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January 17, 1996
I think you guys have done a very good draft. A couple points:
First, I'd do the stuff about preparing the nation to meet the economic challenges of
the 21st century before crime and drugs. To me, it makes more structural sense and
gives the thing less of an arbitrary feel. You start with the world, move down to the
big economic stuff, then crime and drugs and common ground stuff.
Second, I think the fourth challenge is a little weak. 'Giving people the tools they
need' isn't nearly as strong as saying " I know your incomes haven't gone up enough
in the last 20 years, we have to do everything we call tfl hiake sure ordinary ~
Americans_pe,t thp-fair shake.-the.v deserve and share in this nation's wealth." Also, I
would do the "education/21st century" challenge before the fourth, probably using the
"These are good times for America" paragraph as the opener for the education/21st
century challenge. So the flow would be: "we're doinfl p;re^t: fhig W mhnt mn nwA »rrkppp Amprira nn top in
new century; and ordinary hard-working Americans must
get a fair share.
Third, given that our budget mantra includes the environment as one of our four
central pillars, we've given it pretty short shrift — a single paragraph not very
onvincingly added to the fourth challenge. Not only that, but the thrust of even
ne paragraph is that 'the environment doesn't have to slow economic growth and
we'll be flexible with business.' It's fairly defensive. Since this issue is a winner f(|i
us as compared to the Republican right, I'd turn the rhetoric up loud and proud.
I've also made a handful of interlineal comments, most significant of which is that , i n \
bolded introduction to personal responsibility section, it'd be better to challenge people to
take personal responsibility for whatever (building better community, better country, better
world) than to ask people to reach within themselves to find a new sense of responsibility,
because latter formulation makes it sound as though people are deficient, and lots of people
think their sense of responsibility is just fine. Phrased slightly differently (in the way I have
suggested or in some analogous way), I think it's fine.
Anyhow, good work and hang in there. If I can help in any way, just let me know.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
"AMERICA'S CHALLENGE"
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRE&& 1 G P 9 : 2 2
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JANUARY 23, 1996
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice-President, Members of the 104th Congress, distinguished
guests:
Tonight, I speak not only to you gathered here in this chamber iand those across
America, but also to the men and women of our armed forces who stand sentry around the
world ~ and particularly those who are helping peace to take root in Bosnia. To these
warriors for peace, I say: we are proud of you.
My duty tonight under the Constitution is to report on the State of the Union. Not on
the state of our govemment, or even on the state of individual Americans, but of our union ~
how we as Americans together are building our national community and creating a more
perfect union.
The State of our Union is strong ~ as strong as it has ever been.
Through the hard work of the American people, our economy is the strongest it has
been in three decades. The combined rate of unemployment and inflation is the lowest in 27
years. We are keeping the American dream alive.
Through the hard work of the American people, there is new hope for peace tonight —
from the cobblestone streets of Northern Ireland to the sands of the Middle East to the snows
of Bosnia. We are keeping America the world's strongest force for peace and freedom.
And through the hard work of the American people, the crime rate is down, teen
pregnancy is down, even divorce is down. We are coming together as a nation.
Exactly 200 years ago. President George Washington stood before the 4th Congress of
the United States to deliver his annual message. America faced great uncertainty about a new
century, a new economy and competing visions for how best to move into the future.
President Washington could have spoken to the young nation about what divided it. But
instead, he chose to talk about all that held us together — in his words, of our mission to
"unite our efforts to preserve, prolong and improve our immense advantages."
Much more unites us than divides us. That vision has rescued our nation every time
we have been seriously tested. Throughout our history, we have come together aroun^ three
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We will only rise to our challenges by speaking honestly about the duties we owe one
another and the possibilities of what we as a nation can do together. So tonight, I want to
speak directly about eight great challenges that America must meet as we move into the next
century. For America was built on challenges, not promises.
America's first great challenge lies with all of us here tonight: to put our partisan
differences aside and balance the budget.
It is wrong to leave our children a legacy of debt. I am proud that my administration
cut the deficit nearly in half in 3 years. The federal govemment is now the smallest it has
been since 1965. Now we must finish the job.
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Earlier this month, I presented to the Congress a balanced budget with tough cuts in
wasteful spending. According to the Congress own economists ~ the Congressional Budget
Office — my plan makes real cuts and balances the budget in seven years.
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And it balances the budget in a way that reflects our values.
We have a duty to honor our parents. And we can balance the budget without
devastating Medicare or Medicaid. To anyone who would undercut Medicare, let me make
myself clear: I will not let it happen.
We have a duty to our children, and to future generations. And we can balance the
budget without cutting education or the-gutting^the environment.
We believe in work and responsibility. And we can balance the budget while ending
welfare as we know it.
We believe in helping families who are trying to raise their children. We can balance
�the budget while still providing a modest tax cut. And certainly without raising taxes o n r i ^ •fid.n^M;*"
working families.
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item veto, as you have pledged to do, I pledge tonight that I will balance the budget.
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enough spending cuts to balance the budgetjwith enough left over for a modest tax cut.
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unity. For the sake of our children, for the sake of the country, let us balance the budget —
and do it now.
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And finally, let me say this: America is the greatest nation on earth — we are its
leaders, and we must behave responsibly. No public servant should ever threaten the full faith
and credit of the United States. And no public servant should ever ~ ever -- shut down the
govemment again.
Balancing the budget is the beginning of our challenges, not the end. Our second
great challenge is to make sure that America faces up to our responsibility to lead the
way to peace in the world.
This century — the American century - our country has led the fight for freedom and
peace — and won. Because we did, more people than ever before live free, more nations
enjoy peace — and our own people have had half a century of prosperity and security.
But as the Cold War fades, the voices of indifference and fear grow louder. They say
America should retreat from the hard work of leadership. I say they are wrong. All over the
world, people look up to America not only because we are strong — but because of what we
stand for — and what we stand against. And though it imposes extra burdens on us, they trust
us to help them seek the blessings of peace and freedom.
Because of our leadership, tonight, there are no Russian missiles pointed at our cities
or citizens. More Americans have jobs here at home because we're working to open markets
abroad. In Haiti, the dictators are gone, the democrats are back and the flow of refugees to
our shores has ended. In Northern Ireland, girls and boys can now dream of the simple
blessings of a normal life.
In the Middle East, Arabs and Jews are learning to live side-by-side. The American
�people — and I ~ lost a great friend and partner when Yitzhak Rabin was taken from us. We
can be proud, though, that the people of the Middle East have found the strength to go
forward, in part because they know that America will stand with them, now and forever.
And, in Bosnia, the most terrible conflict in Europe since World War II is over —
because America stared down aggression and stood up for peace.
We have been able to do all of this because we kept our military strong... we invested
in diplomacy and foreign assistance... we built alliances to share the risk and the cost of
fulfilling our responsibility. We know we can't be everywhere. We can't do everything.
But where we can make a difference ~ and where our values and interests are at stake ~
America must lead.
Our leadership is more important now than ever. Old threats have assumed new and
dangerous dimensions ~ ethnic and religious hatreds and aggression by rogue states. New
threats are equal opportunity destroyers with no respect for borders ~ the spread of weapons
of mass destruction, terrorism, organized crime and drug trafficking. We must confront them.
If we do, we can cut the world's nuclear stockpiles by another XX percent ~ and we
will if Congress ratifies the START II treaty -- this year.
We can stop the development of an entire new generation of nuclear weapons ~ and
we will by signing a truly Comprehensive Test Best Treaty ~ this year.
We can better control chemical and biological weapons - and we will if Congress
heeds my call to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention ~ this year.
We can enact stronger laws to fight terrorism and organized crime ~ and we will if
Congress finally passes legislation I proposed after Oklahoma City to give our law
enforcement even stronger tools tofightterrorists.
