. These guidelines are the result of a 9-month interagency review of the commercial space sector conducted by the Vice President and the National Space Council. The U.S. commercial space policy guidelines recognize that a robust …
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Remarks Announcing Proposed Transportation Legislation ID 2703 Date 02/13/1991 Mr. Secretary; a special welcome to Senators Riegle and Moynihan, Congressman Larry Coughlin; and let me just welcome all of you to the White House. It's great to have you here. And it's great for me to be with our able Secretary of Transportation, whose baby we are unveiling here. Thirty-five years ago, President Eisenhower envisioned an interstate highway system that today is a reality. And his idea fueled development in this …
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Remarks to Raytheon Missile Systems Plant Employees in Andover, Massachusetts ID 2711 Date 02/15/1991 Listen, I came up here to thank you guys, but thank you for that warm welcome. And Reverend Gomes, thank you, sir, for that lovely prayer, so fitting tribute to those who are serving overseas and those serving at home here. And thank you, Tom, my old friend Tom Phillips, the chairman, for that warm welcome and making these arrangements. Let me pay my respects to another old friend, the Governor of the …
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Exchange With Reporters on the Soviet Peace Proposal for the Persian Gulf Conflict ID 2715 Date 02/19/1991 Q. Mr. President, is the Soviet proposal acceptable to you? The President. Let me just make one comment, and then I won't take any questions about it. But I do appreciate President Gorbachev's providing me a copy of his proposal -- of the Iraqi proposal, or his proposal to Iraq actually -- concerning the Gulf, the conflict there. And we provided last night comments to the Soviet Union. Let me just …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Remarks Made by President Saddam Hussein of Iraq on the Persian Gulf Conflict ID 2727 Date 02/21/1991 Let me just read a few sentences in response to Saddam Hussein's speech. The statement by Saddam Hussein this morning is disappointing. He repeats the same invective and disregard for the United Nations mandate that we have heard so often since August 2d. In vowing to continue the war, he once again demonstrates his determination to maintain the aggression against …
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Remarks on Signing the National Parents and Teachers Association Week Proclamation ID 2728 Date 02/21/1991 The President. Welcome to the White House. And may I thank Congressman Kildee for being with us. Of course, single out for special recognition Ann Lynch, the president of the National PTA. And, of course, Ted Sanders, who is our Under Secretary at Education and who really is a man of commitment and has done an outstanding job all across the board for education. I want to welcome Mr. Stair, the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Persian Gulf Conflict ID 2731 Date 02/22/1991 The Soviet announcement yesterday represents a serious and useful effort which is appreciated. But major obstacles remain. The coalition for many months has sought a peaceful resolution to this crisis, in keeping with the U.N. resolutions. As President Bush pointed out to President Gorbachev, the steps the Iraqis are considering would constitute a conditional withdrawal and would also prevent the full implementation …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on President Bush's Meetings With President Turgut Ozal of Turkey and Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki of Poland ID 2474 Date 11/20/1990 Ozal President Bush held a wide-ranging discussion for approximately 1 hour with President Ozal of Turkey this afternoon, with particular attention to the Persian Gulf. Their discussion was characterized by the same close cooperation that we have enjoyed with Turkey. President Bush noted that Turkey is showing real leadership in the …
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Thanksgiving Day Message to American Troops ID 2478 Date 11/21/1990 As we gather together for Thanksgiving this year, America has much to be truly grateful for. To those of you who are spending this holiday away from your loved ones to defend our nation's security and that of our allies, I am deeply grateful. To those of you on duty in the Persian Gulf, I say a special thank you. Recent events prove the world is still a dangerous and unstable place. Along with the triumph of freedom around the world comes …
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Exchange With Reporters in Geneva, Switzerland, Prior to a Meeting With President Hafiz al-Assad of Syria ID 2488 Date 11/23/1990 Media Relations Q. What do you think about Israel's disappointment, Mr. President? Q. Gentlemen, if Saddam Hussein [President of Iraq] does not cooperate and withdraw, is war inevitable? President Bush. I explained to the President that I do not take questions at what is billed as a photo opportunity. Of course, I also said that he's free to take questions if he wants. But I …
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Statement on Signing the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ID 2497 Date 11/28/1990 I am pleased to sign S. 2830, the ``Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.'' This Act represents the culmination of many long months of effort by the Congress and the Administration. The effort has been worthwhile, for this farm bill addresses several goals, shared by my Administration and the Congress: keeping American farmers competitive in world markets, assisting farmers in their …
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Remarks on Signing the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ID 2498 Date 11/28/1990 Well, thank you all very much for being here today. And of course, it's great to be with our enthusiastic and effective Secretary of HUD, Jack Kemp, who deserves great credit for what we're about to do here. And of course, I want to salute the Members of Congress -- they've been so helpful and instrumental in this -- who are with us today. I see Kit Bond, and Al D'Amato was to be -- they're sitting there. And I …
