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Michael R. Lemov; RE: Home telephone number (partial) (1 page)
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BY HAND
Michael Waldman
Special Assistant to the President
for Policy Coordination
The White House
Old Executive Office Building, Room 166
Washington, D.C. 20501
Dear Michael:
I t was good talking with you yesterday. Following up on our
conversation, please find some materials regarding my interest i n
the Federal Trade Commission.
Sincerely,
aea R. Lemov
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Mr. Bruce Linsey
Director of Personnel
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Bruce:
I am very pleased to recommend Mr. Michael Lemov to the
Federal Trade Commission as soon as a position becomes available.
Mike's professional experience includes extensive work with
the Federal Trade Commission. In particular, Mike served as
Chief Counsel for the House Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on
Oversight and Investigations under Chairman John Moss, who
preceded me in representing Sacramento, CA in the House. As
Chief Counsel, Mike was responsible for oversight of the Federal
Trade Commission, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the
Environmental Protection Agency, and other federal agencies
within the j u r i s d i c t i o n of the Committee. Currently, Mike i s a
partner at the law firm of Winston & Strawn where he specializes
in l i t i g a t i o n , l e g i s l a t i o n and regulatory matters including
energy, transportation, communications, environment, and consumer
ideas.
Mike was a key member of the Clinton/Gore Transition Team
where he served as Co-Chair for the Federal Trade Commission.
During the campaign, Mike was Chair of the Clinton/Gore ConsumerAntitrust Task Force. I am certain that the Clinton
Administration would continue to be well served by appointing
Mike to the Federal Trade Commission.
Mike's gualifications make him a prime candidate for a
position with the Federal Trade Commission. This position would
be the culmination of a distinguished career.
Thank you for your consideration of Mike Lemov.
forward to a favorable response.
Sincerely,
ROBERT T. MATSUI
Member of Congress
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I would like to express my strong support for the appointment of Michael R.
Lemov to the Federal Trade Commission. I have known Mike for over ten years
through our involvement with the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Mike was
Chief Counsel to the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and to the Consumer
Protection Subcommittee where he had direct responsibility for legislation relating to
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Committee on Anti-trust and Consumer Protection issues. He was also very active in
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Ms. Veronica Biggins, Director
Office of Presidential Personnel
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Ms. Biggins:
I write to indicate my support for the nomination of Mr. Michael R. Lemov for a
position on the Federal Trade Commission. A copy of his resume is enclosed for your
consideration.
I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Mr. Lemov for many years. As
you will note, he has fine credentials and extensive professional experience in the issues
relevant to the FTC. As Chief Counsel for the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
of the House Commerce Committee for two years. Special Counsel to the Subcommittee on
Commerce and Finance for four years, and as a partner at Winston & Strawn specializing in
state and federal regulatory, litigation and legislative issues, he has a background that
qualifies him for a position on the Commission.
In addition to Michael Lemov's professional background, he has been an active
Democrat, and served as Co-Chair of the Clinton/Gore Transition Team, working with the
Federal Trade Commission. He earned this position after chairing the Clinton/Gore Consumer
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of his candidacy.
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Mr. President:
I want t o strongly urge you t o appoint Mike Lemov t o t h e
Federal Trade Commission when an opening occurs.
Mike i s very knowledgeable about the agency and i t s h i s t o r y .
He i s very b r i g h t and has a progressive p o l i c y perspective.
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dating back t o my a r r i v a l i n 1975 when I f i r s t worked w i t h Mike on
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Dear Mr. Lindsey:
I am writing to l e t you know I strongly support appointing
Michael Lemov to a position on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
as soon as a position becomes available.
I have known Mike for many years, dating back to h i s service
on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. I have always been
impressed with h i s knowledge, judgment, and unwavering commitment
to progressive public policy. The FTC i s facing an extraordinary
array of d i f f i c u l t issues, and I know Mike's unique perspective
and experience would be an invaluable asset to i t s work. I urge
you to give him very serious consideration for t h i s important
position.
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Sincerely,
A. WAXMAN
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Mr. Bruce Lindsey
Assistant to the President for Personnel
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. Lindsey:
I am writing to recommend Mr. Michael Lemov for a position on the Federal
Trade Commission when a position becomes available.
I have known Mike for many years. He is a good friend and a good Democrat. His
resume is extensive and impressive and his professional experience uniquely
qualifies him for a position on the Federal Trade Commission. Currently, Mike is a
partner at the law firm of Winston & Strawn where he specializes in state and
federal regulatory, litigation and legislative issues. Previously, he was Chief
Counsel to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Commerce
Committee and before that he was Special Counsel to the House Subcommittee on
Commerce and Finance.
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Clinton/Gore Transition Team for the Federal Trade Commission and during the
campaign, he was Chair of the Clinton/Gore Consumer-Antitrust Task Force. I
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me if you have any questions.
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Dear Mr. Lindsey:
Enclosed i s t h e resume o f Michael R. Lemov, who i s i n t e r e s t e d i n
b e i n g a p p o i n t e d t o a p o s i t i o n on t h e Federal Trade Commission, when
a p o s i t i o n becomes a v a i l a b l e .
As you w i l l n o t e , Mike has a w e a l t h o f p r o f e s s i o n a l e x p e r i e n c e b o t h
i n t h e p r i v a t e and p u b l i c s e c t o r s i n Washington on l e g i s l a t i v e and
r e g u l a t o r y m a t t e r s , i n c l u d i n g s e r v i c e as c h i e f c o u n s e l t o a House
Energy & Commerce Subcommittee w i t h o v e r s i g h t r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s over
the FTC and o t h e r agencies.
Mike was a l s o a c t i v e i n t h e C l i n t o n / G o r e campaign and s e r v e d as coc h a i r o f t h e T r a n s i t i o n Team f o r t h e FTC l a s t December.
Mike has t h e t a l e n t and c r e d e n t i a l s t o make a v a l u a b l e c o n t r i b u t i o n
t o t h e C l i n t o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n and I hope v/ou w i l l g i v e h i s i n t e r e s t
i n t h e FTC every c o n s i d e r a t i o n .
Best
wishes.
S i n c e r e i y,
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01/11/1994
RESTRICTION
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COLLECTION:
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Trade: Michael Lemov
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Dear Mr. Vice President:
Greetings t o you from San Francisco where Jean and I are
currently l i v i n g .
We wish you the very best as you begin your
second year as Vice President. We have watched the New Democratic
program closely and support your commitment and t h a t of t h e
President toward addressing national problems which have f o r so
long been overlooked. I f there i s anything we can do t o ensure
t h a t C a l i f o r n i a remains i n the Democratic column, you can be
c e r t a i n t h a t we w i l l spare no e f f o r t t o t h a t end.
I am w r i t i n g t o you a t t h i s time regarding Michael R.
Lemov, my former chief counsel on the Oversight and Investigations
Committee on which you served.
I am sure you remember Mike's
outstanding work on l e g i s l a t i o n and oversight matters r e l a t i n g t o
the Federal Trade Commission and other regulatory agencies.
Mike i s interested i n serving on the Federal Trade
Commission. I t i s hardly necessary f o r me t o recommend him t o you
since you probably know him about as w e l l as I do. Nonetheless, I
want t o take the time t o r e c a l l f o r you t h a t Mike worked
extensively on the Magnuson-Moss Federal Trade Commission
Improvements Act, as one of i t s primary draftsmen. His experience
included extensive investigations of successes and, more often, the
f a i l u r e s under previous administrations of the Federal Trade
Commission t o l i v e up t o the hopes and aspirations of consumers and
business.
