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that affordable new homes can be built, for example, in this 
neighborhood, so that people--low-income and moderate-income people will 
be able to have a new supply of homes from which they can choose and 
purchase if they want to own a home.
    Thirdly, the private sector must do more, starting with freeing up 
capital. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac must, as part of their vision and 
mission, encourage minority ownership by helping more capital to be 
available. We're talking about over $400 billion available over the next 
10 years for people to be able to purchase their own home.
    And finally, in the budgets we've submitted, and I'm confident 
Congress will pass, there is money for education. I can see, for 
example, I know the bishop has got a vision for homeownership in this 
neighborhood. I can easily see a desk or an office here where people who 
have never bought a home can come and become educated about what 
homeownership means. I mean, you pull these contracts out--you pull the 
contracts out, the print is about that big. Old guys like

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me can't even read it with my reading glasses on. And people get worried 
about it. ``Why am I going to sign all this paper? What does it mean for 
me?'' And we've got to help first-time homebuyers understand what it 
means to own a home, the obligations, the opportunities in the future. 
And part of the money that is available for homeownership education is--
that would be administered by faith-based institutions.
    Another initiative that Tommy mentioned, that makes sense in order 
to make sure America is a better place, is welfare reform. Welfare 
reform to me means liberation from dependency. It means we realize each 
person matters, and if we can help people find work, it means there's 
dignity. And this State has been fantastic about encouraging work and 
helping people work and providing services to help people work and 
recognizing that faith-based institutions can make a huge difference in 
the training, in helping people train to be able to find work.
    Again, I want to thank the bishop. You're beginning to get a picture 
of why I've come here. I'm talking about education and homeownership; 
now I'm talking about job training--all of which takes place here within 
the fabric of this institution.
    Thanks to efforts in States like Wisconsin, the percentage of single 
black mothers working is the highest ever, and poverty amongst black 
children is the lowest ever. That's because people have found work.
    Today Tommy Thompson, Secretary Thompson, announced that the 
Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $200 million in 
bonuses to States that have performed best in helping people move from 
welfare to work. And Tommy's probably already made this announcement, 
but $14 million of the $200 million have gone to the State of Wisconsin, 
which shows that there's still a lot of good being done here in 
Wisconsin.
    But as we reauthorize welfare, we've got to do more. We've got to do 
more. We've got to make sure that the progress made is not undermined. 
And one way to make sure that we continue to make progress is insist 
upon work and then help people who need help to find a job, either 
through training and/or job placement.
    And today we saw what can happen. Today I met the recipients of the 
compassion in the building. One lady had been on welfare for a while, 
now owns her own business. Isn't that right? [Applause] There's story 
after story of people who have been helped, people who have come here 
not only to receive the Word but also have come here to receive a 
helping hand. And that's what I appreciate so very much about this 
program and faith-based programs all across the country. Our Government 
should not fear faith in our society.
    Just ask Annette Williams, a mother of four who'd been on and off 
welfare; she's the owner. She's owned her own business for 4 years. Or 
Essie Lee, she'd been on welfare. She lost her job. She came here as a 
single mom. And by the way, being a single mother in America is the 
toughest job in America. It's the hardest work. And she came with a 12-
year-old child. She got job training. She had counseling, and she's now 
gainfully employed in a catering business. In other words, the folks 
came here to obviously receive comfort from the Comforter, but they also 
came to receive a hand from people who want to help them.
    Government can hand out money. We do a pretty good job of it. But 
what Government cannot do is put hope in people's hearts or a sense of 
purpose in their lives. That's been the fallacy of the Federal-
Government-only approach to helping people help themselves. When we find 
programs that work, when we find a place that is actually effective at 
helping people, this Government ought to welcome such programs. That's 
why I'm here. We welcome this program.
    Sometimes reality is that sometimes faith-based groups are 
prohibited or discouraged from even applying for Federal grants. Last 
week, my Director of the Faith-Based Initiative met with the 
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty out of New York. It's a group of 
people who want to help. They feed the hungry for their community. They 
feed the hungry regardless of somebody's religion. They don't ask, 
``What is your religion?'' They ask, ``Are you hungry?'' But because of 
their name and their identity, Federal officials have repeatedly 
discouraged them from applying for Federal funds.

