[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 1995)]
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Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 6807--National Homeownership Day, 1995
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                Proclamation 6807 of June 2, 1995

                
National Homeownership Day, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Throughout the more than two hundred years since our 
                Nation was founded, Americans have embraced the dream 
                of homeownership. Strengthening families, establishing 
                communities, and fostering prosperity, homeownership is 
                the cornerstone of our economy and a common thread in 
                our national life. Thanks to a tradition of cooperation 
                between government and industry, the doors of 
                homeownership have been opened to millions of 
                Americans. And the United States is one of the first 
                countries in the world to make homeownership a reality 
                for a majority of its people.

                For the better part of this century, America has made 
                homeownership a priority of national policy. The 
                National Housing Act of 1934 created the Federal 
                Housing Administration's home mortgage insurance 
                program, empowering more than 23 million Americans to 
                buy their own homes. In 1944, the GI Bill of Rights set 
                up the Veterans Administration's home loan guaranty 
                program, enabling millions of veterans to start a new 
                life for themselves and their families. The Housing Act 
                of 1949 declared that every American family should 
                enjoy a ``decent home and a suitable living 
                environment''--an ideal that has been reaffirmed in 
                myriad ways since then.

                Our country's long-standing commitment to this goal is 
                a testament to the tremendous rewards of homeownership. 
                Homeownership spurs the production and sales of goods 
                and services, generating new jobs and brightening 
                America's economic horizon. It encourages savings and 
                investment, promotes economic and civic responsibility, 
                and enhances the financial security of the American 
                people. Perhaps most important, homeownership gives 
                Americans pride in their neighborhoods and hope for a 
                brighter tomorrow.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim June 5, 1995, as ``National 
                Homeownership Day.'' I urge all of our citizens to 
                observe this day with appropriate programs, ceremonies, 
                and activities that celebrate the great American Dream.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                second day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen 
                hundred and ninety-five, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and 
                nineteenth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

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