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PAUL DIMOND .
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·california Talking Points
SUBJECT:
Following ar~ some suggested talking points.<.! am also -~tt~ching
the press_ release which, describes the t~o local, community grants ·
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o on April 20th of this year the House of Representatives passed
the School-to-Work Opportunities Act with a bipartisan vote of
330-79. One-day later-, the Senate approved it.byvoice vote. ·
Thirteen days later, it became -law~·
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o · The Act paves t,he way for a .new approach to learning/_ in
America's high schools and_se~es as a_companioh piece :to Goals.
2000 Educate America.
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States and communities to bring together pc:1rtnerships of.·
employers, educators, organized lab·or and others,.· Through these
grants, building upon their own leading edge activities States·
and-localities will d~velop high quality school-to-work - ·
opportunity- systems that pre-pare young people for- further
education and par~ers in high_..:.skill, high wage jops.
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q .Sch~cil-to-workOpportunity-State Implementation Grants are.
competitive. Awards totalin the multi.,;.millions of.dollars and
last five _ye~rs. -They assist a State to:.
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-Integr'ate academic and vocational education
-Generate high.- quality, paid, w_ork-bas~d ··learning
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-Provide subgr~nts to localities to become part.of
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states:. (Kentucky·, Mairie, Massachusetts·, Michigan,·. New Jersey, new
York, Oregon and Wisconsin) each' receiving grants ranging from $2
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idea. _is to "go with leadin'g edges" st.ates and -local~ties whoever
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grant, local communi ties. in; the .. state ·did. on August 12 $10 . ,
million dollars. in grants to local communities (also based upon .a
nationwide comp~tition) ~ere awarded.· Two local communities in
California were ~innert: The San Diego Pa~triership.received
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unique chance ,to provid~ its ,youth w~th a new w~y_ of _learning for ·
the. new'global·economy ...• To bec9me a leading edge beacon _and
part of. a nationwide school-to-work network.
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design partners with business~· labor, schools, parents~ students
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F.ifteeri com~unities ·. acro9s the country ·that have formed
local partnerships to help young people ·make the transition. ·
from school ·to' work will receive more than $10'million in .
federal grants, Secretary of· Labor Robert B •. ·Reich and .
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· .. Seci~tary of Education Richard w. -~iley anno~nced tod~y .
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Opportunities A,ct of 1994,_signed into law by President clint~n
'May. 4. · Th<?. new law encourages the ·establishmen;t of locai·
partnerships of· employe.~s, secondary and post-secondary
educators ,1 students; worker:s. and others to help students . make the
COnnection O~tween What' they learn in SChOOl arid What Wiil be
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and· successful schoolto work programs that fit the needs of
local commul}ities and have ·the flexibility to.respond·t6
·changes ·in the local labor market and economy," Reich said.
"Too many hlgh school. graduates take .off th.eir caps and ·
and c9rne t6 the re~lizati6n that they h~ve n6 id~a ~hat_
they· are gqing to do. next," Riley said. ·.''These grants Mill help
local partnerships change the way•yourtg pebplc learn in high
~chdol·by building b~idges between acad~mics and vqc~tional
. s~.i,lis, high .school and• college, and s_chool ·and work. .our goal
is to help,all young people. graduate. from school prepared for
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to. coirununi ty partnerships_ that • are prepared to implem~nt .'school 1
to work.init:i,atlves. They repres~nt.a widerange ~of approaches
that prepare students" to meet labor l!'arket .demands
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in grarit;s to implement- compr,ehens,ive _statewide. systems for· moving'·.·
.students from school to work .. 'The leading. edge .communities·
announced ~today will.becon:tc, as they are irnplemented~_part of
t}:leir state, system. over. the·next. three years, all states will
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career opportunj ties. for'- -all U.S .. , students·. , The legislation.
was deyeloped -in c'onsultation with businesses, schools,· labori
states, community-based organi'zat,ions and civil right? gro~ps.
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Office of the Press_Secretary_
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. REMARKS BY THE -PR~SIDENT
AND THE VICE PRESIDENT AT
REINVENTING GOVERNMENT ANNIVERSARY ,EVENT
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gentlemen·, thank you for joining us on .this occasion. I appreciate
all the solicitude on my crutches and.my cast. It's not true that I
did this dancing with Tipper here in the front· row.
(Laughter.) The
doctor said I'tl have this cast- for another -five montqs,· and I'll
"have to wear the 'old full-body c~st for another/two yea~s .. (Laughter
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anesthesia for almost 90 minutes, I formally transferred-the powers
of my office as Vice President·to the Speaker of :the House; and when
I regained consciousness, Speaker Foley was restored to full'power ..
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are here, all of our distinguished_ guests·, members of the Cabinet,· ·
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departments who· have been implementing:;.these recommendations, federal
employees-who have m~de all the difference inmaking all of this
possible in giving tis tqe ideas and then .in helping us implement the
ideas.
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on the South·Lawn, I presented the report of the. National Performanc~
··Review to P:resident Cl'in:ton. The r.eport said that ~f. we followed a
few simple principles, sue:ti as putting cust'omers. first, empower;irig
employees-and·cu:tting 'red tape, we could.create a government that
works better and costs less. We symbolically cut some red tape on
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there~ s still' 'a 'lot of the symbolic red tape in these laundry baskets
there. But we're .making a lot 'of progress, and this is a status .
report at t:t:>.e .one-year mar~.
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In'the firsty~ar since we published the report, federal
civil servants, members of President Clinton's administration, and
the President himself have been cutting red tape and have been
·. working extremely hard to turn the National. Per-formance Review into
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talking about: that, ,too. Today, we're releasing a fo'rmal status
report on-the' first·year of the National Performance-Review. Here's
the report in CD-ROM version. It's. also·available on\the Internet
and, and for-some of us, there is also·a book.
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commend it to'your reading,_ just as I coriunended to yourr~ading the·original report a year ago. And·those who took me up on it·got back
and said they felt well:-:rewarded by .the exp~rience of reading it ..
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There are two ways to: summarize.the work that we have·
done·in the past'year. One-way, the traditional way, is through
·statistics, .some of which you· see over here, right to the right. . I ·
said, from the beginning this would be ·.a. seven- ·to eigh:t"-year project.
Most of the figures have, i.n the-·tradition of the budget document,
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been .calculated in, fi ve'-year terms. But just in the first year, as
you can see,. we have. already seen action taken on more than 90 ·
percent of·th~ r~commendations in last ye~_r's report~
Money saved,· personnel cuts accomplished, bills passed
by congress -- .this is a record of great success. Anc~ while I'm~
talking about the_ actions takeh by Congress, .I want to single out.the
individuals in. Congress .who have ·been so remarkably support_i ve . .of
this_ and have made it all possiple.
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. First of all, the .t~o committee ch~lirs of the .committees
with jurisdiction over most of. the recommendations in Reinventing
.. , Gover'nment, Senator John Glenn and Congressman John Conyers ..
'(Applause.) ·Would the two. of you stand, please.: (Applause.)
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tell you, these guys have been wonderful towork with.· They·and ·
th'eir colleagu~s have been extremely supportive~ And I'_m very, very.
grateful to them.
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a majority' l'eader in helping to put this stuff ac;ross.· ·He's .been a
friend and ally in helping to remove obstacl~s, the Majority Leade.:~;
in the House of Representatives, Congressman Dick G~phar~t, wQo is
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We appt;eciate your work, Dick. ·. T,hank you . . (Applause.)
I want to acknowledge two'other members of congress'who
have been ·extr·emeJ.y helpful on tp~se matters and who are present,
Congressman .Bill Richardson· and Congresswoman-Jane Harmon. If the
two. of them could stand~. '(AppLause.) /We appreciate your'.work very,
.much'.