We can help more people move from hatred to hope ~ and we will, if Congress gives
our diplomats the resources they need to remain leaders for peace.
We can do all of these things - but only if we continue to lead. It has never been and it must never be ~ the American way to hide behind the curtain of our fears. If we hold
to that truth now, the next century will be an American Century too.
If we are to be strong abroad, we must remain strong at home. So America's
third challenge is to crack down on violent crime, and turn our young people away from
drugs and gangs.
For 3 years in a row, crime has gone down in this country. In New York, the murder
rate dropped 25% in one year; in St. Louis, 18%; in Seattle, 32%. Govemment is living up
�to its first responsibility, to keep its citizens safe . . . and citizens are living up to their
responsibility, by coming out from behind closed doors and shuttered windows to help one
another. Tonight, for thefirsttime in decades, we can say that America is winning the battle
against crime.
But we have not yet won the war. We still face the challenge to make the defense of
our streets as important as the defense of our shores.
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That means putting more police on the street through community policing — walking
o^"^—thej>eat, working with neighbors, catching criminals and stopping crime before it happens.
And il^eongress tries to gut the law that will put 100,000 more police on the street, I will
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In the days after the Oklahoma City bombing, Americans wore T-shirts with a simple
slogan: "A society that makes war against its police officers had better learn to make friends
with its criminals." Those officers put their lives on the line to protect us, every day. We owe
them our help, our support, our gratitude, and most of all, our undying respect.
We can cheer the drop in crime. We cannot begin to meet our other challenges until
we break the culture of crime that engulfs our young people. Crime among juveniles is the
one kind of crime that continues to rise. A few years ago, I spoke to grade school children in
South Central Los Angeles. They told me that their biggest fear was getting shot on the way
to school — and their second biggest fear was being forced to join a gang when they tum 12.
We need more efforts like the boys and girls clubs in Chicago to steer young people
away from drugs and crime.
People who live in public housing should live decent lives without being terrorized by
gangs. Tonight I am asking every housing authority to take all steps necessary to drive gangs
from public housing. From now on, for public housing residents involved in drugs and crime,
the rule will be: One strike and you're out. I am directing our nation's prosecutors to prosecute
violent juveniles as adults. And I am directing the FBI and other enforcement agencies to
target gangs that involve juveniles in violent crime. It is time to break the gangs the way we
broke the mob.
We must stop the scourge of illegal drugs among young people. Tomorrow, I will
nominate General Brian McCaffrey - a four star general and an architect of our victory in the
Persian Gulf — as my new Drug Czar. Today, he commands our military's campaign against
drug kingpins in Latin America. Soon, I hope he will command a campaign to teach our
nation's youth that drugs are wrong, deadly, and against the law. Thank you, General
�McCaffrey. [In the balcony with the First Lady.]
We must slam shut the revolving door that lets violent criminals go free. I am proud
that we passed the Violence Against Women Act, made three-strikes-and-you're-out the law of
the land, and said that if you kill a law enforcement officer, you will get the death penalty.
Tonight, I challenge judges, prosecutors, and legislators in every state to meet a new national
goal that, by the year 2000, every violent criminal will serve out at least 85% of his sentence.
All of this will make a difference. But, my friends, we could put a million new police
on the streets and build a million new prison cells, and we would not win this war on crime
and drugs unless we all join together - every one of us ~ to fight this fight.
America's fourth challenge is to give our people the tools they need to make the
most of their God-given potential and become the winners of economic change.
These are good times for America. For three straight years, we have had the strongest
growth of any major economy. Businesses have created nearly 8 million American jobs.
Three years ago, our auto industry was losing jobs. Today, it has gained over 700,000 jobs,
and Detroit is beating Japan for the first time since the 1970s. Three years ago, we were
losing jobs in construction; today, we have gained over 700,000. Small businesses started by
women now employ more people than the Fortune 500. Home ownership is expanding more
rapidly than ever before, (ck) Thanks in no small measure to the work of Vice-President
Gore, we have cut 16,00Cr page of unnecessary rules and regulations ~ so govemment costs
less and works better to build our economy. And from coast to coast, remarkable new
industries like biotechnology and jelecqmmunications are leading the world into the 21st
century.
In the ii dustrial economy dominated by big companies, people got their health care,
their pensions snd their training where they worked. Today, in the information age, more and
more people work in small businesses or at home. More than ever, we need to help people
carry with them^the fruits of their work — their training, their health care, their retirement
benefits — so they can thrive in the new economy. We must not fear economic change. We
must conquer it.
We can do this, if Congress passes my GI Bill for workers, which will give people a
training voucher they can take to a community college or their next job.
We can do it, if we enact reforms so that insurance companies cannot deny you
coverage or raise rates when you are changing jobs, because you or a member of your family
have a preexisting condition. We should help give small businesses the same purchasing
power to buy health care as big businesses, make it easier for women to get mammograms
every year, and find a way to ensure that if you lose your job, you don't lose your health care.
We can do this, if we cut through red tape to make it easier for small business to
�provide pensions for their employees, so that every American can share the responsibility of \~
saving for retirement. I propose that every American be allowed to join the federal workers^
retirement system. If it is good enough for federal workers, it should be good enough for
employees of small businesses across the country.
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Economic growth and environmental protection go hand in hand. We should say to
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business: if you can meet tough pollution goals, we will let you figure out how to do it in the
cheapest, most efficient way. We will give communities the right-to-know what toxic
chemicals are being released into their neighborhood, by expanding our pollution disclosure
order. And we will launch a "brownfields initiative" to waive the rules and^call off the ^T^VJ^f
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lawyers for businesses that develop abandoned industrial sites.
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And if we honor work, then work must pay. Two and a half million Americans —
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many of them women with children — eam the minimum wage, and it is at a 40 year low. A
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year ago, I called on Congress to raise the minimum wage. Since then, the value of the
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minimum wage has dropped $250 — while Congress' pay has gone up [x]. That's wrong.
Congress should increase the minimum wage.
We will all be stronger the more our companies invest in the long term and treat their
workers like their most valuable asset. Last month, the Maiden Mills factory in
Massachusetts burned to the ground, taking 2400 jobs with it. The mill's owner could have
cut his losses and left his workers behind. That's not what he did. Here's what he said at the
time - quote: "I don't consider the workers an expense that can be cut. I know in the long
run that what I'm doing today will come back tenfold." His name is Aaron Fuerstein, and he
is with us tonight. We salute him; and pledge to leam from his example. [Mr Fuerstein
will be in the First Lady's box.]
Fifth, to renew the American dream of opportunity for all, I challenge parents,
teachers and students — and business and community leaders — to join a national
mission to renew our public schools for the challenges of the 21st century.
Our best economic strategy is also our best opportunity strategy.
America was thefirstnation to believe that every child deserves an education. For two
hundred years, the public schools raised up generation after generation, and taught us what it
meant to be an American. They have opened the world of math and science and poetry and
history to the sons of farmers and the daughters of factory workers. Next year there will be
more young Americans in school than ever before. Yet today, our schools are not ready for
the new era. Our schools have low standards, dilapidated and crowded classrooms, and only
chalkboards in the age of the microchip.
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To make our school succeed at this moment of change, tonight I propose a four-part
challenge to renew every level of education in America for the new century.
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We must raise our sights. We should insist that every teacher meet basic competency v/h^J
standards . . . that every student meet national standards of excellence . . . that every parent
take responsibility for their children . . . and that every school be held accountable for results. ^ G'**^
Every state should give parents the right to choose their child's public school. And if
the idea of choice in public schools is to be real, we must give parents and teachers the right JL rvTj
to start better public schools — charter schools - if the current ones do not work.
