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�August 24, 1996
CHILLICOTHE WHISTLE STOP RALLY
Date:
Location:
Time:
From:
I.
August 26, 1996
Trackside
7:40 - 8:25 p.m. EDT
Craig Smith, Linda Moore and Joe Trahern
PURPOSE
Whistle stop campaign rally.
II.
BACKGROUND
Chillicothe is the first train trip stop in Ohio. You were last in Chillicothe on February 18-19,
1993, a visit that caused so much excitement there thatresidentsstill talk about it. You stopped
there the day after your first address to Congress and participated in a nationally televised town
hall meeting. (The visit was your first overnight trip as President.)
Founded in 1796, the city is celebrating its Bicentennial this year. Chillicothe, with a population
of about 24,000, is thi? county seat of Ross County, with a population of about 80,000.
Chillicothe's unemployment rate is slightly less than six percent. Chillicothe experienced doubledigit unemployment for most of the 1980s but since then, the town has been very focused on
economic development and most of the improvement in the area's economy has taken place in the
last three years. Mead Corporation, a manufacturer of paper products, is the area's largest
employer. Other major employers are the Kenworth Truck Company and a Veterans
Administration Medical Center.
Joe Sulzer is the Mayor of Chillicothe. Sulzer is the Southern Ohio coordinator for Clinton-Gore,
is very eager to help with your re-election and is very excited about your visit.
Political Overview. As you know, Ohio will, as always, be a political battleground this year.
The most recent poll, a Mason Dixon poll conducted August 4-6, reponed you leading Dole 45%40% in a two-way and leading 42%-36%-9% in a three-way.
Chillicothe is represented by archconservative freshman Rep. Frank Cremeans (R), who unseated
then-freshman Rep. Ted Strickland (D) in 1994 by a 51%-49% margin. The two will square off
again this November. This will be one of the most closely watched Houseracesin the country
and the race presents the Democrats' best pickup opportunity in Ohio. Cremeans is proud of his
role as a radical Republican revolutionary and Strickland is attacking Cremeans as a clone of
Speaker Gingrich who would gut Medicare and Social Security. Cremeans is attacking Strickland,
an ordained Methodist minister, on cultural wedge issues.
�Strickland is eager to position himself as an "independentfighter"who can get things done for
his district and there are two examples he would like you to cite. One is his success in securing
the Administration's assistance in stopping the Department of Energy from closing the gaseous
diffusion plant in nearby Portsmouth, OH. (The plant, which employs more than 2,000 people,
is a major employer in the area.) The other is Portsmouth's designation as an Enterprise
Community, something which is already beginning to bear fruit for the area. OSCO Industries
has agreed to build an iron casting facility on the site of an abandoned steel mill. The site was
contaminated by illegal dumping but with OSCO's move, the land will now be put to productive
use and the plant will employ about 100 workers. These two issues arc discussed in more detail
in the political briefing.
Ross County is the most Democratic part of this congressional district and if Clinton-Gore and
Strickland arc to carry the district, the ticket will have to carry Ross County by a wide margin.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
Senator John Glenn (D), Chillicothe Mayor Joe Sulzer (D), former Representative Ted Strickland
(D) and local hero tbd will be on the program with you.
IV.
PRESS PLAN
Open press.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
*
Off-stage announcement of you accompanied by Senator Glenn, Mayor Sulzer and Mr.
Strickland to "Ruffles and Flourishes" and "Hail to the Chief."
*
Mayor Sulzer makes welcomingremarksand introduces Mr. Strickland.
*
Mr. Strickland makesremarksand introduces Senator Glenn.
*
Senator Glenn makes remarks and introduces the local hero tbd.
*
Local hero makes remarks and introduces ynn.
*
You make remarks.
*
You depart, working a ropeline as you go.
VI.
REMARKS
Provided by Speechwriting.
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August 20, 1996
ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN OHIO UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON
President Clinton's strategy to strengthen the economy is based on reducing the federal budget deficit, lowering
trade barriers, and empowering workers, families, businesses and communities to succeed. Here are some of the results
for Ohio after the first 41 months of the Clinton Administration:
Improved Economic Conditions in Ohio:
• The unemployment rate has dropped from 7.0% to 4.9%.
• Over 4 1/2 times as many new jobs per year -- 126.878 vs. 26.750 average during the previous 4 years. In 41 months,
Ohio has added 433.500 total jobs, after adding 107,000 during the previous 4 years combined.
• Nearly 7 times as many new private-sector jobs per year -- 121.200 vs. 17,800 average during the previous 4 years.
In 41 months, Ohio has added 414.100 private-sector jobs, after adding 71,200 during the previous 4 years.
• 41.800 new manufacturing jobs added in 41 months - after 78.400 lost during the previous 4 vears combined.
• Bank lending has increased $7.4 billion per year - after increasing only $1.1 billion per year during the prior 4 years.
• Bankruptcy filings have dropped 6% per year - after increasing 8% per year during the previous 4 years.
• Home sales have increased 4 ) per year.
%
• Business failures have dropped 6% per year - after increasing 17% per year during the previous 12 years.
• Consumer confidence has increased 82%).
• The Help Wanted Index has increased 47%.
What President Clinton's Accomplishments Have Achieved for the People of Ohio:
$15,000 OF REDUCED FEDERAL DEBT FOR EVERY FAMILY OF FOUR IN OHIO: The national debt will be
more than $1 trillion lower over 7 years than was projected before the passage of the President's economic plan. That's
about $15,000 of reduced federal debt for each family of four in Ohio.
11 TIMES MORE OHIO FAMILIES RECEIVE A TAX CUT THAN A TAX INCREASE: As a result of the
expanded Earned Income Tax Credit. 509,774 working families in Ohio will receive a tax cut. This compares to an
increase in the income tax rate for only the 46.217 wealthiest taxpayers in Ohio.
TAX
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CUT FOR 50,143 SMALL BUSINESSES IN OHIO: The President helped entrepreneurs, proprietors, and other
businessmen and women by expanding the annual expensing allowance from $10,000 to $17,500. About 50,143
businesses in Ohio are likely to benefit from the expansion of the expensing allowance this year alone and many
will benefit over the coming years.
1,987,000 OHIO WORKERS PROTECTED BY FAMILY AND MEDICAL L E A V E 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, or if they become too sick to work. This law covers about 1,986,799 workers in Ohio, and protects the jobs of
119,356 workers in Ohio who are likely to use unpaid leave this year alone.
977,900 STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS IN OHIO W I L L BE A B L E TO BENEFIT FROM STimFNT
LOAN REFORMS: Approximately 977,900 Ohio borrowers - 684,500 current borrowers and 293,400 new borrowers
in the next few years ~ can take advantage of the new direct student loan program by participating directly in the program
or by consolidating guaranteed loans into direct loans. Some will benefit from lower interest rates, and all will benefit
''mm more repayment option?. Including income continuer.t repavment.
�COLUMBUS, OH
Unemployment
Rate
Four Years Ago (1992):
5.5%
Today (June 1996):
3.2%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
�TOLEDO, OH
Unemployment
Rate
Four Years Ago (1992):
9.0%
Today (June 1996):
4.8%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
�Chillicothe, Ohio
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate increased 3.3% from 1993 to 1994.
Murder did not change from 1993 to 1994.
Rape increased 9% from 1993 to 1994.
Robbery decreased 15% from 1993 to 1994.
Aggravated Assault decreased 11% from 1993 to 1994.
Burglary decreased 1.9% from 1993 to 1994.
•source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1993 and 1994.
COPS
Chillicothe was awarded $150,000 in COPS funding to put an additional 2 officers
on the streets.
Curfew
--
Chillicothe has a City ordinance for a curfew. The curfew prohibits youths 18 and
under from being out after 11 pm on weekdays and 12 pm on weekends. I f the
youth is cited twice for violating the curfew law, then there is a $78 fine for the
parent.
School Uniforms
None.
�Toledo, Ohio
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate increased 6.9% from 1993 to 1994.
Murder decreased 11% from 1993 to 1994.
Rape decreased 0.2% from 1993 to 1994.
Robbery increased 8.8% from 1993 to 1994.
Aggravated Assault increased 28.2% from 1993 to 1994.
•source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1993 and 1994.
COPS
Toledo was awarded $10.6 million in COPS funding to put an additional 162"
officers on the streets. The University of Toledo Campus Police was awarded
$224,183 by the COPS grant to hire or redeploy 3 officers.
Curfews
Toledo has a strong curfew in place. This city ordinance was put into effect
in December, 1992 and revised in January 1995. Children under ages 11 must be
home by 10 pm, youths between ages 11 and 15 must be home by 11pm, and
youths ages 16 to 17 must be home by midnight. This curfew law can hold
parents responsible and charge them. It also holds businesses responsible that
allow children to violate the curfew laws, such as teen night clubs or billiard halls.
There are also school officers who are juniors or seniors in high schools who
conduct curfew sweeps. Police officers are also educated to enforce the curfew.
School Uniforms
Nathan Hall Elementary school started a pilot program this year in Toledo.
They have actual uniforms that students wear, and the parents were responsible for
voting in favor of this initiative.
�Columbus, Ohio
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate increased 3.9% from 1994 to 1995.
Murder decreased 22% from 1994 to 1995.
Rape decrased 63% from 1994 to 1995.
Robbery decreased 7.5% from 1994 to 1995.
Aggravated Assault increased 8.5% from 1994 to 1995.
Burglary increased 0.4% from 1994 to 1995.
•source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1995.
COPS
Columbus, Ohio was awarded $4,406,382 by the COPS grant to put an 82 officers
on the streets.
Curfews
For children under age 12, the curfew is one hour after sunset. For children ages
13 to 18, the curfew is from midnight to 4:30am. The PD is considering reevaluating the curfew hours and reinforcing it.
School Uniforms
There are no school uniform policies in high schools in Columbus. Both
elementary schools and middle schools have school uniform policies, such as
Johnson Park Middle School and Windsor Elementary school.
�Bowling Green, Ohio
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate decreased 23% from 1993 to 1994.
No murder.
Rape decreased 10.9% from 1993 to 1994.
Robbery decreased 66% from 1993 to 1994.
Aggravated Assault decreased 27% from 1993 to 1994.
Burglary decreased 32% from 1993 to 1994.
•source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1993 and 1994.
COPS
Bowling Green was awarded $115,088 in COPS funding to put an additional 6
officers on the streets.
Curfews
No curfew.
School Uniforms
No school Uniforms.
�EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
WASHINGTON. D C. 20503
,August 22, 1996
i
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIjDENT
From:
Kathleen A. McGinty
Subject:
Hot environmental issuek in Ohio and Michigan
Following are two hot environmental issues that may not have been included in the Cabinet
Affairs briefing:
MICHIGAN - DRY CASK STORAGE OF NUCLEAR WASTE
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved via national rule-making the use of dry cask
storage for nuclear waste. The Palisades Nuclear power plant, operated by Consumers
Power Company in Covert, Michigan, north of Benton Harbor, along the shore of Lake
Michigan, is using this method. MI Attorney General, Frank Kelley and several
environmental groups sued NRC to overturn that approval, charging that a lack of sitespecific public hearings violated the Atomic Energy Act. The AG and the citizens question
the safety of this storage method in any setting, particularly in a sand dune area within 150
yards of the lakeshore.
The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld NRC in a January 1995 decision. The plaintiffsfiledan
appeal in April 1995 with the U.S. Supreme Court,which is still pending. Recently, the
Administration opposed Senate legislation expediting establishment of a national interim
storage facility in Nevada. Enough Senators opposed the bill to sustain a veto. The House
companion bill is sponsored by Rep. Upon (R-MI), whose district includes Kalamazoo.
MICHIGAN - 49-STATE CAR
The big three automakers are conducting negotiations with the northeastern states - which
make up the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) - about the 49-State Car, a low emission
vehicle program for every state but California, which already has a more stringent program.
In September, 1995, EPA announced a proposed rule that would create the regulatory
framework to allow states and automakers to voluntarily adopt national standards for cleaner
cars that will bring important environmental and public health benefits to the 49 states. This
clean car proposal is partially the result of a petition under the Clean Air Act by the OTC
asking EPA to require the sale of a cleaner car in the Northeast which is similar to the
cleaner care required for sale in California. Because there was no legal way for EPA to
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�avoid it, EPA approved that petition in December 1994, but stated that a 49-state program
could be as environmentally beneficial. The automakers strongly support a 49-state program
rather than the more stringent OTC program, so they would only have only two different
markets to sell into (CA and the rest of the country) rather than three (CA, the Nonheast,
and the rest of the country).
EPA has been facilitating discussions between the OTC states and the auto makers to try to
reach an alternative agreement that, if reached, could replace the original OTC petition. The
alternative provides for a single cleaner car for the entire nation ~ an idea that the auto
makers support. Talks have been productive, but no agreement has been reached. You could
very well be approached about this subject by anyone with ties to the auto industry.
MICHIGAN - CAFE STANDARDS
Automobile fuel efficiency standards were a big issue several years ago, and although the
subject has not been raised much recently, our opponents periodically claim that we have a
secret desire to dramatically raise CAFE standards and put people out of work. Similarly,
environmentalists periodically cite our failure to do so as evidence of our lack of resolve.
Putting People First included a call for CAFE standards of 40 mpg by 2000 and 45 mpg by
2015, up from the current 27.5. By the end of the campaign, we had clarified that as a'
"goal." Once in office, we have not changed CAFE standards for autos, and raised them
only a very small amount (less than a point) for light trucks.