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overlooked someone_who is also here. Forgive me, it's an. oversi,ght;
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ahdwho have· done such an outstanding job. Alice Rivlin,_ the
Director of OM~ who ·ha.s been a real hero. of ·this. _ (Applaus~.) . And
she's also been heading up the President's Management council, and
eve~y week we·work ·very hard on this.
one of my strongest allies,,
�Roger Johnson, hea~ of
support.
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Rog·er ,· thank you for· your help and
I· want to acknowledge severa-l others. From FEMA, James
Lee Witt; from SBAErskine Bowles; from the Social Security·,
Admin.i,stration Shirley Chater; the actin:g Customs Director; Sam
Banks; Jim King at ·oPM who's be~n a real hero and in the vanguard on
this mat~rial. . ·(Applause.). Peggy Richardson with IRS, whose been.
just outstanding. Ann Brown with the Consumer Product Safety
Commission. Ann, ·thank you.
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in addition to Alice
Tom Collier at the Interi.or Depa~tment; Mort
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Moose at the State Department;_ and Tom Glynn at.the Labor Department.
We appreciate your work, ladies and gentlemen. '(Applause~)·
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And when they signed on to really ··help make this work, some
people who ldidn"t really understand-what federal e,mployeep are alli
about. were surprised. I wasn't surprised after spending a year
talking with ·federal employees in every'agency and ¢tepartment, ,
·:becaus~ I already knew that most of these ideas in here are .ones that
federal employees at .the grass-roots level, where'the rubber meets'
the road,· have for.years been saying--:- why don't they do. this?- Why
don't they· do it the right W.ay? Don't they understand what makes
sense? And so when the. representatives of public· employees in the
.public employee unions spoke up anc;i to the surprise .of some say, yes,.
' we' endorse thiS? I we think this is greatly needed I . I ·Was not
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surprised. But I'·m very grateful to them. I'm goirig to ask three of
'them to stand who· are present.-- John Sturdivant with.the American
Federation of ·Government Employees; .B-ob Tobias with th~ National
. Treasury.Employees' Union; and John L~yden~ Secretary Treasurer for
Public Employment .in .the AFL-CIO .. · Would the three'· of you gentlemen
stand. ·Thank you, thank you~
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of this stuff·. -- it came when the employees and their representa:ti ves
spo_ke: 'up loudly, arid' ciearly.
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it possible; we can .talk about the facts and figure~ which. ar:e
summar.ized over here.
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them to stand who are present-- John Sturdivant, with .the.Americcm
·Federation of Government Employees; Bob Tobias with the National·,
· Tre'asury Employees' Union; and John Leyden, Secretary Treasurer ·for
Public Employment in the AFL-CIO. Would the three ot.you gentlemen
stand: Thank you,: thank you.· (Applause.)'
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of this stuff-"':' it.came when the employees and theirrepresentatives
spoke up loudly,and clearly..
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So, Mr:. President, we can talk about the people who made
·it possible; we can.talk about the facts and figures which aJ;e
summarized over.here~ :But before we talk about the facts·and figures
tha_t· ar.e usu'ally in this. kind of report, I'd like to shift· gears and
go about this in a different way.' I.' d like to introduce to you some
people who have had firsthand experience on the receiving end wit;h a
. reinvented goveril.:tnent. ·
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Now, I know that this phrase I'm about to use sounds
like. a contradiction 'in terins or an oxymoron, .to use the fancy word,
but I'm going to introduce you'to three satisfied citizens.
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to introduce'all three of them and then ask the three of.them ·to come
and talk .to you. . F'irst to the microphon·e. will be Emilio Mendoza from
.. San- Antonio, 'Texas. And Dr. Mend-oza is ·the chief executive of a
small·. business. called Galactic Technologies·, a defense· contractor in
s~m. Antonio, Texas. ' Last January, the company ran into ca.shflow
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problems and b~gan t0 thinkab0ut the cash_fl0w problems and began to
think about the /SBA .. · And· he's going to come up here in a minute and
tell us his experience as a high-tech small business· CEO.
Our next speaker will be'from big business. Small
busin'esses;, like Dr. Mendoza's are not· the .only ones ~hat . are now
having the' chance to become satisfied customers of the government.
·Big businesses have been noticing the· change, too. So the next
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of American Airlines,' from M~ami, Florida. An<;i .·he I l l be up her'e in' a .
moment.
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last January's Northridge earthquake in Southern-California _can
be-the time when Americ'ans need. their government the most.'_ Iri the
past 'the government has not always been the~e·when it. was needed. Not
because there weren't good intentions or hardworking .employees, but
b~cause the systems were failing them _and there were some things that
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experience. after last·January 1 s major earthquake. And then-I'li' come
back to present the report, ·the status report to _the President and· to
present the President to this gathering.
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of-stories across our country just like these three stories. And in:
every' case, federal employees who want to'do an'outstanding job and
deliver the highest quality service, but have been trying, in vain to
unleash 'those, energies in the face. of systems that don't work, red
tape that ties them in.knots, burdens that they have to carry that
d_on' t make· any · sense, now are able. to do what they want to do:· anyway.
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that because the leadership and the. employees at.SBA took a form that
-looked l.ike that and put it down to orte two-sided piece of pape~.
'FEMA ---·they were able to p:r;ovide, this, quality service because they ,
weren't havirig to spend hours upon hours filling out. needless forms- •
, because the· innovators at FEMA: have now given them small hand-carried
notebook computers where ,they can put the information ··in instantly
: and send it electronically overnight and cut the t~rn-around· time to
practica'rly nothing _.:.. the same in Customs. Even -though the
.conversations between the regulators and the regulated, the
government agencies and the_effective business community have·been
going on. for years, now ..with· better, systeins ~ with a commi tm~nt ·from
manag~ment, with a new reinvented government approach, they're able
to implement the good ideas that have_been there irt the private
sector and in the minds and hearts of federal employees for quite ·
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made an outstanding . start in the· first year, and. -we are going to get
this jo]:) done. And there's one simple reason why-, when you get past
all the rest of it. Last year, at this time, President Cl_inton took
the _initial report-and held it~ up and said to the couritry
--everywhere it says the president should, .this President will.
President Clinton-has'kept his:~ord. He has delivered th~ full
resources of his· administration to the accomplishment· of this goal.
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to have the success announced yesterday with the crime b.ill. ·.·This.
week has illustrated President Clinton '.s leadership on many issues:
nationalService, which was just kicked off; the Crime Bill, which'
was just- signed yesterday; and now,_ the'. one-year status report. on
Reinventing Gover.nment. . It's been one of the most rewa;rding
experiences of my life to be able to work with the .federal employees
who ·have- made this report possible~
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to you the. President of the United States. '(Applause. )
THE PRESIDENT:· Thank you. You know, when the Vice
Pi=-esident opened this occasion by. saying that he would have to wear
his full body suit fo~ two years and that the Speaker .of the House·.
had been restored to full powers after his surgery came out aJ..l .·
right,. I couldn't help thinking, it took Reinventing Governm~nt to·
get him on David Letterman -:.... (laughter) · -- and now this· terr.ible ·
accident ~- but he's actually become the funniestperson in the'.
administrat-ion'as a.result of these two projects.
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with less', _he _will make each one. of them twice ·as furiny as any ~6p 10
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tr~yelingher~ to tell your stories.· For all the facts and figures
and charts. about the success '·of Reinventing Government,, the. thing
.that really c'ounts is that thebenefits are. being felt-the way they
ought to be by' the American people -- ·in a very' personal and
iminediate way. And~ of course, .we·hope as a result ·of this occas'ion
.today and the follow-up report, that the rest of the American people
will see that we are changing the way the federal government works.