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write, and do math. Our goal is clear: when we walk into any school in the 21st century —
five years from now — we should see every classroom connected to the outside world . . . a
cutting-edge computer accessible to every student. . . and teachers with the skills and the
software to make technology as exciting in the classroom as it is in the video arcade. Tens of
millions of parents have watched their children play every video game from Mortal Kombat
to Killer Instinct. From now on, the most important computer game in America must be
learning.
Tonight I challenge educators, scientists and business leaders to join in connecting the
\Xschools and prepai\S%ur people for the future. If a company or community is willing to
donate money to put new computers in the schools, we will match that donation dollar for
dollar, (policy decision needs to be made)
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It is not enough to make our public schools the best in the world. We must make it
easier for deserving Americans to go to college. We have already made it easier for people
to pay back their college loans.
And last year, I asked the Congress to make $10,000 of college tuition costs tax
deductible. If businesses can deduct the cost of their equipment, then families should be able
to deduct the cost of a college education.
Tonight, I propose two more steps to open the doors of college for people who are
willing to work hard and excel. First, a $2000 merit scholarship for the top 2% of graduating
students in every secondary school in America. Second, a dramatic expansion of college
work-study, so that 1 million young Americans will be working their way through college by
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Higher standards. Public school choice. Technology in the classroom. And an
''/dL aggressive strategy to open wider the doors of college. That is my education challenge,
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�As Americans, we more than any people on earth should recognize the truth of the
Gospel: "To whom much is given, from them much is required." We need a rebirth of ethics,
of values, of the moral code that this country was built on. Only if we share a community of
values, can we value community.
Throughout our history, Americans have always joined together as neighbors and
citizens to build strong communities and a strong country. We need that spirit more than
ever today.
That means:
We in this chamber should give the govemment back to the people. In the past year,
we have already applied to Congress the laws that apply to America, banned gifts and
meals from lobbyists to lawmakers, and forced the lobbyists to fully disclose who they
are working for, what they are spending, and what bills they are trying to pass or kill.
But we all know that special interests give too much money in political campaigns.
And we should all take personal responsibility for changing it. There is a strong,
bipartisan campaignfinancereform bill, waiting for action. Let's pass it without delay.
We must challenge our young people not to get pregnant or father a child until they
are ready. Tonight, I am pleased to announce that a group of prominent Americans
have answered this call, and are forming a new national organization to enlist the
media, business and communities to help our young people do therightthing.
I believejm a woman'srightytochoose.•an-abertin& Some people deeply disagree. But
I challenge people on both sides of the abortion divide to find common ground. At
the very least, let us do whai we can to encourage adoption, and unite the hundreds of
thousands of eligible parents Syho want a child with the thousands (ck) of babies who
need a loving home.
We must challenge every father to take responsibility for his children. Spend time
with your child, love your child, and take an interest in your child's daily life. And if
you owe child support, pay it. Your child needs you. You cannot walk away.
We must challenge those who produce and market cigarettes to take responsibility for
irafcpioducts to aduhs, if you wish^ But drawrlhe line on-chihiretfc?
All of us working together mustfinda way to do something about violence and sex on
TV. We must challenge the media to put more education and less sex and violence on
TV. And challenge parents to tum off the set if they con't.
We must challenge every citizen to give something back to their community through
service. I am proud of what the national service progrim, AmeriCorps, has done to
put 25,000 young people to work in communities — raising reading scores, pulling
�garbage out of rivers, helping police shut down crack houses. But we shouldn't stop
there. Every American has something to contribute - from volunteering at an AIDS
clinic to adopting a child. And let me issue a special summons to our nation's
seniors, who have the time and the wisdom to teach us all: let your retirement years be
a season of service.
And let me say this above all: Every one of us faces a challenge to seek common
ground with our fellow Americans — to reach out beyond our differences, both because it is
the right thing to do, and because it is the way we will meet every one of our other
challenges as we enter a new century.
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That is what we will see this summer in Atlanta, when we are hosts to the centennial
of the modem Olympics. I am not just talking of our athletes, who show us all how to work
hard to make our dreams come true. I also mean the shared effort of the entire community
of Atlanta ~ the City Too Busy to Hate. One community, pulling together. That is what's
right with America.
But there is another group of Americans I want to call your attention to tonight.
They are the ones who will hold high the Olympic torch and carry it on its path across
America, from Los Angeles, across mountains, concrete canyons, unbroken desert and lush
farmland. They will even carry the torch across the White House lawn, and I'll be there to
greet them.
These are not celebrities or heroic athletes, but they are heroes nonetheless. Thousands
of them are being selected because they are community heroes — Americans who have used
their energies to make our world better, one community at a time. Most of these people will
be announced next month. But I am proud to say that thefirstthree of them have been
chosen so they can be here with us tonight, [insert on two or three heroes]
Let us strive to be like these everyday champions. They show us a different kind of
strength and endurance and a lot of heart. They show us that if we each do our part, we are
sure to reach our destination. Together. And when we do, we will know the joy of a special
victory -- where every American has a chance to win.
We are going to show the world this summer what happens when America pulls
together. And I believe, my fellow Americans, we are going to show it time and time again
in the century that lies ahead. That is, and forever will be, America's challenge.
�CHALLENGES
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TOP FIVE:
1. America's number-one challenge is to restore law and order and a clear sense ofrightand
wrong. That means challenging parents to teach their children right from wrong, challenging
schools and communities to provide young people discipline and alternatives to drugs and
crime, and challenging our criminal justice system to slam the door on violent crime.
2. Challenge families to stay together, and fathers to take responsibility for their children.
3. Challenge teachers, students, and schools to meet higher standards, and challenge parents
to help their children leam.
4. Challenge companies to be responsible, and invest in their workers and in America.
5. Challenge Americans to come together, and give something back to their community
(adopt a child, take care of a parent, volunteer, serve their country).
OPTIONAL:
6. Challenge politicians to trust the people, not the lobbyists.
7-. Challenge people who can work to go to work, and challenge businesses to provide jobs
so people can leave welfare.
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THE BUDGET: WHAT'S AT STAKE
What kind of country do we want to live in? The debate going on today is about
nothing less than the soul of our country - who we are as a people, and who we will be at
the dawn of the new century.
Throughout our history, America at its best has responded to periods of wrenching
change by giving working families the chance to survive and thrive. Responsibility,
opportunity, community, mutual obligation - these are our common values. Today, the
global economy, rapid technological change, and a fraying social fabric are putting new
pressure on working families. Once again, as we balance our federal budget and face the
challenges of the new economy, we must have as our lodestar these fundamental American
principles.
The Republican budget represents a dramatic and comprehensive break with this social
compact. In the name of a balanced budget and a huge tax cut targeted to those who need it
least, it eviscerates scores of programs that benefit working families. It amounts to a rejection
of core, common beliefs about what this country means and who it should serve.
We are a country that believes that education is the key to opportunity. This budget
would cut off college scholarships for 380,000 deserving students. It would levy a 2%
tax on student loans, and would impose higher interest rates on college loans.
We are a country that believes that people who work hard should be rewarded, and
should not be forced by taxes into poverty. This budget would raise taxes on 14
million working families ~ a $23 billion tax increase on people who eam less than
$28,000.
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We are a country that has guaranteed senior citizens they will receive quality medical
care - that the days when being old meant being poor were over. This budget ends
that guarantee, and will drop 300,000 people from nursing home coverage. And it ends
the national standards that stop nursing homes from overmedicating and even
physically restraining patients.
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We are a country that recognized the threat posed by cancer-causing pollution, and
established the world's best system of environmental protection. This budget will cut
enforcement of the environmental laws in half, and will effectively end federal
protection of clean air, clean drinking v/ater, and clean rivers and harbors.
•
We are a country that honors work, and that encourages working people to save for
their retirement. This budget endangers retirement security for workers, by giving a
green light to corporations who want to raid their workers' pension funds, whether for
leveraged buyouts or any other reason.
