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Addresses and Remarks
Radio address--2669
Communications to Congress
Venezuela-U.S. tax convention, letter reporting--2678
Communications to Federal Agencies
Venezuela, memorandum on providing disaster assistance--2669
Interviews With the News Media
Interview with Charlie Rose of CBS' ``60 Minutes II''--2670
Letters and Messages
Millennium, message--2678
Statements by the President
Housing vouchers, fiscal year 2001--2678
Prescription drug Internet sites harmful to patient safety and
health, zero tolerance--2677
Venezuela, disaster assistance--2669
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--2680
Checklist of White House press releases--2680
Digest of other White House announcements--2679
Nominations submitted to the Senate--2679
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Week Ending Friday, December 31, 1999
Statement on Providing Disaster Assistance to Venezuela
December 23, 1999
Today I authorized a $20 million drawdown of emergency disaster
assistance to support relief operations in Venezuela. This assistance,
to be drawn from existing Department of Defense inventories, will
augment the $5.5 million we have already committed to Venezuela. These
funds will support continued search and rescue operations by U.S.
military helicopters now on the scene, airlift of food, shelter, and
medicines, water purification systems, and other critical needs.
As I told President Chavez when I spoke to him by telephone on
Tuesday, we are deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation that
has taken place in Venezuela. The heroic response of the Venezuelan
people to this calamity has left a profound impression on all of us.
Through the efforts of our military and USAID, we will continue to do
everything possible to help the people of Venezuela. Providing this
assistance is not only the right thing to do; it also promotes our
interest in ensuring stability in a nation that is a key partner in the
hemisphere.
At this holiday season, the people of Venezuela are in our thoughts
and prayers.
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Week Ending Friday, December 31, 1999
Memorandum on Providing Disaster Assistance to Venezuela
December 23, 1999
Presidential Determination No. 2000-09
Memorandum for the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense
Subject: Drawdown Under Section 506(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, as Amended, to Provide Emergency Disaster Relief Assistance to
Venezuela
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 draw down articles and services from the inventory and
resources of the Department of Defense, for the purpose of providing
international disaster relief assistance to Venezuela.
I therefore direct the drawdown of up to $20 million of articles and
services from the inventory and resources of the Department of Defense
for the Government of Venezuela for the purposes and under the
authorities of chapter 9 of part I of the Act.
The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to report this
determination to the Congress immediately and to arrange for its
publication in the Federal Register.
William J. Clinton
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Week Ending Friday, December 31, 1999
The President's Radio Address
December 25, 1999
Good morning. Hillary, Chelsea, and I join millions of American
families celebrating Christmas today. For Americans of many faiths, this
is a season of renewal, of light
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returned from darkness, and despair transformed to hope. And as the year
ends, and this millennium draws to a close, we all have a chance and a
responsibility to reflect on our lives and rejoice in our blessings.
On this holiday morning, I know many of us are thankful for the love
of family and friends and the richness of the world around us. We're
grateful for the advances in science and medicine that are letting us
live longer, healthier lives. We enjoy freedom and prosperity at home
and peace with our neighbors. And we are privileged to be a leader for
peace and liberty around the world, from Bosnia to Kosovo to Northern
Ireland and the Middle East. And we're very thankful for the sacrifices
of our men and women in uniform, especially those who can't be with
their families as they stand on the frontlines of freedom far from home.
Most of all, we're blessed by the millions of Americans who take
time out from the holiday season, and all year round, to remember those
in need, those who are sick, those who are troubled. In the spirit of
the season, Americans are reaching out to victims of disaster, like our
neighbors in Venezuela, where floods and landslides have killed
thousands and left tens of thousands homeless this Christmas. I'm proud
that the United States is leading the international relief effort there
and that so many Americans are donating food, clothes, and medicine for
the survivors.
Here at home, we're reaching out to the poorest among us, to those
who do not yet share in America's growing prosperity. We're making new
efforts to reach out to the homeless, to help them find housing, medical
care, and jobs. Today I am glad to announce that we will be providing
nearly $1 billion in new Federal grants for housing and social services
to help the homeless in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico. Those grants will fund proven, successful programs that
help homeless families, veterans, and children, and people looking for
work. They are a Christmas gift all of us can all be proud of.
I want to end my talk today with a Christmas story. A few days ago,
I helped prepare holiday meals at the D.C. Central Kitchen, a community
kitchen that prepares 3,000 meals a day for the homeless and hungry and
trains people to work in food services, to hold down jobs, to turn their
lives around.
I worked with a man named Steve Pritchett. As a young man, Steve had
a scholarship for college, and his future looked bright. But he made
some mistakes, and as a result, he's been homeless for much of his adult
life. At Christmastime, he might go see his mother for a day, but if it
was cold, you'd most likely find Steve spending Christmas under a bus
shelter or beside a steam grate.
But this year, Steve found the D.C. Central Kitchen and discovered
it's never too late to change. He's been in their training program for 2
months now, and already he's been offered a job. He's clean and off the
streets. Best of all, his mother--who never gave up on her son--is so
proud. She told him, ``Steve, you don't have to be a doctor or a lawyer.
I just want to know that when I close my eyes, you'll be able to stand
on your own two feet.'' They're together today celebrating Christmas.
D.C. Central Kitchen had the help of 5,000 volunteers this year;
each one of them deserves a little credit for the success of Steve and
so many others like him. That's America at its best--when neighbor helps
to lift up neighbor, and together we shine a light in the darkness. That
is also the true spirit of Christmas.
So let us all resolve to take this spirit with us into the new
millennium. We'll be better people and a stronger nation for doing so.
Happy holidays, and thanks for listening.
Note: The address was recorded at 5:43 p.m. on December 23 in the Map
Room at the White House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on December 25. The
transcript was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on
December 23 but was embargoed for release until the broadcast.
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