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particular stories possible: Erskine Bowles and the '"Low Doc" team
from the small Business Administration who cut a 100-page application
down to one page; customs Commissioner George Weise; ·the Assistant ·
Commissioner Samuel Banks and. Lynn Gordon for -their team in the Miami
office, who reali_zed that becoming partners with airlines and
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shipper's ·is a win-win situation .. My old friend, _James· Lee Witt -a·n_d
Bea Gonzalez and th~ team that completely-reorganized FEMA so·that·
all its resources are av'ailable to respond to •any emergency. '
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The President and Congress must decide whether to treat it ,
·or let it die." ) There was even a bill pending in Congress to abolish
·FEMA .. And in -l992, as I traveled the.count::r;y, I never· went a place
that somebody didn 1 t say something disparaging about· i:L Well, the
bill is -.gone, and. j.t may .be the most popular agency, in the entire
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thari to· feel· that those of us who work for the government don't va-lue.
'their hard-.earned doilars .. 'one sirigle, simple example of the waste
of taxpayers' money can erase in the ·public mind thousands and. '
thousands and thousands of examples -of.devoted service to the- same
taxpayers.
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That's .e.specially true in these perplexing· times when
people_ hav:e such conflicting feeling~. ,We're going through a period
of. profound change. ·And by large ma-rgins.,- Americans· say they want ·
government to address our great na:tional p~oblems. ~ut by equally,
large -margins, they s~y they don't trust our ability to. do itright;
or· a's we say down home, most ·of our folks think that the government
would mess _up a tw~-car parade.
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several sources--:-- firs_t,- out of my experience as .a governor, where
we tried to begin 'this. effort;. second, out of the. encounters that the
Vice_ President and I had with each other and with citizens all dur'ing · 1
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energy a!ld d~sire we got_ out of federa'l.employees t-hemselves; next,
with_ the- .leadership ·that ·was already. coming out of the Cortgress -- ·
Senator Glenn.and Congressman Conyers hav~ already been acknowledged.
And there were others who really thought that ·we ought to do it. · ·.
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But ~inally we di~ it becau~e it wa~ necessa~~. :~ecause
.wj,thout it(. we could. riot fulfill- the mission of the' administration. .
The mission of :this administration from day one has been' to increase ·
economic. opport.unity and maintain national. security; to empower the
individuals of this country- to assume·.p~rsonal responsibil.ity for '
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economic opportunity today -is that we reduced t}?.e budget deficit.' Yo_u-:
couldnit :reduce the budget deficit and .not hurt the public -interest
unless-you're Reinventing Government.
We want to·empower-individuals. One of the things that_
we did with-our ¢mpowerment program is, through-the Department of
Education, to completely reform.the college loari program so that 20
million. Americans now with outstanding loans are eligible to
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rates. And starting this·year, large.numberf; of new s:tudents will be
-able to do the same thing._ We couldn't afford to do that_ except we
actually save money by doing it by cqnverting the old expensive;_·
cumbersome student loan program.into at'least largely a direct loan.
program_and increasing our ability to recover delinquent loans, which.
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have to ,feel l-ike we care about each other. If every place there- is
a disaster.people think that FEMA has failed them, it's hard to say
they're part of an American community. Btit from'the people in ·
California who-suffered from the earthquakes and the fires, the·
people all up and down the Mississippi River that were flooded out
last summer, to 'th~ people in the Southeast that.suffered drought
'last year and f:loo'ds this year, ,I think thei will tell you that FEMA
is on the job.
Yesterday the Vice President mentioned national serv1ce.
It is nota government-bureaucracy; it is a movement that the
government has made possible: None of 'this would have" happened-if· we
hadn't_ had a serious approach to Reinventing Government. And none of
.that wcn.il d have happened i f .we hadn't reinvented the relationship
between the. President and th~ Vice- President.
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·get the most out of everybody that lives around here or. works around
here ---(laughter) --and that I ·try to find people who do things
better than I do. I thought that was my job. _The Vice President__...:whether it i~ leading our ef_forts in the' environment, to develop a
cle~n car, or performing with such superb ·leadership to get a
compromise at the very important_Cairo .Conference, dealing with
Reinventing· Govern_ment or difficult foreign policy issues'-- is
plai:t;1ly the most ac:;:tive,-- produ-ctive,_ co_nstrudtive Vice Presiqent in
the history .of.this republic. And that is a very important thing.
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politicians had was sometl)ing designed to play into that feeling r,_
just gave you when you all chuckled,. 'wheh I ·said most folks think
government wouldmess up a one-car para,de. For example; when we had
meetings on ~ur health care reform initiative, people would come in
_·opposition; and they _would say, I don't-want government getting into
�this -- I'm afraid government will mess up my Medicare.
(Laughter.}
We aptually ha,d g'eople say this sort of visceral thing. So ariyr ·
politician worth a flip can figure out how to develop four or five
one-liners that will make 90 percent of the voters-sho'\lt hallelujah.
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The-problem is 'that this debate has normally stopped at
the rhetorical level. Politicians garner the votes; government grows
in a sort ofpiecemeal fashion;·government employees and the citizens'
get more frustrated · e_very year, and reci'l problems aren't · solved. We
had an idea that we could. make government .. smaller' .but also different
· .__ that .we c.ould do more arid cos·t less; that we could have more.
responsibility, with less"bureaupracy if we empowered the people who
·,work for .this. government a_nd paid· attention to the people who .pay for
it. We didn't see gove~nment as the savior of Ameri9a, but we knew.
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profound chang~.. so .we tried to develop a par:tnersh.ip. that makes
sense.
This vision is at.the heart'of everything we're trying
to do . . Itis-at·theheart of.the National-Service Program, it's at
the-heart of the-Crime Bil!'that we signed yesterday where we made a
pr~tty good swap ~- we would take all the savings from reducing _the
·size of the federal government and just give it to th·e American
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people to make themselves safer on their streets, in their homes,·· in
their schools.
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This has been a very important endeavor .. - (Applause·.) A
lot-of people· were very skeptical, when we began . . But if you just·
.. look at what's happened in the -time we've been.iri- office~ as .
evidenced by those charts. over there, since I became President, the
size of the federal· work force has been reduced by 71 1 000- positions;
in -three e
· ' 1 have the smallest federal work force since
President Kenned was-here
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The _savings already enacted by Congress or undertaken .1by
the Executive Branch will amount to- $4 7 billion "Jin- this .budget ,cycle,·
and w_e're on the way to saving $108 billion. ·Most of these savings
will pay for the Crime Bill·and help to put 100,000 more police
officers on the·street, 100,000 serious criminals behind.bars~
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There were those who said tl'l:at these things would never ..
- pass through .the Congress. - But congress has already enacted more ·
than 20 ·bills-that will saye money and improve services 'by
,;, Reinventing Government, and- 50 percent_ of the items· needing
congression'al action are already pending_ in Congress,· ·many with real .
biparti~an ·support.
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I'm proud to announce. some more godd news today.· At the
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General ·services Administration, Administrator-Johnson saved·$1.2
- billion by carefully reviewing c~:mstructiori· projects that had been· :
·approved and not yet,b:u:j..lt; in'other words, buildings we really .
.didn't need. . (Applause.) _ And just today, the GSA is announcing it ·
.saved $23 million ~imply by managing the governnu~nt' s motor pools
more efficiently · . .
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'half the time it -takes to complete internal busines_s, processes from ,
hiring workers to.building new weapons systems . . This is very
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If we are going to maintain the nation_al sequrity at a time when .we
·hay~ to·lmpose budget discipline, we must find ways to make.these ·
'dollars go further; we can't simply abandon our technological lead,
oul:'-readiness, our'preparedness --ali the things that.have.been so
car~fully built up c;>ver the. last'i6 or '17 years.
At the Office of Mi.mage~ent and Budget, '·.·
Director-designate Ri vlin ·tells me the federal government wi_ll. offer
�buyouts to another 40-, ooo employees'- at the beginnlng ·of the n~w·
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. fiscal year next month. And next.Tuesday the Vice President' and I
· will 'release a report on 'the· first-ev'er consumer service standards
-- for the ~federal gov~rnment. over -100, agencies have prepared more
thari 1,700 specific pledges to the taxpay·ers of ·:this ·country to
improve the services. that they prov,ide.
