[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book I)]
[January 1, 1995]
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]




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PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES

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photographic portfolio

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                    PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS
                                OF THE
                            UNITED STATES



                         William J. Clinton

[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]

                              1995

                         (IN TWO BOOKS)

             BOOK I--JANUARY 1 TO JUNE 30, 1995


                _________________________________________
                United States Government Printing Office
                           Washington : 1996

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[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]

                            Published by the
                     Office of the Federal Register
              National Archives and Records Administration

                             For sale by the
                       Superintendent of Documents
                     U.S. Government Printing Office
                          Washington, DC 20402

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                                Foreword

    The first half of 1995 was a time of challenge and change. The 
election of a new Republican Congress set the stage for a fundamental 
public debate over the role of government, the country's values, and the 
way we could move forward as one people. Throughout this debate, I 
remained firmly committed to this ideal: America is strong only when 
America is united, and when we leave no one behind.

    As I made clear in my State of the Union Address, we have an 
obligation to offer the American people a new kind of government for new 
times. My Administration recognizes that there isn't a program for every 
problem, but that we can produce a government that works better and 
costs less. We launched a top-to-bottom overhaul of Federal rules in an 
effort to bring common sense to often complex regulation. We streamlined 
the regulatory process by abolishing 16,000 pages of regulations. We 
reformed environmental workplace safety and pharmaceutical regulation 
and we trimmed red tape and business burdens, without hurting public 
safety and health. We eliminated the 10,000 page Federal personnel 
manual and we cut 136,000 positions from the Federal work force.

    As we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II in 
Europe, we reaffirmed our commitment to lead for peace and freedom. At a 
summit meeting in Russia, I joined the Russian leader in advancing the 
security of our people and the world--by deepening our common efforts to 
reduce the nuclear threat, agreeing to improve our cooperation against 
terrorism, and pledging to work as partners for an undivided Europe. In 
Haiti, I thanked our troops for securing the transition from 
dictatorship to democracy. And at the 50th anniversary of the United 
Nations, we took stock of half a century of achievement and pledged to 
adapt the UN for the challenges of the 21st century.

    Pursuing our mission to create a safer world, the United States led 
the international effort among 170 countries to secure the indefinite 
and unconditional extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. And 
by applying steady, patient pressure to North Korea, we secured an 
agreement that froze its dangerous nuclear program.

    In furthering our commitment to open markets and expand 
opportunities for U.S. exports, we reached an historic agreement with 
Japan to open further its automotive market to potentially billions of 
dollars worth of American cars and parts.

    In April, our Nation was shaken by the tragic terrorist bombing of 
the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. One hundred 
sixty-eight Americans lost their lives. But moments of tragedy often 
bring out the best in people, and thousands of Americans turned their 
energy and prayers toward helping the people of Oklahoma endure and 
overcome their enormous loss.

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    Finally, in June, I introduced a balanced budget plan that reflected 
the values of the American people: opportunity, responsibility, the duty 
we owe one another, strong families, a strong America. This plan built 
on our success in reducing the deficit by nearly one half during the 
first two and one-half years of my Administration. This reflected an 
attempt to reach out to the Congress and find common ground on the 
budget. And it set the stage for a climactic debate: not about whether 
to balance the budget, but how.

                          

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                                 Preface

    This book contains the papers and speeches of the 42d President of 
the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary 
during the period January 1-June 30, 1995. The material has been 
compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National 
Archives and Records Administration.

    The material is presented in chronological order, and the dates 
shown in the headings are the dates of the documents or events. In 
instances when the release date differs from the date of the document 
itself, that fact is shown in the textnote. Every effort has been made 
to ensure accuracy: Remarks are checked against a tape recording, and 
signed documents are checked against the original. Textnotes and cross 
references have been provided by the editors for purposes of 
identification or clarity. Speeches were delivered in Washington, DC, 
unless indicated. The times noted are local times. All materials that 
are printed full-text in the book have been indexed in the subject and 
name indexes, and listed in the document categories list.

    The Public Papers of the Presidents series was begun in 1957 in 
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the Office of the Press Secretary. Also included are lists of the 
President's nominations submitted to the Senate, materials released by 
the Office of the Press Secretary that are not printed full-text in the 
book, and proclamations, Executive orders, and other Presidential 
documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary and published in 
the Federal Register. This information appears in the appendixes at the 
end of the book.

    The Public Papers series also includes volumes covering the 
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Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and Bush.

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    The Public Papers of the Presidents publication program is under the 
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Michael F. DiMario, Public Printer.

Richard L. Claypoole
Director of the Federal Register

John W. Carlin
Archivist of the United States


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                                Contents

Foreword . . . v

Preface . . . vii

Cabinet . . . xi

Public Papers of William J. Clinton,
January 1-June 30, 1995 . . . 1

Appendix A
Digest of Other White House Announcements . . . 997

Appendix B
Nominations Submitted to the Senate . . . 1015

Appendix C
Checklist of White House Press Releases . . . 1027

Appendix D
Presidential Documents Published in the Federal 
Register . . . 1039

Subject Index . . . a-1

Name Index . . . b-1

Document Categories List . . . c-1

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                                Cabinet

Secretary of State .......................Warren M. Christopher

Secretary of the Treasury ................Robert E. Rubin
                                          (effective January 10)

Secretary of Defense .....................William J. Perry

Attorney General .........................Janet Reno

Secretary of the Interior ................Bruce Babbitt

Secretary of Agriculture .................Richard Rominger
                                          (acting, effective 
                                          January 1)
                                          Dan Glickman
                                          (effective March 30)

Secretary of Commerce ....................Ronald H. Brown

Secretary of Labor .......................Robert B. Reich

Secretary of Health and Human Services ...Donna E. Shalala

Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development ..............................Henry G. Cisneros

Secretary of Transportation ..............Federico Pena

Secretary of Energy ......................Hazel Rollins O'Leary

Secretary of Education ...................Richard W. Riley

Secretary of Veterans Affairs ............Jesse Brown

United States Representative to the
United Nations ...........................Madeleine Korbel Albright

Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency ........................Carol M. Browner

United States Trade Representative .......Michael Kantor

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Director of the Office of Management .....Alice M. Rivlin
and Budget

Chief of Staff ...........................Leon E. Panetta

Counselor to the President ...............Thomas F. McLarty III

Chair of the Council of Economic
Advisers .................................Laura D'Andrea Tyson

Director of National Drug
Control Policy ...........................Lee Patrick Brown

Administrator of the Small Business
Administration ...........................Philip Lader

Director of Central Intelligence .........John M. Deutch

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                  Administration of William J. Clinton

                                  1995