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February 16, 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
DONALD A. B A E R ^ V ^
SUBJECT
MESSAGE THEMES FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE
CC:
LEON PANETTA, HAROLD ICKES, EVELYN LIEBERMAN, DOUG
SOSNIK, MIKE MCCURRY
This memo outlines lhe proposed themes for your three main events in New Hampshire on
Saturday. The goal is to use the speeches to underscore your continued follow-through on
your State of the Union challenges, even in the environment of New Hampshire on the
weekend before the primary.
Rochester Community Center: This is the next town over from Dover, site of your "last
dog dies" speech. Theme: To set the tone for the day, this can be your general State
of the Union Seven-Challenges speech (Similar to Drake University in Iowa).
Ketne Central Square: This is a strong setting, the town square (literally the "common
ground") on which New England democracy thrives. Paired with Radio Address in
support of McCain-Feingold bill, this is intended as the main non-political news event
of the day, in implicit contrast with divisiveness of Republican field.
Theme: State of the Union Seven-Challenges speech, with special emphasis on
Political/Lobbying Reform (Challenge Seven). Frank McConnell from your Claremont
town meeting with Speaker Gingrich will be present. Also, given the setting, a chance
to build up "community, working together" themes.
New Hampshire College: Remarks to the people of Manchester. Theme: Seven-Challenges
speech, with heavier emphasis on Education/College Opportunity Agenda because of
the setting (although this is not a direct-lending school).
The final speech of ihe irip is a political fundraiser after 8 p.m., at which pool press will be
present.
Please let me know if you need anything else.
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
CLINTON-GORE FUNDRAISER
SHERATON, NEW YORK
FEBRUARY 15, 1996
Acknowledgments: Chrm Dodd, Fowler. Terry McAuliffe, Laura
Hartigan. James Earl Jones, singer Leslie Gore.
SOTU. 3 weeks ago, privilege to deliver. Age of Possibility: More
Americans, more chances to build future of their dreams.
AMERICA IS STRONG/NY IS STRONG
Economy strong: Lowest unemp/infl 27 yrs. 7.7 M new jobs — IM in
autos & construction. Homeownership highest in 15 yrs.
As for New York: Unemployment down from 8.5 to 6.4. Over 200K
private-sec jobs after losing in prev 4yrs.
Strongest force for peace & freedom: Haiti, Mideast, Bosnia.
Coming together arnd values: Welf, pov, crime, teen preg: all down.
NYC: crime down 15%, murders down 31% in first A of 1995.
Great change, also great challenges. People worried about security of
their families. Mission: American dream reality; strongest force for peace
and freedom; continue come together around values.
? is: How? Simple answer: Together.
Era big government oven can't go back to era: Fend for yourselves.
Instead: move forward to era all Americans work together, meet
challenges together: in families, schools, churches...
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BUDGET
Balance budget in that spirit: 7 years, protect values, modest tax cut.
Can't walk away from commitments: Medicare for elderly, Medicaid for
children, disabled, education of children, health of environment.
To Congress: pass cuts in common. Let'sfinishjob.
�SEVEN CHALLENGES for future to seize promise of age of poss:
Cherish children, keep families together. Violence off television. V Chip
victory: We worked in bipartisan manner to give parents control over
what their kids watch. End tragedy of domestic violence.
Provide all Americans w/education for new centurv. Renew schools,
open college doors wider than ever. Working to do that: Expanding Head
Start; Goals 2000; Direct lending; Expanding Pell grants to deserving
students. Now we have to do more: Standards. Choice. Computers.
College merit schol; IM work study; right kind of tax cut: 10K for tuition.
Help every American willing to work achieve economic security. Raise
minimum wage, approaching 40-year low. Protect workers' pensions. GI
Bill for workers. Access to health care, Kennedy-Kassebaum.
Take streets back from crime/gangs/drugs. Crime finally declining.
Communities, police departments coming together to take back streets.
Crime Bill helping: 1/3 of 100,000; 3,189 in NY. Must not repeal Brady
Bill, 44,000; assault weapons ban, 19. Now: more, especially for young.
Break gangs like mob. Renew assault on drugs, home and abroad.
Leave environment safe and clean for next generation. Generation of
bipartisan effort: air & water cleaner, children safer. Challenge biz: find
cheaper ways to meet tougher standards. Strengthen right-to-know.
Maintain leadership fight for freedom and peace. Middle East to Haiti to
Bosnia, America leading world toward peace.
Make democracy work: Shrink government, campaign fin. reform.
CONCLUSION
Challenges as we move into future: Stronger families. Better education.
Access to health care. Safer streets. A cleaner environment.
Together, can do all these things. Meet any challenge, achieve any goal.
So don't be cynical: no excuse for inaction. America still depends on
what it has depended on for almost 229 years: you, the people.
Accept one more challenge: Don't stop. Make 1996 great year for our
party, for America. Lift up your sights, fight for our future, best is yet to
come. Thank you, God bless you.
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TO:
Don Baer, White House Director of Communications
FROM:
Usa Gaide, deputy director of communications
Mike Gauldin, director of communication^^-Cr^-'—
U.S. Department ofthe Tnterior
Re:
Secretaiy Babbitt's recommendation on environmental element to
the President's State of the Union speech.
Thisfollowsup on Secretary Babbitt's memo to the President last week concerning the State of
the Union Address.
In orderforthe environment to become a positive issue in the next election, it needs to be a
visible issue. For that to happen, the President needs to take aggressive steps to inject the topic
into the public debate. The GOP now know thoy can't give us a Clean Water Act or Endangered
Species Act. to veto — it would play into our hands. They know thoy should not do anything more
to make this a major issue. They know, as we do, that if the environment is an issue, the only
person who can benefit is the President.
Without a major initiative by our Administratioii, and by the President personally, the environment
likely wont factor in decisions by voters. It won't hurt the President. But it won't help him, either.
The topic must be made newsworthy; President Clinton can do that, while at the same time
enhancing his themes of common ground and community.
Secretary Babbitt suggests this theme for the State of the Union Address:
'Tart of building community requires protecting tho land and water that we all use and depend on
for eating, drinking and enjoying life.
"But for much ofthe last century, we allowed our once-great bodies of water to become polluted,
many of them to the point where they could no longer support the life of a community But that is
no longer the case. This is one area where success is undeniable.
Tor the past 30 years, Americans have used such environmental laws as the Clean Water Act and
the Safe Drinking Water Act to improve the quality of the landscape around and within their
home towns; to improve the quality of their lives. We have cleaned up mightyriversand small
ponds. Wc have restored our natui^alresourcesso that today we have cleaner air and purer water
than at any time in this half century.
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"As our waters have been renewed, many of our older industrial cities have seen an economic
rebirth, spurred by the restorative powers of a cleaner, healthier waterfront. In Cleveland some 30
years ago, the Cuyahoga River burned and Lake Erie was pronounced dead. But today, a site that
was once a symbol of national shame and embarrassment is a symbol of hope and restoration. And
so it must beforthe rest of this nation.
''When the Clean Water Act was written in 1972, its goal was to make everyriver,lake and
stream in America swimmablc and fishflble.
"But now a small minority in this Congress wants to roll hack the very laws that have resulted in
this progress. Tomght, I say once again, that I will not allow laws which protects our
communities, our health, and our spirit to berippedapart
"Rather than giving up a war we're winning, we must redouble our efforts. Despite the great
improvement in water quality, many American still have reason to doubt the purity of their
drinking water supply. There are places in this country where a child still can't enjoy the simple
pleasure of walking down to the local stream, throwing in a line and catching afishthe family can
eat for dinner. Places where farmers cant drink waterfromthe well on their land. That is not
right, and we can do better.