The Administration strongly supports improving fuel efficiency, and believes CAFE has been
a useful tool to increase fuel economy in the past. However, the fast-paced increase
suggested by some runs a strong risk of not being cost-effective and of being
counterproductive. That's why in September, 1993, we initiated a bold new partnership with
the domestic auto industry and labor to develop a whole new generation of high-performance,
affordable vehicles up to three times more fuel efficient than today's models. Early
developments in the Partnership for a New Generation Vehicle program are promising.
GREAT LAKES - AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES
Non-indigenous aquatic nuisance species invasions are increasing both in frequency and in
the extent of damage they cause to the Nation's environment and economy. The most
prominent of these invaders has been the zebra mussel in the Great Lakes. The zebra mussel
is estimated to have cost municipal and industrial water users more than $120 million by
1994 in control efforts and has been implicated in a significant decline in recreational
fisheries (over a $400 million annual decline in the Ohio sport fishing industry).
Ships often load unregulated and polluted ballast water at one port to stabilize their cargo and
then release it when they dock at another port, causing serious environmental harm. One
way to guard against the problem is to have ships change their ballast water at sea - but
since ballast provides stability to a ship, mid-ocean changing can involve risks. Governors
John Engler (R-MI), Tommy Thompson (R-WI), and Tom Ridge (R-PA) last month
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�announced a $1 million project, part federally funded, to test new filtration technologies to
prevent the intake of unwanted organisms in ballast water in ships.
There are no govemment controls on the discharge of ballast water except in the Great
Lakes, the Hudson River and Alaska. Senator John Glenn (D-OH) introduced a bill, S.
1660. S. 1660 would emphasize prevention, establishing a nationwide ballast water
management program based on the current Great Lakes ballast water management program.
The Administration supports this legislation.
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�August 23, 1996
CRIME EVENT
Date:
Location:
Time:
From:
I.
August 26, 1996
Columbus Police Academy
Columbus, OH
10:40 - 11:40 p.m.
Craig Smith, Linda Moore and Joe Trahern
PURPOSE
You will announce a group of new crime control initiatives.
II.
BACKGROUND
Background on your announcement and your remarks is provided in the attached memo from the
Domestic Policy Council.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
Senator John Glenn (D), Columbus Chief of Police James Jackson and b'ranklin County Sheriff
Jim Karnes (D) will be on the program with you.
Chief Jackson, a Republican, was appointed to the position by Mayor Greg Lashutka (K).
(Lashutka is out of town.) Sheriff Karnes, currently serving his third term as sheriff, is an active
Democrat, highly popular and very supportive of your re-election.
IV.
PRESS PLAN
Open press.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
*
Offstage announcement of you, Senator Glenn, Chief Jackson and Sheriff Karnes to
"Ruffles and Flourishes" and "Hail to the Chief."
*
Chief Jackson makes brief welcoming remarks and introduces Senator Glenn.
*
Senator Glenn makes remarks and introduces Sheriff Karnes.
*
Sheriff Karnes makes remarks and introduces you.
�*
You make remarks.
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You depart, working a ropeline as you go.
VI.
REMARKS
Provided by Speechwriting.
�AUGUST 23, 199 6
INTERVIEW WITH PAULA ZAHN OF CBS
DATE:
LOCATION:
TIME:
FROM:
I.
August 26, 1996
Aboard t r a i n
P r e s i d e n t i a l Backup Car
En r o u t e A r l i n g t o n , OH
1:30-1:40 PM EDT
Mike McCurry
PURPOSE:
T h i s i n t e r v i e w i s t h e f i r s t o f two lO-minute t r a i n t r i p
i n t e r v i e w s w i t h Paula Zahn o f CBS News, t h e second o f which
w i l l be conducted tomorrow. T h i s i n t e r v i e w p r o v i d e s you w i t h
t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o emphasize t h e f o r w a r d - l o o k i n g message o f
t h e t r a i n t r i p and t h e upcoming c o n v e n t i o n . I t w i l l a l l o w
you t o d i s c u s s what you have done t o move t h e n a t i o n f o r w a r d
d u r i n g your f i r s t t e r m i n o f f i c e and what you hope t o
accomplish ^ n your second t e r m . I t a l s o p r o v i d e s you w i t h
t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o communicate w i t h m i l l i o n s o f Americans as
t h e y t u r n t h e i r a t t e n t i o n t o t h e P r e s i d e n t i a l r a c e and t h e
Democratic Convention.
II.
BACKGROUND:
CBS S p e c i a l News Correspondent Paula Zahn w i l l i n t e r v i e w you
f o r a s p e c i a l segment t h a t w i l l r u n d u r i n g CBS' p r i m e t i m e
coverage o f t h e Convention on Monday n i g h t .
Zahn's q u e s t i o n i n g w i l l f o c u s l a r g e l y on t h e
c o n v e n t i o n and t h e upcoming e l e c t i o n campaign.
Vision for
Since
Democratic
convention
Second Term and P r e s i d e n t i a l P o l i t i c s :
t h i s i n t e r v i e w i s being broadcast a t the time o f the
Convention, you s h o u l d expect q u e s t i o n s about t h e
and t h e upcoming e l e c t i o n , i n c l u d i n g :
*
What i s t h e c e n t r a l message o f your
upcoming acceptance speech.
*
Have you accomplished what you promised t h e American
people b e f o r e you t o o k o f f i c e and t o what degree have
you changed your agenda s i n c e t a k i n g o f f i c e ?
�Why do you want a second t e r m i n o f f i c e and what i s
your v i s i o n f o r a second term?
Do you t h i n k Senator Dole has s u c c e s s f u l l y conveyed h i s
message t o t h e American people.
I I I . PARTICIPANTS
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
IV.
The P r e s i d e n t
Paula Zahn
Mike McCurry
Joe L o c k h a r t
2 t e c h n i c a l crew
PRESS PLAN
CBS w i l l b r o a d c a s t t h e i n t e r v i e w on Monday August 2 6 between
9 PM and 10 PM d u r i n g i t s prime t i m e coverage o f t h e
Democratic N a t i o n a l Convention.
V.
REMARKS
None r e q u i r e d .
VI.
ATTACHMENTS
General t a l k i n g p o i n t s
�THE TOP EIGHT CLINTON-GORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1. Making a real down-payment toward health security by ensuring that you can take your
health coverage from job to job, and not be barred from coverage if you get sick or have a
pre-existing condition.
2. Raising the minimum wage to make work pay, and to help hard-working Americans raise
stronger families, and build better futures.
3. Moving millions from welfare to work by allowing states to reform welfare, and by
signing national welfare reform - there are already 1.3 million fewer people on welfare. This
is the beginning, not the end, of an effort to find jobs and create opportunity for every
American willing to work.
4. Getting the economy moving again: the economy has created more than 10 million new
jobs; we now make more autos than Japan; there is a record number of businesses owned by
women; the deficit has been cut by more than half; and real hourly wages, which fell for a
decade, are starting to rise again. At the same time. President Clinton has cut taxes for 15
million working families, and is fighting for new, targeted, fully paid-for tax cuts for
education, child-rearing, and buying afirsthome.
5. Winning enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which has already allowed 12
million Americans who have a new baby or a sick family member to take time off without
fear of losing their jobs.
6. Standing up to the gun lobby to pass the Brady Bill, which has already prevented 60,000
felons, fugitives, and stalkers from buying guns, and passing the assault weapons ban.
7. Protecting America's values during the tough budget fights of 1995 and 1996, by
standing up to Dole-Gingrich efforts to cut Medicare, Medicaid, education and the
environment - as well as efforts to cut school lunches, let polluters off the hook, and let
employers raid their employees pensions.
8. Bringing America together at times of national triumph and tragedy, and reaching out to
all Americans, across the lines of race, religion, age, income, and party.
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#
�THE 1996 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION:
MEETING AMERICA'S CHALLENGES. PROTECTING AMERICA'S VALUES
"IVe offer the American people a new choice based on old values. We offer opportunity. We demand responsibility. We will build
nerican community again. The choice we offer is not conservative or UberaLM's different. It's new. And it will work. It will work
ise it is rooted in the vision and values of the American people."
- Candidate Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention. July 16, 1992
THE CENTRAL MESSAGE OF THIS PRESIDENCY. CONVENTION. AND PARTY
President Clinton and Vice President Gore are MEETING AMERICA'S CHALLENGES as we move
the 21st Century and PROTECTING AMERICA'S VALUES in ways that matter in people's daily lives ugh OPPORTUNITY, RESPONSIBILITY, and COMMUNITY.
. OPPORTUNITY: Giving people the tools to make the most of their own lives, through economic growth,
creation, targeted tax cuts, and education to help people take advantage of positive economic change.
RESPONSIBILITY: Demanding all Americans live up to their obligations to themselves, their children,
our communities.
COMMUNITY: Helping families, school districts, and neighborhoods to build stronger communities;
ing to strengthen families by giving parents the tools to raise strong children on their own.
WHAT WE MUST SHARE ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
1. It is about LEADERSHIP -- of all Americans, regardless of background or party.
2. It is about OPTIMISM AND ACCOMPLISHMENT -- because America is on the right track,
daily after the past week, in which the President won tough fights to make work pay by raising the minimum
e; to make a real down-payment on health security by making health care portable; and to move millions from
'are to work, as the beginning of an effort to find jobs for every American willing to work.
3. It is about REAL PEOPLE'S LIVES -- because this presidency and party have improved the lives of
lies and children in the ways that really matter - jobs, health care, cracking down on crime, making it easier
use strong families.
4. It is about the FUTURE - because this President has a positive, forward-looking agenda to help
jrica seize all the opportunities of the 21st century.
HOW OUR CONVENTION WILL BE A CONTRAST TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
1. Ours will be about ISSUES, NOT INSULTS -- we will highlight serious policy differences, and not
e personal attacks.
2. Ours will be about THE FUTURE, not the past.
3. Ours will be built around REAL NEWS -- announcements of new policies to help our families and
Ration by offering more opportunity, demanding more responsibility, and building more community.
THE CASE FOR RE-ELECTION
A plan that worked. This President came into office with a plan, he got it done, and it worked - we
: more jobs and more opportunity; less crime and welfare, and more responsibility; and stronger communities
ss America.
No guesswork in '96. There is no guesswork about this election - we know what the President and Vice
ident have done to move America forward, and we know what Dole-Gingrich would do with unchecked
er in Washington.
A forward-looking agenda for the year 2000. This President has an progressive agenda to build on his
mplishments, and help America move into the 21st century with confidence and strength.
�THE PRESIDENT'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS: OPPORTUNITY. RESPONSIBILITY. COMMUNITY
Here's how we have offered more OPPORTUNITY:
— President Clinton got the economy moving again: we now make more autos than Japan; the economy
created more than 10 million new jobs; there is a record number of businesses owned by women; we have cut
ieficit by more than half; and real hourly wages, which fell for a decade, are starting to rise again;
— President Clinton cut taxes for IS million working families, and is fighting for new, targeted tax cuts
•ctucation, child-rearing, and buying a first home;
— President Clinton raised the minimum wage, and ensured you can take your health care from job to
and not be barred from coverage if you get sick.
Here's how we have demanded more RESPONSIBILITY:
~ President Clinton took steps that reduced crime four years in a row, putting 100,000 new police on the
us, making "three-strikes-you're-out" the law of the land, passing the assault weapons ban, and passing the
iy Bill that has prevented 60,000 felons, fugitives, and stalkers from buying guns;
— President Clinton is moving millions from welfare to work by allowing states to reform welfare, and by
ing national welfare reform — there are already 1.3 million fewer people on welfare;
— President Clinton is cracking down on deadbeat dads and preventing teenage pregnancy.
Here's how we have built greater COMMUNITY:
— President Clinton fought for the Family and Medical Leave Act, which has already allowed 12 million
ricans who have a new baby or a sick family member to take time off without losing their jobs;
— President Clinton required the V-chip in new TV sets, to give parents greater control over what their
iren watch on television, and proposed the toughest-ever measures to cut off children's access to tobacco
lucts and to reduce their appeal to children;
— President Clinton is leaving our environment safe and clean for the next generation -- ensuring public
th, protecting natural resources, and making common-sense reforms to environmental programs;
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— President Clinton has brought America together at times of national triumph and tragedy, and reached
to all Americans, across the lines of race, religion, age, income, and party.
DURING THE TOUGH BUDGET FIGHTS OF 1995 AND 1996, THE PRESIDENT PROTECTED
. OF THESE VALUES BY STANDING UP TO DOLE-GINGRICH EFFORTS TO CUT MEDICARE,
DICAID, EDUCATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
�HOW THE CLINTON ECONOMIC PLAN IS A CONTRAST TO THE DOLE PLAN
The President's plan is working. Under President Clinton, the economy has created 10 million jobs, we
cut taxes for 15 million working families, cut the deficit by 60%, raised the minimum wage, made pensions
wealth care portable, and the combined rate of inflation, unemployment, and mortgages has fallen to a 28-year
The President will do more to keep America on track. President Clinton will give new, targeted tax
for education, child-rearing, and buying a first home, while still balancing the budget and expanding exports,
^jrategy will preserve our obligations to children, families, and seniors, and protect our values. Millions of
le-class families with children in college would get a bigger tax cut under the President's plan.