In addition t o h i s outstanding background regarding the
Federal Trade Commission and consumer protection issues, Mike ws
extremely active i n the Clinton/Gore campaign from the very
beginning. And, as you know, he has been involved i n a l l of your
campaigns f o r the Senate,as well as the Vice Presidency.
I hope you w i l l have an opportunity t o take a few minutes
from your busy schedule t o meet w i t h Mike about h i s v i s i o n f o r the
Federal Trade Commission and how i t can contribute t o the
Clinton/Gore Administration. I understand there w i l l be a vacancy
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January 11, 1994
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on the Commission i n September 1994. This agency has been d r i f t i n g
for years and needs committed leadership. There i s no time f o r onthe-job t r a i n i n g .
I t i s a pleasure f o r me t o recommend Mike t o you and
suggest you consider him f o r the chairmanship of the Federal Trade
Commission.
Please do not hesitate t o c a l l me i f you would l i k e t o
discuss t h i s or anything else.
Wittv'p&dy personal regards,
Enclosure
�WINSTON & STRAWN
FREDERICK H. WINSTON (1653-1886)
1400 L STREET. N.W.
SILAS H. STRAWN (1891-1946)
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1994
Mr. Bruce Lindsey
Senior Advisor to the President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N W , West wing
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Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Bruce:
I am writing to l e t you know that I strongly support
the appointment of Michael R. Lemov to the Federal Trade
Commission as soon as a position becomes a v a i l a b l e .
I have known Mike and have worked with him for
several years. He has a deep commitment to the public
interest and an extensive knowledge of the Federal Trade
Commission and i t s operations.
Mike served for many
years as chief counsel of the House Oversight and
Investigations Subcommittee with j u r i s d i c t i o n over the
Federal Trade Commission. He was one of the primary
draftsmen of the Magnuson-Moss Federal Trade Commission
Improvement Act.
Mike was involved i n the P r e s i d e n t i a l campaign from
the beginning and furnished invaluable service on both
substantive and f i n a n c i a l matters. I believe he w i l l be
an asset to the Administration.
Sincerely,
Bery
Anthony, Jr'. -
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J u l y 9, 1993
Bruce Lindsey, Director
Office of White House Personnel
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Bruce:
I am writing to convey my strong support of appointing
Michael R. Lemov to the Federal Trade Commission when a position
i s available on the Commission.
I have known and worked with Mike for many years. He served
i n a very key position during the Clinton/Gore t r a n s i t i o n by
acting as Co-Chair of the Transition Team covering the Federal
Trade Commission. During the campaign, he was Chair of the
Clinton/Gore Consumer-Antitrust Task Force and coordinated an
advisory group of consumer and business organizations. He i s a
partner at Winston & Strawn.
He has a strong background i n t h e issues before t h e FTC
having served as Chief Counsel of t h e Subcommittee on Oversight
and I n v e s t i g a t i o n s of the House Coiranerce Committee and as Special
Counsel t o t h e Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance. I worked
very c l o s e l y w i t h him when he was w i t h Lane & Edson and
represented t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e C i t y o f Baltimore i n Washington.
He was an e f f e c t i v e advocate f o r t h e p o s i t i o n s taken by
Maryland's l a r g e s t c i t y .
I urge you t o consider him f o r t h i s important p o s i t i o n .
Mike would be a r e a l asset t o the C l i n t o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n .
With best regards,
Sincerely,
Paul S. Sarbanes
United States Senator
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July 14, 1993
Michael R. Lemov
Winston & Strawn
1400 L Street, N
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Washington, DC 20005-3502
Dear Mr. Lemov:
Thank you for contacting me regarding your i n t e r e s t i n
seeking a position on the Federal Trade Commission when a
position becomes available. I want you to know that I have sent
a l e t t e r on your behalf to Bruce Lindsey at the P r e s i d e n t i a l
Personnel Office.
Best of luck i n a l l of your endeavors.
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Mikulski
United States Senator
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MICHAEL R. LEMOV
Summary Biography
PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
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Co-Chair, Clinton/Gore Transition Team, Federal Trade Commission, (December 1992).
•
Clinton Washington Finance Committee (with Vic Raiser/Nancy Jacobsen). Fundraising
activities in all primaries and general election, January-November 1992.
•
Chair, Clinton/Gore Consumer-Antitrust Task Force (with Bruce Reed, Bill Halter, Paul
Weinstein). Coordinated advisory group of consumer and business organizations; drafted
campaign position statements, prepared issue papers and articles, and organized grass
roots programs.
•
Gore Finance Committee (1982-1992) Member, Senator Gore's Washington Finance
Committee.
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Co-chair, Section on Antitrust, Trade Regulation and Consumer Affairs, District of
Columbia Bar (1987-1992); member, Community Outreach Committee, District of
Columbia Bar (1991-1992).
PROFESSIONAL
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Winston & Strawn, Washington, D.C. Partner, (1990 to present) specializing in state and
federal regulatory, litigation and legislative issues.
•
Private law practice, Washington, D.C. (1978-1989); President, Food Research and
Action Center (1984-1986).
•
Chief Counsel, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Commerce
Committee (1975-77). Responsible for oversight of Federal Trade Commission,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Environmental Protection Agency and other
federal agencies within the jurisdiction of the Committee.
•
Special Counsel, Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance, House Commerce Committee
(1971-75).
Staffed and drafted major portions of Federal Trade Commission
Improvements Act, Consumer Product Safety Act, Motor Vehicle Infonnation and Cost
Savings Act, Motor Vehicle and School Bus Safety amendments and legislation affecting
interstate commerce.
Counsel, House Banking and Currency Committee (1970-1971). Directed study of
financial structure of charitable foundations and provided legal counsel on banking and
loan guarantee legislation.
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W I N S T O N <fe S T R A W N
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General Counsel, National Commission on Product Safety (1968-1970). Planned and
conducted commission hearings, prepared draft legislation and final report to the
President and Congress.
•
Trial Attorney, Department of Justice (1966-1968). Represented the Federal Trade
Commission and other agencies in litigation in the United States district courts.
RECENT PUBLISHED WORK
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"Underreporting Defects is Risky", National Law Journal (December 1992).
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Consumer Product Safety Commission Regulatory Manual (Sheppards-McGraw-Hill).
•
"Administrative Agency News Releases: Public Information versus Private Injury,"
George Washington Law Review.
•
"State and Local Control Over Location of Nuclear Reactors Under the Atomic Energy
Act," New York University Law Review.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University, (1984), Consumer Protection Law
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Practising Law Institute, Lecturer on Product Safety
EDUCATION
Colgate University (B.A.) 1956
Harvard Law School (LLB) 1959
Michael R. Lemov
Winston & Strawn
1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 371-5749
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MICHAEL R. LEMOV
PROFESSIONAL
Winston & Strawn, Washington, D . C , Partner, 1990-present. Specializing in litigation,
legislation and regulatory matters including energy, transportation, communications, environment
and consumer issues.
Lane and Edson, P.C., Washington, D . C , Of Counsel, 1986-1990. Specializing in litigation,
legislation and regulatory matters relating to energy, transportation, communications,
environment and consumer issues.
Food Research & Action Center, Washington, D.C, President and Executive Director, 19841986. Non-profit organization focusing on food programs for children and lower income
Americans.
Leighton Lemov Jacobs and Buckley, Washington, D . C , Partner, 1977-1984. Litigation and
legislative practice. Litigation before the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Merit Systems Protection
Board, the Federal District Courts and United States Courts of Appeal.