"We will not weaken the Clean Water Act. We shall strengthen it. We willfindmore ways to help
communities restore their waterfronts and their drinking water. The American people will be
given what they want and what they've been working toward for 30 years: A Nation in which,
once again, everyriverand stream is safe and clear and pure. We will accept nothing less.
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1/25/96 6:22 PM
draft
Good evening P r e s i d e n t Powell, P r e s i d e n t Bush, Senator Johnston,
d i s t i n g u i s h e d guests and t h e l a d i e s and gentlemen o f t h e A l f a l f a
Club.
I know i t ' s g e t t i n g l a t e so I ' l l t r y t o be b r i e f . The CBO
e s t i m a t e s t h a t t o n i g h t ' s d i n n e r won't f i n i s h t i l l one i n t h e
morning.
And a c c o r d i n g t o t h e OMB, we've been home i n bed f o r
two hours.
I ' d l i k e t o thank t h e A l f a l f a Club f o r i n v i t i n g me here t h i s
evening
I b e t some o f you t h i n k I r a i s e d your t a x e s t o o
much.
I do have one announcement b e f o r e I c o n t i n u e : S e c r e t a r y Rubin has
asked t h a t we a l l r e f r a i n from t h e d e s s e r t served by t h e A l f a l f a
Club because t h e Treasury Department i s h o l d i n g a bake s a l e i n
the
lobby.
For those o f you who've come i n from o u t I town, you s h o u l d know
t h a t everyone i n Washington i s t a l k i n g about t h i s m y s t e r i o u s new
n o v e l , Primary C o l o r s . W e l l , I'm h a l f w a y t h r o u g h i t and I can't
f i g u r e o u t which c h a r a c t e r i s supposed t o be me.
There i s a " r a g i n ' c a j u n " i n i t .
He seems an a w f u l l o t l i k e
George Stephanopoulos.
I ' d l i k e t o c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e A l f a l f a Club f o r s t a n d i n g up t o t h e
r i g h t wing o f t h e Republican p a r t y and n o m i n a t i n g C o l i n Powell t o
be your p r e s i d e n t .
I r e c a l l r e a d i n g an a r t i c l e i n t h e paper t h a t General Powell was
at one t i m e c o n s i d e r i n g r u n n i n g f o r p r e s i d e n t . I remember
t h i n k i n g t h a t d u r i n g t h e x months he served me as Chairman o f t h e
J o i n t C h i e f o f S t a f f , C o l i n never s a i d a n y t h i n g t o i n d i c a t e he
�was i n t e r e s t e d i n r u n n i n g f o r my j o b . A l t h o u g h f r e q u e n t l y d u r i n g
meetings i n t h e Oval O f f i c e , he m i s t a k e n l y s a t i n t h e wrong
chair
A l t h o u g h , something I read about h i s book t o u r made me t h i n k he
was i n t e r e s t e d i n t h e j o b . He was n o t o n l y s i g n i n g h i s book b u t
v e t o i n g c o p i e s o f Newt G i n g r i c h ' s .
But t h e n came h i s d u a l announcement t h a t he was a Republican b u t
not a Republican c a n d i d a t e . What he d i d n ' t answer was:
was he a Republican b e f o r e h i s s i x m i l l i o n d o l l a r book deal?
I t ' s a p l e a s u r e t o see General Powell and P r e s i d e n t Bush on t h e
same d a i s i n t h e month t h a t we c e l e b r a t e t h e f i f t h a n n i v e r s a r y o f
the P e r s i a n G u l f War. F i v e years ago, we were a l l g l u e d t o CNN
as we b r o u g h t I r a q t o i t s knees. And today we watch C-Span as t h e
American government b r i n g s t h e American government t o i t s knees.
I see Senator Lugar i s here t o n i g h t .
I know t h a t he i s
campaigning f o r my j o b . And I understand why. I f I were a
t h o u g h t f u l , moderate Republican i n t h i s Senate, I ' d be t h i n k i n g
about a n o t h e r l i n e o f work t o o .
As you know, I had a l o n g t a l k w i t h Senator Lugar and h i s
c o l l e a g u e s on C a p i t o l H i l l t h i s week d u r i n g my S t a t e o f t h e Union
Address. I n t h e speech, I i s s u e d seven major c h a l l e n g e s f o r t h e
American people and o u r government. Last year, word g o t back t o
me t h a t I went on a l i t t l e t o o l o n g . So I t r i e d my h a r d e s t t o
keep i t b r i e f . I thought t h a t t o n i g h t , I ' d read from an e a r l y
d r a f t o f t h e speech and share w i t h t h e A l f a l f a Club some o f t h e
challenges t h a t u l t i m a t e l y got cut i n the i n t e r e s t of time:
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I c h a l l e n g e a l l o f Dick M o r r i s ' c l i e n t s t o f i n d common ground.
�OFFICE
OF THE VICE
PRESIDENT
WASHI NGTON
January 19, 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR DON BAER
CC:
BILL CURRY
SKILA HARRIS
FROM:
GREG S I M O N p | ^
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED STATE OF THE UNION LANGUAGE
CHILDREN'S ISSUES:
"Taking action to protect our childrenfromexcessive sex and violence on television
should not be a campaign issue for the whole year - it should be an achievement right now.
"I challenge the Congress to pass the telecommunications bill that promotes the use of
modem technology to give parents control over what kind of television programs come into
their homes.
"I call on Congress and all Americans to join me in supporting the fight to put more
and better children's programming on television.
"In the next few weeks I will invite the leaders of the television and cable networks to
come to the White House to discuss voluntary efforts they can take today to put more
education and less sex and violence on television.
"The motion picture industry has rated movies for over 25 years. The cable industry
supports the use of modem program-blocking technology and has committed to rate its own
programs. Record companies and video game producers voluntarily rate their products. It's
becoming possible for parents to monitor what their children are consuming over the Internet.
Broadcasters provide some program advisories now, but we can do better. It's time we give
parents more control over what their children see and hear."
�THE PRESIDENT H S S E
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THE
SECRETARY
OF T H E I N T E R I O R
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January 12, 1996
Memorandum for the Preskfent
From: Bruce Bab
Re: Environmental Subjects for your State of the Union Address
Per your request, I am following up on the subjects that we discussed earlier in the week.
1. Begin this section by repeating your pledge to defend our environmental laws against the
Republican onslaught.
Despite what the skeptics and naysayers would have us to believe, a great nation can have
both a prosperous economy and a healthy environment.
In 1996, we have cleaner air, pui^water,_andjnore_ahimdant^
agc^-because_we have environmentaHays that work. Unfortunately, a minority in this Congress
appears intent on rolling back the very laws and regulations that have resulted in this progress.
The National Park System is the most powerful symbol of our natural heritage, and you
should mention, as you have before, your determination to defend it (a personal reference to
your experience in Yellowstone last summer would be good).
2. Move toward the affirmative. The Clean Water Act is the best vehicle for this. Tell
Congress again that you will resist attempts to weaken it, and then call on them to strengthen
it, by giving communities, working together, all over America the tools they need to restore
entire watersheds. The New York example that I mentioned to you is one such example (it is
described in more detail in the attached draft op ed piece). Community efforts to restore salmon
in the Northwest (such as Piper Creek running through suburban Seattle) is another example.
�3. Put out a brand new proposal designed to capture public attention and that points toward
legitimate decentralization and empowerment of citizens and communities. Recognize the
efforts of the thousands of land trusts that are springing up all over the country for the
purpose of preserving open space-a hugely popular issue. Attached is a memorandum from
John Sawhill of the Nature Conservancy outlining ways that we could encourage these trusts
though some changes in the tax code that follow fairly well known patterns. In addition to
the Sawhill proposal, we should consider broadening the rules for deductibility of gifts of
land and perhaps reduce or eliminate the capital gains tax on sales to trusts.
