    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [January 21, 1993]
    [Pages 3-4]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Message to the Congress on Adjustment of the National Deficit
    January 21, 1993

    To the Congress of the United States:
        Pursuant to section 254(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
    Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended (``Act'') (2 U.S.C. 904(c)),
    notification is hereby provided of my decision that the adjustment of
    the maximum deficit amount, as allowed under section 253(g)(1)(B) of the
    Act (2 U.S.C. 903(g)(1)(B)), shall be made.

                                                          William J. Clinton

    The White House,
    January 21, 1993.

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    Note: The White House released the following statement by the Director
    of Communications George Stephanopoulos on adjustment of the national
    deficit:

      As provided by the law, the President has today notified the
    congressional leadership of technical adjustments to be made in
    calculating the national deficit. This procedure, which occurred
    automatically under the previous administration for 3 fiscal years,
    prevents across-the-board budget reductions in accounts such as national
    defense that could equal 11 percent in the beginning of the next fiscal
    year. A failure to make this adjustment would also undermine the
    credibility of economic and budget estimates.

      President Clinton will soon put before the Congress a real economic
    program aimed at reducing the deficit and providing long-term economic
    growth.