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I am 'more .corivi~ced· ~ow than e~~r that we have to keep
doi'ng ·this; tha-t we have to make this Reinventing Government a .
,permanent process; .and that there are serious structural issues which
still have to be ad.dressed. Washington needs· to work for. ordinary,
. middle-class Americans. And in order to do that, we have got to find
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That's why congress must also finish the tob it has
begun·-- passing a_tough campaign finance reform bill, a iobbying
reform bill, and 'the.bill that requires Congress to live. under the
laws ..it imposes- on the rest: of Americans ·_..:.. before the end of this
session.
(Applause.) · All three of these actions have broad
bipartisari support in ·both houses. Two of the' bills hav~ passed both
houses and,await qonference resolution. · The House of Representatives
has overwhelmingly passed the third one. We need to move forward.
These are acti.ons that Americans deserve. and demand, and ·they wi~l
. lfelp them to belie:ve that the rest o~ these things-are also
occurring, a~ ,well.
Meanwhile, i assure you that. we will. 1 b~ unrelenting in
our-efforts to continue.Reinventing Government-:- to give you a
government that costs less, .does. more, empowers employees, and
listens to. the people who pay for it. we will measure our progress '
not only in terms of bills passed and mohey saved, but in terms of
people better served.
-You ~et some- of. those satisfied citizens t'oday. 'we're.
'committed to making a lot more satisfied citizens in the months and,years to come. Thank you very much.
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, _ THE VICE PRESIJ?ENT: Thank you, Mr. President. I forgot
to acknowledge'the staff that'"s worked-so hard at the NPR. And I
won't acknowledge them all by n~me, btit I want' to acknowledge the
· le.ader of thc;tt organization -- Elaine Kamarck; who is .right here.
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Focus on the Los Angeles ~asin: The Southland needs a Governor who cares about its .
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Kathleen Brown Has a Plan: Credential Kathleen Brown's strategy and plan to create
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We need job creators -~ not letter writers.
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letters -- California would ;be in a lot better shape than it is today. ·
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Let's face 'it: California ~eeds a Governor who fights for change and for California's
pal -- to help break the gridlock
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You know more than anyone •• Los Angeles needs a Governor wh~ doesn't just show
up to cut ribbc.ms and open freeways.
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revive the Basin's economy. And Los Angeles needs a Governor to tum its schools ·
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jobs: · She has a specific strategy and plan .for the Los Angeles Basin -- to create the
jobs and industries of the future -- like advanced ground transportation and
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Douglas jobs .. Pete Wilson - who vetoes defense conversion bills and middle class
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Kathleen Brown understands investing in education is the key to the future. Pete
Wilson -- who tries to cut billions from school budgets -- doesn't get it.
Kathleen Bro'IMl understands that we've got to cut the size of government and give
more value to taxpayers. Pete Wilson-- who runs chronic $3 billion deficits and gives.
tax breaks to the wealthiest 1 percent -- doesn't get it.
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Kathleen Brown'• Record
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.During the California's worst economic times since the Great Depression, Kathleen
Brown has. earned a record $4 billion for California taxpayers through her· smart .
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Kathleen Brown has sold a record $12 billion in voter-approved bOnds, building
schools, hospiials and prisons, creating more than 200,000 jobs.
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Launch a "California Perfonnance Review" to cut government waste, streamline·
bureaucracy and reorganize state government .;. modeled on Vice President Gore's
reinventing gqy«mment inlliatives.
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Launch a "Worldclass.Workforce Development Program" in California by
consolidating· and _streamlining· the state's 23 different training programs that cost more
than $3-.billion. Modeled Qn the Clinton Administration's Reemployment Act.
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Promote "Green Economic Growth" with initiatives to create an advanced ground .
transportation manufacturing and labor training network across California; commit .the
state to purchase clean fuel vehicles;
cre_ate ~ market-based incentive program to
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Since Pete Wilslln took office in J~uary 1991, California has lost 550,000 jobs-one-third of all the jobs. lost in the United States over the past three years.
Since Pete WilsOn took office, 62,000 businesses have failed in California -- equal to·
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California's August unemployment rate was 8.9 percent unemployment -- nearly 3
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Angeles are jobless. More than 1J million Californians are unemployed.
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Oklahoma .;. according to Kemper Securities' Stacewjde Economjc Trend Indicator
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But',, ~e believed that introduci~g a skeleton bill. that did not give the public and the experts
·an explanation of how these·reforms would'w6rk would be irresponsible. In an~ event,_if we
. had laid out a skeleton- bill, we ·would undoubtedly have been attacked for being too
·superficial and not well-gfounded.
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. Critics of the President's initiative .painted his bilt' as a radical docum(!nt. In fact, ·it1·
.. · employer mandates were borrowed from Richard· Nixon and. a host of mainstream groups; its
" premium caps came from a bill ·sp·onsored by moderates such as Senators Danforth and.
Kassebaum and Congressmen such as Representatives McCurdy and Glickman and its large ·
mandatory alliances came from th~ bill sponsored in 1992 by Senators Breaux and Boren and
Representatives Cooper and Andrews .. ·:
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. Those elements and. the. ~entral focus of universal coverage. remain popular with the public to
this day. In a recent Washington Post/ABC poll; universal coverage is favored by 77percent.
of people and employer mandates.by72 percent. Governtnent.cost controls are favored by
75 percent of the public.
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.· erivironmenL The length of the bill and misperceptfons about the process fueled people's . •
' fears about government intrusiveness arid complexity. And perhaps most irilportantly~ deep- .
pocketed opponents and their endless nega:tive ads, ·heaped upon a :President t;>eteaguet;ed by
orchestrated personal· attackS and· othet divisive legislative battles, created a poisoned · ,
atmosphere with an already ambivalent public: . Though support for the core. elements of the
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the release ofthePresident's health plan: When the President tookoffice, heappoirited ·~
·. health care task.for<:;e with a 100-day deadlirie to produce a health plan whichthe Presidep.t
could take to Cdngre'ss by the. end of May., Initially,. the President, ·with advice from
Congressional leaders ·COntemplated including the health plan in his first budget along with ·
his ~conomic plan: This had a num~er (_)£advantages. ·It would not be subj~ct to filibuster· .
in the Senate, thus requiriilg only 51 votes to pass. Tying it to his economic phin would
all~w the Presiden~ to ask for just one vote, albeit a big and difficult one from :;tllied
.. Democrats .. It would .ensure tharthe pr<?wam moved quickly and did not bog down in
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MEMORANDUM
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First Lady Remarks
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Of course, the <:;ampaign theme is "Restore the Promise for Middle Class Families." Under
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yoi.tr side.'' She pledges to give middle class families ''the fair. share they deserve_:'
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the wealthy and big ·business. He raised .taxes a record $7 billion, borrowed a record $7
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Our objectives for the First Lady's remarks are (1) to establish the President's n~ed for a
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Brown on education and the economy as a fighter and leaderfor California's .middle class
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Key Kathleen Brown Economic Pr~posals
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Launch a ".Worldclass Workforce Development Program" in California by
consolidating and streamlining the state's 23 different trai~i~g _programs that
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Offer a' targeted "New. Jobs TaxCredi~11 ~ of ltp to 25 percent of fl:eW wage's
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bureaucracy and reorganize state gover~ent.. Obviou~ly, this is similar to Vice
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LUNCHEON FOR KATHLEEN ~ROWN .
SAN.FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
SEPTEMBER 8, '1994
TALKING POINTS
[Joke: I was expecting to see Dan Quayle· show up here at any
As you. know, he's ·in town .. And·he's. a~so talking about a
woman named Brown] .
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INTRODUCTION
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~Selda~ have the stakes for Californians pee; a~: high as they
are iD the upco~ing ~ubernatorial electiori~ This st~te was onde
viewed as the Golden State, a land of settlers· and pioneers-who
ventured West t6 f~~e advant~ge of th~~p~ortunitie~ Califo~n~a
offered~ ·For years -- even d~cades - .. ., it was the envy. of the.
