[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54931-54932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26740]




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Part V





The President





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Proclamation 6843--National Consumers Week, 1995

Proclamation 6844--United Nations Day, 1995

Proclamation 6845--Veterans Day, 1995
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                Proclamation 6843 of October 23, 1995

                
National Consumers Week, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Business and trade have always been central to the 
                American experience. In the period since the Industrial 
                Revolution, the extraordinary growth of our economy has 
                created a marketplace that is the foundation of global 
                commerce. Unparalleled natural and human resources have 
                energized every part of our society--from the 
                agricultural heartland that feeds an international 
                community; to the textile and steel mills that began 
                the machine age in America; to the scientific, 
                computer, and information companies that are leading 
                the way into the fast-paced world of the 21st century.

                Consumer protections such as fair pricing and product 
                safety rules are more necessary than ever to ensure 
                that all of us are able to fully and fairly participate 
                in a free enterprise system that encourages 
                competition, productivity, and innovation. These 
                protections have evolved alongside the remarkable 
                expansion of the world economy. In 1962, President John 
                F. Kennedy clarified the importance of consumer 
                protection in a Special Message to Congress that has 
                become known as the Consumer Bill of Rights. This 
                statement articulated each person's rights to safety, 
                information, and choice, and the right to be heard in 
                the process of resolving consumer problems. In 1975 
                President Gerald R. Ford added the right to consumer 
                education.

                As the driving force behind the richest, most 
                prosperous country in the world, the United States' 
                free market is a model for others to emulate. We must 
                ensure that our system continues to emphasize the 
                centrality of the consumer even as it becomes 
                increasingly technology-oriented. Accordingly, last 
                year, I was proud to add the latest element to the 
                Consumer Bill of Rights--the right to service--which 
                urges that convenience, courtesy, performance, and 
                responsiveness remain hallmarks of the American 
                marketplace. So that Federal workers and agencies can 
                take the lead in providing high-quality service, my 
                Administration has also initiated the National 
                Performance Review to improve efficiency and promote 
                excellence in every sector of our Government.

                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 October 22 through October 
                28 as National Consumers Week. I call upon Government 
                officials, industry leaders, and the people of the 
                United States to recognize the vital relationship 
                between our economy and our citizenry and to support 
                the right of all Americans to service excellence.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-third day of October, 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 twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

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