I would be happy to follow up on these or other ideas as you may wish.
cc. The Vice President
The Chief of Staff
�A WATERSHED YEAR
By Bruce
Babbitt
Por the insurgent Republicans who took over Congress, 1995
was supposed to be a watershed year. The public's demand for
deregulation. Congress assumed, gave them a broad anti-federal
mandate to r i p apart the fabric of 20 year old environmental laws
l i k e the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, and the
Endangered Species Act. Weaker federal laws would, they assumed,
empower state and l o c a l governments, boost the economy and
restore harmony to American communities fighting over natural
resources.
To test those assumptions, I went out across the country i n
1995 v i s i t i n g 67 c i t i e s over 100 days, asking America's
communities how federal environmental laws affected them at the
local l e v e l .
Developers and environmentalists showed me how, after years
of stagnation, their economies were boosted and d i v e r s i f i e d ,
while property values increased. Anglers and agriculture told me
how at l a s t they were able to find common ground.
I t seemed 1995 was, truly, a watershed year, i n which
American communities crossed into an era of environmental
restoration.
Yet i n every case, from rural residents to urban planners, I
learned that the catalyst for this fundamental restoration was
not the new majority i n Congress, but the very environmental laws
they have t r i e d to abolish.
Consider New York City, where eight million people drink s i x
glasses of water a day. For years, land use practices i n the
C a t s k i l l Mountains, the source of the c i t y ' s best water, were
threatening the quality of that water supply. A c l a s s i c
urban-rural c o n f l i c t where one side can win only at the expense
of the other, right?
Wrong.
In October 1995 the City of New York and the rural residents
of the C a t s k i l l s put aside old antagonisms to negotiate an
agreement that manages the C a t s k i l l watershed for the benefit of
both. The c i t y w i l l finance new roads, sewage treatment and farm
waste practices i n the C a t s k i l l s that protect the high quality
drinking water. Both parties benefit and the c i t y saves the $4 to
$8 b i l l i o n p r i c e tag for new f i l t r a t i o n technology.
I t was a federal law, the Safe Drinking Water Act, that set
the stage for this i n t r i c a t e agreement. But i t was local
ingenuity that crafted the solution, by bringing together urban
and r u r a l groups to forge a common future.
Consider also the citizens of south Florida. Miami and
adjoining coastal c i t i e s are running low on water. The Everglades
National Park i s declining and the fisheries of Florida Bay are
in trouble, a l l because agricultural drainage projects have
severed the hydrological arteries that once connected the
Everglades to Lake Okeechobee, a l i f e - g i v i n g water supply. Clean
water, or the lack of i t , has been tearing the state apart.
�But by 1995, the people of south Florida had decided to
r e j e c t expensive piecemeal remedies l i k e a new water project for
Miami, or technological fixes for agricultural pollution.
Instead, they went straight to the heart of the matter and
embarked on a larger v i s i o n
restoring the wetlands system that
o r i g i n a l l y sustained the delicate balance between people and the
natural world of this tropical region.
The r e s u l t i s quite simply the largest watershed restoration
plan i n the history of the world. This plan -- which affects land
and water use from Orlando through the Everglades down into
Florida Bay to Key West - - i s ambitious and complex: i t involves
interactive science, planning and bargaining among c i t i e s ,
environmentalists, agriculture and the state l e g i s l a t u r e .
Once again, federal agencies are at the table, but they are
responding to the desire of Florida's c i t i z e n s , not Washington
lawmakers. And Florida has made a clear choice: to use
environmental laws l i k e the Clean Water Act and the Endangered
Species Act to help restore the enchanting mixture of sky, s a l t
and fresh water, land and w i l d l i f e which i s the ancient
imprimatur of this region.
Finally, consider California, where Mark Twain once
observed: "whiskey's for drinkin' and water's for fightin'." More
than a century l a t e r , l i t t l e had changed. Northern California,
where most of,the water i s , and Southern California, where most
of the people are, have been at war over water for three
generations.
But by 1995, weary of conflict, f a i l e d l e g i s l a t i v e proposals
and grandiose water export schemes, California's c i t i e s ,
agriculture and environmental groups came to the table and stayed
there u n t i l they hammered out an i n t r i c a t e , i f tenuous agreement.
Working under the Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act,
they decided how to use water more e f f i c i e n t l y i n c i t i e s and on
farms, how to manage the statewide water system to leave enough
"in the stream" to protect salmox* runs and migrating waterfowl,
and how to restore the fisheries of San Francisco Bay.
The result was the Bay Delta Protection Plan, acknowledged
by California's governor as the state's equivalent to the Middle
East peace accord.
As i n New York and Florida, the need to comply with the
federal conservation laws brought Califoraians to the bargaining
table. However, once they sat down together, C a l i f o m i a n s
discovered that those federal laws could be used as a stage for a
far more imaginative and comprehensive plan than could ever be
achieved by regulatory dictates imposed i n the traditional manner
by a dozen Federal and state agencies.
In every single c i t y I v i s i t e d l a s t year, the communities
showed me examples of a new, consensus-based s t y l e of
environmental restoration. For many years these c i t i e s had been
washed by the waters of dead lakes or scoured by the currents of
polluted r i v e r s .
But by 1995, two decades after enactment of federal
conservation laws, the rivers that run through American c i t i e s --
�whether Cleveland or Buffalo, Portland or Boston, Atlanta or
Boise -- are running deem once more. On every urban waterfront,
communities told me how they used conservation laws to bring back
biological l i f e , and, i n the process, commercial l i f e .
This l i n k was something I had not expected to see. But there
i s was, i n c i t y a f t e r c i t y , people and businesses drawn by the
powerful magnet of clear, clean water. The communities showed me,
in short, that as they used our laws to restore their waters,
those waters, i n turn, are restoring our communities.
To borrow the words of people I met i n these c i t i e s : the
Clean Water Act i s the most effective urban renewal law i n
American history.
One would think that c o l l e c t i v e l y these examples of local
watershed restoration - - driven by strong federal environmental
laws -- might cause the Republican leadership to reverse their
assumptions. One would think that the broad, bipartisan,
grassroots support of behind environmental laws might serve
notice on the new majority that the American people w i l l not
tolerate the Congressional onslaught to weaken or abolish our
them.
But as 1996 dawns, one opens the paper instead to find the
new majority i n the House s t i l l rushing to undermine the h i s t o r i c
California watershed accord, s t i l l obsessed with tearing down the
very laws that made that accord (along with those i n New York and
Florida) possible.
I t appears the voices and access of industrial lobbyists are
s t i l l as strong as ever. As a consequence, the only place i n
America where the community won t celebrate the restoration of
their local watershed, the only place where the inhabitants don't
want strong federal environmental laws i s on Capitol H i l l .
But whether Congress chooses to recognize i t or not, America
has entered a new, decentralized era of watershed restoration.
Like past eras, t h i s unfolding process i s not e a s i l y reversed.
For once people gather to eat, work and recreate on their local
waterfront, i t ' s hard to send them a l l back home. And once local
communities l e a m to wield a federal conservation law l i k e a
powerful tool, i t ' s impossible to pry that tool from their hands.
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PROPOSED SUGGESTION FOR TNCLIISION
THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
Proposal:
The Federal Govemment Should Provide Incentives for Private Landowners to Help
Achieve Our Nation's Environmental Goals.
Discussion:
This proposal hits on the President's themes of protecting the environment from a
hostile Congress, offindingways to do this that are viewed positively by private landowners,
and of devolution of authority and responsibility to local organizations and individuals. It
parallels many of the proposals the Secretary has talked about for better implementing the
Endangered Species Act, and could be targeted to help further Clean Water Act and Safe
Drinking Water Act goals as well. The cooperation and initiative of private landowners is
absolutely essential to meeting the nation's conservation goals, and this initiative speaks
directly to those landowners.