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nation .. But today, .wl.th 1.4. million Californians unemployed,· with
62 I 000• failed ·busineSSeS in leSS than fOUr yearS 1 With CitizenS
losin~ jobi ~t·the rate' of one eVery three minutes, with a stat~
defici,t that now totals $3 billion, .the Golden. State has~ lost i~s
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. for those of you_who· live here .. It's a problem for all Americans:
~hen ~he gove~nor of the largest state in the union turns hi&
back on hard-working families and runs the economy ihto tbe
gro.und.·
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.health and'prosp~iity of this state.·And.that's why.we need_
leaders here ±n California:... .... from the goVernor's mansion on down
to the local councils :..._ who.' believe in' progress,.- who believe, in
:a partnership wi'th the federal government to bring .real cha'nge
that- will give Americans the s,ecurity tp:ey deserve.
-·Fortunately for Californians and. the nation, :kathleen Bro~.
can an~ ~ill_be th~ next governor of thi~ great state. And she
' cari and wlll,ptit California back_.in its:righiful plac~ 6ri.the map
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.IN WASHINGTON AND· IN CALIFORNIA, -THE IMMEDIATE TASK-.IS TO TURN
AROUND TWELVE YEARS OF FAILED REPUBLICAN POLICIES
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the mess that resulted. from 12 years of failed Republican
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ambitious; to6 .difficult to achieve. But in just 20 months, his·
Administration has begun to put the natiori's ecorlomi~ house in
order. .and empower hard-working Americans on'ce again to take
control of t,heir lives and their futures'; ·
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by'$255 billion dollars and ~re ~hrinking th~ workfdrc~ to its
smallest size i~ 30 years.
-This Democratic·President ~lready has Won tai~uts for
15 million· working families of modest incomE;!s and made mor.e than
90.percenf of-,small bu~inesses eligible for~ax breaks. And he
has pu~hed for ftexible refinaricing of college 16ans.that will
make a coll~ge education-a realistic goal of countless Americans.
This Democrati~ Presideni has made sure that Congress
· passed Goals 2000 legislation -:- an historic measure that will
help local school ~ystems meet th~ test of edticatin~ children for
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·retrainin~ and school-to~work, i~itiatives .that will give all
]\mericans a chance to fuffill their God-given potential 'in the
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toughest,. most comprehensive crime bill in the history_of our
nation.
This De~ocratlc President signed the Family and Medical'
Act_ t;.hat enables· family members to meet their fam-ily
obligations.
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along the path td health care.reform than we have beeA in ~o
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WE NEED. INSPIRING, COMMITTED LEADERS TO HELP RENEW THE AMERICAN
DREAM FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS
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don't need lea~ers who ~re obstructi6nists. W~ don~t ne~d lead~rs
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jeopardize 6ur future prosperity because they ~re more iriterested
in protecting the very wealthy instead of ordinary working
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California-- a governor who in. less than four years has presided
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progress a'mong California .public school students· that is an ,
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·.. believe in the cap?tcity of Americans to· lead the worl.d now and
into the . future. We need leaders who are not cynics, .but ·
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. Lea.ders like· Kathleen Brown. Leaders ·who: ~nows. the meaning
of partnership.· Who know how to get the .state's fiscal house in
order. Who care about hard-working, middle class•Americans who··
play by rules an~ deserve a fair shake. W~6 ~elieve in investin~
in 'educaticn.and job training because, those are investments in
our future.~
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Durin.g the worst ecort6m·ic times since· the Great Depression,
Kathleen Browri. earned a record $4 billion for California
taxpayers through her ·intelligent management of the state's
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but hop~fu~ly one or two will appeal to ·you.
QUAYLE- (variation on the one in your remarks)
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is scheduled to give a spe~ch in San Frantisco today and it seems
h~ ·still hasn 1 t~stopped talking about a wom~ri named Biown; At
least we Democrats are talking. about a rea-l person.
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crazy ~
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East who think Oli v,er North, ought to be in the Senate.
Califoniia is a like a second home to this Administration.,
In fact 1 we 1 ve. b_een . mor,e vi9ible ,here than your. own governor.
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Someone once said Pete ''WilsonwaE; the best governor
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ea:r:-thquakE:s. · You don 1 t need a second term of· Pete Wilson as
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* We have seen, in the battle over health care, that our gpvernm
-.work for·the·middle.class- if narrow, well-funded interests continue to
national· interest. Newsweek est-imated that special ·interests spent $3
block or gut health reform. We will never get the change we need if w .
change our political system itself. That's why we are.pushing to finis
enact ·tough c;:ampaign finance_reform legislation, legislation to :tequir
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Restore the C..alifomia Pmmir,e
!\1EMORANDUM
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FROM:
Ann Hollister
DATE:
September 15, 1994
RE:
Kathleen's dinner on Sunday, September 18th
BACKGROUND
Kathleen's dinner on Sunday evening at .Twentieth Century Fox is officially sold-out!
But, don't worry we're still taking reservations! We expect ·to raise $1,500,000 and plan to
seat as many people as the fue marshall will allow -· approximately 1500 people.
'VHAT'S HAPPENING BEFORE THE PRESIDENT ARRIVES
The evening will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a cocktail reception (open to all guests) on
"Mulberry Streetp. You may recognize -this-- it's the "NYPD Blue" set. Kathleen will
· attend the entire pre-reception and work the room until shortly before the President arrives.
We will begin escorting people to Sound Stage 8 (the site of the dinner) at 6:30 p.m. ·
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seated by 7:20 p.m. In an attempt
to seat this large crowd we have asked saxophonist Tom Scott to play the national anthem at
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John Gararmendi has agreed to serve as the master of ceremonies. He will introduce
elected officials prior to President Clinton arriving and announce the entrance of the President
and Kathleen. We expect quite a few elected officials including Senator Dianne Feinstein,
Willie Brown, Bill Lockyer. Gray Davis, Tom Umberg, Kathleen Connell and Tony Miller.
I've attached a complete list.
12233 w. Ot.YMI'IC BLVD, SUITE 180
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THE HEAD TABLE
Upon arrival President Clinton and Kathleen will proceed directly to t.he h.e.ad table.
The follow iu,g gu~slS are seated at the head table:
Governor anu Mrli. Evau Bayh
John Garamcndi
Dill Press
Bnrbra Strcisand and guest
John and Rebecca Moores-- Live in Texas and CarmeL· John created the software
· · used by nil the major oil companies. He is currently negotiating to buy the
San Diego Padres.
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David Geffen
Herb and Diane Simon and theii guest, Marion WUliamson
Bruce and Judi Stem •• Garment industry. Own LA-headquartered company,
SWAT/FAME.
·Hill and Star Lerach -- Trial lawyer
Gar}' and Kathi Cypres ..,. owns several bHsinessr>.s mrJnrline Ce.nt.ral Store c:hain in
Southern California.
C~sP. M.i~hldn
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THE PROGRAM
Anac;hed is a summary copy of Lhc latcsl Limeliue prepared by the: White House and ·
Brown advance :slaiT:>. Our gual is. to beRin the program by 8:05 p.m. and ·conclude by ·
9:10p.m.
VIP RECEPTION
. · We have invited Kathleen's major donors ($25,000 and up) to a "dessertn with
President Clinton in the Commissary immediately following the dinner. The Com.m.iss:Jry is
adjaccntto Sound Stnge 8. Members of the Brown staff \lrill direct them to the Commissary
entrance.
We :i.re desperately trying to limit this rec.epti.on to around 100 guests. I've attached a
list of expected attendees. The Commissary will he ~et-up receiving line srylt: and a
photographer will be present.