Both sides agree on cutting taxes, but the Dole plan is vague, risky, and unaffordable. Unlike the
dent's $110 billion in carefully-targeted, fully paid-for tax cuts, the Dole plan offers a deficit-busting $550
m in indiscriminate tax cuts, paid for by wishful thinking. The Dole plan would balloon the deficit, raise
est rates, and slow the economy; or it would require deep cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, education, arid the
onment to pay for it.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT WILL DO DURING THE CONVENTION
ON HIS THREE-DAY, WHISTLE-STOP TRAIN TRIP to Chicago, the President will focus on the
mission of his presidency - bringing together all Americans to find new approaches to our problems based
jr most enduring values. He will make major policy announcements to show that America is on the right
to the 21st century:
MONDAY he will focus on RESPONSIBILITY and announce a new crime initiative;
TUESDAY he will focus on OPPORTUNITY and announce a new education and economic growth
tive;
WEDNESDAY he will focus on COMMUNITY and announce a new environmental initiative.
IN HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH -- The President will lay out a comprehensive vision and agenda for
1st century.
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�THE SHORT ANSWERS:
THE CASE FOR RE-ELECTION
President Clinton and Vice President Gore are MEETING AMERICA'S
CHALLENGES as we move into the 21st Century and PROTECTING AMERICA'S
VALUES in ways that matter in people's daily lives - through OPPORTUNITY,
RESPONSIBILITY, and COMMUNITY.
THE CASE FOR CLINTON-GORE
We're on the right track. This President has America on the right track - having
created more than ten million new jobs, ensured that you can take your health care from job
to job and not be denied coverage if you're sick, made work pay by raising the minimum
wage, and reformed welfare to put millions of Americans to work.
The choice in this election is clear. One choice would take us backward by cutting
Medicare, Medicaid, education (such as student loans and Head Start), and the environment,
while the other path would protect those commitments, and meet America's major new
challenges -- such as how to get everyone a job, how to get everyone through college, and
how to protect our children.
THE DOLE-KEMP-GINGRICH RECORD
A record of trying to take us backward. Dole-Kemp-Gingrich have a record over
the last two years of trying to cut Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the environment; trying
to let polluters off the hook; trying to reverse the Brady Bill and the assault weapons ban; and
trying to block the 100,000 police that are being put on our streets. If the President hadn't
been there to stop them, they'd have reversed all of America's progress.
A risky plan that would threaten the future. Now they have a risky economic plan
that would either blow a hole in the deficit, or force even deeper cuts in Medicare, Medicaid,
and the environment than Newt Gingrich wanted.
Under Dole-Kemp-Gingrich, a woman's right to choose would be gone.
THE RISKY DOLE ECONOMIC PLAN
Both sides agree on cutting taxes, but the Dole plan is vague, risky, and
unaffordable. Unlike the President's $110 billion in carefully-targeted, fully paid-for tax cuts
for education, child-rearing, and buying a first home, the Dole plan offers a deficit-busting
$550 billion in indiscriminate tax cuts, paid for by wishful thinking. The Dole plan would
balloon the deficit, raise interest rates, and slow the economy; or it would require deep cuts
in Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the environment to pay for it.
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�Political Q and A
Q.
What do you think about Jack Kemp as Bob Dole's running mate? Do you think
he would be a good vice president? What impact will he have on the race?
A.
Jack Kemp is running against the most effective vice president this country has
ever had. I don't envy him.
Q.
Many would say that Elizabeth Dole was the real star of the Republican
convention and pundits are now predicting that she will be a real asset for the GOP
ticket this fall. Some polls, meanwhile, show that more Americans view the First Lady
negatively rather than positively. What sort of role will the First Lady have in the
convention and in the campaign this fall?
A.
Well, first of all, let me say that Mrs. Dole is a very impressive, articulate woman
so I'm not surprised at all she was well-received at the convention. And, what she was
trying to tell people about was Bob Dole's personal background and his love for his
country - two things that I think all Americans, myself included, really appreciate about
Bob Dole. So I think it's no secret she will be a very strong campaigner for Mr. Dole this
fall.
I also think my wife will be a great asset for Al's and my campaign this fall and
she will play a prominent role at the convention and beyond. She cares very deeply
about the future of this country and cares especially about the most important
ingredient to that future, our children. I think the people of this country know that,
appreciate that and respect that. So I think she will be a big help this fall. You know,
Hillary's been the subject of some of the nastiest, most brutal attacks over the past four
years, and endured a partisan witchhunt on the hill. She won't deny that the attacks
have hurt her personally but she's hung in there with poise, grace and dignity. I think
the American people appreciate that. I regret that some people have chosen to believe
the attacks but I believe that in the end, the people understand the ordeal she's been
through.
Q.
Tolerance was a major theme of this year's Republican convention and the GOP
took pains to permit several people - most notably Colin Powell, Susan Molinari and
Kay Bailey Hutchison - who disagree with the party's platform on abortion to speak.
The GOP now claims that it is the party of tolerance. Do you agree? Will the
Democratic party allow anti-choice Democrats, such as Bob Casey, to play a prominent
role at their convention?
A.
Well, the Republicans did do a good job of showcasing speakers who disagree
with many of the positions in their platform, a platform that I think is far away from the
common ground most of the American people share. I guess I'd have to say I'm pretty
skeptical about whether the Republicans have had a change of heart about the
�positions they've taken in their platform -- or, for that matter, about the agenda pushed
by the Republicans in Congress this year. As far as our convention is concerned, I
think the Democrats' record of being open to diverse viewpoints is pretty clear. And on
the choice issue, our statement that we're open to differing views on this issue is right
there in the platform. The Democrats didn't fight about it. We put it there because even
where we disagree on this issue, we understand that there are so many more values
we share.
Q.
Polls continue to show you with a large lead over Bob Dole. Many pundits like to
say your campaign has been playing by the Reagan playbook? Have you? Do you
, think you are headed to a landslide victory?
A.
I'm a firm believer that the only poll worth trusting is the one on election day.
And while I firmly believe that Al Gore and I will be re-elected, I have no doubt that this
race will get much closer. This is no time for people who care about our nation's future
to be complacent. The most important election of this generation is just getting into full
swing. Major issues - and serious differences in visions for the future if this country will be debated this fall and the stakes could not be higher.
Q.
Do you think the Democrats will retake the Congress this fall?
A.
I think the Democratic Party has an excellent chance of retaking the Congress
this fall and do you know why? It's because people have been paying attention.
They've been paying attention to the radical agenda this Congress pursued for much of
the past two years. They know that we can balance the budget and provide targeted
tax relief without gutting environmental programs or dishonoring our commitments to
educate our children and care for our elderly. The American people deserve better
than an extremist agenda and multiple govemment shutdowns.
I think people also know that many of the good things we were able to
accomplish in recent weeks - an increase in the minimum wage, health care portability,
improved water standards - were passed largely due to the tireless efforts of
Democrats, sometimes with the help of a small minority of moderate Republicans.
Many Republicans voted for this legislation in the end even though they erected
countless roadblocks to them along the way. I think the American people know
Congress would not have pursued this legislation if left to their own devices. And I think
in November they're going to show very clearly that they do not believe this Congress
should be left to its own devices.
�August 24, 1996
ARLINGTON WHISTLE STOP EVENT
Date:
Location:
Time:
From:
I.
August 26, 1996
Train Arrival Area
Arlington, OH
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m
Craig Smith, Linda Moore and Joe Trahern
PURPOSE
Whistle stop campaign rally.
II.
BACKGROUND
Arlington is a small town of about 5,000 people located in Hardin County, which is home to
about 60,000 residents. It is a mostly agricultural area, the major crops being soybeans and
com, with some winter wheat, dairy and hog farms located there as well. It is a conservative,
heavily Republican area, represented in Congress by Rep. Michael Oxley (R).
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III.
PARTICIPANTS
Senator John Glenn (D), U.S. Treasurer Mary Ellen Withrow and a local hero tbd will be on
the program with you. As you know. Treasurer Withrow hails from Ohio and, prior to her
appointment, served as the state Treasurer.
IV.
PRESS PLAN
Open press.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
*
Offstage announcement of you, Senator Glenn, Treasurer Withrow and the local hero.
*
Treasurer Withrow makes welcoming remarks and introduces Senator Glenn.
*
Senator Glenn makes remarks and introduces the local hero.
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The local hero makes remarks and introduces you.
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You make remarks.
*
You depart, working a ropeline as you go.
VI.
REMARKS
Provided by Speechwriting.
�August 24, 1996
BOWLING GREEN WHISTLE STOP EVENT
Date:
Location:
Time:
From:
I.
August 26,1996
Back of Train
Bowling Green, OH
7:20 p.m. - 8:05 p.m.
Craig Smith, Linda Moore and Joe Trahern
PURPOSE
Whistle stop campaign rally.
II.
BACKGROUND
You are thefirstDemocratic nominee for the presidency to visit Bowling Green since John F.
Kennedy. The only sitting Presidents to visit Bowling Green in recent memory are Republicans.
President Reagan visited twice and President Bush made a campaign visit there in 1992,
Bowling Green is a suburb of Akron with a population of about 30,000. It is situated in Wood
County, which has a population of about 125,000. Bowling Green State University, with a
student body of approximately 15,000 (not included in the city's population total), is tar and away
the town's major employer. The university employs approximately 2,500 people, over 1,000 of
whom are faculty. The school year will begin the day after you are in the state. However, the
dorms will open the Saturday before your visit so most of the students will likely have moved in.
The school's mascot is the falcon. It is a historically Democratic campus and Clinton-Gore
carried it easily in 1992.
Bowling Green tilts Democratic. Clinton-Gore carried it comfortably in 1992 and although the
sitting mayor is a.Republican, Democrats control the City Council by a 5-2 margin. The rest of
Wood County and the Fifth Congressional District is Republican. You were thefirstDemocrat
since Lyndon Johnson to carry Wood County in 1992. The area is represented in Congress by
Rep. Paul Gillmore (R). It is a solidly Republican seat and he is considered safe in his re-election
bid, though he is taking some flack for not residing within the district.
Other than the universiiy. most of the other major employers are in auto-relatcd industries, mostly
suppliers of parts to the auto plants in Toledo. The largest of these is Cooper Tire, a rubber
company that has two plants with several hundred employees at each.
�Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D), who represents Toledo, is also on the program with you. She is the most
popular politician in the city, posting approval ratings of over 70%. Although she has been quite
critical of the Administration, especially on trade issues such as NAFTA and GATT, our contacts
in Ohio report that she will cooperate with your campaign eftbrt here. As you know, she has said
she would reject any overture from Ross Perot to be his running mate and that she is supporting
you.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
Rep. Kaptur and Senator John Glenn (D) will be on the program with you.
IV.
PRESS PLAN
Open press.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
*
Offstage announcement of you. Senator Glenn and Rep. Kaptur to "Ruffles and
Flourishes" and "Hail to the Chief."
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Rep. Kaptur makes remarks and introduces Senator Glenn.
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Senator Glenn makes remarks and introduces you.
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You make remarks and depart, working a ropeline as you go.
VI.
REMARKS
Provided by Speechwriting.
�August 24, 1996
RALLY
Date:
Location:
Time:
From:
I.
August 26,1996
Promenade Park
Toledo, OH
10:00 - 11:00 p.m. (EDT)
Craig Smith, Linda Moore and Joe Trahern
PURPOSE
Campaign rally.
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BACKGROUND
Toledo is a solidly Democratic city and you carried it handily in 1992.
The adage in Toledo, a city of over 250,000 people, is that "when Detroit gets a cold, Toledo
sneezes." The auto industry is clearly the major employer in Toledo, with Jeep, GM, Chrysler
and Ford all owning plants here along with a large number of suppliers servicing the big auto
plants. Toledo experienced a severe economic downturn in the 1980s but as the auto industry is
rallying, it is making a comeback here as well.
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D) is the most popular elected official in the Toledo area. (Polls show her
with an approval rating over 70%.) As you know, she has said she would reject any overture
from Ross Perot to be his vice presidential candidate and has said that she is supporting your reelection bid. Although she has been one of your loudest critics within the Democratic Party most notably on trade issues, NAFTA and GATT in particular -- our contacts in the state report
that she will cooperate with your campaign effort here. She will be on the program with you.
Somewhat more controversial than Kaptur is Mayor Cany Finkbeiner (D), who is also on the
program. His aggressive and abrasive personality have made him something of a divisive figure
in Toledo.
There will likely be a local hero component to this event. At deadline, it had not been finalized.
You will be briefed on the train regarding any changes to the program.
HI.
PARTICIPANTS
Mayor Finkbeiner, Rep. Kaptur, Senator John Glenn (D) and a local hero tbd will be on the
program with you.
�IV.
PRESS PLAN
Open press.
V.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
*
Offstage announcement of you accompanied by Senator Glenn, Rep. Kaptur, Mayor
Finkbeiner and a local hero tbd to "Ruffles and Flourishes" and "Hail to the Chief."
*
Mayor Finkbeiner makes welcoming remarks and introduces Rep. Kaptur.
*
Rep. Kaptur makes remarks and introduces Senator Glenn.
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Senator Glenn makes remarks.
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[Possible recognition of local hero. TBD.]
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Senator Glenn introduces you.
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You make remarks.
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You depart, working a ropeline as you go.
VI.
REMARKS
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�Background On The Chrysler Jeep Factory Event in Toledo, Ohio
Purpose Of Event
To celebrate the accomplishments of the American worker by watching the 2-millionth Jeep
Cherokee roll of the assembly line at the Toledo Chrysler plant and to show how your
Administration's economic agenda, which includes expanding global markets and
strengthening the national economy, has spurred job creation and created new opportunities
for American workers and their families.
Background On The Toledo Chrysler Jeep Factory
The Chrysler Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio is the oldest existing automobile manufacturing
facility of its kind in the United States. Built in the early 1900's, the facility served as the
Pope Bicycle factory and home to many automobile plants before it was purchased by
Chrysler in 1987.
