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Monday, August 23, 1999
Volume 35--Number 33
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Contents
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Weekly Compilation of
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Addresses and Remarks
Baby boom echo education initiative--1649
Missouri, 100th anniversary convention of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of the U.S. in Kansas City--1635
NCAA football champion Tennessee Volunteers--1647
Radio address--1633
School violence, public service announcements--1641
Turkey, earthquake--1641
Bill Signings
Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2000, statement--1644
Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of
1999, statement--1644
Water Resources Development Act of 1999, statement--1645
Communications to Congress
Cyprus, letter transmitting report--1652
Haiti, letter reporting on elections--1640
Communications to Federal Agencies
Delegation of Responsibilities Under the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998, memorandum--1647
Communications to Federal Agencies--Continued
Military assistance to the Economic Community of West African
States' Monitoring Group, memorandum--1635
Refugee admissions, memorandum on additional--1634
U.N. War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former
Yugoslavia, memorandum authorizing support--1647
Statements by the President
See also Bill Signings
Deaths
Ignaz Bubis--1646
Lane Kirkland--1634
Federal budget surplus--1652
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse--1648
Supplementary Materials
Acts approved by the President--1654
Checklist of White House press releases--1654
Digest of other White House announcements--1653
Nominations submitted to the Senate--1653
Editor's Note: The President was in Martha's Vineyard, MA, on August 20,
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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Monday, August 23, 1999
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Week Ending Friday, August 20, 1999
The President's Radio Address
August 14, 1999
Good morning. Throughout our history, American families have spent
the summer enjoying the natural beauty of our Nation's waterways. Today
more Americans than ever are spending their vacations by our beaches,
our lakes, our rivers. And it's important to ensure that the water our
families swim and fish in is as clean and safe as we can possibly make
it.
Clean water is the most simple necessity of our lives, and we almost
take it for granted. But 25 years ago, many of our waterways were so
dirty they actually posed a serious threat to public health. Then
Congress passed the Clean Water Act, and we began the long process of
reclaiming our waterways and preserving them for the future.
For more than 6\1/2\ years now, Vice President Gore and I have
worked to continue that legacy. We've strengthened the Safe Drinking
Water Act, helping communities upgrade water treatment plants. We
demanded more industries publicly disclose the chemicals they release
into the air and water. We required water systems across the country to
give customers regular reports on the safety of the water flowing from
their taps. We strengthened protections for vital wetlands. And last
year we launched a new clean water action plan to help finish the job
the Clean Water Act started 25 years ago. We can all be proud of the
progress we've made so far, but when 40 percent of our Nation's surveyed
waterways are still too polluted for swimming or fishing, we know we
have to do more.
Like many Americans, I was shocked to learn that several young
children became gravely ill last week after swimming in a lake that may
have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria. That is simply
unacceptable. Parents have a right to expect that our recreational
waters are safe for their children to swim in. All Americans have a
right to expect we're doing all we can to clean up our waterways.
So today I'm pleased to announce that we're taking new action to
ensure that every river, lake, and bay in America is clean and safe. The
EPA will work in partnership with States to assess the state of all our
waterways, to identify the most polluted waters, and to develop strong,
enforceable plans to restore them to health. These steps will chart a
course to clean up 20,000 waterways, and ensure that they remain safe
for generations to come. But just as we're taking new action to preserve
our environment for future generations, the Republican leadership in
Congress is laying plans to roll back more than a quarter century of
bipartisan progress in public health and environmental protection.
Without explanation or excuse, the Republicans' spending bills slash
important environmental initiatives, like our lands legacy program to
preserve natural treasures, farms, urban parks, wetlands, and other
green spaces. They shortchange vital research and development programs
that address the threat of global warming, that help us to develop
alternative fuels in vehicles that pollute less and to make the maximum
use of available energy conservation technologies. And their spending
bills are also loaded with unrelated provisions that would sacrifice
crucial environmental protections for the sake of special interests. I
vetoed bills before because they contain such anti-environmental riders,
and if necessary, I'm prepared to do it again.
The budget of the Republican leadership isn't simply turning back
the clock on environmental protection. It's also turning its back on 6
years of fiscal responsibility and prudent investment, a policy that's
produced the strongest economy in a generation, the longest peacetime
expansion in our history, the largest surplus in our history.
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Their budget plan, because it contains such a large tax cut, would
actually threaten our environment because it would require big cuts in
environmental enforcement, letting toxic waste dumps fester, even
shutting down national parks. In addition to that, we'd have across-the-
board cuts in everything from education to medical research to defense,
and they wouldn't add a day to the life of the Social Security or
Medicare Trust Fund, nor would they pay off the debt.
Our budget continues to invest in the environment and education and
medical research and defense. It pays off the debt in 15 years for the
first time since 1835, and it lengthens the life of the Social Security
and Medicare Trust Funds. It's a good budget, and it also provides for a
modest tax cut.
We have proved time and again that we don't have to choose between
growing our economy or preserving our environment. We can do both with
discipline. So again, I ask Congress, let's put politics aside and
continue the commonsense course that is already leading us toward a
cleaner environment, a stronger economy, and a stronger America for the
21st century. Let's work together to give our children the gift of a
better, healthier world.
Thanks for listening.
Note: The address was recorded at 5:04 p.m. on August 12 in the Oval
Office at the White House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on August 14. The
transcript was made available by the Office of the Press Secretary on
August 13 but was embargoed for release until the broadcast.
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Monday, August 23, 1999
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Week Ending Friday, August 20, 1999
Statement on the Death of Lane Kirkland
August 14, 1999
Hillary and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Lane Kirkland,
one of the towering figures in the American labor movement. For nearly
five decades, he was a guiding force for workplace fairness, dignity,
and innovation, and a catalyst for international democracy.
Lane led the AFL-CIO during 15 of the most challenging years in
labor's history. With skill, determination, and unparalleled intellect,
he reunited the major unions and reaffirmed labor's place at the table
of American democracy. With his unflagging support of free trade
unionism internationally, especially in Poland, he helped hasten the
fall of the Iron Curtain while showing America that it is possible to
stand up to communism abroad while standing up for working men and women
here at home. From his days as a merchant marine during World War II to
his work on the Board of Directors of the Institute of Peace, he was
always ready and willing to serve his country. I valued his friendship,
strong support, and keen advice. He was a great American, and he will be
greatly missed.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Irena, and his family in
this time of mourning.
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Monday, August 23, 1999
Volume 35--Number 33
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Week Ending Friday, August 20, 1999
Memorandum on Additional Refugee Admissions
August 12, 1999
Presidential Determination No. 99-33
Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Subject: Emergency Presidential Determination on Additional FY 99
Refugee Admissions Numbers Pursuant to Section 207(b) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act
In accordance with section 207(b) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (the ``Act'') (8 U.S.C. 1157(b)), and after appropriate
consultations with the Congress, I hereby determine that an unforeseen
refugee emergency exists in Europe, and that the admission to the United
States of Kosovar refugees in response to this emergency is justified by
grave humanitarian concerns and is in the national interest. The
admission of these refugees cannot be accomplished under the worldwide
refugee admissions ceiling of 78,000 for Fiscal Year 1999, as authorized
in Presidential Determination 98-39 of September 30, 1998, and an
increase to 91,000 is warranted. The revised regional allocations are as
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