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Senator Dianne Feinstein
Speaker Willie Brown
St:ualt: Prt:siut:nL Pro Tt:m Bill Lod.yc:r
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Oray Davis
Tom Umbcrg
Kathleen Connell
Tony Miller
Congresswoman Lucille Roybnl Allard
Stntc Senator Tom Hayden
State Senator Teresa Hughes
State Senator Herschel Rosenthal
Assemblywoman Dede Alpert .
Assemblywoman MargUerite Archie-Hudson
AssemblyWoman Debra Bowen.
Assemblywoman Denise Morerlo .1 >nr.heny
Assemblywoman M:~rthll Fscutia
Assem.blywoman Rarh:ua Freidman
.A~~emhlyman Terry Friedman
Assemhlyman Mike GotCh
. Assemblyman Burt Margolin
Assemblywoman Diane Manint:l
A,ssemblywonian Juanita M\;Dums.ld
Assemblyman Willanl MuHay
Assemblywoman Grau; Napolitano
Asst:mblywuman Hilda. Solis
Assemblyman Richard Polanco
LA City Councilman Richard Alarcon
LA City Councilwoman Lauro Chick
LACity Councilman 'l-ev Yaroslavsky
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6:00p.m.
Cu~o:k.La.ib Ull
6:50p.m.
Kathleen proceeds to Sound Stage 8 (site of dinner). Works room until
President arrives.
7:40p.m.
State Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi welcomes guests and
introduces elected officials.
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President Clinton scheduled arrival time. Kathleen and .P.r.r.sic1ent
Clinton enter room together and procee.d to head t:lb.l.e.
8:10p.m.
John Garamendi
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oovr.mor Evan Bayh introduces Kathleen.
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"MullJcny su·cet" (all guests invited).
speak.~
h.riefly_ and introduces Governor Evan Bayh.
Kathleen speaks and imro<.lucc::s Prc:sident Clinton .
R:40 p.m.
Presidtnl CliuLon speaks.
9:10p.m.
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lim: aml proceed to Commissary for VIP reception.
9:20p.m.
VIP guest photo opportunity with President Clinton and K::tt.hleen.
9:.50 p.m. ·
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100.000 POLICE -.. Guaranteed minimum of $44 million -- more than 500
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Given California's share of the population an~ the additional $6.5
billion In discretionary dollars, CaiHornla should expect a total of
about $900 million over the next 6 years.
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Of the total, up to 85% can be used to hire about 10,200 pollee
officers. At least 15% - $135 million - can be used to help pay the
training, overtfme and administrative costs or Implementing
community policing In California.
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PRISONS & BOOT CAMPS - $629 million for prison grants, Including
military-style boot camp prisons. An addttlonal estimated $629 million Is
possible If California meets the "Truth In Sentencing" target of second-time
violent offenders serving 85% of their sentences.
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BYRNE ENFORCEMENT GRANTS - $1 billion in the Trust Fund will help
continue full funding for these grants, Including California's $44 million
annual share.
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RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANTS •• $8.7 million for drug and crime
enforcement In California's rural areas.
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DISCRETIONARY GRANTS -- California's law enforcement agencies and
courts may apply for:
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$1.000,000,000 - Drug Cou:' programs (treatment backed up by
drug testing and certain punishment for non-violent offenders
currently on probation.) Estimated $119 million for California··
enough for about 59,500 offenders over six years.
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$320,000,000 -~Criminal record systems (Brady law),
communications equipment, and DNA testing; and
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$200,000,000 ... Judges, prosecutors and public defenders
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LOCAL PARTNERSHIP ACT - $216 mUllan In direct grants to cities and
towns in California. Wide discretion permits local governments to use the
dollars for education, drug treatment, and jobs programs.
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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT ... $89 m111fon In grants for pollee.
prosecutors and victims services; $39 million In grants for shelters for
ba~~red women and the!:- children; ~nd California can apr;Jy for a share of
$500 million In several discretionary programs.
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AFTERSCHOOL AND IN-SCHOOL,.SA.FE HAVENS.. FOR AT-RISK
CHILDREN - $96 million tor non-profit, community-based organizations In
California.
DRUG TREATMENT IN PRISONS·· $31 million to treat up to an estimated
28,100 drug-addicted prisoners In California prisons over the next 6 years.
LOCAL CRIME PREVENTION BLOCK GRANT - $57 million In direct grants
to cities and towns for various programs, Including:
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ANTI-GANG GRANTS - to give young people positive alternatives to
gangs, such as academic and athletic after-school activities,
mentorlng programs and scout troops.
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MIDNIGHT SPORTS LEAGUES - to give at-risk youth nightly
alternatives to the streets, and for the U.S. Olympic Committee to
develop supervised sports and recreation programs In high-crime
areas.
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS - to establish clubs In low-Income
housing communities, and to encourage pollee officers to live In
those communttles.
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TRIAD - for partnerships between senior citizens groups, pollee
chiefs and sheriffs to combat crimes against elderly Americans.
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POLICE PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN - for partnerships
between law enforcement and social service agencies to fight
crimes against children, and for the creation of youth councils to
combat crime.
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VISITATION CENTERS-- for supervised centers for divorced or
separated parents to visit their children In "safe havens" when there
is a history or risk of physical or sexual abuse.
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YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTERS -to develop more effective
education, training, research, prevention. diversion, treatment and
rehabilitation programs for violent Juveniles, Including alternatives to
school suspension and juvenile court diversion.
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SAFE SENIORS CORRIDORS •• to provlc;~ older Americans with
enhanced protection from crime by increasing pollee presence and
crime prevention activities by community groups.
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HOPE IN YOUTH -· to create Family Outreach Team~ composed of
youth, parents and school-parent organizers for mentorlng,
community organizing and peer counseling ..
DISCRETIONARY GRANTS-- State agencies and non-profit organl%atlons
may apply for a share of:
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MODEL INTENSIVE GRANTS •• $626 million for Intensive,
comprehensive and flexible aid to areas, urban and rural, hardest hit
by crime and violence.
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NATIONAL COMMUNITY ECONOMIC PARTNEB.SJjiP- $270 million
to extend lines of credit of up to $2 million to community
development corporations to provide small. low-Interest loans to
businesses In low-income neighborhoods.
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GANG RESISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING (11 GREAT'') - $45
million for school-based programs to teach children to resist peer
pressure and understand the negative Impact of gangs and drugs.
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expand recreational facilities In high-crime areas.
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ECONOMIC PROQRESS IN CALIFORNIA UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON .
California. has been. hit especially hard by the recent recessi~n in whiCh the state lost over ··.
600,000 jobs, many related to reductions in federal defense spending. The Clinton Administr'ation ·
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discretionary spending to California,· tO-areas such as mass transit,. housing,
defense conversion, worker· retraining, and small 'bu~ln~ss loan· guarantees~.
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dem~nds of earthquake victims, and has .identified $11.9 biUio~ for. earthquake
.. recovery efforts--more federal afd than for ~lny.other recent disaster.
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qramatically cuf the deficit .and helped lay a ·foundation for economic_ renewal. Evidence is· mounting·
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. 'IN FACT, CALIFORNIA GAINED ALMOST 30,000 JOBSiN JULYTHE HELP wANTED INDEX IS UP BY 19 PERCENT .UNDER PRESIDENT CUNTON:. A .
-l~ading indtcator of employment demand, the· help wanted index has increased by 18.8 pereent in the
.- Pacific· Resion, which. ind~des California, sine~ President Clinton took office. This follows ·a .SO
. ·percent decline in the help wanted index·between 1989 and 1992.·
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CONSUMER CONFIDENCE UP 51 PERCENT SINCE PASSAGE.OF THE PRESIDENT'S
ECO~OMIC PLA.N: ·COnsumer confidence in the past. three months is 50.9 percent hiiber in th~
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·PRESIDENT CLINTQN: •·The .rate of new· business incorporations in California 10 percent
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Increases of 22 percent per year over the previous 12 years. . ·
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CLINTON: Likewise, the number of bankruptcy fili~gs fell by 3A percent in 1993, follo~ing ...
average increas~s of 11.2 percent per year from 1981 .to 1992.
