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Addresses and Remarks
California
Bush-Cheney luncheon in Santa Clara--340
Bush-Cheney reception in Los Angeles--325
Discussion on the national economy in Bakersfield--332
White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
in Los Angeles--318
Haiti, resignation of President Aristide--310
Homeland Security Department, anniversary--313
Radio address--309
Communications to Congress
Generalized System of Preferences, message on extending benefits to
Algeria and terminating benefits of certain other countries--312
Haiti, letter on further deployment of U.S. military forces--317
Indonesia-U.S. agreement concerning nuclear energy, message
transmitting proposed protocol--344
International agreements, letter transmitting report--312
Communications to Congress--Continued
National Drug Control Strategy, message transmitting--312
Zimbabwe, message on continuation of national emergency--318
Communications to Federal Agencies
Delegation of Certain Reporting Authority, memorandum--312
Imports of Certain Ductile Iron Waterworks Fittings From the
People's Republic of China, memorandum--331
Executive Orders
Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay--330
Notices
Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Persons
Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Zimbabwe--
317
Proclamations
American Red Cross Month--329
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the Generalized System of
Preferences--310
(Continued on the inside of the back cover.)
Editor's Note: The President was at the Bush Ranch in Crawford, TX, on
March 5, 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
Statements by the President
Foreign sales corporations/extraterritorial income legislation, call
for congressional action--310
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell's decision not to seek reelection--
329
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--347
Checklist of White House press releases--347
Digest of other White House announcements--345
Nominations submitted to the Senate--346
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Week Ending Friday, March 5, 2004
The President's Radio Address
February 28, 2004
Good morning. For many years, illegal drug use has been a serious
problem facing our country. Drugs cost people their savings and their
health and rob children of their promise. My administration has taken
action to confront this danger. We have pursued an ambitious, focused
strategy to cut demand for drugs at home, interdict supplies of drugs
abroad, and treat more addicts who seek help.
In 2002, I set a goal to reduce illegal drug use by 10 percent over
2 years and by 25 percent over 5 years. This Monday we will release the
annual National Drug Control Strategy, which shows the impressive
progress we have made. Youth drug use declined 11 percent between 2001
and 2003, meaning 400,000 fewer young people used drugs. These results
exceeded our goal and proved that our hard work is paying off.
This year, we will expand our strategy so that we can make even
greater progress in the fight against drugs. The best way to cut drug
use is to cut demand for drugs at the ground level. So my budget
includes a $10-million increase for drug-free communities, a commonsense
prevention program that supports local coalitions working to stop young
people from using drugs.
Research shows that teenagers who abstain from drugs are unlikely to
start using them later in life. So I have asked Congress to provide an
additional $23 million for high schools who want to develop and carry
out drug testing programs. Random drug testing gives students a strong
answer to the social pressure to try drugs. It helps schools identify
those using drugs so they can intervene with counseling and treatment
before experiments turn into addictions.
We've seen the positive results of drug testing across the country.
Just 2 years after Hunterdon Central Regional High School in New Jersey
began its testing program, drug use had declined significantly
throughout the school. Hunterdon's principal described the program's
effect this way: ``We have never seen a prevention curriculum that
affected the numbers this substantially. We finally had a tool that was
making a large difference.''
As we reduce demand for drugs, we're also preventing drug supplies
from entering our country. Our military and law enforcement personnel
are targeting the world's most dangerous drug trafficking networks. We
are dismantling these organizations and putting their leaders in jail.
And by working with governments across our hemisphere, we are drying up
the world's supply of illegal drugs at its source.
Finally, we are taking steps to help those who have fallen into the
destructive cycle of addiction. Drug dependence undermines productivity
as well as moral conviction and devastates millions of families each
year. Some addicts recognize their problem and want to change but cannot
afford access to professional care. To help men and women like these, I
launched an initiative called Access to Recovery. This program will help
thousands of Americans get the treatment they need. And because I know a
good way to change a person's behavior is to change their heart, faith-
based treatment programs will always be an option. Congress has provided
$100 million for this lifesaving program, and this year, I have asked it
to double that amount.
The progress reported in this year's Drug Control Strategy is
encouraging. Our goals are ambitious, and we have seen they can be
achieved. Now we will build on the improvement of the past 2 years, and
we will continue working toward a society in which all citizens can lead
a life of independence and purpose, free from the devastating influence
of drugs.
Thank you for listening.
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Note: The address was recorded at 10:30 a.m. on February 27 in the
Cabinet Room at the White House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on February
28. The transcript was made available by the Office of the Press
Secretary on February 27 but was embargoed for release until the
broadcast. In his remarks, the President referred to Lisa Brady,
principal, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, NJ. The
Office of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish language
transcript of this address.
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Remarks on the Resignation of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide
of Haiti
February 29, 2004
President Aristide resigned. He has left his country. The
Constitution of Haiti is working. There is an interim President, as per
the Constitution, in place.
I have ordered the deployment of marines, as the leading element of
an interim international force, to help bring order and stability to
Haiti. I have done so in working with the international community.
This Government believes it essential that Haiti have a hopeful
future. This is the beginning of a new chapter in the country's history.
I would urge the people of Haiti to reject violence, to give this break
from the past a chance to work. And the United States is prepared to
help.
Thank you.
Note: The President spoke at 1:05 p.m. on the South Grounds at the White
House.
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Statement Calling for Congressional Action on Foreign Sales
Corporations/Extraterritorial Income Legislation
March 1, 2004
I urge Congress to take up and pass FSC/ETI legislation that reforms
the Tax Code, removes the underlying reason for the tariffs that have
been imposed today on American exports, and further advances the
competitiveness of American manufacturers and job creators. Over the
past 3 years, my administration has worked with Congress to further
increase the ability of American companies to succeed in the worldwide
economy, laying the foundation for increased growth and job creation. If
we don't act to replace the current FSC/ETI provisions in the Tax Code,
the tariffs that have been imposed today will, over the next year,
impose an increasing burden on American exporters, their workers, and
the overall economy. To support the continued strengthening of our
economy and to create more jobs, the Congress should act now to end the
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