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    That's not right. The Federal Government should not ask, ``Does your 
organization believe in God?'' That's not the question they ought to 
ask. They ought to ask, ``Does your program work? Are you saving lives? 
Are you making a difference in people's lives?''
    We'll ask for accountability--of course, we'll ask for 
accountability. We should ask for accountability whether it be 
taxpayers' money or donations in the plate. [Laughter] There ought to be 
accountability. And obviously, we're not going to use taxpayers' money 
to evangelic--to promote religion. But we should use taxpayers' money to 
help people change their lives, so that they can realize the American 
experience and the American Dream.
    We've got to get our Federal agencies to remove regulations that 
discriminate against faith-based groups. I've told all my Cabinet 
officers that's what I expect to happen in Washington, DC. And I want to 
thank Tommy for leading the charge on this.
    I mentioned what we call the ``CARE Act,'' ``Charity Aid Recovery 
and Empowerment Act.'' That's the act that passed out of the House, and 
let me tell you what this act will do. One of the key principles is 
there's equal treatment. Organizations that have a religious name or 
religious icons on the wall like a cross or Star of David should be 
welcomed partners in providing for the poor. That's one of the 
principles.
    It also encourages donations to charitable and faith-based 
organizations. Right now, non-itemizers don't get to deduct charitable 
gifts. I believe non-itemizers should be able to deduct charitable 
giving, which would encourage 84 million taxpayers--provide an 
additional incentive, beside their heart--to contribute to a faith-based 
organization or a charity.
    I believe that we ought to have more resources available for the 
institutions which are struggling to cope with the Federal grant 
process. What we don't want to do is we don't want to stifle opportunity 
and stifle the imaginative process that takes place within our faith 
communities. We want to encourage it by providing what I call a 
compassion capital fund that will allow those who emulate the bishop, 
those who want to figure out how to get ahead to have a place to go to 
find out what works, how it works, what to do in order to realize the 
vision of expanding compassion to every neighborhood in America.
    No, this piece of the legislation is very important, and I--and 
we've got supporters all over Washington on this bill, and that's good, 
both Republicans and Democrats. See, I don't view faith as a partisan 
issue. I view it as a universal issue, much bigger than party politics.
    Let me read one quote for you that says, ``The CARE Act isn't a 
Republican or Democratic plan. It's a bipartisan proposal that strikes 
the right balance between harnessing the best forces of faith in our 
public life without infringing on the First Amendment.'' I agree with 
that. ``Most importantly, it is representative of what we can accomplish 
in Washington when we put partisanship and politics aside and focus on 
what matters. I look forward to working with President Bush to get this 
proposal signed into law.''
    The author of the quote was Senator Tom Daschle, and I appreciate 
his support for this initiative. I look forward to the Senate getting 
the bill out of the Senate as quickly as possible, any differences 
reconciled with the House, and get it on my desk so I can sign it and we 
can get forward with the goal of making sure America is better for every 
citizen who lives in this country.
    When the enemy hit us, they didn't know who they were hitting. Out 
of evil will come some really important good. Good will come when 
neighbors love neighbors just like they'd like to be loved themselves. 
It is the acts of kindness and generosity and decency, which you find 
right here, is what define the true face of our country. We recognize 
that there are people who hurt, and we want them to be healed. We 
recognize people are hungry; we want them to be fed. We recognize people 
can't read, and we want them to read. That's our focus.
    Out of the evil done to America can come incredible good, because 
this is a great nation full of decent and loving and honorable people. 
And it is my honor today to be amongst great leaders--two fine bishops 
and a congregation which cares about their fellow man. Thank you for 
letting me come by. May God bless you all, and may God bless America.