The Jeep Cherokee and T.J. Wrangler jeeps are manufactured under separate body shops at
the Chrysler facility. After the jeeps are built, the two body shops funnel into one paint
system. The completed T.J Wranger jeeps are transported to the Chrysler Stickney Avenue
plant two miles away. The completed Jeep Cherokees remain at the Chrysler North Cove
plant.
Much of the success of this Chrysler Jeep factory can be attributed to the number of jeeps the
plant exports to other countries. Of the 2 million jeeps the plant has produced, almost 78,000
of them are right-handed jeeps targeted for export to Japan, Australia, and the United
Kingdom. In 1992, the Chrysler plant produced 151,753 jeeps of which 17,541 were
exported. This year, the plant projects to produce 239,883 jeeps of which 41,445 will be
exported ~ a 250 percent increase over the number of Jeep Cherokees exported four years
ago. As a result of their success, the Toledo Chrysler plant was recognized as Ohio's
Exporter of The Year in 1995.
Tie-In To Administration's Economic Accomplishments
The Toledo Chrysler plant's accomplishments is a clear example of how selling American
products abroad can spur job creation at home ~ thereby creating more opportunity for
American workers and their families. Of the 10.2 million new American jobs that have been
created since the beginning of your Administration, 700 of them have been created by the
Toledo Chrysler plant (4,631 in 1993 vs. 5338 in 1996). These jobs pay higher than the
average wages. Not only does the auto industry pay higher than average wages, jobs
supported by exports pay on average 15 percent more than other jobs, including the 1 million
new export-related jobs that have been created under your Administration. The Toledo
Chrysler has benefitted from these conditions ~ last year each Chrysler employee received an
$8,000 profitsharing check.
�The Chrysler plant has helped contribute to the 3.2 percent decline in Toledo's
unemployment rate. In 1992, the unemployment rate in Toledo was at 8 percent. Today,
Toledo's unemployment rate stands at only 4.8 percent and has helped keep Ohio's .
unemployment rate below the nation's average. In 1992, the unemployment rate in Ohio
stood at 7 percent. Ohio's unemployment rate now stands at 4.9 percent, below the national
average of 5.4 which itself is down from almost 7 percent, at the beginning of your
Administration.
The Toledo Chrysler factory has helped to make the United States the number one
manufacmrer of automobiles for the first time since the 1970s.
�PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
CHRYSLER JEEP FACTORY
TOLEDO, OHIO
AUGUST 27, 1996
[Acknowledgments: Mayor Finkbeiner; Congresswoman Kaptur; Senator Glenn, and
thank you, Ron Conrad (UAW unit chair at the plant, who introduces you)].
And I want to acknowledge the worker here who so eloquently told the nation last night
what we'refightingfor in this campaign. Todd Clancy, thank you, for telling America about the
miracle here in Toledo. They're having a great time in Chicago. I can't wait to get there, and I'm
glad I'm going on this train trip, because I want all Americans to see what's happening all across
our country . . . America is on the right track to the 21st century!
I am here because I want America to see what you are doing. I came to Toledo by train but when I leave this plant... it'll be by Jeep — the 2 millionth Cherokee Jeep to roll off the
assembly line here f^f^00pj^ju^qj^$iqg0]. I want to congratulate all the workers here who
have shown us what American workmanship means not just here at home,-but around the world.
You have shown what hard work and team work can do. You show that when Americans are
given a chance to compete, we are the best in the world.
Today, we stand on the edge of a new century. A time of great challenge and change, but,
especially, a time of remarkable possibility for all our people. My fellow Americans, I am as
confident as I have ever been that the future ahead is bright, brighter than all the days of our
magnificent past.
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In every city and town of our great land Americans are rising up and coming together to
meet the challenges of our times - and conquer them. We are doing it in a way that honors our
legacy by protecting our values, but looks to the future by embracing new ideas. It is not a
Democratic approach or a Republican approach — it is a truly American approach.
As we take this trip through the heartland, we are seeing Americans in all walks of life,
mastering our challenges with new solutions based on old values. My Administration set out to
give our people the tools to meet our challenges.
We are coming together around our common values: Opportunityforall Americans to
build a great future, and responsibilityfromall Americans to make the most of it. That's the basic
bargain of America. And it thrives when we come together as a community. These are the values
that guide Americans across our country every day, and they must guide America into the future.
Yesterday, I was in Columbus, talking about how people are taking responsibility, by
working with local police to keep their communities safe. Tomorrow, I'll be in Kalamazoo,
Michigan, to talk about what we are doing to help the environment for our communities. Today,
and all across Ohio, I want to talk about opportunity — how we can keep alive the American
dream for everyone willing to work for it.
We have seen recently just how much we can do as a nation when we put aside partisan
�politics and use common-sense. In the last 5 days, I signed bipartisan legislation to reform health
care so families will never again be denied insurance because a family member is sick; to end
welfare as we know it; and to give 10 million Americans a raise, by increasing the minimum wage.
I am especially happy to be here today. I am a car person. I was 6 years old thefirsttime
I crawled under a 1952 Buick in my father's tiny dealership in Hope, Arkansas. I love anything
on four wheels. This plant is one of the originals, the oldest auto plant of its kind in America.
But it's leading a revolution. Today, at this plant, the 2-millionth Jeep Cherokee rolled off the
assembly line. 78,000 of them have been right-hand Jeeps targeted for export to Japan and
elsewhere. Just four years ago, not many people would have thought it possible: That we would
see right-hand drive Jeeps and other vehicles made by American workers in American plants
bound for Japan. But it's real, and here's the proof. This plant exported 17,500 Cherokees 4
years ago; this year, it will export 41,500 of those vehicles.
More important, there are 700 more people working at this plant alone than in 1993. That
means hundreds of families have a chance they didn't have just a few years ago, to build their
dreams. That is a tribute to all of you. And it is tells us what we can do when we work together
to increase opportunity for Americans, at home and around the world. . Now, this didn't just happen. I came into office with a clear strategy for our economy.
We put in place a tough economic plan — to cut the deficit, shrink the govemment, invest in our
people and their skills, and expand exports.
Look at the record: The U.S. auto industry is Number One again. Basic industries are
back; there have been 900,000 new construction jobs. High-tech industries like semiconductors
and biotech lead the w3rld. 4.4 million people have become new homeowners. The federal
govemment has been cut by 230,000 people. The combined rate of unemployment, inflation and
mortgages is the lowest in 30 years. Unemployment in Ohio alone has gonefrom7 percent to
less than 5 percent. The deficit has been cut by more than half -- now the smallest since 1981.
The economy has created more than 10 million new jobs. Real wages, which had fallen for a
decade, have begun toriseagain.
Our exports have surged to record levels, because our trade policy has been aggressive.
We have negotiated more than 200 trade agreements, bringing down barriers to American
products overseas. And every time we do, as we did with our 1995 auto and auto parts
agreement with Japan, high-wage jobs are created here at home. In Ohio alone, almost 300,000
jobs are supported by exports. Our exports are now at record levels, up 31 percent since I took
office and they account for one-third of our overall economic growth.
Our economy is the soundest it has been in a decade. We are competing to win. And by
giving people the tools they need to make the most of their own lives, we are getting closer to our
goal of bringing the bright picture of prosperity to every community, every home and every
family. We want to move forward, to give tax cuts for education, child-rearing and buying a first
home. We want tofinishthe job of balancing the budget, and grow our economy so we create
ever more and better-paying jobs for Americans.
Last night. Todd Clancy told our national convention how he had laid off in 1991.
�Without a job, he and his family didn't have health insurance. It was a rough time. But in 1993, he
was hired here, and now he's a millwright, making a very good living. His family has a new car, a
new pool, and next year they plan to build a new house. They have has security. Their lives
turned around because Todd had the opportunity to get the training and take a high-wage job.
That's the kind of success we want to see coming to more and more American families.
We want all our families to be in the driver's seat, the way you are here in Toledo. We
want them to live in safe communities, with good schools. We want your families to grow strong
because it's easier for you to be a good parent and a good worker.
I want you all to think about what kind of future you want for your children, about what
kind of country you want America to be in the 21st century. That's what this election is all about.
Are we going to meet our challenges and protect our values to make the 21st century the future
we want for our children? All across America, people are coming together and saying, "Yes."
New solutions for new challenges — guided by values as old as America. We've got more
to do, and we are going to do it. I look to the future and I amfilledwith confidence. I want this
train trip to show all Americans what you see every day in Toledo — America is on the right track
to the 21st century! Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
�AUGUST 23, 1996
INTERVIEW WITH PAULA ZAHN OF CBS
LOCATION:
DATE:
TIME:
FROM:
I.
Aboard t r a i n
P r e s i d e n t i a l Backup Car
Back P l a t f o r m
En r o u t e Royal Oak, MI
August 27, 199 6
TBA
EDT
Mike McCurry
PURPOSE:
T h i s 10-minute i n t e r v i e w i s t h e second o f two t r a i n t r i p
i n t e r v i e w s w i t h Paula Zahn o f CBS News. T h i s i n t e r v i e w
p r o v i d e s you w i t h t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o emphasize t h e f o r w a r d l o o k i n g message o f t h e t r a i n t r i p and t h e upcoming
c o n v e n t i o n . I t w i l l a l l o w you t o d i s c u s s what you have done
t o move t h e n a t i o n f o r w a r d d u r i n g y o u r f i r s t t e r m i n o f f i c e
and what yqp hope t o accomplish i n y o u r second t e r m . I t a l s o
p r o v i d e s you w i t h t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o communicate w i t h
m i l l i o n s o f Americans as t h e y t u r n t h e i r a t t e n t i o n t o t h e
P r e s i d e n t i a l race and t h e Democratic Convention.
II.
BACKGROUND:
CBS S p e c i a l News Correspondent Paula Zahn w i l l i n t e r v i e w you
f o r a s p e c i a l segment t h a t w i l l r u n d u r i n g CBS' p r i m e t i m e
coverage o f t h e Convention Tuesday n i g h t .
Zahn's q u e s t i o n i n g w i l l f o c u s l a r g e l y on t h e
c o n v e n t i o n and t h e upcoming e l e c t i o n campaign.
V i s i o n f o r Second Term and P r e s i d e n t i a l P o l i t i c s :
Since t h i s i n t e r v i e w i s b e i n g b r o a d c a s t a t t h e t i m e o f t h e
Democratic Convention, you s h o u l d expect q u e s t i o n s about t h e
c o n v e n t i o n and t h e upcoming e l e c t i o n , i n c l u d i n g :
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What i s t h e c e n t r a l message o f your
upcoming acceptance speech.
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Have you accomplished what you promised t h e American
people b e f o r e you t o o k o f f i c e and t o what degree have
you changed your agenda s i n c e t a k i n g o f f i c e ?
�Why do you want a second t e r m i n o f f i c e and what i s
your v i s i o n f o r a second term?
Do you t h i n k Senator Dole has s u c c e s s f u l l y conveyed h i s
message t o t h e American p e o p l e .
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PRESS PLAN
CBS w i l l broadcast t h e i n t e r v i e w on Tuesday August 27 a t 9
PM d u r i n g i t s prime t i m e coverage o f t h e Democratic N a t i o n a l
Convention.
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�THE TOP EIGHT CLINTON-GORE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1. Making a real down-payment toward health security by ensuring that you can take your
health coverage from job to job, and not be barred from coverage i f you get sick or have a
pre-existing condition.
2. Raising the minimum wage to make work pay, and to help hard-working Americans raise
stronger families, and build better futures.
3. Moving millions from welfare to work by allowing states to reform welfare, and by
signing national welfare reform - there are already 1.3 million fewer people on welfare. This
is the beginning, not the end, of an effort to find jobs and create opportunity for every
American willing to work.
4. Getting the economy moving again: the economy has created more than 10 million new
jobs; we now make more autos than Japan; there is a record number of businesses owned by
women; the deficit has been cut by more than half; and real hourly wages, which fell for a
decade, are starting to rise again. At the same time. President Clinton has cut taxes for 15
million working families, and is fighting for new, targeted, fully paid-for tax cuts for
education, child-rearing, and buying a first home.
5. Winning enactment of the Family and Medical Leave Act, which has already allowed 12
million Americans who have a new baby or a sick family member to take time off without
fear of losing their jobs.
6. Standing up to the gun lobby to pass the Brady Bill, which has already prevented 60,000
felons, fugitives, and stalkers from buying guns, and passing the assault weapons ban.
7. Protecting America's values during the tough budget fights of 1995 and 1996, by
standing up to Dole-Gingrich efforts to cut Medicare, Medicaid, education and the
environment — as well as efforts to cut school lunches, let polluters off the hook, and let
employers raid their employees pensions.
8. Bringing America together at times of national triumph and tragedy, and reaching out to
all Americans, across the lines of race, religion, age, income, and party.
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�THE 1996 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION:
MEETING AMERICA'S CHALLENGES. PROTECTING AMERICA'S VALUES
"fVe offer the American people a new choice based on old values. We offer opportunity. We demand responsibility. We will build
in American community again. The choice we offer is not conservative or liberal...It's different. It's new. And it will work. It will work
ecause it is rooted in the vision and values of the American people."
— Candidate Bill Clinton, Democratic National Convention, July 16, 1992
THE CENTRAL MESSAGE OF THIS PRESIDENCY. CONVENTION. AND PARTY
President Clinton and Vice President Gore are MEETING AMERICA'S CHALLENGES as we move
itto the 21st Century and PROTECTING AMERICA'S VALUES in ways that matter in people's daily lives hrough OPPORTUNITY, RESPONSIBILITY, and COMMUNITY.