Chief Counsel, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Energy and Commerce
Committee, 1975-1977. Responsible for oversight and investigations within the jurisdiction of
the Committee, including:
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Department of Energy
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
Federal Trade Commission
Food and Drug Administration
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Securities and Exchange Commission
Department of Health, Human Services
The Subcommittee released 17 reports, including:
Federal Regulation and Regulatory Reform
Children's Health Programs
The Arab Boycott and American Business
Reports on pricing, supply and competition in the natural
gas, electric and oil industries
Special Counsel, Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance, House Energy and Commerce
Committee, 1971-1975. Responsible for legislation, investigations and heanngs. Jurisdiction
included consumer protection, trade regulation, energy, and interstate and foreign commerce
generally. Principal author of major portions of:
Consumer Product Safety Act
Motor Vehicle Informauon and Cost Savings Act
Motor Vehicle and School Bus Safety Amendments
Federal Trade Commission Improvements Act
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Counsel, House Banking and Currency Committee, 1970-1971. Planned and directed study of
the operation and financial structure of charitable foundations and provided legal counsel to
Chainnan regarding banking and loan guarantee legislation.
General Counsel, National Commission on Product Safety, Washington, D . C , 1968-1970.
Planning and conduct of Commission hearings, preparation of legislation and Final Report to
President and Congress, preparation and execution of contracts, development of Commission
regulations and conduct of investigations.
Trial Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D . C , 1966-1968. Represented federal
agencies including the Federal Trade Commission, and Equal Employment Opportunities
Commission and Office of Economic Opportunity in litigation in Federal District Courts.
FTC RELATED ACTIVITIES
Clinton;Gore Transition Team, Co-Chair, Federal Trade Commission (December 1992)
Department of Justice, 1966-1968, represented FTC in cases involving legality of rulemaking
and public information authority.
House Energy and Commerce Committee, 1970-1977. Drafted provisions of Magnuson-Moss
Warranty-Federal Trade Commission Act including rulemaking, civil penalties, private actions
and FTC class action authority. Oversight and investigation hearings and reports.
Private Law Practice, 1977-1984. Participated in rulemaking proceedings before the Federal
Trade Commission relating to energy conservation, mobile homes and used cars.
District of Columbia Bar, 1987-1992. Co-chair, Section on Antitrust, Trade Regulation and
Consumer Affairs.
PUBLISHEP WQRK
Consumer Product Safety Commission Regulatory Manual (Sheppards-McGraw Hill, 1982); 900
pp., with supplement. A study of the law of product safety, flammable fabrics, hazardous
substances.
"Seller Beware" New Builder Liability for Construction Defects," Housing. September 1982.
"The Hutchinson Case: Has Anyone in Congress Noticed?" T^gal Times of Washington.
February 1980.
"How Does Congress Expect the Consumer Product Safety Commission to Work With
Associations," The Antitrust Bulletin. Winter 1974.
"Administrative Agency News Releases: Public Information versus Private Injury," George
Washington Law Review. October 1968.
"State and Local Control Over Location of Nuclear Reactors Under the Atomic Energy Act,"
New York University Law Review. December 1964.
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TEA .•jMiaefoMyam
Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University, 1984, teaching Consumer Protection Law,
including advertising, deceptive practices, product safety, warranties, credit and collection of
debt.
ASSOCTATTONS
Member of the Bar, District of Columbia and New York.
Co-Chair Section on Anti-Trust, Trade Regulation and Consumer Affairs, D.C. Bar, 1988-1992.
Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal for the Second,
Third and District of Columbia Circuits and vanous Federal District Courts.
Board member, National Academy of Conciliators, 1980-1992.
CLINTON/GORE ACTIVITIES
Clinton Washington Finance Committee (with Vic Raiser/Nancy Jacobson) participated in all
major events, January-November 1992.
Senator Gore's Washington Finance Committee, 1984-1992.
Chair; Clinton/Gore Consumer/Antitrust Advisory Task Force (with Bruce Reed, Bill Halter),
prepared issue papers, op-ed articles, press conferences, debate preparation.
EDUCATION
College: B.A. Colgate University, 1956
Magna Cum Laude; Honors in Political Science
Phi Beta Kappa; Austin-Colgate Scholar
Chairman, Student Judiciary Board
Legal:
LLB Harvard School, 1959
Tuition Scholarship
Research Assistant for Professor Archibald Cox
Michael R. Lemov
Winston & Strawn
1400 L Street, N.W.
Washington. D.C. 20005
Office: (202) 371-5749
Home: p.; 'b( ) ' .."^ YLGOST^
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Reading the Regulatory Road Map
Expect Nw Rules, But Clinton Is N Naderite
e
o
c r e m e n t a l . most activists and lawyers
agree.
For one thing, the Democratic Pany and
the world have changed. Under the prodding of Ginton and other pany centrists,
the Democrats' traditional fondness for
heavy regulaiion his k m favor. And conservative concepts like cost-benefit analysis and the unintended consequences of
regulation have become a permanent pan
of Washington's political culture.
' I reject . . . |t|he old Democratic orthodoxy that there s a government program for every problem and that we can
ta> and spend and regulate our way to
p r o s p e r i t y . " C l i n t o n said in a major
economic-policy speech at the Economic
Club ol Detroit last August.
" I am a Democrat who believes in entrepreneurship and encouraging investment: who understands and believes in
market economics: who believei. in individual choice and hates bureaucracy."
Clinton said in the same speech
How those maums will translate into
policy ar places like the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Federal Trade
C o m m i s s i o n , and the Food and Drug
Administration is the unanswered question
thai has the interest groups and the regulatory lawyers buzzing.
• V JONATHAN O M M m
Nineteen-eighth-one. the l u i yew (he
Howe switched p v t i a . nurked (he
s u n of a cataclysmic change in many of
tbe a g e n d a thai enforce the federal laws
f ovemcng busineu activity. When Ronald
Iteagan s deregulaton replaced Jimmy
Carter's reguiaton. the sudden impact w a i
felt in Washington and throughout the
economy.
From food labeling to clean-air enforcement to antunist. the eight Reagan
y e a n , and
(o a lesser
e u e n t the
four yean of
the George
B u s h administrat i o n , were
marked by a
disdain for
regulation
and a quest
for
freemarket solutions. It was
the heyday
of conserv^
•
ative economic thinkers and a dark time for liberal
public-interest groups.
PRESIDENCY
Neat year, power w i l l be transferred
again, this time to the Democrats. But. in
199:. the lines have become blurry. A l though change is undeniably coming in the
regulatory agencies under Bill Clinton, it
w i l l be far more subtle and more in-
Nader's Congress Watch, to New York's
activist anoroey general, and to die Harvard government professor who his been
advising Clinton.
" M y understanding is thai 11 least up to
the election, the campaign ignored the
Mark Green wing and only paid anentior
to the Bob Reich side.'' Rule says.
Reich, a close friend of Clinton s. is a
longtime advocate of rcstoriaf American
competitiveness in the world economy
One result of this friendship, says Rule,
who headed the Anntntst Oiviaion of the
Justice Department under Reagan, may be
a Clinton administntioa (hat would let
True to H i t W o r d
Michael Lemov chaired a camp a i g n p a n e l o n c o n s u m e r isauea.
One D C lawyer close to the campaign
says thai when Clinton rejected regulation
as a pat answer to economic ills, he meant
every word ot it.
" W e had a candidate who is a New
Democrat. " says Michael Lemov. who
chaired for the campaign an advisory
group on consumer and antitrust issues.
' E v e r v t h i n g we c o n t r i b u t e d 10 ihe
campaign had 10 be evaluated from that
perspective '
•\dds Lemov. a partner in the D C office of Chicago s Winston dt Strawn:
fhe challenge to ihe presideni-elect is to
make measurable progress on consumer
issues—yet not to have government interfere in the growth of the cconomv or the
creation of jobs. "
And Ihe liberal public-interest groups.