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Note: The President spoke at 10:36 a.m. at the Holy Redeemer 
Institutional Church of God in Christ. In his remarks, he referred to 
Bishop G.E. Patterson, pastor, Temple of Deliverance Church of God in 
Christ, founder and president of Bountiful Blessings Ministries; Bishop 
Sedgwick Daniels, pastor, Holy Redeemer Institutional Church of God in 
Christ; Gov. Scott McCallum of Wisconsin; Scott Jensen, speaker, 
Wisconsin State Assembly; Mary E. Panzer, minority leader, Wisconsin 
State Senate; Mayor John O. Norquist of Milwaukee; Scott Walker, county 
executive, County of Milwaukee; and Michael W. Grebe, president and 
chief executive officer, and Michael Joyce, former president and chief 
executive officer, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. The President 
also referred to Title I of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 
(Public Law No. 103-382), which amended Title I of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Public Law No. 89-10). The Office of 
the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language transcript of these 
remarks.


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Week Ending Friday, July 5, 2002
 
Executive Order 13268--Termination of Emergency With Respect to the 
Taliban and Amendment of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001

July 2, 2002

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and 
the laws of the United States of America, including the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 5 of the United 
Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c), and 
section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
    I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, find 
that the situation that gave rise to the declaration of a national 
emergency in Executive Order 13129 of July 4, 1999, with respect to the 
Taliban, in allowing territory under its control in Afghanistan to be 
used as a safe haven and base of operations for Usama bin Ladin and the 
Al-Qaida organization, has been significantly altered given the success 
of the military campaign in Afghanistan, and hereby revoke that order 
and terminate the national emergency declared in that order with respect 
to the Taliban. At the same time, and in order to take additional steps 
with respect to the grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism 
committed by foreign terrorists, the continuing and immediate threat of 
further attacks on United States nationals or the United States, and the 
national emergency described and declared in Executive Order 13224 of 
September 23, 2001, I hereby order:
    Section 1. The Annex to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, 
is amended by adding thereto the following persons in appropriate 
alphabetical order:
    Mohammed Omar (aka, Amir al-Mumineen [Commander of the Faithful])
    The Taliban.
    Sec. 2. For the purposes of this order and Executive Order 13224 of 
September 23, 2001, the term ``the Taliban'' is also known as the 
``Taleban,'' ``Islamic Movement of Taliban,'' ``the Taliban Islamic 
Movement,'' ``Talibano Islami Tahrik,'' and ``Tahrike Islami'a 
Taliban''. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of 
the Treasury, is hereby authorized to modify the definition of the term 
``the Taliban,'' as appropriate.
    Sec. 3. Nothing contained in this order shall create any right or 
benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by any party against the 
United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or 
employees, or any other person.
    Sec. 4. Pursuant to section 202 of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1622), 
termination of the national emergency with respect to the Taliban shall 
not affect any action taken or proceeding pending not finally concluded 
or determined as of the date of this order, or any action or proceeding 
based on any act committed prior to the date of this order, or any 
rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to 
the date of this order.
                                                George W. Bush
 The White House,
 July 2, 2002.

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:09 a.m., July 2, 
2002]

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Note: This Executive order was published in the Federal Register on July 
3.


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Letter to Congressional Leaders on Termination of the National Emergency 
With Respect to the Taliban

July 2, 2002

Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)

    Pursuant to section 202(a) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1622, I hereby report that I have issued an Executive Order that 
terminates the national emergency described and declared in Executive 
Order 13129 of July 4, 1999, related to the actions and policies of the 
Taliban, and amends Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, to 
include reference to Mohammed Omar and the Taliban in the Annex to that 
order, thus preserving the sanctions imposed against the Taliban.
    I am enclosing a copy of the Executive Order I have issued.
     Sincerely,
                                                George W. Bush

Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the 
House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the 
Senate.


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