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Statement on Signing the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 ID 2502 Date 11/28/1990 Today I am signing S. 2740, the ``Water Resources Development Act of 1990,'' which authorizes water resources projects and programs in support of the Department of the Army Civil Works mission. In signing this bill, I endorse the biennial cycle of water sources development legislation for the Army Civil Works program implemented by the Army Corps of Engineers. In addition to authorizing worthwhile water resources …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Cyprus Conflict ID 2505 Date 11/29/1990 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. Chairman:) In accordance with Public Law 95 - 384 (92 Stat. 739; 22 USC 2373(c)), I am submitting to you this bimonthly report on progress toward a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question. This report covers the period from August through early October 1990, a time in which both U.N. and U.S. efforts concentrated on trying to get the Cyprus intercommunal talks restarted. In early …
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Exchange With Reporters on the Persian Gulf Crisis ID 2604 Date 01/09/1991 Q. Mr. President, are you encouraged by what you've heard from Secretary Baker, sir? The President. Encouraged, you say? No. Q. Why, sir? The President. Because I think Iraq has demonstrated no flexibility whatsoever. And I think the meeting we're having here today now takes on even greater importance because I would like to see the Congress send a strong signal that they want to see these United Nations resolutions fully supported. …
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Open Letter to College Students on the Persian Gulf Crisis ID 2608 Date 01/09/1991 If armed men invaded a home in this country, killed those in their way, stole what they wanted and then announced the house was now theirs -- no one would hesitate about what must be done. And that is why we cannot hesitate about what must be done halfway around the world: in Kuwait. There is much in the modern world that is subject to doubts or questions -- washed in shades of gray. But not the brutal aggression of Saddam …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on Incremental Costs for Operation Desert Shield ID 2614 Date 01/11/1991 Our incremental costs for Operation Desert Shield expenses were roughly billion in calendar year 1990. We have already received billion in cash and in-kind support from our allies to defray these costs. We expect to soon receive an additional billion more that has already been pledged to meet these 1990 costs. With these sums, and assuming Congress enacts the necessary appropriation, our …
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Statement on Signing the Resolution Authorizing the Use of Military Force Against Iraq ID 2620 Date 01/14/1991 Today I am signing H.J. Res. 77, the ``Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution.'' By passing H.J. Res. 77, the Congress of the United States has expressed its approval of the use of U.S. Armed Forces consistent with U.N. Security Council Resolution 678. I asked the Congress to support implementation of U.N. Security Council Resolution 678 because such action would send the …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Conditional Release of Military Assistance to El Salvador ID 2622 Date 01/15/1991 The President is sending a report to Congress on Salvadoran Government and FMLN guerrilla compliance with the terms set forth in the Fiscal Year 1991 Foreign Operations Appropriation Act. Today, the President determined that .5 million, the 50 percent of FY 1991 military aid for El Salvador that has been withheld under the law, may be released. The President's decision was based …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report Pursuant to the Resolution Authorizing the Use of Force Against Iraq ID 2623 Date 01/16/1991 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Pursuant to section 2(b) of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (H.J. Res. 77, Public Law 102 - 1), I have concluded that: 1. the United States has used all appropriate diplomatic and other peaceful means to obtain compliance by Iraq with U.N. Security Council Resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664, …
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Exchange With Reporters on the Persian Gulf Conflict ID 2627 Date 01/17/1991 Q. Mr. President, based on what you've been told this morning, what are your thoughts at this point on how severely the Iraqis have been damaged, how long this may last, and at what cost? The President. Well, again, I don't want to go into questions here because of the moment. I will say that was covered very well by Secretary Cheney and Colin Powell. And the way we're going to handle this is, I will not be commenting on the ups …
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Nomination of Carol T. Crawford To Be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission ID 2629 Date 01/17/1991 The President today announced his intention to nominate Carol T. Crawford, of Virginia, to be a member of the United States International Trade Commission for the term expiring June 16, 1999. She would succeed Alfred E. Eckes, Jr. Ms. Crawford has served as Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC, 1989 - 1990. Prior to this Ms. Crawford served as …
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Activation of the Ready Reserve ID 2634 Date 01/18/1991 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I have today, pursuant to section 673 of title 10, United States Code, authorized the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service within the Department of the Navy, to order to active duty units and individual members not assigned to units of the Ready Reserve. The …
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Statement by Press Secretary Fitzwater on the Death of King Olav V of Norway ID 2636 Date 01/18/1991 The President today sent a letter to His Majesty King Harald V and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway extending President and Mrs. Bush's condolences on the death of King Olav V. In the letter, the President said that King Olav V was a symbol of Norway's spirit and verve, and that his graciousness and energy would be missed. King Olav V lived in the United States during the Second World War as a guest of …