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OPPORTUNITY: Giving people the tools to make the most of their own lives, through economic growth,
ob creation, targeted tax cuts, and education to help people take advantage of positive economic change.
RESPONSIBILITY: Demanding all Americans live up to their obligations to themselves, their children,
md our communities.
COMMUNITY: Helping families, school districts, and neighborhoods to build stronger communities;
iclping to strengthen families by giving parents the tools to raise strong children on their own.
WHAT WE MUST SHARE ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
1. It is about LEADERSHIP -- of all Americans, regardless of background or party.
2. It is about OPTIMISM AND ACCOMPLISHMENT « because America is on the right track,
"specially after the past week, in which the President won tough fights to make work pay by raising the minimum
•vage; to make a real down-payment on health security by making health care portable; and to move millions from
welfare to work, as the beginning of an effort to find jobs for every American willing to work.
3. It is about REAL PEOPLE'S LIVES -- because this presidency and party have improved the lives of
•amilies and children in the ways that really matter — jobs, health care, cracking down on crime, making it easier
o raise strong families.
4. It is about the FUTURE — because this President has a positive, forward-looking agenda to help
America seize all the opportunities of the 21st century.
HOW OUR CONVENTION WILL BE A CONTRAST TO REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
1. Ours will be about ISSUES, NOT INSULTS - we will highlight serious policy differences, and not
nake personal attacks.
2. Ours will be about THE FUTURE, not the past.
3. Ours will be built around REAL NEWS - announcements of new policies to help our families and
rtir nation by offering more opportunity, demanding more responsibility, and building more community.
THE CASE FOR RE-ELECTION
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A plan that worked. This President came into office with a plan, he got it done, and it worked - we
lave more jobs and more opportunity; less crime and welfare, and more responsibility; and stronger communities
icross America.
No guesswork in '96. There is no guesswork about this election - we know what the President and Vice
^resident have done to move America forward, and we know what Dole-Gingrich would do with unchecked
Dower in Washington.
A forward-looking agenda for the year 2000. This President has an progressive agenda to build on his
iccomplishments, and help America move into the 21st century with confidence and strength.
�THE PRESIDENT'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS: OPPORTUNITY. RESPONSIBILITY. COMMUNITY
Here's how we have offered more OPPORTUNITY:
— President Clinton got the economy moving again: we now make more autos than Japan; the economy
ias created more than 10 million new jobs; there is a record number of businesses owned by women; we have cut
he deficit by more than half; and real hourly wages, which fell for a decade, are starting to rise again;
— President Clinton cut taxes for 15 million working families, and is fighting for ne%v, targeted tax cuts
'or education, child-rearing, and buying a first home;
— President Clinton raised the minimum wage, and ensured you can take your health care from job to
ob, and not be barred from coverage if you get sick.
Here's how we have demanded more RESPONSIBILITY:
— President Clinton took steps that reduced crime four years in a row, putting 100,000 new police on the
••treets, making "three-strikes-you're-out" the law of the land, passing the assault weapons ban, and passing the
3rady Bill that has prevented 60,000 felons, fugitives, and stalkers from buying guns;
— President Clinton is moving millions from welfare to work by allowing states to reform welfare, and by
igning national welfare reform — there are already 1.3 million fewer people on welfare;
-- President Clinton is cracking down on deadbeat dads and preventing teenage pregnancy.
Here's how we have built greater COMMUNITY:
~ President Clinton fought for the Family and Medical Leave Act, which has already allowed 12 million
imehcans who have a new baby or a sick family member to take time off without losing their jobs;
-- President Clinton required the V-chip in new TV sets, to give parents greater control over what their
•hildren watch on television, and proposed the toughest-ever measures to cut off children's access to tobacco
iroducts and to reduce their appeal to children;
— President Clinton is leaving our environment safe and clean for the next generation — ensuring public
leallh, protecting natural resources, and making common-sense reforms to environmental programs;
— President Clinton has brought America together at times of national triumph and tragedy, and reached
mt to all Americans, across the lines of race, religion, age, income, and party.
DURING THE TOUGH BUDGET FIGHTS OF 1995 AND 1996, THE PRESIDENT PROTECTED
ILL OF THESE VALUES BY STANDING UP TO DOLE-GINGRICH EFFORTS TO CUT MEDICARE,
MEDICAID, EDUCATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
�HOW THE CLINTON ECONOMIC PLAN IS A CONTRAST TO THE DOLE PLAN
The President's plan is working. Under President Clinton, the economy has created 10 million jobs, we
lave cut taxes for 15 million working families, cut the deficit by 60%, raised the minimum wage, made pensions
ind health care portable, and the combined rate of inflation, unemployment, and mortgages has fallen to a 28-year
ow.
The President will do more to keep America on track. President Clinton will give new, targeted tax
;uts for education, child-rearing, and buying a first home, while still balancing the budget and expanding exports.
This strategy will preserve our obligations to children, families, and seniors, and protect our values. Millions of
niddle-class families with children in college would get a bigger tax cut under the President's plan.
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Both sides agree on cutting taxes, but the Dole plan is vague, risky, and unaffordable. Unlike the
Resident's $110 billion in carefully-targeted, fully paid-for tax cuts, the Dole plan offers a deficit-busting $550
million in indiscriminate tax cuts, paid for by wishful thinking. The Dole plan would balloon the deficit, raise
merest rates, and slow the economy; or it would require deep cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the
environment to pay for it.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT WILL DO DURING THE CONVENTION
ON HIS THREE-DAY, WHISTLE-STOP TRAIN TRIP to Chicago, the President will focus on the
:ore mission of his presidency -- bringing together all Americans to find new approaches to our problems based
D our most enduring values. He will make major policy announcements to show that America is on the right
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rack to the 21st century:
MONDAY he will focus on RESPONSIBILITY and announce a new crime initiative;
TUESDAY he will focus on OPPORTUNITY and announce a new education and economic growth
nitiative;
WEDNESDAY he will focus on COMMUNITY and announce a new environmental initiative.
IN HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH - The President will lay out a comprehensive vision and agenda for
the 21st century.
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�THE SHORT ANSWERS:
THE CASE FOR RE-ELECTION
President Clinton and Vice President Gore are MEETING AMERICA'S
CHALLENGES as we move into the 21st Century and PROTECTING AMERICA'S
VALUES in ways that matter in people's daily lives - through OPPORTUNITY,
RESPONSIBILITY, and COMMUNITY.
THE CASE FOR CLINTON-GORE
We're on the right track. This President has America on the right track - having
created more than ten million new jobs, ensured that you can take your health care from job
to job and not be denied coverage if you're sick, made work pay by raising the minimum
wage, and reformed welfare to put millions of Americans to work.
The choice in this election is clear. One choice would take us backward by cutting
Medicare, Medicaid, education (such as student loans and Head Start), and the environment,
while the other path would protect those commitments, and meet America's major new
challenges — such as how to get everyone a job, how to get everyone through college, and
how to protect our children.
THE DOLE-KEMP-GINGRICH RECORD
A record of trying to take us backward. Dole-Kemp-Gingrich have a record over
the last two years of trying to cut Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the environment; trying
to let polluters off the hook; trying to reverse the Brady Bill and the assault weapons ban; and
trying to block the 100,000 police that are being put on our streets. If the President hadn't
been there to stop them, they'd have reversed all of America's progress.
A risky plan that would threaten the future. Now they have a risky economic plan
that would either blow a hole in the deficit, or force even deeper cuts in Medicare, Medicaid,
and the environment than Newt Gingrich wanted.
Under Dole-Kemp-Gingrich, a woman's right to choose would be gone.
THE RISKY DOLE ECONOMIC PLAN
Both sides agree on cutting taxes, but the Dole plan is vague, risky, and
unaffordable. Unlike the President's $110 billion in carefully-targeted, fully paid-for tax cuts
for education, child-rearing, and buying a first home, the Dole plan offers a deficit-busting
$550 billion in indiscriminate tax cuts, paid for by wishful thinking. The Dole plan would
balloon the deficit, raise interest rates, and slow the economy; or it would require deep cuts
in Medicare, Medicaid, education, and the environment to pay for it.
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�Political Q and A
Q.
What do you think about Jack Kemp as Bob Dole's running mate? Do you think
he would be a good vice president? What impact will he have on the race?
A.
Jack Kemp is running against the most effective vice president this country has
ever had. I don't envy him.
Q.
Many would say that Elizabeth Dole was the real star of the Republican
convention and pundits are now predicting that she will be a real asset for the GOP
ticket this fall. Some polls, meanwhile, show that more Americans view the First Lady
negatively rather than positively. What sort of role will the First Lady have in the
convention and in the campaign this fall?
A.
Well, first of all, let me say that Mrs. Dole is a very impressive, articulate woman
so I'm not surprised at all she was well-received at the convention. And, what she was
trying to tell people about was Bob Dole's personal background and his love for his
country - two things that I think all Americans, myself included, really appreciate about
Bob Dole. So I think it's no secret she will be a very strong campaigner for Mr. Dole this
fall.
I also think my wife will be a great asset for Al's and my campaign this fall and
she will play a prominent role at the convention and beyond. She cares very deeply
about the future of this country and cares especially about the most important
ingredient to that future, our children. I think the people of this country know that,
appreciate that and respect that. So I think she will be a big help this fall. You know,
Hillary's been the subject of some of the nastiest, most brutal attacks over the past four
years, and endured a partisan witchhunt on the hill. She won't deny that the attacks
have hurt her personally but she's hung in there with poise, grace and dignity. I think
the American people appreciate that. I regret that some people have chosen to believe
the attacks but I believe that in the end, the people understand the ordeal she's been
through.
Q.
Tolerance was a major theme of this year's Republican convention and the GOP
took pains to permit several people - most notably Colin Powell, Susan Molinari and
Kay Bailey Hutchison - who disagree with the party's platform on abortion to speak.
The GOP now claims that it is the party of tolerance. Do you agree? Will the
Democratic party allow anti-choice Democrats, such as Bob Casey, to play a prominent
role at their convention?
A.
Well, the Republicans did do a good job of showcasing speakers who disagree
with many of the positions in their platform, a platform that I think is far away from the
common ground most of the American people share. I guess I'd have to say I'm pretty
skeptical about whether the Republicans have had a change of heart about the
�positions they've taken in their platform - or, for that matter, about the agenda pushed
by the Republicans in Congress this year. As far as our convention is concerned, I
think the Democrats' record of being open to diverse viewpoints is pretty clear. And on
the choice issue, our statement that we're open to differing views on this issue is right
there in the platform. The Democrats didn't fight about it. We put it there because even
where we disagree on this issue, we understand that there are so many more values
we share.
Q.
Polls continue to show you with a large lead over Bob Dole. Many pundits like to
say your campaign has been playing by the Reagan playbook? Have you? Do you
think you are headed to a landslide victory?
A.
I'm a firm believer that the only poll worth trusting is the one on election day.
And while I firmly believe that Al Gore and I will be re-elected, I have no doubt that this
race will get much closer. This is no time for people who care about our nation's future
to be complacent. The most important election of this generation is just getting into full
swing. Major issues - and serious differences in visions for the future if this country will be debated this fall and the stakes could not be higher.
Q.
Do you think the Democrats will retake the Congress this fall?
A.
I think the Democratic Party has an excellent chance of retaking the Congress
this fall and do you know why? It's because people have been paying attention.
They've been paying attention to the radical agenda this Congress pursued for much of
the past two years. They know that we can balance the budget and provide targeted
tax relief without gutting environmental programs or dishonoring our commitments to
educate our children and care for our elderly. The American people deserve better
than an extremist agenda and multiple government shutdowns.
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I think people also know that many of the good things we were able to
accomplish in recent weeks - an increase in the minimum wage, health care portability,
improved water standards - were passed largely due to the tireless efforts of
Democrats, sometimes with the help of a small minority of moderate Republicans.
Many Republicans voted for this legislation in the end even though they erected
countless roadblocks to them along the way. I think the American people know
Congress would not have pursued this legislation if left to their own devices. And I think
in November they're going to show very clearly that they do not believe this Congress
should be left to its own devices.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J . CLINTON
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Acknowledgments: Congressman John Dingell; Senator Carl Levin; Superintendent
Patricia Cole; and two students, Justin Whitney and Nicole Rushman who read to the President
from The Little Engine That Could, ending with the refrain, " I thought I could, I thought I
could" - then they introduce the President.
Justin...Nicole...I knew you could. You did a great job and we are all very proud of
you. It is great to be here in Wyandotte [WINE DOT]. This is a "can do" city in a "can do"
state and I am happy to be standing up here with some of the most outstanding leaders and
future leaders in America.
They're having a great time in Chicago right now. I can't wait to get there, and I'm glad
I'm going on this train trip, because I want all Americans to see what is working all across our
country.
Today, we stand on the edge of a new century. A time of great challenge and change,
but, especially, a time of remarkable possibility for all our people. My fellow Americans, I am
as confident as I have e^er been that the future ahead is bright, brighter than all the days of our
magnificent past. " I think I can, I think I can" — that is the spirit that will carry us forward.
That is the spirit that will keep America on the right track to the 21st century!
As we take this trip through the heartland, we are seeing Americans in all walks of life,
mastering our challenges with new solutions based on old values. My Administration set out to
give our people the tools to meet our challenges.
In every city and town of our great land Americans are rising up and coming together to
meet the challenges of our times — and conquer them. We are doing it in a way that honors our
legacy by protecting our values, but looks to the future by embracing new ideas. It is not a
Democratic approach or a Republican approach — it is a truly American approach.