1.
Provide Estate Tax relief for landowners who donate conservation easements
on their lands to national, state or local conservation groups.
Such relief is very important to the protection of wildlife habitats and highquality watersheds from subdivision and development caused by the need of
successors to pay large estate taxes. Senators Dole and Chafee have included
a version of such estate tax relief in the rescission bill, but support for it is
hampered by poor targeting mechanisms. These could be improved by
introducing science tests.
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Allow non-profit conservation organizations to issue tax-exempt bonds to fund
the protection of environmentally sensitive lands.
This would decrease the cost of lands or conservation easements to local, state
and nadonal private conservation organizations, and enhance both private
investment and, we believe, private donations to land conservation. There are
more than 1,000 local and regional non-profit land trusts diat have been
formed in the United States to promote land conservation in their communities.
This proposal, and the previous one, would give these organizations powerful
new toolstosucceed in their work.
3.
Give a tax credit to private landowners equal to the funds they spend to
enhance and maintain habitat fbr endangered wildlife and plants
Private lands include essential habitat for half or more of all the endangered
species in the United States. While the Endangered Species Art limits the
loss of this habitat, relatively little has been committed by the federal
govemment to aid landowners who want to help protect and manage this land.
This credit would provide an incentive for conservation work by landowners.
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�GROWTH
- optimism
- sympathy
- that's not enough
America's econoy today i s f a r better than i t was i n the dark
winter of 1991, before our country began to get i t s a c t together.
But by dint of three years of dramatic d e f i c i t reduciton, 3 years
of retooling America's f a c o t r i e s to win the competition abroad, 3
years of improving our education system, and 3 years of forcing
open foreing markets through negotiations and threats of
sanvctions, we have succeeded i n turning the economy around i n a
dramatic and bold way.
We have th elowest combined rate of unemp & i n f l i n 27
years. We have the lowest mortgage rates i n a devcade. Because
o four tough trade p o l i i c e s , auto & auto part exports to japan
are up 80% over three years — and t o t a l exports to j rose 20% i n
1995 alone, vcreating over 150k new obs i n America.
A l l in a l l ,
we have created a net increase of nearly 8 m i l l i o n new jobs —
that means we have created 10 m i l l i o n new jobs, suffered 2
million l a y o f f s and l o s t jobs, for a net increase of 8 m i l l i o n
new jobs. And half of those new jobs, 4 m i l l i o n , have
p a r t i c u l a r l y good pay, good benefits, and good prospects for
advancement. Three years ago, the constructio industry had gone
through oe of the worst declines i n decades. Our d e f i c i t
reduction created lower i n t e r s t s rates, which i n turn created a
r e v i v a l of the construction industry. We have gone from a net
loss of nearly 1 m jobs i construction to a net gain of 1 m new
jobs.
Jn the early innings of thye game, japan seemed to
score
runs at will off the am auto industry.
But we came bavk —
through better cars, higher productivity,
smater and
better
workers and managers, tough trade negs.
Today, the
scoreboard
shows: the United States is selling
more cares than Japan.
The
US is winning the auto competition
with japan.
TO those who say
that America's
workers cannot compete I say, let them come to
Detroit.
To those who say that we are losing the
global
competition,
I say, let them vome to detroit.
And to those who
say, we must protect
ourselves
behind walls becasue we cannot win
a fair fight,
I say let them come to detroit.
I watn those
cars
to have an easy passage to japan.
I don't want them to have to
�climb up some wall that
monument to our
fear.
was
erected
around the
united
states
as
a
A study l a s t week of the auto industry predicted over 1/4 of
a m i l l i o new hirings by Chrysler, Ford & GM.
We are poised on the brink of the most dramatic comeback
story of the i n d u s t r i a l era. A natio that once seemed a declingn
evcoomic power, with outdated industries, a lack of job t r a i i n g
opportunitiies, and an educational system that was condemned
worldwide, now i s winign the global compettiton bigtime. We have
the highest rate of growth of any major i n d u s t r i a l nation.
And
we have an unemployment that i s the second lowest of
anyindustrial nation. And our x, xk, and x industries are
[beating the pants off of / eating the lunch of the
vocmpetition.]
Today I challenge the United States Congress i n the next 60
days to pass a growth agenda for the American peole. Grow the
economy by balancing the budget. Growt the economy by lowering
i n t e r s t s rates. G t e by putting welfare r e c i p i e n t s to work.
Gte by r a i s i n g the m w. G t e by f u l l y fundig educational
opportunitites. G te by making health care protable from job to
job. G te by protvting workers pensions. G te so Amermica can
grow. G te so we grow out of c l a s s warfare or of b i t t e r
resentment. G t e because we a l l have to know that eeither we
grow together, or inevitably, we w i l l grow apart. The vcentral
commitment & the central task of t h i s govt mst be a basic comm to
econ growth. I challenge CVongress to r i s e above p o l i t i c s , put
aside the primaries, look away from the election calendar, ad
pass a growth agenda for America on which future generations of
Americans may look back and say: March and Aperil of 1996 were
the turning point.
�GROWTH
- optimism
- sympathy
- that's not enough
America's econoy today i s f a r b e t t e r than i t was i n the dark
w i n t e r o f 1991, before our country began t o get i t s a c t together.
But by d i n t o f t h r e e years of dramatic d e f i c i t r e d u c i t o n , 3 years
of r e t o o l i n g America's f a c o t r i e s t o win the c o m p e t i t i o n abroad, 3
years o f improving our education system, and 3 years o f f o r c i n g
open f o r e i n g markets through n e g o t i a t i o n s and t h r e a t s o f
sanvctions, we have succeeded i n t u r n i n g the economy around i n a
dramatic and b o l d way.
We have t h elowest combined r a t e o f unemp & i n f l i n 27
years. We have the lowest mortgage r a t e s i n a devcade. Because
o f o u r tough t r a d e p o l i i c e s , auto & auto p a r t exports t o japan
are up 80% over t h r e e years — and t o t a l exports t o j rose 20% i n
1995 alone, v c r e a t i n g over 150k new obs i n America.
A l l in all,
we have created a net increase o f n e a r l y 8 m i l l i o n new jobs —
t h a t means we have created 10 m i l l i o n new j o b s , s u f f e r e d 2
m i l l i o n l a y o f f s and l o s t jobs, f o r a net increase o f 8 m i l l i o n
new j o b s . And h a l f o f those new j o b s , 4 m i l l i o n , have
p a r t i c u l a r l y good pay, good b e n e f i t s , and good prospects f o r
advancement. Three years ago, the c o n s t r u c t i o i n d u s t r y had gone
through oe o f the worst declines i n decades. Our d e f i c i t
r e d u c t i o n created lower i n t e r s t s r a t e s , which i n t u r n created a
r e v i v a l o f the c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y . We have gone from a net
loss o f n e a r l y 1 m jobs i c o n s t r u c t i o n t o a net gain o f 1 m new
jobs.
In the e a r l y innings of thye game, japan seemed to score
runs at w i l l o f f the am auto industry. But we came bavk —
through better c a r s , higher productivity, smater and better
workers and managers, tough trade negs. Today, the scoreboard
shows: the United States i s s e l l i n g more cares than Japan. The
US i s winning the auto competition with japan. TO those who say
that America's workers cannot compete I say, l e t them come to
Detroit. To those who say that we are losing the global
competition, I say, l e t them vome to d e t r o i t . And to those who
say, we must protect ourselves behind walls becasue we cannot win
a f a i r f i g h t , I say l e t them come to d e t r o i t . I watn those cars
to have an easy passage to japan. I don't want them to have to
�climb up some v a i l that was erected around the united states as a
monument to our f e a r .