>»hile ihey welcome Clinton's victory and
generally had little use for President Bush,
are also taking seriously Clinton s declarations that he is not an old-fashioned
regulator.
" W e ll see active but more reasoned
regulators, with one eye on public protecnon and one eye on competitiveness."
says B a m Rubin, general counsel of the
Advocacy Institute, a D C.-based group
lhat offers strategic training to publicinterest lobbyists.
Brace Silverglade. director of legal affairs at the Center for Science in ihe Public
Interest, agrees
"I etpect activism, but a different type
of a c t i v i s m . " says Silverglade. who 10cuses on health and n u t r i t i o n issues.
" C l i n t o n is known as a moderate who
shuns the traditional command approach.
For ejample. the New Covenant may
mean that the agencies promise to improve
the pencrmance of industry, in exchange
for an agreement by industiy to act in trie
public interest. '
Raich R u l e s
One surprise is that many Reagan regulatory conservatives tend to agree with
liberals that Clinton will not be hcavvhanded. Ihey voice only a mild concern,
not an anxious consternation, at the prospect of the new administration.
"There are two factions in the Democratic Party, the Mark Green. Bob Abrams
liberals and the i
;al-policy types led
by Robert Reich." says Charles Rule of
D C s Covington & Burling, referring,
respectivelv. to the former chief of Ralph
C h a r l e s R u l e says a n t i t r u s t u n d e r
President Bush was very activist.
some arguably anti-competitive mergers
go througn on the grounds thai they mignt
increase the efficiency of U.S. businesses.
Uncenainty about Reich's role—and
what it might mean lor anutrust policy—is
not limited to conservatives.
"Reich's industrial policy doesn 1 fit
current competition theory." says Benjamin Sharp of the D.C. office of Seanlc s
Perkins Coie. who worked closely with
Reich when both were staffers at the
Federal Trade Commission in the Carter
years. " I t ' s a wild card. "
Pan 01 the conservanves' relative comfort with Clinton springs from their 01sappointment in President Bush and their
feeling that at some agencies. Bush s policies weren 1 very different from the prescriptions of the Democratic platform.
Rule says that, under President Bush,
the antitrust agencies moved "slowly bui
surely about as far as they could move
loward activism. "There s not a whole lot
of way |forClinlon|togo further.
Michael Horowitz.
J counsel of
the Office of Management and Budget
under Reagan, says Clinton " w i l l be a lot
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lougfter »nd shrewder thai Jimmy Caner''
m avoiding what Horowiiz « e s as ihe
icmpuiion lo excessive regulation. Hor..I*IIZ. now a senior leilow ai the D.Chased Manhattan Institme. notes, howl e r , lhat the pressure will -ml be there lo
impose regulation.
The inhibitions against taung and
spending will be enormous. ' says Horo*iiz. "So the president may have to satisfv rhe [liberall interest groups with offbudget measures like regulation, which is
-eally the same thing as taxing and spending—on the cheap "
Horowitz says that it Clinton really
*ants to curt regulation, the only thing
iiat may permit him to do so is a Reagan:ra executive order requiring centralized
-eview ofregulationsat the OMB. Clinton
ias said he intends to preserve some son
oi White Housereviewprocess
\s James Miller III. who chaired the
FTC and the OMB under Reagan, notes
*ryly. "The good news I heard is that
Clinton said he d have areviewprocess.
The bad news is that Al Core will presumably be in charge. Few regulations
ire too extreme not to command Gore s
support."
agencies saw Quayle s Competitiveness
, Council as a means of helping corporations slip their regulatory bonds—"a
; backdoor route for polluters, as David
Gardiner, legislative director of the Sierra
Club, calls it.
Mthough many liberals firmly believe
. that Clinton will abolish the Competitiveness Council, they recognize that he will
hardly let the regulatory process run
• amok.
Every White House has to have input
into major regulatory initiatives." says
Sancv Buc. a panner in the D C office of
New York's Weil. Gcxshal & Manges who
served as general counsel of the FDA under Caner. "Otherwise, they can't run the
government "
Still. Buc and others are confident that
Clinton won t use his powers ofreviewto
give corporations cane blanche.
"The question is whether Clinton will
Jo with his review mechanism what the
Quayle council has done." says Ganliner.
whose group endorsed Clinton in the
campaign. " I think the answer is no."
Gardiner says that Clinton and Gore
have explicitly rejected "the notion thai
there's a trade-off between jobs and the
:
Th* Gore Watch
Gore, who is emerging as the bane ot
jnii-reeularion conservatives, is by the
.ame token the great hope of the liberals.
vno ire counting on him 10 provide strong
support for iheir views on health and
satety issues.
Clinton may well grant Gore a major
role in those areas. The vice presidentelect has a strong micrest in consumer and
environmental issues And there is preceJent for such a role for the vice president:
Bush, under Reagan, and Dan Quayle. as
head of the Council on Competitiveness
under Bush, headed the Republican administrations efforts to review—and often
kill—rules proposed by the agencies.
Katherine Meyer of D.C. '' Harmon.
Currjn. Gallagher A Spielbergrecallsthat
in the fall of 1988. during Bush's first
presidential bid. Public Citizen released a
-tudy that was highly crincal of Bush's
role in Reagan's Task Force on RegulatoryReform. Co-sponsoring the repon was
Sen. Alben Gore Jr
"Gore was very strong in saying that
his kind ofregulatorymierierence. which
'iperates in secrecy, should not be al•owed." says Meyer, who wrote Ihe 1988
report as a staff allorney al [he Public
Cinzen Litigation Group. "That task force
*as often the last reson lor business.
Public-interest activists and even some
James Miller I I I considers Al
(kire a regulatory extremiat.
environment." an idea that Bush and
Quayle have pushed.
Bush. Gardiner notes, tried to press the
issue during the campaign in the Pacific
Northwest, where there was concern over
the survival of the spotted owl. and in
Michigan, where the GOP incumbent
raised the specter that more stnngent autoemission standards would cost jobs But
the president lost all Ihe potentially affected states
"The environment is good business."
says Gardiner There are a lot of jobs in
environmental cleanup and in the development of new technologies like solar
energy "
The emphasis on cooperation between
business and government, many say. is
characteristic of Clinton s approach.
"A lot of Clinton's advisers are moderate people with business expertise who
will say you just can t revert to the old
Democratic approach to regulation." says
Gary Kushner. a food-and-dnig panner at
D C s Hogan A Hanson. " I take Clinton
at his word that excessiveregulationis bad
for the economy In any case, he will need
lo prove to a lot of moderate voters lhat he
meant what he said. "
•
Katharine Meyer says Gore oppoaed "regulatory Interference."
�W H I T E
H O U S E
The Stroke of a Pen
Without benefit of
legislation. President
Clinton can make a
difference from the
moment he takes
office. But he may
choose to move
cautiously to avoid
conflict with his
primary goal: getting
the economy moving
again.
BY VIVECA NOVAK
F
or Ronald Reagan in 1981. ii was
just that simple. 5am. All regulations issued in the waning days ot
the Carter Administration were
trozen. Bam. New rules henceiorth would
be sifted through layers ot cost-beneiit
analyses bv hard-nosed White House
watchdogs. Bam. A high-level task force
headed bv Vice President George Bush
^ouid coorainate the new regime s dereguiatorv agenda.
Within just a few weeks of [nauguranon Dav. the shape of Reagan s presidency was tirmly set. He didn't need much
help from Congress to do it—dll of these
actions were accomplished by administrative fiat. Lawmakers were more than
accommodating later, but key elements of
Reagan s campaign pledge to get government off the back of the private sector
were accomplished before any imponant
legislation was passed.