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Sales of existing homes are up 6 percent under. President Clinton compared to .1992, fo,llowing
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.. PRESIDENT CLINTON'S ECONOMIC PLAN
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CALIFQRNIA: By 199~, the national ciebt will b~ $69i.'1.billion lower than was
prOjected before the passage of the President's economic plan: That's· $10,800 of·
reduced .federal·debt for each family of four in California.
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10 TIMES MORE CAUFORNIA FAMILIES RECEIVE A TAX CUT THAN A
TAX. INCREASE: As a result of the expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, 2,146,915 ·
· working families in California· Will receiv~. a tax cut This compares Jo an increase in
the inoome tax x;ate for only
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. helped entrepreneurs, proprietors, and :other small businessmen and women by
expanding the .annual expensing allowance from $10,000 to $17,500. · About 178,917
small businesses in California are Hkely to 'hen.efit 'from t.pe, expansion of the .·
. .. expensing allowance. this year .alone. (lnd niany more
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MEDICAL LEAVE ACT: The'Family and Medical Leave Act allows workers to
. take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the birth ·of a child, to care for a sick family
member, cir if they beeome too sick work. This hiw ci:lvei:s approximately
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•. Approximately 1.65 .million_ California bo~owers_ -:-' 1.1,6 million current borrowers ·.·.I
and 490,000 new borrowers iri the next few years --·will be able· to ·take advantage of
tile new direct ~tudent loan program by participat~ng di~ectly in t.l:ie program ~r by
·consolidating their· guaranteed lo:ms' into direct loans. Some of these bo.rr·owers .will
benefit from lower interest rat~s, and they will all benefif from a greater range of
repayment options, including income contingent repayment. In· addition, the new·'
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AMERICA'S IMMIGRATION POLICY: STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S BORDERS
ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO
September 17, 1994
I have come to
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to you about an important issue that is
on the minds of many Californians today.
immigration.
That issue is
Illegal ·immigration is a very serious problem, and
no region of this country has been harder hit ·by the influx of
illegal immigrants than California .
. we· are a generous nation and welcome legal immigrants from
around the-world.
But many Americans, and in particular those in
California, are now worried that illegal·immigrants may threaten
our peace and_prosperity.
Immigration policy -- long left to a
small circle of policy-makers in Washington -- is now the .subject
du jour in city council meetings, partisan political debates, and
radio talk shows.
However, demagoguery and hyperbole have often
replaced rational discussion.
It is time to refocus the debate
in California and·in the· nation ·and talk about an immigration
policy that makes sense.
Today, on Citizenship Day, I have come to talk to you about
the Clinton Administration's immigration-policy - a policy that'
is firmly rooted in this nation's historic traditions' but based
on the realities of today.
Administrati~n's
immigr~tion
I want to tell you about the Clinton
priorities to shut the door on
illegal immigration and keep .the door open to legal immigration;
· I want to tell you about the early results of our efforts to
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intensify our presence on the border, the new initiatives we are
launching in California and our broader strategy to reduce
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p~shing
harder and working faster to address this
problem than any administration in history.
California and its
industries profited from an open-door policy to immigration for
decades.
The problem of illegal immigration ·in this state was
created over the course of the last thirty years and it simply
wiil not be solved in one.
But I will tell you this:
In the last 18 months, this
administration has laid out a long-term and short-term strategy
for cracking down on illegal immigration at our borders.
Our
strategy is designed to work now and to have staying power over
the course of years.·
It is not a qu.ick fix that will provide
photo opportunities for November and backfire in December.
I
can't describe it in a 30-second soundbite, but what I will
describe is an aggressive and sensible approach to cracking down
on illegal immigration.
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outdat~d
that one would have thought we had traveled baCk to the
1950's.
The border and our Immigration and Naturalization
service was suffering from decades of neglect.
officials perceived this as a major
pr~lem.
Few elected
Together with ·
President clinton, and the commissioner of the Immigration and
Naturalization service, Doris Meissnei, we immediately determined
to take action. When I got back from California we launched a ·
serious mUlti-year plan to strerigthen enforcement on the bOider.
In the past, our limited border enforcement and the lure of
jobs in the u.s. sent a mixed message to those who considered
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coming to .this country-illegally.
Now, our message is clear:
is wrorig to come to this· country illegally.
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It is wrong to tear
and Climb through a hole in our border fence, to hide in a truck
and t:ry to sneak across the border, to usei a fake passport or
visa to gain entry, or to run across the border and try to evade
the Border Patrol.
Last year, agents who should have been on the line were
sitting
behind desks.
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has
freed up agents to
. catCh illegal immigrants and smugglers.
Last year, ·agents filled out forms by hand.
Today, we have
an autoniated case processing.system-called ENFORCE.
Last year, agents were sidelined due to
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Today, our agents are equipped with 114 new all-
terrain vehicles.
Last year, agents could not communicate with each other or
with law enforcement about the'location of illegal aliens.
TodaY. theY are outfitted with advanced radio equipment.
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and smugglers to hide..
Today,. miles of lighting have increased
agents' effectiveness.
Last year, crimillals assaulted and robbed innocent people
regularlY on the·border.
Today, border violence is down over so
percent and we have taken back the night from the smugglerS arid
criminals.
Last year, our own Border Patrol agents and the people of
California wondered Whether we would provide the .resources tor an
effective border control strategy .. Today, we have a strategy in
place that has begun to produce reSults.
The number of
apprehensions along the san DiegO bOrder has gone do.wn 20 percent
compared to August .last year.
This .was just a start.· when the President signed the crime
sill last week he delivered to the INS the tools it hasneeded
for decades to do the job we have been expecting it do.
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And ):le.delivered tough new immigration and
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our disposal, that I am pleased to announce that we are now ready
to
la~nch a
new initiative:
Operation Gatekeeper.
Gatekeeper is
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piece we need to plug the holes at the border and
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Operation Gatekeeper is designed to be as fullY effective in
california as our highly successful "Hold the Line" operation has
been in El paso.
And we expect to achieve the same results:
a
secure border that stops illegal entry. It is a plan that is
specifically tailored to california.
Unlike El Paso, San Diego poses challenges beyond just
. deploying more agents on the line.
The illegal traffic in El
Paso is largely made up of daytime commuters and casual crossers;
· the terrain is flat and bound by a river -- which is why our
strategy of simply bringing agents forward to the line has been
so
effective.
By contrast, in San Diego we must battle smugglers and long
distance travelers at.night who are crossing canyons and
, mountains.
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close.
In eperation Gatekeeper, we will deploy new agents in
tiers to stop illegal traffic thrOugh these corridors.
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.Here's how operation Gatekeeper 'llill work:
First, we are going to move the necessary personnel into
place to effectively block the crossing areas by hiring and
redeploying agents .
. In the next 100 days, we will add 220 newly trained and
redeployed Border Patrol agents to the line in San Diego.
With
these new forces and the new agents added to the line· since we
started our efforts, the san Diego border will be .fortified with
nearlY 400 more agents than it had just a year ago. ·
And even more are on the ·'WaY.· The crime Bill and the
october 1 Fiscal Year-budget will pay for·700 more Border Patrol
agents. in.the neXt fiscal year.
We will place these new agents
;,n the areas of greatest need all along the southwest border -which many smugglers
California, as 'llell as Arizona and Texas
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on the line in san Diego by over 60 percent.
We will further increase our agent force on the line by
testing the use of agents who are currently assigned to the san
clemente or Temecula checkpoints.
second, we will complete the lighting on every single sector
of the border that needs to'be lit-
This will Cover 1.5 miles to
what is knOwn as the •soccer field".
Illumination along key
areas of the bordei will further deter crossers, help
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new
agents detect more ali_ens trying to cross illicitly, and continue
to reduce border violence . .
