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�President William J. Clinton
Prepared Remarks
Sunrise Theater
Sunrise, Florida
September 5, 1996
[Acknowledgments: Rep. Deutch; Governor Chiles; Attorney General Bob Butterworth; Sunrise
Mayor Steve EfFman; senior who introduces you.]
I am delighted to be here in Sunrise, Florida, an important stop on our road to the 21st century.
In the past two weeks, we have traveled by train, bus, airplane, and we've visited with people
where they work, where they live, where they recreate. Everywhere I've gone, I have talked
about how America must meet its challenges, how we must protect our values, and how we can
do it by offering opportunity for all; demanding responsibility from all, and coming together in
community. It's what we have been doing for the last 4 years. We're oon the right track to the
21st century. We're building a bridge to a future that lives up to the promise of America.
But for all the places we've visited, I don't think I've been to a place that was better named for
what I want to do there: Shine some light on the issues facing our people today.
Issues like Medicare and Medicaid. You know, the Republicans say I should not have vetoed
their Medicare cuts of billions of dollars. They say I should have signed Medicare policy changes,
even though they encouraged health plans to compete for the healthiest and wealthiest ~ and not
to focus on who could provide the most affordable and highest quality of care.
I said their Medicare cuts were wrong. I vetoed the bill. And I would veto it again.
The Republicans criticize me for not signing the budget bill that would have put the Medicaid
program into block grants. Now, that approach would threaten the guarantee of coverage and
benefits for millions of children, pregnant women, senior citizens and people with disabilities.
Their plan would have hurt Federal nursing home quality and the family financial protections that
Medicaid provides. I say they and their legislation were wrong. I vetoed the bill and I would
proudly veto it again.
Last year. Bob Dole and Speaker Gingrich proposed $270 billion in Medicare cuts to pay for a
$245 billion tax cut. Now, my Republican opponent proposes a tax cut more than double that.
But the question is: How much will they need to cut from Medicare to pay for it? I tell you. The
end does not justify the means. It is wrong to slash away at Medicare for any reason, and I will
fight it again.
It is a fact: We can and we should reform the Medicare program. We need to strengthen the
Medicare Trust Fund. But, like anything else, there's a right way and a wrong way to do it. The
right way preserves the programs and honors our values as we protect the health of our loved
ones.
�The right way is to pull back on the cuts and improve Medicare. The right way is to strengthen
the Medicare Trust Fund without undermining the program. The right way is to provide for more
cost-effective preventive programs, to establish a new respite benefit for Medicare beneficiaries
with Alzheimer's disease, and to provide more plan choices.
And the right way is to enforce and strengthen our laws to prosecute and punish the "bad apples"
among providers, those who have been bilking billions of dollars from Medicare and Medicaid. In
Florida alone XXXXXXXXXXXXX.
My plan does all these things, and it does not hurt the Medicare program or the 38 million senior
citizens and Americans with disabilities that it serves. Already, we have extended the Medicare
Trust Fund into the 21st Century, and did so without a single Republican vote in the Congress.
We have allowed states the flexibility to expand their coverage, and that will give 2 million more
Americans health insurance. Our crackdown on health care waste, fraud and abuse has saved
more than $15 billion in 3 years.
We have begun the job. And I want you to help me to finish the job of reforming the Medicare
program the right way. I want you to help me to oppose drastic cuts and policy changes that
would hurt Medicare and the people it was designed to help.
I have come here today to talk with you about what we can and should do about our health care
system.
We have started the job. Last month, I signed into law the Kennedy-Kassebaum health insurance
reform bill, which will make health care portable for workers as they move from one job to a
better job. And it does away with something called "pre-existing conditions," which had denied
so many Americans and their families health insurance. As many as 25 million Americans will
benefit froom this new law. And because of this law, no small business will be denied access to
insurance for their employees. This bill goes a long way toward addressing some flaws in the
health care system.
But we need to do more. First, as I said in my speech at our Chicago convention, I have included
in my balanced-budget proposal a plan to maintain health coverage for workers in-between jobs.