With the Reagan Revolution in mind,
many are looking for clues to how Bill
Clinton will begin his term in the Oval
Office. Responsibility for the most impor;ant items on his to-do list will have to be
•harea 'Mth Conaress—iobs nroerams.
health care reform, tax incentives, welfare
changes. But in many areas. Clinton can
make a difference from the moment he
assumes the presidency.
Setting the tone is terribly important.'
Stephen Hess, a senior fellow at the
Brookings Institution, said. "'We are seeing a President tor change. ' much as
Reagan was. and "he's got to use the
White House as a bully pulpit."
A President s earnest actions, though
they may not deeply alter the workings ot
government, are significant both substan:ively and symbolically. John F. Kennedy
created the Peace Corps, for example,
with the stroke of a pen.
Clinton has repeatedly ticked off a
handful of things he wants to address
right off the bat: lifting the aboroon "gag
rule" for family-planning clinics, halting
the policy of booting gays from the military, doing away with the ban on federally
financed fetal tissue research and allowing Haitian refugees a chance to plead for
asylum.
But there is potential for much more if
Clinton fully uses his power to issue executive orders, beein ruie-making proce-
Stopbeti
a smwr Ml«w at Hie Broakinqi
"Setting the
is
ibiy impartant" for a Presi
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in
�jure;;, nait or reverse regulations aireadv
n me worKS or even on the books, reairect me ooiio.' goais ot depanments anu
agencies ana reorganize the way the executive branch worKS. tSee bat. this pave, i
T"here are tremenaous opportunities
•o make a dirt'erence in the government
md in tne countrv administratively and
not legislatively in the short term, -aid
Sen. Joseon i . Lieberman. D-Conn.. an
early supporter ot Clinton s. ' If the Presidem-eiect wants to hit the ground running, one of the first places to run is to
ihe regulatory process, which is not just
cosmetic but has real consequences.
There s a lot of good that can be done."
Interest groups and think tanks have
been hungrily eyeing the possibilities,
besieging transition headquarters with
^ggested game plans to help Clinton nit
full stride on Day 1.
But though the wish lists are manv and
ong. Clinton is unlikely to storm into
Washington irving to right every per.eiveu wrong or the past dozen vears.
For one thing, saiu Paul R. Ponnev. vice
president ot Resources tor the Future
Inc.. an environmental think tank. Clinton knows that the major issue in voters
minds is the economy. He understands
that his first responsibility is to get things
going. That is inconsistent with an ambitious new expansion of the regulatory
agenda at EPA (the Environmental Protection Agencyj anywhere else. . . It
will reailv send a mixed message (to business] if they say. By the way. we want you
to divert a lot of capital and manpower '
to compiving with new reaulatorv
requirements.
Michael R. Lemov. a Washington partner in the Chicago law firm ot Winston ^
-.trawn w no cnaireu an informai -jrouo
..jvismg me Limton campaign on consumer ana antitrust issues, agrees. I
think heavv-handed regulation is not
prooable." he said. "The economy is the
No. i issue. That doesn t mean that con-umer protection and environmental
issues cannot he addressed, but I thinK
business Mews on cost and independent
Mews on cost would eertainlv have to be
'.axen into senous consideration.
Business, tor its part, awaits Clinton s
presiuencv with concern but not with hmn
.ir-Aietv. As Arkansas s governor. Clinton
.:.id not nave an anti-business attitude."
:n cxccative ot .in industnai trauc uroun
-..u.
tne omcr nanu. he audec. L'iir.'.•>n a> s-inoaiitner tnade lots ol promise
o ncciai-mierest grouos wno .irj not
-ceil :^ prLi-nuMne>v. '
Pnougn rrians oi us leaders supportcu
•.no C.i.'tton ticket, tne Business communi'. is especially worried about the mtlujnce ot Albert uure Jr. "Cnven tne \ ice
"csiLient-e!ee[ s interest in environi.entai i>sues. '.r.ere wiii be some Kinu ot
;
o r
:>
-jsurgence ot reguiatorv activity at EPA.
for example.' said Lawrence A. Fineran.
a •iDOKesman tor the National Association
> Manutacturen i NAM). But. he added,
f
if Clinton is "going to get involved with
EPA or OSHA (Occupauonai Safety and
Health Administration! regs. it will tear
him as to wnere he goes.
One of Clinton s early actions—his
choice to till a vacancy on the Interstate
Commerce Commission, an agency that
has gone tull-bore on tracking deregulation—couid be telling. Fineran prediaed.
Of the other four commissioners, "you
have two pro-regulators and two deregulators. You could see the reinstitution of
a lot of regulation. "
Clinton may not want to go too far too
often without the validation of congressional action. And there are limits to
what he can do. For instance, reversing a
final regulation means going back
hrough a full rule-making cycle, including a puolic notice and comment penod.
The courts would take a hard look at such
tumaoouts.
You probably would have to show
that there was something incorrect'
about the original rule-making process or
show new facts, said Stuan E. Eizenstat.
President Caner s domestic policy adviser and now a partner in the Washington
office of the Atlanta law firm of Powell
Goldstein Frazer & Murphy, i t ' s not
-lomething that Presidents like to do."
Reagan s cancellation of a Carter-era
rule requiring air bags in cars showed that
an ideological allergy to a regulation is
-imply not enough. The Supreme Court
struck down Reagan s action, calling it
.'.rbitrarv and canncious.'
Clinton s early executive orders and
mer actions aren't likely to change the
' :ce oi government uramancally. " I don t
inmK basicailv that s how you turn government around.' Hess said. "These are
things at the margin. There are things you
can do bv executive order, but basicailv.
;.ou work within the framework."
And. in tact, tne Clinton team seems to
-e trving to lower supporters expectations, which inevitably reached unrealistic
nroDortions in the adrenaline rush ot the
-amoaign. at the same time that it's trying
:o preserve and stoke the energy surrounding the change in Administrations.
But Lemov --aid he had "never seen a
.jmoaicn mat was >o inclusive ;:nu so
. iiii.'.c to nase advice trom various
.roups. \-Mumini2 tnat's snil the case,
••••.•re tire -''me ot tne suggestions on
.dminibtraiiv e options mat are being
•.capeei upon Little Rock.
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turnaround unuer Clinton. It's an area
where ne can satisrv his suoponeR without imDOSine new costs on government or
the private sector.
First. Liinton p.as rromiseu to uo awav
•Aith tne Ltan ruie witn wnicn the Health
.ma Human Services illHSI Deoanmeni
tn iS»vSS harreu teoeranv tinanceu famiiypiannmg citmcs trom providing women
wan intormation about anornon. For tne
past vear. the Administration has been
jitemoiing to defuse opposition to the
ule. sunszestmg that pnvsicians weren t
:allv suoiect to it. But a tederai appeals
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�-'jun rjcenttv ruied that tne regulation
a-i aoooteu imoroDenv anu suspenueu
- moieement ot' the ruie. Clinton wnuiu
teed to go througn a lull-blown ruienaKinc croeedure to reoeai the uai; ruie:
tteanuniie. r.c miaht order a temporarv
•usoension.
Clinton nas aiso vowed to eancei tne
tin on teoerai linancine ot t'etai tixue
ftinspianiauon researcn. Ooponents viv
tnat tne researcn couid encourage abortions, but scientists compiain that the poi:cv has restricted promising research into
treatmeni ot neuroiogicai maladies such
.!> Parkinson's disease with fetal ceil
.traits.
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Clinton will probably also revoke the
ban on tederai tunds tor overseas tamilypiannmg eitorts that counsel women
about or make rcterrals tor abortion.
