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Note: The President spoke at 3:03 p.m. at a private residence. In his
remarks, he referred to luncheon hosts William and Nancy Gilbane;
Representative Kennedy's father, Senator Ted Kennedy, and the Senator's
wife, Vicki; Representative Kennedy's mother, Joan Kennedy; Lt. Gov.
Charles Fogarty and former Lt. Gov. Richard A. Licht of Rhode Island;
former Mayor Joe Paolino of Providence; Mark Weiner, treasurer,
Democratic Governors' Association; former Senior Adviser to the
President for Policy Development Ira Magaziner; former Representative
Joseph P. Kennedy II; Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend of Maryland;
and Republican Presidential candidate Gov. George W. Bush of Texas.
Representative Kennedy is a candidate for reelection in Rhode Island's
First Congressional District. This item was not received in time for
publication in the appropriate issue. A portion of these remarks could
not be verified because the tape was incomplete.
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Monday, August 7, 2000
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Statement on the Stability Pact for Southeast Europe
July 28, 2000
A year ago in Sarajevo I joined leaders from Europe, other nations,
and the international financial institutions to launch the Stability
Pact for Southeast Europe in the aftermath of the Kosovo conflict.
Working closely with our partners in Europe and the region, I am proud
of the progress that we have made. We have promoted political and
economic reform, provided financial support for the region's economic
development, and advanced the membership of southeast European countries
in key international institutions.
Europe, appropriately, is leading this effort, joining international
financial institutions in pledging over 85 percent of assistance to the
region. The United States is doing its part by contributing to more than
50 Quick Start projects to improve infrastructure, attract investment,
reinforce human rights, and fight crime and corruption. This week we
established with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development a
$150 million fund to promote small and medium businesses in the region.
We also launched a $150 million regional equity investment fund to
invest in telecommunications, consumer goods, and other sectors in the
region. Initial reforms have led to the beginning of renewed economic
growth this year. Private investment is up, and inflation is down.
Democratic values and structures are growing stronger. In Kosovo, the
first democratic local elections will be held this fall.
While results since the Stability Pact summit are encouraging, the
last aggressive dictatorship in Europe remains a threat to peace. We
will continue to support the democratic opposition in Serbia and the
people of Montenegro until they can take their rightful place among the
free and prosperous people of Europe. With continued commitment by both
the region and the international community, we can achieve our common
vision of building a peaceful, undivided, and democratic Europe.
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Notice--Continuation of Iraqi Emergency
July 28, 2000
On August 2, 1990, by Executive Order 12722, President Bush declared
a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat
to the national security and foreign policy of the United States
constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Iraq. By
Executive Orders 12722 of August 2, 1990, and 12724 of
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August 9, 1990, the President imposed trade sanctions on Iraq and
blocked Iraqi government assets. Because the Government of Iraq has
continued its activities hostile to United States interests in the
Middle East, the national emergency declared on August 2, 1990, and the
measures adopted on August 2 and August 9, 1990, to deal with that
emergency must continue in effect beyond August 2, 2000. Therefore, in
accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50
U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency with respect to
Iraq.
This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and
transmitted to the Congress.
William J. Clinton
The White House,
July 28, 2000.
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., July 31,
2000]
Note: This notice was published in the Federal Register on August 1.
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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
Emergency With Respect to Iraq
July 28, 2000
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.1622(d))
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless,
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a
notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the
enclosed notice, stating that the Iraqi emergency is to continue in
effect beyond August 2, 2000, to the Federal Register for publication.
The crisis between the United States and Iraq that led to the
declaration on August 2, 1990, of a national emergency has not been
resolved. The Government of Iraq continues to engage in activities
inimical to stability in the Middle East and hostile to United States
interests in the region. Such Iraqi actions pose a continuing unusual
and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of
the United States. For these reasons, I have determined that it is
necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities necessary to apply
economic pressure on the Government of Iraq.
Sincerely,
William J. Clinton
Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate.
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Letter to Congressional Leaders Transmitting a Report on the National
Emergency With Respect to Iraq
July 28, 2000
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
As required by section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50
U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), I transmit herewith a 6-
month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Iraq
that was declared in Executive Order 12722 of August 2, 1990.
