    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [July 22, 1993]
    [Page 1165]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Exchange With Reporters Prior to a Meeting With Chairman Stanislav
    Shushkevich of Belarus
    July 22, 1993

    Surgeon General Nominee

        Q. Mr. President, are you confident that Dr. Elders has the answers
    to the questions she'll be asked tomorrow?
        The President. I think she'll do very well.
        Let me also say while Chairman Shushkevich is here that I am very
    honored to have him here in the White House. And I want to thank him
    publicly for the support his country has given to the nonproliferation
    regime and to START I. We're going to have a good partnership. I look
    forward to its development. And I very much appreciate the fact that he
    has come here off of a successful commitment by his nation to be
    nonnuclear. And it means a lot to the United States and to the world.

    Midwest Disaster Assistance

        Q. Are you concerned about getting the flood money from the House,
    sir?
        The President. No, not from what I heard about that. I think it's
    okay.

    Note: The exchange began at 5:40 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White
    House. A tape was not available for verification of the content of this
    exchange.