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Monday, February 10, 1997
Volume 33--Number 6
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Contents
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Addresses to the Nation
State of the Union--136
Addresses and Remarks
Budget for fiscal year 1998, announcement--155
Death of Pamela Harriman--145
Democratic Governors Association dinner--133
Georgia
Augusta State University in Augusta--146
Departure for Augusta--145
Roundtable on education in Augusta--145
National Governors' Association
Dinner--131
Meeting--132
National Prayer Breakfast--152
Radio address--129
Communications to Congress
Cyprus, letter reporting--159
Estonia-U.S. fisheries agreement, message transmitting--135
Lithuania-U.S. fisheries agreement, message transmitting--135
Radio frequency spectrum reallocation, letter reporting--135
Communications to Federal Agencies
Radio frequency spectrum reallocation, letter--135
Interviews With the News Media
Exchange with reporters in the Oval Office--157
Letters and Messages
Federal workers, message--156
Meetings With Foreign Leaders
Russia, Prime Minister Chernomyrdin--157
Proclamations
American Heart Month--130
Statements by the President
Death of Herb Caen--130
National economy and the fiscal year 1998 budget--159
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--162
Checklist of White House press releases--162
Digest of other White House announcements--160
Nominations submitted to the Senate--161
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Monday, February 10, 1997
Volume 33--Number 6
Pages 129-162
Week Ending Friday, February 7, 1997
The President's Radio Address
February 1, 1997
Good morning. As a parent, I know how important it is to take
responsibility for our children when they need us most; when they're
sick, when they need to go to the doctor, or when there's a parent-
teacher conference at school. Fortunately, Hillary and I have never had
to risk our jobs to be there for our daughter. We've never had to make
the choice between being good parents and good workers.
Today I want to talk with you about what we have done and what more
we must do as a people to give that same assurance to every American
family. One of the things I wanted most to do when I became President
was to help parents succeed both at home and at work. That's why I was
so proud to make the Family and Medical Leave Act the very first bill I
signed as President, exactly 4 years ago this Wednesday. Family and
medical leave allows people in companies with 50 or more employees to
take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a newborn or a newly
adopted child or to be with a family member who is seriously ill without
fear of losing the job.
Today over half of all American workers share this important
benefit. People like Christy Sens, a first-grade teacher from Fairfax,
Virginia, who is here with me today. Christy was among the first
Americans to make use of the new family leave law in 1993 when she and
her husband were expecting their first child. She thought she would be
forced to choose between the 6 weeks her school allowed her for new
mothers or taking a whole year off without pay. Because of our new law,
she was able to spend 12 full weeks at home recovering from her
pregnancy and spending precious time with her new daughter. Christy used
the benefit again in 1995 for the birth of her second child.
Family leave is not only family-friendly, it's employer-friendly as
well. Also with me today is Stan Sorrell, president and CEO of the
Calvert Group, an investment firm in Bethesda, Maryland, and two of his
employees who have also used family leave. The Calvert Group started a
family and medical leave program 3 years before it became the law of the
land. Like almost 90 percent of the businesses covered by the law, they
found that family leave is easy to administer and costs them little or
nothing. So we know it's working for both families and businesses. After
all, in these past 4 years, American business has created over 11
million new jobs, more than any other 4-year term in our history.
Now we must make it even easier for parents to live up to their
responsibilities to their children and to their employers. Today I call
upon Congress to expand the family leave law, to give parents an
additional 24 hours of unpaid leave each year to take a child or an
elderly relative to a regular doctor's appointment or to attend parent-
teacher conferences at school. In so doing, we'll make our families
stronger and our workers more productive, building the kind of country
and economy we all want for our children.
We also must address the fact that too many workers still do not
know about the family leave law. That's why I'm pleased to announce that
we're launching a multimedia, public education campaign to spread the
word about family leave to make sure employers and employees have the
facts and to make sure everyone knows how to make this law work for
them. It's simply not enough to help people have the tools to succeed;
we also have to make sure they know what those tools are.
The centerpiece of this campaign is a new 800 number that any
American can call to learn about family and medical leave. It's 1-800-
959-FMLA. That's 1-800-959-FMLA. You can also get information through
our
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Labor Department's web site on the Internet: www.dol.gov. That's
www.dol.gov.
By expanding family leave to cover children's doctor visits and
parent-teacher conferences and by helping more Americans to learn about
the opportunity of family leave, we can enable millions of more of our
fellow citizens to meet their responsibilities both at home and at work.
That's how we must prepare our people for a new century full of new
promise and possibility.
As parents, teachers, and business people, as members of the work
force and members of our communities, we all share a stake in the
strength of our families. Our society can never be stronger than the
children we raise or the families in which we raise them. That's why
family leave is more than just a single issue or accomplishment. It is
at the heart of our approach to preparing America for the 21st century
by ensuring that we can all meet our obligations and make the most of
our God-given gifts.
Thanks for listening.
Note: The President spoke at 10:06 a.m. from the Oval Office at the
White House.
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Week Ending Friday, February 7, 1997
Statement on the Death of Herb Caen
February 1, 1997
Hillary and I were saddened to learn of the passing of Herb Caen,
the San Francisco Chronicle's legendary columnist, and we extend our
condolences to his family, friends, and most of all, the city he loved.
Maybe it's not right to call an ``institution'' someone who deflated
many overstuffed institutions with a brisk three dots, but surely no one
knew better the vibrancy and eccentricities of the city, his city, San
Francisco, than did Herb Caen. If we listen carefully on those cool
mornings when the fog has boiled through the Golden Gate, out beyond the
clattering of cables underfoot and the low moan of the horn at Alcatraz,
maybe we will still hear Herb Caen's wonderful, witty, irrepressible
voice. Herb Caen . . . he will be missed . . . a lot.
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Week Ending Friday, February 7, 1997
Proclamation 6971--American Heart Month, 1997
February 1, 1997
By the President of the United States
of America
A Proclamation
More than 700,000 men and women die each year of heart disease,
making it the leading cause of death in our country. Annually, about 1.5
million Americans suffer heart attacks, one-third of which are fatal.
Collectively, diseases of the heart and blood vessels claim about
960,000 American lives annually. These statistics only hint at the
individual and collective tragedy brought on by heart disease and stroke
and underscore the need for us to do everything possible to combat
cardiovascular diseases.
Research has brought dramatic improvements to our knowledge of heart
disease and how to combat it. We have learned much in recent years and
now know that the processes leading to heart disease typically begin
early in life and worsen over the years; symptoms often do not appear
for decades. We also better understand the effects of genetics, gender,
and lifestyle. High blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, smoking,
diabetes, and obesity increase the risk of developing heart disease;
physical activity can reduce the risk of suffering from cardiovascular
disease, including stroke.
Additionally, research has brought improved diagnostic methods and
treatments for those afflicted with heart disease. Noninvasive imaging
devices can now show the heart at work inside the body, giving doctors
more precise information about their patient's condition. And new tests
and therapies allow us to detect and treat a heart attack more
effectively and minimize damage to the heart muscle.
These striking developments in biomedical techniques and increased
public awareness and education have helped reduce the death rate from
heart disease by nearly 60 percent in the past 30 years, and deaths from
stroke by about 65 percent.
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