The C.S. hasn't given money to the
L .N I population tund and a variety of
tner tirouos.' -aid Dawn Johnsen. legal
irector ot tne National Abortion Riahts
'-.ction League.
i.'linton could also overturn the
i3etense Department Dan on military
inortions. Currently, a woman in the military can t obtain an abortion at miiitary
faciiities even if she can't get an abortion
elsewnere and is stationed in a country
where abonion is illegal.
The new Administration s position in
.ibortion cases going before the Supreme
Court will undoubtedly change as well.
It's too late tor Clinton's team to do anything about a big case. Srav v. Alexamina
'•Vmnen \ Hcalih Clinic, having to do with
ederal courts jurisdiction in cases where
..nti-anortton grouns block access to
i-ortion cimics: .: jecision is penoini:.
out in .snotner case tne Court mav -oon
_ree to near, aumw '•. \l<mre. tne new
''.omini>iralion i> ukeiv to ta^e a DOMIKHI
'Dtiosite the one that Bush's Justice
Department would have taken. The case
nvoives .1 Mississippi law reaumnc ti 14tour wauine period in a state where it <
cot unusuui for women to travel tvanareus oi miles to iind a aocior wno v. ni
pertorm an aoortion.
•.:veiy nar union contractors trom leaerai\ financed construction projects.
Some labor leaders suggest that a Clinton Labor Department shouid have
.mpiovers inform workers of their right
to organize. But tor labor. Clinton s
-elections to fill two vacancies on the tivenember National Labor Relations Boaru
\iil be among his most important eanv
ctions. While in the past most aopointees were considered neutral, under
Reagan and Bush it was standard practice
hat have to ne ueait with." -aiu Margaret
Seminano. director of heaitn and safety
tor tne AFL-CIO.
Chier among these, she said, would be
workplace ergonomic stanaards to protect
worKers—ranging trom computer operators to chicken cutter;—trom repeutivetrauma iniury. w hich accounts for more
than half of ail workniace tilnesses. In
;;;.()00 cases ot the debilitating
injuries, which can nave permanent
efleets, were reponed. OSHA has used a
general clause in us law . requiring employers to protect workers trom senous recognized hazards, to negotiate ergonomic
agreements with some employers.
Then-Labor Secretary Elizabeth H.
Dole promised in 1990 to develop a standard, but the agency didn t officially
begin the process until this August after
rejecting a petition last April from 51
labor unions tor an emergency standard.
Clinton could speeu the process and
might resoond differently to such a petition.
DEREGULATING HOUSING
Public housing authorities top pnority
may be surprising: get the tederai government off their ba'cks. While the Bush and
Reagan regimes were busily deregulating
pnvate industry, they were also loading
up the public sector with regulations,
according to many who work in the field.
"These people were preaching deregulation, but thev themselves were practicing
considerable reguiatorv entanglement.
EnviroiMMHlul ectiwisl Pool R* Portney
>aid Gordon Cavanauch. attorney for the
For Clinton, Hie etonomy is Hie issue.
Council of Large Public Housing Authorities.
.0 till the board with management-<iue
To take a <imDie examoie. a new manttornevs. We've been sutfennii lor
.cement assessment urogram was supcars, -aid Elliot Breuhott. general
cosed to set reasonapie -tandards tor
.ounsei to the AFL-CIO'-- inuuntriai
.neasurmg the pertormance of public
anion uepartment. and unions can now
\-t expected to push labor-siue lawyers housing authorities. Cavanaugh said. The
idea was that goou penormance might
tor the slots.
OSHA could see a revival under Clin- lead to increased locai discretion. "It was
ton, though new industry reuuirements •Tiginaily thought tnat there would be
:ive or six criteria. ' he said. "Next thing
will be tempered bv economic considera•.ou knew (the Housing and Urban Develtions. Just having an administrator that
believes in the mission of the agencv will opment t HUD) DeDartmenti was blow.:ia them up into c regs with dozens ot
allow mines to proceed torward ratner
LAItOR'S AGENDA
than be SIUCK in this gnalock where tnev cages to them." thwantng. in nis view, the
ast go on torever." a congressional aioe
• )rcanizcd labor -ignea on witn ('hnc.ttiative 01 locai housing agencies.
vi wnoienearteoiv alter an iniuailv -nakv -.ud.
On me other hand. Cavanaugh added.
•tart. Mucn r l iapor- .igenaa neetis Icciswhere we want rcjs. we haven't been
( 'linton can he exoected to hack off
::on. ot:; :::tio;i i.aeter- w.nmi HU- v'';n.hie to ee: them."'lie ctteu the I
-om a airective nv tne Office ot Manace:•
i \ 'wo c\c.u::\c . i.iers i:iat iiu-n
'•-'aiionai Attomanic ili-using Act. mucn
-.em .ir.j Buuuet i ( ) M B i to tne Labor
--neu
'.car.
. wnich nas cot t-cctt i.-npie.T.ented
Department to demonstrate tnat pro:ic t't-i rcLiture- t.-jerai contrtictor^ to f-.^eu worKer toxic exDOSure timits don t -ecause HUD hash t o-ued ruies—m' . . - i coiicc- : ::::ivi tt'Miunion w.iiKcr*
c:uumii "nes tor -tier, -impie things as
..tuallv increase dangers to worKers.
•' :t UP.IHII ct.c- ::te'. pr.v |.>r coiiec^'.c
• iinton N OSHA wiii have 10 determine .p.ancmg tne income ciigtriiitv level tor
'
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t^ea tor romicai .tow to respond to ti court ruling tms vear
.amission t.• ptipiic aousing.
.cttvitie- tnev oppovc. rhe otner. -i-cneu .1 -irikini! down new worker exposure limits
Marc A. Weiss, an associate protessor
••CCK ivtore tae ex-.tion anu rcverMns: •or more man -nil chemicals. But "wnai is -.1 Coiumnia I itivcrsitv and senior hous'..: A-jmimsiration - pi^mon netore ttte
rta adviser to the Canton camoaign. pre:oins! to ne most imoortant is to estapiish
-• tpretn- v. ocrt ttt.-t -ummer. couid cttec..tcieu tnat Ciinton wouiu turn arouna
••line cicar priorities tor maior nazarus
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�One ot Clinton s less costly options
overresuiation problem. ;nouan in
ne ease ot tormai recuiations. :t s sjoina '•ouid be to require energy'-eiiicient ana
•o taKe a while to undo some ot the ways environmentally sound federal purchases.
;nit HL'D has gummed uo the worKS." The new President could also incorporate
.nvironmental considerations into anv
'A'eiss <aid HL'D will act to erase eom-roposed infrastructure investment pro•laints that it moves at the >Deed ot
-ludee wnen orocessinc applications trom gram, making it less weighted toward
"UDIIC housing agencies, nonprom groups highways, perhaps. Clinton has also said
that he will put stronger environmental
..no deveiooers.
protection language into the General
r-lL'D's management ot its Section *
program, one ot the biggest assisted- Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the
tousing programs, is another area crving pending North American Free Trade
tor immediate attention, according to Agreement.
Barry Zigas. executive secreiarv ot the
He couid reconsider the biodiversity
National Low Income Housing Coalition.
HUD's apparent inability to reliablv and
accurately account tor how many Section
^ vouchers are outstanding, when they
. voire and how much it will cost to renew
them jeopardizes congressional support
i'or tne program, he said. tSee tins issue.
\ciivisis aiso hope that Clinton s
..opointees will vigorousiv entorce tair
lousing laws, given recent studies tnat
-now continuing bias against minorities in
the nousine market.