Third, the days when the border can serve as a revolving
dOor for-illegal immigrants are over.
Beginning October 1, in
san Diego, we will fingerprint every illegal alien we apprehendThis new fingerprinting policy will help Us crack down on
criminal aliens, track those who repeatedly break our immigrat_ion
and criminal laws, and help us measure the effectiveness of
Operation Gatekeeper.
In December, we will activate new
technology to implement fingerprint data with our computerized
tracking system.
Fourth, we will crack down on alien smugglers who make a
profit in the trafficking of human misery.
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prosecute alien smugglers in Southern California. Anyone who
tries to smuggle an alien into the United States for commercial
gain can now be sent to prison for up to 10 years.
If anyone
dies in the smuggling attempt, we now have the authority to seek
the death penalty against the alien smuggler.
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· Fifth, we are moving forward with a plan to implement a
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dedicated commuter lane at the Otay Mesa Port..:of-Entry similar to
what is already in place in the Pacific Northwest.
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This new
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commuter lane will expedite the smooth flow of legitimate, legal
traffic across the San Diego border, and under NAFTA this flow
becomes even more critical for the· state.
This Administration,
together with ~he sta'te' s congressional delegation, successful ~Y
pushed for congressional authority to open a commuter lane.
F"inally, the Federal Government will begin, for the first
time ever, to help pay the:costs of incarcerating criminal aliens
who have committed crimes in California.
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Congress appropriated
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$130 million in FY 1995 and the Crime Bill authorizes $1.8
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·.billion over six years to underwrite the cost of criminal alien
incarceration.
By December 31, ,we will send California the first
down payment on its share of this.money.
According. to·a recent
study, California incurs over 70 percent of the total costs
expended by numerous states to incarcerate criminal aliens.
State will
recei~e
a sizeable portion of the $130 million
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available in the coming fiscal year, and we expect California to
receive even greater funds in coming years.
We will further reduce the costs associated with criminal
aliens with an.expanded program to deport criminal aliens from
California's prisons.
over the course of the next year, we will
expedite the deportation of 6,000 criminal aliens -- almost
double the 3 '· 600 aliens removed from the Stat-e a year ago.
This funding will augment unprecedented levels of federal
aid that California will be;receiv;i..ng to defray the costs
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associated with immigration!
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President ·Clinton requested an
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increase in his FY 1995 budget of over. $2.5 billion in the
resources going to reimburse california for educational, health,
compared with tha~
and other programs servicing immigrants
requested by President Bush in his FY 1993 budget request .
.Let me assure those of you here today, the residents of
·california, and the entire nation, that we are committed to the
success.of the Operation Gatekeeper I have just detailed, and to
the success of our strategies along the entire southwest border.
We are securing our nation's borders, we are aggressively
enforcing our immigration laws, and we are doing it now.
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not rest until the flow of. illegal immigrants across our
southwest border has stopped.
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I will return to California next year to observe first-hand
the successes that will result from the newly invigorated and
professionally equipped Border Patrol, the deployment of our
fingerprinting program,· updated equipment and new technologies,
and the vigorous enforcement of our criminal and immigration laws
to crack down on smug~lers and criminal aliens.
I plan to follow the progress of our strategies along the
entire
Southw~st border very carefully. ·To assure their success,
I. have asked Commissioner Meissn.er to visit the border mo·nthly
during this. key period of implementation.
We ·will also convene a
series of community forums with local, state, and federal
'officials, representatives of law enforcement, and community
leaders from across the southwest border region to discuss the
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· progress of our border enforcement operations.
In addition, we are seriously considering implementing a.
land border crossing fee similar to fees already collected at
·airports.
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Later this. month, the Commission on Immigration
Reform, headed by former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, plans to
recommend the initiation of such a fee, with all funds to be used
at the border:
for additional enforcement tools and to
facilitate and promote legai crossing;
Border enforcement is, however, only one dimension of our
immigration
policy~
We must also reduce the incentives for
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We are working to aggressively enforce our
employer sanctions laws.
It is incumbent on state and local
governments to do their share to reduce incentives that draw
illegal aliens to our land -- most particularly by enforcing
labor standards and working with the private sector to eliminate
job opportunities for undocumented workers.
We recognize that the root causes of illegal immigration are
iriternational i n scope and require foreign policy answers.
Therefore, we are.working to restore democracy in countries thac
abuse human rights.
We are also striving to improve economic
conditions in neighboring states.
For example, we are working
6losely with the GoVernment of MexicO to implement the NorthAmerican Free Trade Agreement and to otherwise address the
problem of illegal immigration.
We will be unwavering in our commitment to fighting illegal
immigration.
At the same time we will stand firm in support of
iegal immigration.
ours is a land of immigrants. · As George
washington said in 1783•
the "bosom of America is open to
receive not onlY the opulent and respectful
stran~er,
but tte
oppressed and persecuted of all nations and religions, whom we
shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and
privileges.
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Whether your ancestors came from SicilY or Saigon, Vilma or
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Vienna, the Yucutan or Uruguay, or Dakar or Denmark, as mine did,
they most likely struggled for many years before becoming settled
in this country.
It is easy today to look back, at browning
photographs of grandparents and great grandparents, or in the
museum at Ellis Island, and romanticize about the early immigrant
experience.
But every group of immigrants -- the Irish in the
1840s, the Russians and Poles in the 1890s, the Chinese and
~apanese
in the 1920s -- were met with anxiety, and even
hostility, from those who were already here.
Yet, throughout
every generation in our nation's history, immigrants arriving
from all parts of the world continue to contribute to the
greatnes~ of this land.
This year, we worked hard to secure funding in Congress to
educate the immigrant community about how to become naturalized
citizens and the benefits of citizenship.
On the occasion of
Citizenship Day, we are honored to have with us four individuals
who have ended their long journey to this country this week by
becoming American citizens.
I would like to acknowledge the
following new American citizens:
Sylvie catherine Vizard, a native of France who settled in
ca-lifornia in 1983. . Ms.· Vizard has two children and is a
psychologist.
She counsels families at the Early Childhood
Center;
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Hilarion Torres Lambaren, a native of Mexico who immigrated
to California at the age of 20 to seek opportunity and.build
a life in America.
After 15 years of hard work,. he and his
brother have built a ~uccessful engineering business;
Chukwuma Paul Mbagwu, a native of Nigeria who came to the
United States as a student and is now an accountant for St.
Mary's Medical Group; and
Chief Petty Officer Pete Ganguangco, a native of the
Philippines, . who has served- in the United States NaVy for
the past 14 years.
Now as a United States Citizen, Chief
Ganguangco will be eligible to earn a commission as a Naval
Officer.
We welcome you as citizens and are grateful for the
~ontributions you have made and will continue to make in your
communities, professions and families.
America promises you the
opportunity, justice, and freedom uponwhich this nation was
.founded.
In closing, let us reaffirm today that our immigration
policy is not about hate or fear of those from other countries.
It is not about the color of anyone's skin, cultural traditions,
native tongue, or accumulated wealth.
It is about protecting law
and order; protecting those who are living here legally, working
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It is about the American dream
and making it a reality for as many people as possible.
Please
join us in our effort to fight illegal immigration and
with equal
zeal to fight the bigotry and prejudice that fear of immigrants
can breed.
Thank you.
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Speechwriting
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First Lady’s Office
Speechwriting
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1994
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Within the First Lady’s Office, Speechwriting assisted with the writing and editing of the speeches given by the First Lady at various events and on various trips. This collection highlights topics relating to the arts and humanities, women’s issues and organizations, medical issues and organizations, health care, the economy, the military, and the efforts of the First Lady on behalf of candidates running in the 1994 midterm elections. It contains speeches given by the First Lady, and speeches given by President Clinton and Ira Magaziner, to a wide variety of organizations and audiences during 1994. The records include memos, notes, speech drafts, talking points, pamphlets, articles, correspondence, and newsletters.
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150 folders in 10 boxes
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