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Volume 36--Number 9
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Contents
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Weekly Compilation of
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Addresses and Remarks
Biotechnology, foundation, and international leaders, meeting--434
California, Aspen Institute in San Jose--443
Democratic Governors' Association dinner--401
Florida
Democratic National Committee luncheon in West Palm Beach--408
Departure for West Palm Beach--405
Reception for Elaine Bloom in Miami--418
Gun control legislation--443
Medicare--405
National Governors' Association
Dinner--397
Roundtable discussion--398
1999 NCAA football champion Florida State Seminoles--438
Patients' Bill of Rights legislation--432
Radio address--396
Read Across America Day, radio remarks--427
Shootings
Theo J. Buell Elementary School in Michigan--412, 422, 435
Wilkinsburg, PA--422, 435
Tobacco--405
Virginia, UUNET and MCI WorldCom employees in Ashburn--422
Bill Signings
Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, statement--393
Communications to Congress
Cuba, letter transmitting report on continuation of national
emergency--394
East Timor, letter on further deployment of U.S. forces--394
International agreements, letter transmitting report--428
Iraq, message transmitting report on national emergency--428
Social Security reform legislation, letter--417
2000 Trade Policy Agenda and 1999 Report on the Trade Agreements
Program, message transmitting--428
Communications to Federal Agencies
Action by Federal Agencies To Safeguard Against Internet Attacks,
memorandum--449
Africa, memorandum on emergency disaster assistance in southern--438
Major Illicit Drug Producing and Drug Transit Countries,
memorandum--421
Executive Orders
President's Council on the Future of Princeville, North Carolina--
414
(Continued on the inside of the back cover)
Editor's Note: The President was in San Jose, CA, on March 3, the
closing date of this issue. Releases and announcements issued by the
Office of the Press Secretary but not received in time for inclusion in
this issue will be printed next week.
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Contents--Continued
Interviews With the News Media
Exchanges with reporters
Cabinet Room--434
South Lawn--405
West Palm Beach, FL--412
Interviews
Dan Rather of the CBS Evening News--439
Katie Couric of NBC's Today Show--429
Notices
Continuation of the National Emergency Relating to Cuba and of the
Emergency Authority Relating to the Regulation of the Anchorage
and Movement of Vessels--394
Proclamations
American Red Cross Month--416
Irish-American Heritage Month--427
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month--415
Women's History Month--415
Statements by the President
See also Bill Signings
Africa, southern flooding--401
Amtrak funding--400
E-commerce retail sales, first estimate--437
Fishing communities, emergency assistance--393
Hurricane Floyd, additional assistance to communities struck--393
Mozambique, assistance--427
President's Council on the Future of Princeville, North Carolina,
establishment--413
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--451
Checklist of White House press releases--451
Digest of other White House announcements--450
Nominations submitted to the Senate--450
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Statement on Assistance to Communities Struck by Hurricane Floyd
February 25, 2000
When Hurricane Floyd hit communities on the eastern seaboard nearly
6 months ago, it left many thousands homeless, destroyed countless
businesses, and caused severe loss of crops. While this storm took a
terrible toll, hard-hit communities have shown determination and courage
as they have made great efforts to rebuild. It is our job to help them,
and today I am asking Congress to provide an additional $347 million to
do so.
These funds include essential assistance to farmers who have
suffered crop loss, to help to construct low income rural housing, and
to provide some 2,000 housing vouchers for families displaced from their
homes. I am also asking Congress to fund a feasibility study for the
historic Princeville, North Carolina, to best determine options to
protect this culturally significant town from future flooding.
We have already made $2.6 billion available in grants and loans to
help the victims of Hurricane Floyd. I urge Congress to approve my
request today for additional funding in order to support the efforts of
hard-pressed communities as they continue to rebuild and to bring to
nearly $3 billion total funds available to them.
Note: A portion of the President's statement was also made available on
the White House Press Office Actuality Line. This item was not received
in time for publication in the appropriate issue.
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Week Ending Friday, March 3, 2000
Statement on Signing the Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness
Act
February 25, 2000
Today I am pleased to sign a bipartisan bill that will help save
lives by giving families immediate access to vital information about
poison control. Each year, more than 2 million poisonings are reported
to the Nation's poison control centers, and more than half of the
victims are young children. The Poison Control Center Enhancement and
Awareness Act authorizes $140 million over the next 5 years to fund the
Nation's poison control centers, carry out a national media campaign,
and establish a national toll-free telephone poison control hotline to
give callers immediate information if there is an accident in the home.
This new funding will help provide vital resources and information to
inform the public about poison control and assist parents in protecting
the health and safety of their children.
Note: S. 632, approved February 25, was assigned Public Law No. 106-174.
A portion of the President's statement was also made available on the
White House Press Office Actuality Line. This item was not received in
time for publication in the appropriate issue.
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Week Ending Friday, March 3, 2000
Statement on Emergency Assistance to Fishing Communities
February 25, 2000
Due to the decline in important fishing stocks on the west and east
coasts, many fishing communities are suffering unexpected losses that
seriously threaten their livelihoods. In Long Island Sound, the lobster
catch has fallen sharply this year. On the west coast, in Oregon,
Washington, and California, there has been a serious decline in
groundfish stocks.
The economic threat to fishing communities is severe. I am asking
Congress to provide emergency assistance of $56 million to provide aid
to those whose economic welfare is threatened by this crisis and to fund
research to identify the causes and potential solutions to these
problems to restore the long-term health of our vital fishing industry.
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I urge Congress to act quickly to provide relief to communities that are
clearly in need.
Note: A portion of the President's statement was also made available on
the White House Press Office Actuality Line. This item was not received
in time for publication in the appropriate issue.
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