And advocates tor the homeless would
tavor a reversal ot a 1991 HUD regulation that narrows the definition ot homelessness for the purposes of vanous programs serving that population. On the
one hand, the programs are massively
• wersubsenbed.' -aid Joan Alker. assistant director ot the National Coalition tor
the Homeless. "On the other nand. the
restricted definition says people must ne
literally on the streets or in shelters to be
considered homeless.'' That, une said,
eliminates people who mav be temooran\ sleeping on someone s tloor. tor example, an esDeciailv common lorm ot nome.. VMICSS in rural areas.
Notiorai Auociotien of Mamrfoctmrs spokesman Lawrence A. Fineran
"Ageacies without (White Hoasoj oversight tend te have veracious appetites."
reatv that Bush backed awav from last
ear under pressure trom sucn groups as
ne Industrial Biotecnnoiogy Association.
\s the omv maior muusmai nation not to
-ign the agreement, the United States
FIXING THE ENVIRONMENT
came away from June s Rio environnental summit with a black eve.
The env imnment. one of the most con:roversiai—environmentalists miant sav
Clinton could also reverse the Interior
ibuseu — areas during the past two
Department's late-Octooer decision
\dministrations. is rich with possioilities authorizing the Army Corps ot Engineers
tor executive action. But it is also noien- • i build enormous jetties off North Cartiai uuicK.sand for Clinton. If he noes too wima's Outer Banks that environmentaltar in aodressing the conser.ation com- . ts contend would cause massive erosion
munitv concerns, he'll feel the turv ot
•t the coast's narrow heacnes.
-asiness leaders, manv of whom ananYeager said Clinton might aiso considaoneu their Republican leanmcs with
r reopenini: the Clean Air Act ruie.
repioation tnis vear to support nim.
maue final last sprine. that allows large
p-.crv;;t ioni-ts " anoei -'..:pu :PC
. impanics in some instances to increase
pportapce et tne cconomv o ;PC prptiatctr ..:r emissions ncyonu rermnteu mnc eariv i. 'Ci:> i M the Administration. ' -..IU
.- wnnuut noufyine tne puoiic. The Comivrook^ i ciieer. cooromator IM a croup m
•etuiveness Council, headed bv Vice
. pv ironmcinai icacler- w no ,;c '-attine ^resident Dan Ouuvic. became iteavnv
."cetner a transition paper v r i liiiinn.
p.oived in cicve:opin»: ihe ruie alter
• \ i tne -ame ttme. ".e leei that CPMtausip. comoiained that EPA's version
•• inmeni was a winning i^-ue tor ohc
•' as too restrictive.
.ampaigni. Pcopie reiecteo tne notion
Manv iciiisiators and env ironmentalists
p.at .p'oronmentai protection p-.eans ion
p. mat the new President snouid taKe a
.tose look in omer recuiations comint;
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ut ot the i^ui) Clean Air Act. some ot
vhich have been heid uo or issued in
ways that lawmakers sav frustrate Congress s intent. A proposal recently pub'tshed to regulate some toxic air emis-10ns at organic cnemicals lactones
includes a controversial emissions averagng system and may take cost into account
to a greater degree man Congress wanted, for instance.
One ot the nottest environmental
issues still on the drawing board is wetlands, a topic that sets real estate developers, farmers and oii interests to gnash-
:ng their teeth. In November, the Busn
Administration decided not to make tinal
ttie controversial new oeiininons oi wetlands tiiat critics said would have slashed
tederai protection in manv regions.
Recentlv. Congress directed the National
Academy of Sciences to studv the problem, and Clinton is likely to wait for the
-tudv to be completed next vear before he
takes action ana risks the wrath of some
naior interest groups mat complain oi
-conomic hardship.
On the endangered species tront. Clinton wiii have to calm me tempest around
me Northern spoiled owl. Currently, wo
court injunctions prevent the logging ot
the owl s ancient torest habitat in the
Northwest, c iinton nas -aid he il convene
porosi -umrmt ' to -teal with me issues
i me owi. torest cj.iseralion anu su-...manle IOPS in me region.
REORGANIZING THE GOVERNMENT
Evervnodv. it -cems. has thougnts
..bout how to cei the Mnks out oi the
.xecutive nrancn macmnerv Clinton nas
..reauv saiu he will appoint an Economic
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�cest that it ne suoiect to the Freedom ot
intormation Act.
Clinton nas also committed to calming
;he stiff breeze given off by the revolving
aoor between government and lobbying
irms. He took a big first step in midNovember bv announcing tnat members
of his transition team would be prohibited from lobbying nis Administration tor
ts tirst six months.
When he takes office, he's expected to
impose a lifetime ban on officials' representing foreign governments after they
leave his Administration and to extend
the one-year ban on officials' lobbying
their former agencies to five years. Clinton may do this by executive order, asking
appointees to sign a pledge.
In one sense, such an order would have
no teeth. "He couidn t impose a criminal
or a civil monetary sanction ' without legislation, said AJan Momson. director of
Public Citizen Inc. s litigation group. -But
as iong as he is in the White House, he
couid make it extremeiy difficult for
someone who went out the revolving
door and tried to come back in the other
-ide." Clinton s disaoprovai as well as
press attention would be powerful deterrents.
Clinton has also talked about requiring
greater disclosure of lobbyists' contacts
with the executive branch. Though he
could order his officials to repon their
contacts with lobbyists, he probably
couldn't require such disclosure by lobbyists without congressional action.
Vuunty Council to neip pian eitorts to
meet lite into tne nation s economy.
Other proposals are pouring torth. inciuding several in the repon ot the Citizens Transition Protect, a eompiiation ot
idvice irom autnonties aiong uitferent
parts or the Democratic spectrum.
Among the most straighttorwam: centralLC the national toou satetv and insoec:ion services mat are scattered among
•evetal agencies, including the Agriculture Depanmcnt and the Food and Drug
Administration i F D A i . and consolidate
the divisions ot Agnculture and the Interior Department that deal with timber
and forestry.
mission to identity tax increases ana
-oenamg cuts neeaed to lower the deiicii
ver the iong haul anu to tinance needed
nvestments. And another report, bv a
grouo convened bv the Carnegie Endowment tor International Peace ana the
Instiiuie ot Intemationai Economics, rec•mmends a tripartite approach to gov.rnment. with a National Secunry Coun. : i . Economic Council and Domestic
Council as co-equals.
A looming question for many is what
Clinton wiii do about regulatory review.
He has not said whether he will preserve
Reagan s executive order 12291 discouraging regulation and requiring extensive
The Progressive Policy Institute, the cost-benefit analysis of new rules, which
; hink tank of the Democratic Leadership must be cleared through OMB. But most
Council, which Clinton helped found, recent Presidents, from Richard M .
issued a dratt chapter last month of its Nixon on. have had some regulatory overiorthcoming Mandate for Change, a sight structure, and so big changes may
vould-be manifesto for the President- not occur.
.iect in much the same way that the HerAnd somehow, greater White House
aage Founaation s Mandate tor Leaaer- oversight makes industry more comton<iin was a blueonni for Reagan. The
:ble. We thinK it s imoortant that the
.hapter suggests that Clinton might adopt White House give direction to the agena tew of Reagan s strategies, such as cies, for consistency s sake and just to
forming a half-dozen Cabinet councils of have some review." the NAM's Fineran
Cabinet-rank officials with overlappine -aid. 'Agencies without oversight tend to
interests. Another Reagan innovation have voracious appetites."
was the Legislative Strategy Group,
A likelier prospect is that Clinton will
whose core members—a handful of key either eliminate the Competitiveness
Administration officials and strategists— Council or open it up. The council was
met dailv to diwy up tasks on the Presi- especially active in trying to modify and
dent s legislative agenda. The think tank kill environmental regulations. "Not only
also recommended that Clinton assemble were the results often damaging, but the
a senior advisorv group of pnvate-sector work was done in the dark." Lieberman
Democrats to be a regular sounding -aid: the council retused to answer jourhoard.
nalists or congressional inquiries about
AT economic commission appointed bv us actions. Lieberman said Clinton
New VorK Gov Mario M. Cuomo, in its -hould reuuire the council to abide bv tne
"uolic notice reauirements ot the Aaminnio-NovL-mner rcoon. suggests that Clin• n ano Congress appoint a buaget com- -irative Procedure Act. and otners sua-
PROTECTING CONSUMERS
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Like several other agencies whose
overriding mission is consumer protec•on. tne FDA was smcped ot a large part
" i its buaaet and statt in me eariv Reagan
years and is still unaeninanced. Even
without new appropriations, though.