A study l a s t week of the auto industry predicted over 1/4 of
a m i l l i o new h i r i n g s by Chrysler, Ford & GM.
We are poised on the brink of the most dramatic comeback
story of the i n d u s t r i a l era. A natio that once seemed a declingn
evcoomic power, with outdated industries, a lack of job t r a i i n g
opportunitiies, and an educational system that was condemned
worldwide, now i s winign the global compettiton bigtime. We have
the highest rate of growth of any major i n d u s t r i a l nation. And
we have an unemployment that i s the second lowest of
anyindustrial nation. And our x, xk, and x industries are
[beating the pants off of / eating the lunch of the
vocmpetition.]
Today I challenge the United States Congress i n the next 60
days to pass a growth agenda for the American peole. Grow the
economy by balancing the budget. Growt the economy by lowering
i n t e r s t s rates. G t e by putting welfare r e c i p i e n t s to work.
Gte by r a i s i n g the m w. G t e by f u l l y fundig educational
opportunitites. G te by making health care protable from job to
job. G te by protvting workers pensions. G te so Amermica can
grow. G te so we grow out of c l a s s warfare or of b i t t e r
resentment. G t e because we a l l have to know that eeither we
grow together, or inevitably, we w i l l grow apart. The vcentral
commitment & the c e n t r a l task of t h i s govt mst be a basic comm to
econ growth. I challenge CVongress to r i s e above p o l i t i c s , put
aside the primaries, look away from the election calendar, ad
pass a growth agenda for America on which future generations of
Americans may look back and say: March and Aperil of 1996 were
the turning point.
�PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
DSCC/DNC EVENT
BINGHAM HILLS, MICHIGAN
MARCH 4,1996
Acknowledgments: David and Doreen Hermelin, thank you for inviting
us into your besutiful home. Sen. Carl Levin, Mayor Dennis Archer.
Great day today in M I . Just dedicated Taylor City Hall.
STRAIGHTFORWARD VISION WHEN I TOOK OFFICE
American dream for all; strongest force for peace and freedom; continue
come together around basic values.
How? Opportunity, responsibility, commitment to community.
LAST THREE YEARS: AMERICA & MI.
Economy strong: Lowest unemp/infl 27 yrs. 7.7 M new jobs: Nearly IM
in basic industries: autos & construction. Homeownership highest in 15
yrs. Exports growing faster than imports, 1st time in yrs. As for MI:
Unempl. 7.0% ^ 5.0%. New businesses * 10% per yr. In last 3 years, MI
has created over 311,000 new priv sector jobs; 6/2 Xs as many each yr as
prev 4yrs. 55,700 new mfg jobs after losing 72,600 in prev 4yrs.
Same time: Still econ. insecurity: too many people working hrder
w/out raise, downsizing.
Strongest force for peace & freedom: no missiles at children, Bosnia,
Haiti, Somalia, hope for peace in Ireland.
Same time: Brink of peace — Rabin murdered, London bomb.
Coming together around values: welf
pov ^ , crime teen preg V
Detroit murder ^13%. 1st Vi 95: Det robberies ^23%, Gr Rapids ^37%.
Same time: Juv. crime, drugs, cigarettes *.
Right direction, but new challenges.
Whv? Profound change: Info. Age, global economy.
1
�PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
DSCC/DNC EVENT
BINGHAM HILLS, MICHIGAN
MARCH 4,1996
Acknowledgments: David and Doreen Hermelin, thank you for inviting
us into your besutiful home. Sen. Carl Levin, Mayor Dennis Archer.
Great day today in M I . Just dedicated Taylor City Hall.
STRAIGHTFORWARD VISION WHEN I TOOK OFFICE
American dream for all; strongest force for peace and freedom; continue
come together around basic values.
How? Opportunity, responsibility, commitment to community.
LAST THREE YEARS: AMERICA & MI
Economy strong: Lowest unemp/infl 27 yrs. 7.7 M new jobs: Nearly IM
in basic industries: autos & construction. Homeownership highest in 15
yrs. Exports growing faster than imports, 1st time in yrs. As for MI:
Unempl. 7.0% ^ 5.0%. New businesses * 10% per yr. In last 3 years, MI
has created over 311,000 new priv sector jobs; 6/2 Xs as many each yr as
prev 4yrs. 55,700 new mfg jobs after losing 72,600 in prev 4yrs.
Same time: Still econ. insecurity: too many people working hrder
w/out raise, downsizing.
Strongest force for peace & freedom: no missiles at children, Bosnia,
Haiti, Somalia, hope for peace in Ireland.
Same time: Brink of peace — Rabin murdered, London bomb.
Coming together around values: welf
pov X crime teen preg V
Detroit murder M3%. 1st '/a 95: Det robberies ^23%, Gr Rapids ^37%.
" Same time: Juv. crime, drugs, cigarettes *.
Right direction, but new challenges.
Whv? Profound change: Info. Age, global economy.
)
�AGE OF POSSIBILITY, unleashed by change.
More Americans, more chances to build future of their dreams.
Great change means great challenges. SOTU: must face them together.
Era big govemment over, can't go back to: Fend for yourselves. Instead,
move forward: all Americans meet challenges together: families, schools,
churches, businesses. When we are together, we are never defeated; and
when we are divided, we defeat ourselves.
BUDGET
Balance budget in that spirit: 7 years, protect values, modest tax cut.
Honor responsibilities: Medicare for elderly, Medicaid for children,
disabled, education of children, health of environment.
To Congress: Finish job by Easter.
SEVEN CHALLENGES for future to seize promise of age of poss:
1. Cherish children, keep families together. Violence off television. V
Chip victory: Worked in bipartisan manner to give parents control over
what their kids watch. Applaud media for voluntary ratings. End tragedy
of domestic violence, new hotline.
2. Provide all Americans w/education for new centurv. Renew schools,
open college doors wider than ever. Working to do that: Expanding Head
Start; Goals 2000; Direct lending & income contingent loans; Expanding
Pell grants. Now we have to do more: Demand higher standards. Public
school choice — and let teachers form charter schools. Computers —
connected by 2000; College merit schol; IM work study; Right kind of
tax cut: 1 OK for tuition.
3. Help all Americans willing to work achieve economic security. Raise
minimum wage, approaching 40-year low. Protect workers' pension.
Access to health care, Kennedy-Kassebaum. Start people early. Give H.S.
students who want to go into workplace the training they need. GI Bill for
experienced workers: Consolidate 70 job-training programs into simple
voucher worth $2,600 for unemployed or underemployed workers.
Businesses must be good partners w/ workers.
�4. Take streets back from crime/gangs/drugs. Crime finally declining.
Communities, police departments coming together to take back streets.
Crime Bill helping: /3 of 100,000. 654 in MI. Must not repeal Brady Bill,
45,000; assault weapons ban, 19. Now: more, especially for young. Break
gangs like mob. Renew assault on drugs, home and abroad. McCaffrey.
5. Leave environment safe and clean for next generation. Generation of
bipartisan effort: air & water cleaner, children safer. Challenge biz: find
cheaper ways to meet tougher standards. Strengthen right-to-know.
6. Maintain leadership fight forfreedomand peace. Middle East to Haiti
to Bosnia, America leading world toward peace.
7. Make democracy work: Shrink govemment, bipart. campaign fin.
reform now.
1
CONCLUSION
Challenges as we move into future: Stronger families. Better education.
Access to health care. Safer streets. A cleaner environment.
Can do all these things - if we do them together. Meet any challenge,
achieve any goal.
So don't be cynical: no excuse for inaction. Concentrate on tomorrow,
vision of future, doing something to make it real.
Lift up vour sights, fight for our future, best is yet to come.
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Date of creation of the resource.
6/3/2015
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
7763296
42-t-7763296-20060469F-Seg2-035-005-2015