Every day of this train trip, I want to highlight how Americans are coming together
around our common values: Opportunity for all Americans to build a great future, and
responsibility from all Americans to make the most of it ~ the basic bargain of America that
thrives when we come together as a community. Yesterday, we visited Columbus, Ohio where
we talked about people taking responsibility to take back their streets from crime. Tomorrow, I
will be in Kalamazoo to talk about how communities can come together to protect our
environment. Earlier today, I was at the Jeep plant in Toledo, to celebrate expanding opportunity
and to witness the 2 millionth Jeep rolling off the assembly line. I came here to talk with you
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�about another kind of opportunity ~ the opportunity of an education and why it is so important
in this new era. I will say more about that in a minute. But first, let me tell you why it is so
important to build a strong economy as thefirststep to helping us meet all our other challenges.
When I took office, our economy wasn't creating enough opportunity. Unemployment
was nearly eight percent; the deficit was out of control; new jobs were scarce. We put a
comprehensive economic plan in place to get the American economy back on track: cutting the
deficit, shrinking govemment, expanding exports, and investing in our people.
Look at the results: America is selling more cars than Japan for thefirsttime in a decade.
The combined rate of inflation, unemployment, and mortgages is the lowest in 30 years. We have
cut the deficit by 60 percent. America has created more than 10 million new jobs — more than
360,000 right here in Michigan. We cut taxes for 15 million working families, including more
than 390,000 in Michigan. And real hourly wages are starting to rise for thefirsttime in a
decade.
We have seen recently just how much we can do when we put aside partisan politics and
use common-sense. Last week, I signed bipartisan legislation to reform health care so families
will never again be denied health insurance because a family member is sick; to end welfare as
we know it; and to give 10 million Americans a raise, by increasing the minimum wage.
Now we must extend this season of progress by balancing the budget and meeting one
of the most important djiallenges we face - improving the education of our children.
Education has always been one of the crowning values of America. We are a country
that says to its young people - if you get a good education and work hard, there is nothing
you can not achieve. And as America takes its place in the new global economy, it is clear
that education is more important than ever before. Education is literally the fault line that
separates those who will prosper from those who cannot in the 21st century. That is why over
the last four years, my Administration has spared no effort to improve the quality of American
education and expand the opportunity for all Americans to get the education they need to
succeed.
We strengthened and expanded Head Start. We helped schools raise standards for basic
and advanced skills. We introduced School-to-Work that prepares young people for careers
and college. We created safe, drug-free and disciplined schools. We are putting the future at
the fingertips of every American student by putting computers, and software and teachers who
know how to use them in every classroom in America — and hooking every school to the
Internet by the dawn of the new century. We proposed $5 billion to help communities repair
broken down schools and build new ones. Direct loans are making it cheaper and easier for
students to borrow the money they need to go to college.
These efforts are beginning to pay off. National math and science scores are up. SAT
�scores are up - the SAT scores in math are now at a 24-year high. ACT scores have gone up
three times in the last four years. Half of all four-year -olds now attend preschool. And 88
percent of all our young people are completing high school. We are making progress — but we
must do more.
That is why I have proposed A $10,000 tax deduction for families to help pay for
education after high school. I believe the best tax cut is one that is targeted to education. I
also believe we must make 14 years of education the standard for every American. That is
why I have proposed a $1,500 tax cut for Americans, modeled after Georgia's successful
HOPE scholarships, to guarantee the first year of tuition at a typical community college, and
the second year if individuals earn it by maintaining a B average.
These efforts will make a difference. But, in the next four years, we must do even
more to make sure America has the best public schools on earth. Why? Because this fall
more children will fill our schools than ever before [51.7 million] and we will see record
enrollments for the next 10 years. We must start by setting high standards and high
expectations for teachers and students. America's students can be the best in the world, if we
give them the right standards, the right support and the right environment. This is so
important. All the economic opportunity in the world will not matter unless we have students
who can read and write and think at world-class levels.
Thefirststep our children must make up the ladder of opportunity is to master the
basics. We spent thetystdecade working hard to improve our national math and science
scores - and those scores are up. But reading scores for young children have stayed flat.
Now we must make reading a national priority. Reading is the most basic of basics. A child
who never learns to read, will grow into an adult who never has a chance. We know that kids
who leam to read well early get the solid foundation they need to graduate from high school.
They are less likely to drop out, and more likely to become productive citizens. Kids who
leam to read well by the third grade will be the ones who will more likely participate in the
high tech world of the 21st century. Let's remember, you can't surf the Internet if you don't
know how to read.
We have to help our children take this essentialfirststep. Our children should be
reading as soon as possible. But, we must make it our national goal that every American child
should be able to read independently by the third grade. Today, 40 percent of our children are
not learning the basics of reading by 3rd grade. Some leam late; some never really leam at
all. And surprisingly, some of these kids are the children of college graduates. We can do
better - but only if we all work together in a spirit of community that recognizes that every
child is precious and every child deserves a chance to succeed.
That is why today, I am challenging Americans from all walks of life to make sure
that all our children can read independently by the third grade. I am proposing a $2.5
billion national literacy campaign that must involve every sector of our society -
�businesses, religious institutions, colleges and universities, civic organizations, the media,
the nation's 16,000 libraries, and individuals, including our senior citizens. Our goal is to
mobilize volunteer coordinators and reading specialists to work with schools, teachers and
parents. Together, they will recruit and train an army of 1 million volunteer tutors who
will provide up to 100 hours of extra reading help, after school and during the summer,
for the millions of children in grades K-3 who are behind in their reading.
The first step in fulfilling this goal is to encourage every parent in America to help
their own children learn how to read. Parents are the first teachers our children know - so
are grandparents. The moments we spend reading to our children are some of the most
precious moments we will ever know. So, I urge every parent in America to take time to
spend time - turn off the TV and read to your kids at least 30 minutes a day. And make sure
they get a library card. They will get more out of this gift than anything we will ever give
them.
While parents are their children's primary educators, helping every child become a
successful reader by the end of the third grade is everybody's business. That's why my plan
will support effective grassroots efforts that help parents help their children. I am urging every
community to respond to this challenge. We know that there is no problem in America that
has not been solved somewhere - including poor reading among our young people.
There are some great success stories out there. During the 1995 school year, 25
AmeriCorps memberstytored128 second graders in reading in Simpson County, Kentucky.
With their help, students made almost 3 years of progress in reading comprehension in one
school year. This is a remarkable achievement - and we need to help communities all over
the country achieve those same results.
The hard work has to be done at the grassroots level. But communities cannot do this
alone. As they did in Simpson County, the National Service Corps will play a leading role in
helping to recruit and coordinate these tutors. But reading must be everyone's business.
I want to challenge employers to allow their employees to take time off so they can
volunteer as tutors in schools. I challenge television broadcasters to devote some of the three
hours each week they have already pledged to use for children's programming to shows
designed to help young children learn to read. And I challenge technology corporations to
develop and make available to libraries, schools and families, high-quality reading software for
young children.
This is the way America has always met its challenges - people working together in
their communities to protect our values and honor our commitments to each other.
Literacy is not a luxury - it is basic to expanding opportunity for all our citizens ~
especially immigrant children who need this essential tool of citizenship. We have got to meet
�this challenge - and we have got to do it together. The future of our children and our nation
depends on our success.
I want you all to think about what kind of future you want for your children, about what
kind of country you want America to be in the 21st century. That's what this election is all
about. Are we going to meet our challenges and protect our values to make the 21st century the
future we want for our children? All across America, people are coining together and saying,
"Yes."
New solutions for new challenges — guided by values as old as America. We've got more
to do, and we are going to do it. I look to the future and I am filled with confidence. I want this
train trip to show all Americans what you see every day in Wyandotte ~ America is on the right
track to the 21st century!
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
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�National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO)
The National Association of Police Organizations consists of over 185,000 sworn law
enforcement officers throughout the country. They are the second largest national police
organization and they represent rank and file officers. They are concerned as much with labor
issues as they are with crime issues, and it is largely your efforts on pension reform, the
source tax bill, and other labor issues that has solidified NAPO's support for the
Administration.
As with every other national police organization, NAPO strongly supported your crime bill,
the Brady Bill, the Assault Weapons Ban, your "Cop-Killer" Bullet proposal. They have
consistently defended the COPS program and criticized the Republican Congress' efforts to
gut this program. In addition, they presented you with their "Top Cop" award last October in
the Oval Office and the award is on your desk.
They endorsed Clinton-Gore in 1992 in Michigan and they will be presenting you with their
endorsement for 1996 in Royal Oaks, Michigan. Bob Scully, their Executive Director, also
delivered the endorsement in 1992 when he was President of the organization. He is a
Michigan native and was a Detroit police officer for 25 years.
The current President of NAPO, Tom Scotto, has a previously scheduled engagement and is
unable to attend.
The city of Royal Oaks has not received any grants under the COPS program, however, the
Charter Township of Royal Oak a smaller nearby community has been awarded $374,675 in
COPS funding to hire or redeploy seven officers. Crime has increased slightly (5.2% from
1993 to 1994).
Don Johnson, the President of the Detroit Police Officers Association - a member
organization of NAPO, will be making remarks at this event. He has been on the Detroit
police force for over 25 years. He is the first African-American to head the Detroit P.O.A.
and his organization represents 3,000 rank-and-file officers. He is a strong proponent of
community policing and a strong supporter of the Administration. He is very pleased with the
level of assistance Detroit has received from the COPS Office ~ they have effectively
benefitted from every grant program within the COPS Office ~ including a $1 million antigang grant. The crime rate in Detroit declined by two percent from 1994 to 1995.
�National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO)
The National Association of Police Organizations consists of over 185,000 sworn law
enforcement officers throughout the country. They are the second largest national police
organization and they represent rank and file officers. They are concerned as much with labor
issues as they are with crime issues, and it is largely your efforts on pension reform, the
source tax bill, and other labor issues that has solidified NAPO's support for the
Administration.
As with every other national police organization, NAPO strongly supported your crime bill,
the Brady Bill, the Assault Weapons Ban, your "Cop-Killer" Bullet proposal. They have •
consistently defended the COPS program and criticized the Republican Congress* efforts to
gut this program. In addition, they presented you with their "Top Cop" award last October in
the Oval Office and the award is on your desk.
They endorsed Clinton-Gore in 1992 in Michigan and they will be presenting you with their
endorsement for 1996 in Royal Oaks, Michigan. Bob Scully, their Executive Director, also
delivered the endorsement in 1992 when he was President of the organization. He is a
Michigan native and was a Detroit police officer for 25 years.
The current President of NAPO, Tom Scotto, has a previously scheduled engagement and is
unable to attend.
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The city of Royal Oaks has not received any grants under the COPS program, however, the
Charter Township of Royal Oak a smaller nearby community has been awarded $374,675 in
COPS funding to hire or redeploy seven officers. Crime has increased slightly (5.2% from
1993 to 1994).
Don Johnson, the President of the Detroit Police Officers Association ~ a member
organization of NAPO, will be making remarks at this event. He has been on the Detroit
police force for over 25 years. He is the first African-Ameri can to head the Detroit P.O.A.
and his organization represents 3,000 rank-and-file officers. He is a strong proponent of
community policing and a strong supporter of the Administration. He is very pleased with the
level of assistance Detroit has received from the COPS Office — they have effectively
benefitted from every grant program within the COPS Office - including a $1 million antigang grant. The crime rate in Detroit declined by two percent from 1994 to 1995.
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August 20, 1996
ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN MICHIGAN UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON
President Clinton's strategy to strengthen the economy is based on reducing the federal budget deficit, lowering
trade barriers, and empowering workers, families, businesses and communities to succeed. Here are some of the results
for Michigan after the first 41 months of the Clinton Administration:
Improved Economic Conditions in Michigan:
• The unemployment rate has dropped from 7.4% to 4.5%.
• Nearly 5 times as many new jobs per year -- 105,805 vs. 22,175 average during the previous 4 years. In 41 months,
Michigan has added 361,500 total jobs, after adding 88,700 during the previous 4 years combined.
• Over 6 1/2 times as many new private-sector jobs per year -- 107,473 vs. 16,400 average during the previous 4 years.
In 41 months, Michigan has added 367,200 private-sector jobs, after adding 65,600 during the previous 4 years
combined.
• 56,900 new manufacturing jobs added in 41 months - after 74,300 lost during the previous 4 years combined.
• New business incorporations have increased 8% per year.
• Bankruptcy filings have dropped 3% per year - after increasing 15% per year during the previous 4 years.
• Home building has increased 8%) per year - after dropping 5% per year during the previous 4 years.
• Consumer confidence has increased 82%).
• Home sales have increased 4% per year.
• Business failures have dropped 11% per year - after increasing 12% per year during the previous 12 years.
What President Clinton's Accomplishments Have Achieved for the People of Michigan:
$15,000 OF REDUCED FEDERAL DEBT FOR EVERY FAMILY OF FOUR IN MICHIGAN: The national debt
will be more than SI trillion lower over 7 years than was projected before the passage ot the President's economic
plan. That's about $15,000 of reduced federal debt for each family of four in Michigan.
10 TIMES MORE MICHIGAN FAMILIES RECEIVE A TAX CUT THAN A TAX INCREASE: As a result of
the expanded Earned Income Tax Credit, 392,321 working families in Michigan will receive a tax cut. This compares
to an increase in the income tax rate for only the 41,107 wealthiest taxpayers in Michigan.
TAX CUT FOR 41,459 SMALL BUSINESSES IN MICHIGAN: The President helped entrepreneurs, proprietors,
and other small businessmen and women by expanding the annual expensing allowance from $10,000 to $17,500.
About 41,459 small businesses in Michigan are likely to benefit from the expansion of the expensing allowance this
year alone and many more will benefit over the coming years.