I propose we help with the premiums for temporarily unemployed workers and their families for
up to 6 months. This would help 3 million Americans a year -- including 700,000 children -- to
keep their insurance. It would give them peace of mind. This plan is paid for in my balanced
budget. It is long overdue. I ask you to help me to give our working families this protection.
Second, we must make sure that the quality of health care is not threatened. Millions of
Americans who have coverage fear that the new health delivery systems are putting profits first,
not people or patients first. For our consumers, providers and workers, we need to guard against
that.
Earlier today, I announced a new interagency commission whose job it will be to find ways to
preserve and strengthen quality, consumer protections and access in our health care system. I
�have asked Vice President Gore to chair this commision and to work with the Secretaries of
Health and Human Services and Labor and a broad-based panel of experts.
But there are steps that we can and should take now to correct bad practices. First, it is wrong
for health plans to tell the mothers of newborns that they won't pay for the cost of hospitalization
beond 8-24 hours after the mother gives birth.
And second, it is wrong for too many health plans to cut costs by "gagging" their doctors, nurses
and other health care professionals ~ not allowing them to tell patients about the treatment
options they have. A patient cannot make an informed decision without information. Patients
have a right to know they are getting the right treatment, not the cheapest. They shouldn't have
to worry about whether they've gotten all the facts they need.
Right now there is a bill with bipartisan support before the Congress, which would stop health
plans from restricting any medical communications between health care providers and patients. I
urge the Congress to pass this Patient Right to Know Act... to take the gag off doctors and let
them deal openly and honestly with their patients. And I would support the same measures being
applied to Medicare.
And I call on the Congress to pass another benchmark of common sense and decency for health
care. Let us allow a new mother to stay in the hospital 48 hours for a normal delivery, 96 hours
after a Caesarean, so she can recover and leave with less chance of complication and a better
chance to be a good mother.
I urge the the Congress to act now, before they adjourn this fall... to ensure that the bottom line is
the not a profit margin... not a rigid rule... but the health of Americans.
We passed the Kennedy-Kassebaum bill... we preserved and strengthened Medicare and
Medicaid... we set down a solid foundation for our bridge to health care reform into the 21st
century. We must build on these successes.
We are committed to making sure that Americans have access to affordable, high-quality health
care. We are on the way.
There is nothing we cannot do if we work together. Our bridge to the 21st century is just a
beginning.
�f^H —
TALKING POINTS ON THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO FLORIDA
OVERALL MESSAGES OF TRIP:
Playing strong in Florida. In early September, the President is playing strong in
Florida, with a message that speaks to the family issues of education and health care.
Back to school week. As the President travels to Florida, 51.7 million students are
entering the nation's public and private elementary and secondary schools - an all-time
record. Florida has one of the fastest growing student populations in the country, expected
to grow by more than 30% in the coming decade. This reinforces why it is so important to
build a bridge to the 21st century through education - and President Clinton has an agenda
to help families and schools keep up with greater enrollments and the need for even greater
access to quality education.
Taking advantage of a strong economy. With America's economy on the right
track (684,000 new jobs created in Florida alone), and more Americans expressing
confidence in the economy, the President is committed to ensuring that every American has
the education and skills to get aboard the train -- to become winners in a changing, growing
economy.
Preserving and expanding quality health care. The President will highlight his
fight to save Medicare and Medicaid for seniors, children, and families, and new efforts to
ensure that families receive high quality health care.
KEY MESSAGE EVENTS OF TRIP:
1. Hillsborough High School in Tampa (Thursday, 11:05 am) — transforming
America's elementary and secondary schools into 21st century schools. The President
will talk with students, parents, and teachers about his agenda to offer greater opportunity by
improving elementary and secondary schools:
- "America Reads" -- helping every child read on their own by third grade through
30,000 reading experts and service corps members and 1 million volunteers
- Wiring every classroom to information superhighway by 2000
-- Supporting higher school performance standards - for teachers as well as students
-- Supporting public school choice
- School construction (especially important with surging enrollments; this is also a
school that was badly damaged by hurricane and is being rebuilt)
- Commitment to Safe and Drug Free Schools, and Gun Free Schools
�2. Valencia Community College in Orlando (Friday, 9:25 am) -- more
opportunity by helping all Americans go to college. If strong unemployment numbers are
released Friday, President will link strong economy to importance of college education, so
that every young person has the.opportunity to make the most of a growing economy.