Clinton can strengthen tne FDA's hand
by adjusting its priorities.
A legislative aide said that the FDA
<houid finish a project it started in the
1970s: reviewing over-the-counter drugs
tor safety and effectiveness. It's big-time
traud." the aide said. "Things are being
-old on tne basis ot ingredients that just
don t add anything." Ev aluating product
claims is another area that warrants
increased empnasis. me aide noted.
Clinton couid reonen an FDA decision
earlier this vear to rceuiate geneticailv
engineered tood> no aitt'erentiv trom
uher roods, a decision in which the
Ouavie Council had a hand. A congres-lonai Office m Tcchnoiogv Assessment
renort in August criticized me new policy
anu said the FDA snouid do more. Polls
-how ihat most Americans don t trust
genetically engineered rood.
Michael F. Jacooson. executive direc-
�•.or ot the Center tor Science in the Public
interest. comDiained about the FDA *
retusai to set limits on such thines as urethane in <ome alcoholic beverages.
Manv prouuets are still tembly contaminated ' wuh the chemical, he said, which
-auses cancer in some animals. Jacooson
-aid Clinton should also revisit the
Bureau ot Alcohol. Tobacco and Firearms regulations on alcohol warning
labels. On manv oi [the beverages! it's
impossible to read.'' he said.
Another agency that Clinton could
bring bacK trom the near-dead: the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which
is empowered to mandate product standards and prohibitions, but which for the
past dozen years has relied almost exclusively on voluntary standards for indusiry. And the Federal Trade Commission
could be spurred to be more active in
consumer orotection after a long penod
hat some have cnticized as untocused.
The bot
FOREIGN PRESSURES
Though Clinton has promised most ot
Ins energy to domestic issues, several crucial areas of international affairs will have
been on hold for months by the time he
takes office. He must immediately appoint negotiators, for example, to restan
ihe Middle East peace process, which has
sputtered and faltered since Secretary of
State James A. Baker III was pulled awav
10 guide the Bush campaign.
The raging war in Bosnia is likely to
require greater involvement by the iniernatlonal community, and Clinton has
indicated that he is willing, unuer L .N.
auspices, IO use force. There is nomine
:ke a suiticieni resoonse vet to stoo me
.oience. -aid Alton Frvc. Washinsion
director oi tne New York Citv-hased
Council on Foreign Relations, and
whether Bosnia is still independent when
Clinton takes office is anybody's guess.
Through the United Nations and NATO,
airpower couid be used to waru off Sernian aircratt over Bosnia, anu harsner
measures couid be considered.
Somalia couid well be Clintons stickiest trouoie spot. He faces the likelihoou
• f taking otfice wun tens of thousands of
U.S. troops leading a U.N. camoaign
there to proicct the continuing humanitarian relie: forts. Bush offered the
TOODS ni Novemoer. t'ut mucn oi ;:-.c
• .sDonsioiiir. tor ucciding me direction oi
tne intervention, as well as its degree, will
'.ill on Cotton - siiouiderv as wiii the
political tailout :; U.S. casualties mount —
T ii Amertcan iroons are pictured on
television annimialing voung Soman miiip.amen.
Chinas numan rights record and mositavoreu-nation 1MFN1 trade status wni
.et (..linton < attention, but iaielv he has
• \mwrmfcrtbe lommal af Lar«* P«Uk Homnf AattofMM
ttiw wwrt to ba fr— ef fedwd "reyritfy eiilueili«Bt,«
ble administrative actions that he is at
least preliminarily committed to: cutting
the size of the federal work force by attntion: reducing the White House staff by a
fourth: launching a democracy corps to
send volunteers to countries needing
legal, financial and political expertise:
cracking down on deadbeat parents by
reporting them to credit agencies, and
more.
Clinton has repeatedly promised to
end the ban on gays in the military and is
likelv to stick to it despite recent opposition trom some m his own party. And
observers point to possibilities in the
tinanciai sector, wnich he's been verv
• ague on: loosening nanking reguiations
T cnanaine mem to promote more lenuma. using tne Securities and Exchange
Commission to promote greater shareholder democracy and so on.
But the new President's path may be
determined less nv what's easy to do
auministrativeiv man PV what he can do
without recuinne eimer the federal government or the private sector to get their
wallets out. Still." I think Clinton can do a
lot without imposing neaw costs on bust•icss." campaign adviser Lemov said.
One thine Clinton doubtless hopes to
.'.void is to spend time unkottine the
• inciworK ot the :ame-duck Bush Adpimistrtttion. iV PPPI end. Clinton's good
•uddv it: tne >eP..te. David Pryor. D•rk.. tired on t: :ctter to teuerai agency
tcads trie P..V ..::»•: tne election. " 1 :
would he •amortunaic a tne transition
period is used to -asii mrougn regulations which oinerwise would not have
COST-FREE CURES
heen proposed or issued.' Pryor wrote. In
Clintons camoaign nooklet. "Putting -s.sencc. ltc seemed to save don't work
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'-.menca. .ontams a host ot omer possi- tcsumes.
been softening some of his tough campaign statements on China policy. He
may seek to link human rights and other
conditions to next year's MFN renewal
for China, but it's unlikely that the would
refuse to renew it entirely. For one thing.
American suppliers of goods to China
could lose their share of that huge market, and Clinton has committed to openng more international markets tor U.S.
goods.
Clinton could also move forward with
the follow-up to the Strategic Arms
Reduction Treaty that was negotiated
with Russia last June. Lately the Russians
have hedged about pan ot the agreement
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Michael Waldman
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<p>Michael Waldman was Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting from 1995-1999. His responsibilities were writing and editing nearly 2,000 speeches, which included four State of the Union speeches and two Inaugural Addresses. From 1993 -1995 he served as Special Assistant to the President for Policy Coordination.</p>
<p>The collection generally consists of copies of speeches and speech drafts, talking points, memoranda, background material, correspondence, reports, handwritten notes, articles, clippings, and presidential schedules. A large volume of this collection was for the State of the Union speeches. Many of the speech drafts are heavily annotated with additions or deletions. There are a lot of articles and clippings in this collection.</p>
<p>Due to the size of this collection it has been divided into two segments. Use links below for access to the individual segments:<br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0469-F+Segment+1">Segment One</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0469-F+Segment+2">Segment Two</a></p>
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Michael Waldman
Office of Speechwriting
Date
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1993-1999
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2006-0469-F
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Segment One contains 1071 folders in 72 boxes.
Segment Two contains 868 folders in 66 boxes.
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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Adobe Acrobat Document
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paper
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Trade: Michael Lemov
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Office of Speechwriting
Michael Waldman
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Box 26
<a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/show/36403"> Collection Finding Aid</a>
<a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7763296">National Archives Catalog Description</a>
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2006-0469-F Segment 1
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White House Staff and Office Files
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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Adobe Acrobat Document
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Preservation-Reproduction-Reference
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6/3/2015
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7763296
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