1,502,000 MICHIGAN WORKERS PROTECTED BY FAMILY AND 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, or if they become too sick to work. This law covers about 1,501,815 workers in Michigan, and protects
the jobs of 90,221 workers in Michigan who are likely to use unpaid leave this year alone.
579,600 STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS IN MICHIGAN W I L L BE ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM
STUDENT LOAN REFORMS: Approximately 579,600 Michigan borrowers - 405,700 current borrowers and
173,900 new borrowers in the next few years ~ can take advantage of the new direct student loan program by
participating directly in the program or by consolidating guaranteed loans into direct loans. Some will benefit from
lower interest rates, and all will benefit from more repayment options, including income contingent repayment.
�KALAMAZOO, MI
Unemployment
Rate
Four Years Ago (1992):
6.9%
Today (June 1996):
4.5%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
�BATTLE CREEK, MI
Unemployment
Rate
Four Years Ago (1992):
6.9%
Today (June 1996):
4.5%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
�EAST LANSING, MI
Unemployment
Rate
Four Years Ago (1992):
6.1%
Today (June 1996):
3.7%
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
�Kalamazoo, Michigan
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate is not available.
The murder rate increased 12% from 1993 to 1994.
Rape stats n/a.
Robbery decreased 11.69% from 1993 to 1994.
Aggravated Assault decreased 25% from 1993 to 1994.
"source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1993 and 1994.
COPS
"Kalamazoo was awarded $474,315 by the COPS grant to put 3 more officers on
the streets.
Curfews
The curfews that is being enforced is under Michigan State law, which has
existed for the past 20 years. For children under age 12, the curfew lasts from 10
pm to 6 am. For children under age 16, the curfew lasts from 12 pm to 6 am.
School Uniforms
No school Uniforms.
�East Lansing, Michigan
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate is not available.
No murder.
Rape stats n/a.
Robbery increased 17.8% from 1993 to 1994.
Aggravated Assault increased 1.2% from 1993 to 1994.
Burglary decreased 3.1% from 1993 to 1994.
•source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1993 and 1994.
COPS
East Lansing was awarded $113,258 by the COPS grant to put an additional 3
officers on the streets.
Curfews
East Lansing has a city ordinance that has been in effect since June 15, 1996. For
youths 13 and under, the curfew lasts from 10 pm to 6 am, for youths ages 14 to
17, the curfew lasts from midnight to 6 am.
School Uniforms
No school Uniforms.
�Pontiac, Michigan
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate decreased 2% from 1994 to 1995.
Murder increased 4% from 1994 to 1995.
Rape decreased 37% from 1994 to 1995.
Robbery increased 21% from 1994 to 1995.
Aggravated Assault increased 6% from 1994 to 1995.
Burglary decreased 19% from 1994 to 1995.
Arson decreased 17% from 1994 to' 1995.
•source: Pontiac PD, 1996.
COPS
Pontiac was awarded $650,000 from the COPS office to put 11 officers on
the streets.
Curfews
Enacted in 1962, Pontiac's curfew laws state the following:
Minors under the age of 17 are prohibited in pool halls; minors under the age of
15 are restricted in bowling alleys; eleven year olds are restricted in certain places
during certain hours; minors enrolled in day school are restricted from places such
as restaurants, parks, docks and other public grounds, places and buildings.
School Uniforms
In September Webster Elementary School will pilot a school uniform
program. Harrington Elementary School is also considering a pilot program.
�Royal Oaks, Michigan
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate increased 5.2% from 1993 to 1994.
1 murder was committed in 1994.
Rape increased 29.4% from 1993 to 1994.
Robbery decreased 16.3%% from 1993 to 1994.
Aggravated Assault decreased 5.4% from 1993 to 1994.
Burglary increased 13.1% from 1993 to 1994.
•source: Royal Oaks Police Department, 1996.
Curfews
In existence for over ten years, the ordinance applies for youth under the
age of 16 from 10:30 pm to 5:00 am. The ordinance is enforced with great
frequency. Last week alone (8/5/96) for example, 17 tickets were issued. The
curfew ordinance is also supported by a legal guardian responsibility provision.
The police have the option of issuing a fine to the legal guardian of the child who
breaks the curfew law. This provision has been in existence for over five years.
School Uniforms
While the schools do not have a uniform policy they do have a dress code:
no drug, alcohol, or tobacco logos on clothing, jewelry or school supplies.
�Wynadotte, Michigan
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate is not available.
No murder
Rape stats n/a.
Robbery decreased 41% from 1993 to 1994.
Aggravated Assault decreased 22.2% from 1993 to 1994.
Burglary increased 15.6% from 1993 to 1994.
•source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1995.
COPS
None.
Curfews
The curfew policy has existed for a long time, but a city ordinance five years ago
called for more stringent policy to be put in effect. For children under 16, the
curfew is midnight. For children 12 and under, the curfew starts at 10:30.
School Uniforms
No school Uniforms.
�EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
.August 22, 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
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From:
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Kathleen A. McGinty ^
Subject:
Hot environmental issue ; in Ohio and Michigan
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Followmg are two hot environmental issues that may not have been included in the Cabinet
Affairs briefing:
MICHIGAN - DRY CASK STORAGE OF NUCLEAR WASTE
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved via national rule-making the use of dry cask
storage for nuclear waste. The Palisades Nuclear power plant, operated by Consumers
Power Company in Covert, Michigan, north of Benton Harbor, along the shore of Lake
Michigan, is using this method. MI Attorney General, Frank Kelley and several
environmental groups syed NRC to overturn that approval, charging that a lack of sitespecific public hearings violated the Atomic Energy Act. The AG and the citizens question
the safety of this storage method in any setting, particularly in a sand dune area within 150
yards of the lakeshore.
The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld NRC in a January 1995 decision. The plaintiffsfiledan
appeal in April 1995 with the U.S. Supreme Court,which is still pending. Recently, the
Administration opposed Senate legislation expediting establishment of a national interim
storage facility in Nevada. Enough Senators opposed the bill to sustain a veto. The House
companion bill is sponsored by Rep. Upon (R-MI), whose district includes Kalamazoo.
MICHIGAN - 49-STATE CAR
The big three automakers are conducting negotiations with the northeastern states - which
make up the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) ~ about the 49-State Car, a low emission
vehicle program for every state but California, which already has a more stringent program.
In September, 1995, EPA announced a proposed rule that would create the regulatory
framework to allow states and automakers to voluntarily adopt national standards for cleaner
cars that will bring important enviromnental and public health benefits to the 49 states. This
clean car proposal is partially the result of a petition under the Clean Air Act by the OTC
asking EPA to require the sale of a cleaner car in the Northeast which is similar to the
cleaner care required for sale in California. Because there was no legal way for EPA to
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�avoid it, EPA approved that petition in December 1994, but stated that a 49-state program
could be as environmentally beneficial. The automakers strongly support a 49-state program
rather than the more stringent OTC program, so they would only have only two different
markets to sell into (CA and the rest of the country) rather than three (CA, the Northeast,
and the rest of the country).
EPA has been facilitating discussions between the OTC states and the auto makers to try to
reach an alternative agreement that, if reached, could replace the original OTC petition. The
alternative provides for a single cleaner car for the entire nation - an idea that the auto
makers support. Talks have been productive, but no agreement has been reached. You could
very well be approached about this subject by anyone with ties to the auto industry.
MICHIGAN - CAFE STANDARDS
Automobile fuel efficiency standards were a big issue several years ago, and although the
subject has not been raised much recently, our opponents periodically claim that we have a
secret desire to dramatically raise CAFE standards and put people out of work. Similarly,
environmentalists periodically cite our failure to do so as evidence of our lack of resolve.
Putting People First included a call for CAFE standards of 40 mpg by 2000 and 45 mpg by
2015, up from the current 27.5. By the end of the campaign, we had clarified that as a
"goal." Once in office, we have not changed CAFE standards for autos, and raised them
only a very small amount (less than a point) for light trucks.
The Administration strongly supports improving fuel efficiency, and believes CAFE has been
a useful tool to increase fuel economy in the past. However, the fast-paced increase
suggested by some runs a strong risk of not being cost-effective and of being
counterproductive. That's why in September, 1993, we initiated a bold new partnership with
the domestic auto industry and labor to develop a whole new generation of high-performance,
affordable vehicles up to three times more fuel efficient than today's models. Early
developments in the Partnership for a New Generation Vehicle program are promising.
GREAT LAKES - AQUATIC NUISANCE SPECIES
Non-indigenous aquatic nuisance species invasions are increasing both in frequency and in
the extent of damage they cause to the Nation's environment and economy. The most
prominent of these invaders has been the zebra mussel in the Great Lakes. The zebra mussel
is estimated to have cost municipal and industrial water users more than $120 million by
1994 in control efforts and has been implicated in a significant decline in recreational
fisheries (over a $400 million annual decline in the Ohio sport fishing industry).
Ships often load unregulated and polluted ballast water at one port to stabilize their cargo and
then release it when they dock at another port, causing serious environmental harm. One
way to guard against the problem is to have ships change their ballast water at sea - but
since ballast provides stability to a ship, mid-ocean changing can involve risks. Governors
John Engler (R-MI), Tommy Thompson (R-WI), and Tom Ridge (R-PA) last month
�announced a $1 million project, part federally funded, to test new filtration technologies to
prevent the intake of unwanted organisms in ballast water in ships.
There are no govemment controls on the discharge of ballast water except in the Great
Lakes, the Hudson River and Alaska. Senator John Glenn (D-OH) introduced a bill, S.
1660. S. 1660 would emphasize prevention, establishing a nationwide ballast water
management program based on the current Great Lakes ballast water management program.
The Administration supports this legislation.
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�Background on Kalamazoo Environmental Event
You will be announcing a new national commitment to protect communities from toxic
pollution by the year 2000 through five major policy components: accelerating toxic waste
cleanup, renewing neighborhoods through brownfields redevelopment, expanding families'
right-to-know about toxic pollution in their neighborhoods, enhancing water quality and
getting tougher on criminal polluters.
Kalamazoo and the Environment
Kalamazoo, Michigan, boasts five Superfund national priority list ("NPL") sites - including
major portions of the Kalamazoo river running through the city. Although the river site will
not directly benefit from this initiative (several years ago, the State of Michigan insisted on
assuming lead responsibility for this site in lieu of EPA and has been less than diligent in
forcing the responsible parties to clean up quickly), there are other sites in the region that
will. For example, EPA will have the resources under this initiative to clean up the Benton
Harbor site, a site just outside the city that is contaminated with radioactive material, more
quickly. In addition, as pan of your earlier brownfields initiatives, you may be announcing a
($100,000) brownfields grant to the city of Kalamazoo to help plan the assessment and
cleanup of its contaminated industrial sites.
Outline of the Announcement
The centerpiece of this announcement is a commitment that we will nearly double the pace of
Superfund cleanups, so that nearly two-thirds of EPA's current list of priority (NPL) sites
will be cleaned up by the end of your second term. This will be funded by a $1.3 billion
increase in appropriations from the Superfund over two years (FY98 and FY99). You will
also be signing an Executive order to expand the authority of agencies other than EPA agencies that handle non-NPL Superfund sites ~ to compel polluters to clean up
contamination at those sites. As part of these proposals, you will be challenging Congress to
renew the corporate (oil and chemical feedstock) taxes that support Superfund. Congress
allowed these taxes to lapse during the budget impasse, but proposals to reinstate them have
been included in both your budgets and the Dole-Gingrich budget proposals. Until then, the
oil and chemical companies that pay the Superfund taxes are receiving a windfall while future
Superfund cleanups are put at risk.
The second component of this announcement is a major expansion of your Brownfields
initiatives ($200 million over 4 years) to promote private cleanup and redevelopment of old
industrial properties, a program that has been enormously successful among the nation's
mayors. This proposal includes $150 million in grants and revolving loans to finance
assessment and cleanup of contaminated industrial sites - so called "brownfields"; $30
million to support state voluntary cleanup programs, which provide oversight and support for
private cleanups; and $10 million in worker training at cleanup sites.
The third component of the initiative is the announcement of a new Environmental Crimes
Bill. Developed by the Department of Justice and the Council on Environmental Quality,
this bill will strengthen penalties for the worst environmental crimes (such as those that cause
serious injury to first responders or others), strengthen the federal partnership with state and
�local law enforcement (by providing new resources and training to local law enforcement),
and ensure that the environment is restored for communities victimized by environmental
crime (by broadening restitution authority and stopping environmental criminals from
sheltering their assets). This bill is expected to have the strong endorsement of District
Attorneys and other law enforcement organizations.
The fourth component is a right-to-know initiative, focused on the rights of families to know
about toxics that may affect their children. In addition to a general call for agencies to come
forward with proposals to strengthen family right-to-know in these areas, you will be
announcing a specific set of initiatives and $200 million in new funding to put in a system
that will make air, water, and beach monitoring data immediately available to families
through the internet and in their schools and public libraries.
The fifth part of this initiative consists of challenges on clean water and safe drinking water,
mostly intended to highlight your record (you recently signed a Safe Drinking Water Act bill
that closely tracks the proposals you made at the outset of the Administration) and to
challenge Congress to fund your budget requests fully in these areas, particularly the $1,275
billion in current requests for Safe Drinking Water funds. $725 million of this funding,
appropriated to the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, was lost when Congress
failed to meet a self-imposed deadline for enactment of the authorizing bill. The delay was
caused by Republican attempts to earmark money for local projects.