Sincerely,
William J. Clinton
Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and Albert Gore, Jr., President of the Senate.
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Monday, August 7, 2000
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Remarks at a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Reception in
Boston, Massachusetts
July 28, 2000
Thank you very much. First, I want to thank Bob and Elaine, and
Tess and Shane, who were with me a few moments ago, asking me questions.
Where did Shane go? [Laughter] He probably thinks he's heard this speech
before. [Laughter]
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And I want to thank them, as Dick did, for the example they've set
for all of us in their generosity and their giving. This year their
taking off is only the latest example of a lifetime commitment to
thinking about other people and drawing meaning from their lives by
helping other people to have more meaning in theirs.
I want to thank all the Members of the House who are here; my good
friend Joe Moakley. I always tell everybody, Joe is Hillary's favorite
Congressman. She thinks that Joe Moakley will be waiting for her in
heaven when she dies--[laughter]--thinks he'll be the gatekeeper there.
[Laughter]
I want to thank Patrick Kennedy for a magnificent job as the head
of our Congressional Campaign Committee. We just went to Barrington,
Rhode Island, today, before we came here, for an event for Patrick.
There were several hundred people there, including his father and
Senator Reed. I think he's all right. They haven't been able to find
anybody to run against him yet--[laughter]--so I believe he'll survive.
I want to thank Congressman Markey for his leadership in the
Congress and his friendship to me over these 7\1/2\, 8 years. And
Congressman Capuano, I thank him for running when Joe Kennedy left the
House and for his service. And most of all, I want to thank Dick
Gephardt, who never got dispirited after we lost the House in '94,
understood quite clearly that we lost it because we did the right things
and the American people couldn't have known by 1994 whether we were
right or not. They had been told for 12 years that there was such a
thing as a free lunch while we quadrupled the debt, got ourselves in a
deep hole, had high interest rates and a weak economy.
And we had to change. We took a cold shower, and we paid for it in
'94. We also paid for it because we passed the Brady bill and the
assault weapons ban. And we lost a dozen rural Democrats because the NRA
convinced them we were going to end hunting and sport shooting and
everything legal that ever happened. And by '96, they knew that they
hadn't been told the truth, and we began our long climb back.
And in '98, thanks to Dick's strong leadership and the fact that we
had a clear and unambiguous message, we picked up five more seats in the
House of Representatives. And you should know, it was only the second
time in the 20th century that the President's party had picked up seats
in the House in mid-term but the first time since 1822 that it had
happened in the sixth year of a President's term. And that is a great
tribute to Dick Gephardt, to his leadership, to the trust and confidence
that the men and women in our caucus in the House of Representatives
have in him.
I said to myself, when he said he wanted to be like Tip O'Neill
when he grew up, I wonder how many places outside Boston he's given that
speech? [Laughter]
I can tell you this, I believe he will be the Speaker after these
elections. And no one has ever worked harder, been more well- prepared,
had better values, or deserved it more. And it has been an enormous
honor for me to work with him, and I only hope when I leave town, he'll
be holding the gavel, and I think he will. And I thank you for being
here.
I told the people in Rhode Island today, and I will say again to
you, I wish I could spend the rest of my Presidency only in places where
I got over 60 percent of the vote. [Laughter] Then I would get to spend
more time in Massachusetts.
Dick already mentioned Alan Solomont and the Schusters and so many
others of you who have helped me over the years. I am very grateful to
all of you, grateful for what you have been to Hillary and to me and to
Al and Tipper Gore.
But I just want to take a couple of minutes to talk about the
future. I think the single, most important issue in this election is,
what do we intend to make of this moment of prosperity? What are the
Sager's making of their moment of prosperity? They're going around the
world and helping other people. What are we going to do as a nation to
do that?
I think, then, what we have to do is to make sure, first, that we
answer it to our own satisfaction and, secondly, that we make sure that
the American people believe that's what the election is about, and
thirdly, they've got to know what the differences are between the two
candidates for President and the House candidates and the Senate
candidates.
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I cannot even begin to convey the depth of my conviction about the
importance of this election. It is every bit as important, maybe more
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