-- HOPE scholarship tax cuts to cover cost of community colleges like Valencia
- $10,000 tax deduction for all education or training
- Expanding student loans (half a million Florida students can benefit from the
President's reformed student loan program) and making them more affordable, expanding
work study
- Americorps to help 45,000 kids pay for college, proposed merit scholarships for
top 5 % of high school students
-- G.I. Bill for Workers, to revolutionize the way people get the training they need to
compete and win in new economy
3. Remarks to Senior Citizens at Sunrise Musical Theaters (Thursday, 3:00 pm) - saving Medicare and Medicaid for seniors, fighting for high quality health care for all
families.
- The President will speak about his efforts to save and protect Medicare and
Medicaid for seniors and families.
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- The President will announce his support of legislation like the Patient Right to
Know Act, to bar HMO's from so-called "gag orders" that limit what doctors can tell their
patients about referrals and alternative treatments.
- The President will reaffirm his support of reforms to guarantee new mothers at
least 48 hours of care following most normal deliveries.
- The President will announce a new Commission on Health Care Quality, to be
chaired by Vice President Gore, to recommend ways to improve managed care and other
health care systems.
4. Address to National Baptist Convention in Orlando (Friday, 11:00 am) -taking advantage of economic growth and opportunities through college education. The
President will reprise main themes of community college visit.
�FACTS ABOUT THIS Y A ' RECORD SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
ERS
An all-time record 51.7 million students are entering the nation's public and private
elementary and secondary schools this fall.
According to the Department of Education, this beats the previous record -51.3
million students in 1971, at the peak of the baby boom.
The main reason for this year's record is what demographers call the "baby boom
echo" - the delay in marriage and child-bearing among baby boomers, whose children are
now entering school in record numbers.
There are three other significant reasons:
1. The high birth rate among African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and other
minorities (in fact, the fastest growing segments of the student population are Hispanic- and
A si an-Americans);
2. Immigration, especially in gateway cities such as New York, Miami, and L.A.;
3. The decline in the drop-out rate and a simultaneous increase in the number of
children receiving some form of early education, such as pre-school or kindergarten.
This is only the mid-point of a 20-year trend of rising school enrollments. Increases
are expected to continue over the next decade, reaching an estimated 54.6 million in the year
2006.
Florida is expected to see an increase of more than 30 percent in the next ten
years — one of six states with the fastest-growing school populations.
College enrollment is also expected to increase nationwide, by about 14 percent.
Secretary Riley says that about 190,000 additional teachers and 6,000 more schools
will be needed over the next ten years to keep up with these trends.
President Clinton has a plan to help America meet its greater needs in education,
through school construction, greater literacy, higher standards, more student loans and merit
scholarships, a G.I. bill for Workers, and tax cuts to pay for education and training.
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�NEXT WEEK'S MESSAGE EVENTS:
MONDAY -- The President and Vice President roll-out a new Air Safety Report.
TUESDAY - The President travels to Kansas City to address the Southern Governors
Association about welfare reform, in a state that is a model for his national efforts to move
people from welfare to work. He will visit a work site in Kansas City at which these efforts
are working, and will focus on these same themes later in the day in St. Louis.
WEDNESDAY - The President makes an announcement about a new federal effort to crack
down on drug use among parolees. The President also travels to Arizona, the heart of the
Republican electoral base.
THURSDAY - The President travels to Palo Alto to talk about his efforts to expand literacy
and school choice (Charter Schools), and make an announcement about a new initiative to
raise school performance standards.
FRIDAY - The President stays at the White House.
�
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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>
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