Your Record on These Issues
Although Superfund has been a much-derided program from prior years of poor
administration, you proposed a consensus refonn bill in the 103d Congress that was endorsed
by everyone from the Sierra Club to the Chemical Manufacturers Association. That bill
would have made cleanups faster, fairer, and more efficient, while taking small parties out of
Superfund liability net. When that bill failed, EPA implemented many of its reforms
administratively, with the result that more cleanups were completed in your term than in the
previous 12 years of the program.
In the 104th Congress, Superfund reauthorization was mired in partisan debate over
Republican proposals to eliminate the "polluter pays" principle underlying the statute. You
stood by the principle that the polluter, not the taxpayer, should pay for cleaning up toxic
waste sites. But the Administration also offered major compromise proposals that would
have taken 90 percent of small businesses out of Superfund's liability net entirely.
The environmental crimes bill also highlights a major contrast between your record and that
of the 103d Congress. Many Republican proposals bills ~ beginning with the Contract with
America's "lawbreaker bill of rights" and continuing through the Dole regulatory refonn bill
and cuts to EPA's enforcement budget - patently intended to tie the hand of environmental
law enforcement. By contrast, you defended the budgets and are now signaling a
commitment to strengthen the hand of law enforcement when it comes to environmental
crime.
Similarly, your record on Right-to-Know, Clean Water and Drinking Water contrast starkly
with that of the Dole-Gingrich Congress. You expanded right-to-know by executive action,
�while Congress tried to block right-to-know through appropriations riders. The House's
"Dirty Water Bill" would have rolled back clean water protection but was stopped in the
Senate by your veto threat. The recent Safe Drinking Water bill reflects your proposals,
whereas the Dole regulatory reform bill (S.343) would have blocked EPA efforts to protect
safe drinking water.
�PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
STATEMENT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
MERRILL PARK
KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
AUGUST 28,1996
[Acknowledgments].
They've had a great few days in Chicago. I can hardly wait to get there. And I can think
of no better way to make the journey than to travel through our heartland and to stop along the
way in places like Kalamazoo. I want all Americans to see what's happening all across our
country . . . America is on the right track to the 21st century!
Today, we stand at the dawn of a new century. A time of great challenge and change,
but, especially, a time of remarkable possibility for all our people. My fellow Americans, I am
as confident as I have ever been that the future ahead is bright, brighter than all the days of our
magnificent past.
As I have been making this trip across our country, I have seen Americans from all walks
of life, mastering our challenges with new solutions rooted in fundamental values. My
administration set out to give our people the tools to meet these challenges.
Every day of this train trip I have tried to highlight how Americans are coming together
around our common values: Opportunity for all Americans to build a great future, and
responsibility from all Americans to make the most of it ~ the basic bargain of America that
thrives when we come together as a community.
On Monday, we were in Columbus, Ohio where we talked about citizens taking
responsibility to make their streets safe from crime. Yesterday, in Wyandotte, Michigan, we
talked about teachers and parents working to provide the opportunity of an education to all our
children. Today, I have come to Kalamazoo to talk about how communities can join together to
protect nur environment.
But before I do, I want to say a word about what we have done to create an economic
framework in which these values can flourish.
When I took office, our economy wasn't creating enough opportunity. Unemployment
was nearly eight percent; the deficit was out of control; new jobs were scarce. We put a
comprehensive economic plan in place to get the American economy back on track: cutting the
deficit, shrinking govemment, expanding exports, and investing in our people.
Look at the results: America is selling more cars than Japan for the first time in a decade.
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�The combined rate of inflation, unemployment, and mortgages is the lowest in 30 years. We have
cut the deficit by 60 percent. America has created more than 10 million new jobs. [In Mich:
unemployment dropped from 7.4% to 4.5%.] We cut taxes for 15 million working families,
including more than ... And real hourly wages are starting to rise for the first time in a decade.
We have seen recently just how much we can do when we put aside partisan politics and
use common-sense. In the last five days, I signed bipartisan legislation to reform health care so
families will never again be denied health insurance because a family member is sick; to end
welfare as we know it; and to give 10 million Americans a raise, by increasing the minimum
wage.
Now we must press forward. Let us extend this season of progress to finally balancing the
budget. And let us also extend it to protecting our environment.
The well-being of our communities depends on a clean, safe environment. Our
environment is our shared home. It touches every aspect of our lives. From the first breath an
infant takes, to the beaches and parks where we go with our families on Labor Day, to the tap
water that keeps us alive.
You know how important this is. This river [Kalamazoo River at site] runs through the
heart of your community, yet it is too polluted for your children to swim in.
That is why I have worked so hard these last 4 years to meet the fundamental promise of
leaving our environment safe and clean for the next generation.
We are cutting air pollution, and now millions of Americans are breathing easier. We
have kicked dozens of dangerous chemicals out of the marketplace, and quickly replaced them
with safer substitutes. We saved Yellowstone from the ravages of mining, the priceless Arctic
Refuge from oil drilling, and the Everglades from being drained dry.
We are giving America's parents renewed peace of mind with strong food safety laws.
Tough new standards for seafood. Strong new meat and poultry inspections for the 1st time in 90
years. And safeguards forfruitsand vegetables that say: If a pesticide poses a danger to our
children, then it won't be in our fruits and vegetables. Period.
Just as important as what we have done, is how we have done it. We streamlined rules
and regulations...challenged businesses and communities to work together to find common-sense
solutions...and put in place a strategy that emphasizes results — not punishment. We are proving
that we do not have to choose between a healthy environment and a strong economy.
We have proved something else, too: All Americans believe we have a fundamental duty
to protect the world around us. When the leaders of this Congress invited the lobbyists for
polluters into the backrooms of our Capitol to try and erase 25 years of bipartisan environmental
�progress, we stood our common ground. An entire nation stood up to say: We will not let our
children go into the next century with dirty air, polluted water, and unsafe food. We will not ruin
our rivers, forests, and beaches. We will not destroy what God gave us.
I am determined that we continue our good work. I want an America where, in the Year
2000, no child should have to live near a toxic waste dump, no parent should have to worry about
the safety of a child's bedtime glass of water, no neighborhood should be put in harm's way by
pollution from a nearby factory.
So today, I am announcing a new national commitment to help protect all communities
from toxics by the Year 2000.
First, I am determined that we finally clean up the toxic waste sites that scar our
landscape and threaten our neighborhoods. That's why, when I came to office, I vowed to
strengthen and improve Superfund cleanups. In the last 3 years we have cleaned up 197 toxic
waste sites — more than in the previous 12 years ~ and we have reduced cleanup costs by 20
percent. [Kalamazoo River will be cleaned up by polluters under the state Superfund. Cleanup of
PCBs has not begun.]
But we must do more. 10 million American children under the age of 12 still live within 4
miles of a toxic waste dump. [In Mich: 2.6 mill w/in 4 miles of 79 sites; in Kalamazoo, 307,000
w/ in 4 miles of 5 sites ~ including 46,000 kids.] That's just not good enough. So today I commit
our nation's will and it^resources to meet a clear goal: In the next 4 years, we will nearly double
the pace of Superfund cleanups. By the Year 2000, we will clean up 2/3 [out of 1,387] of our
worst existing toxic waste sites and return security to the lives of millions of Americans.
Our Brownfields initiative encourages businesses and communities to turn urban toxic
waste sites into homes for safe, sustainable businesses. It is a success ~ and we must build on it.
So just as we will speed up Superfund, we will accelerate Brownfields, too. We will clean up to
5,000 sites in 300 cities by the Year 2000. We will help hope return to our cities.
Second, when drug dealers or gang members put our children and our families in harm's
way, we go after them with the full-force of the law. But when polluters jeopardize the safety of
our communities with toxic pollution, too many of them get away with it.
That is why I am sending to Congress a tough Environmental Crimes Bill. This
legislation makes it a crime to attempt to pollute ~ we would finally have the power to catch
polluters before they poison our land. It toughens the penalties for the criminals who
intentionally pump toxics into our neighborhoods. And it hits polluters where it hurts: it gives us
the power to secure their property until they clean up their mess. You make a mess. You pay for
it. You clean it up.
Third, the Community Right to Know law is at the core of what we're talking about
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�today. It requires industries to tell our citizens exactly what substances are being released into
our neighborhoods. This law gives communities like this one the power derived from knowledge.
And it makes companies think twice about the pollution they produce. In the decade this law has
been on the books, businesses have reported they have reduced toxic emissions by 43%.
But we can make it even better. We can increase the range of information available to
families. We can make it easier for them to get. And we can get it to them faster. That's why I
have ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to see to it that local environmental
information is on-line and in one place by the Year 2000. Parents will be able to go to their local
library or school — or even turn on their personal computer — and immediately find out what
chemicals their children are being exposed to. Parents will now have a powerful early-warning
system to keep their children safe from toxic pollution.
Finally: Water. Look at this, [hold up glass of water]. It is clean. It is safe. It is available
to all. It will not make us sick. Our lives depend on it. Yet too many people in this country are
afraid to go near it. In too many of our communities, the water is still not safe to drink.
So today I am announcing a series of steps to stop toxics from entering our drinking
water. I have signed an executive order that, for the first time, will empower the Interior and
Agriculture Departments to join in our efforts to crack down on those who would poison our
waters and make them pay to clean it up. And I will work through the night to see to it that
Congress fully funds the Safe Drinking Water Act I signed into law earlier this month. There is
no reason on Earth whyy\mericans should have to settle for anything less than the very best to
keep our water clean and safe.
I want you all to think about what kind of future you want for your children, about what
kind of country you want America to be in the 21st century. That's what this election is all
about. Are we going to meet our challenges and protect our values to make the 21st century the
future we want for our children? All across America, people are coming together and saying,
"Yes."
New solutions for new challenges ~ guided by values as old as America. We've got more
to do, and we are going to do it. I look to the future and I am filled with confidence. I want this
train trip to show all Americans what you see every day in Kalamazoo ~ America is on the right
track to the 21st century!
Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America.
�FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION
August 20, 1996
ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN INDIANA UNDER PRESIDENT CLINTON
President Clinton's strategy to strengthen the economy is based on reducing the federal budget deficit,
lowering trade barriers, and empowering workers, families, businesses and communities to succeed. Here are some of
the results for Indiana after the first 41 months of the Clinton Administration:
Improved Economic Conditions in Indiana:
• The unemployment rate has dropped from 6.0% to 4.3%.
• Over 1 1/2 times as many new jobs per year -- 61,785 vs. 36,925 average during the previous 4 years. In 41
months. Indiana has added 211,100 total jobs, after adding 147,700 during the previous 4 years combined.
• Over twice as many new private sector jobs per year -- 61,259 vs. 29,800 average during the previous 4 years. In
41 months, Indiana has added 209,300 private sector jobs, after adding 119.200 during the previous 4 years combined.
• 38,400 new manufacturing jobs added in 41 months -- after 12.100 lost during the previous 4 years combined.
• New business incorporations have increased 4% per year.
• Bankruptcy filings have dropped 5% per year - after increasing 10% per year during the previous 4 years.
• Business failures have dropped 16% per year - after increasing 18% per year during the previous 12 years.
• Bank lending has increased by $6.6 billion - after dropping by $761 million during the previous 4 years.
What President Ginton's Accomplishments Have Achieved for the People of Indiana:
$15,000 OF REDUCED FEDERAL DEBT FOR EVERY FAMILY OF FOUR IN INDIANA: The national debt
will be more than $1 trillion lower over 7 years than was projected before the passage of the President's economic
plan. That's about $15,000 of reduced federal debt for each family of four in Indiana.
14 TIMES MORE INDIANA FAMILIES RECEIVE A TAX CUT THAN A TAX INCREASE: As a result of
the expanded Earned Income Tax Credit. 291.392 working families in Indiana will receive a tax cut. This compares
io an increase in the income tax rate for oniy the 21,347 wealthiest taxpayers in Indiana.
TAX CUT FOR 26,392 SMALL BUSINESSES IN INDIANA: The President helped entrepreneurs, proprietors,
and other small businessmen and women by expanding the annual expensing allowance from $10,000 to $17,500.
About 26,392 small businesses in Indiana are likely to benefit from the expansion of the expensing allowance this
year alone and many more will benefit over the coming years.
998,000 INDIANA WORKERS PROTECTED BY FAMILY AND MEDICAL L E A V E 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, or if they become too sick to work. This law covers about 997,674 workers in Indiana, and protects
the jobs of 59,935 workers in Indiana who are likely to use unpaid leave this year alone.
383,000 STUDENTS AND FORMER STUDENTS IN INDIANA W I L L B E A B L E TO BENEFIT FROM
STUDENT LOAN REFORMS: Approximately 383,000 Indiana borrowers - 268,000 current borrowers and
115,000 new borrowers in the next few years - can take advantage of the new direct student loan program by
participating directly in the program or by consolidating guaranteed loans into direct loans. Some will benefit from
lower interest rates, and all will benefit from morerepaymentoptions, including income contingent repayment.
�Michigan City, Indiana
Crime Statistics
The overall crime rate decreased 1.5% from 1993 to 1994.
Murder did not change from 1993 to 1994.
Rape increased 9% from 1993 to 1994.
Robbery decreased 5.4% from 1993 to 1994.
Aggravated Assault decreased 36% from 1993 to 1994.
Burglary decreased 7.7% from 1993 to 1994.
•source: FBI Uniform Crime Report, 1993 and 1994.
COPS
—
Michigan City has not received COPS grants..
Curfew
Michigan city has a city ordinance that requires youths that are 14 and under to be
home by 10 pm, and youths between the ages of 15 and 19 to be home by 10 pm
on weekdays and 12 am on weekends.
School Uniforms
No school uniforms.
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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>
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<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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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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