    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [July 6, 1999]
    [Page 1140]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks on the New Markets Initiative, in Clarksdale
    July 6, 1999

        I will be very brief. It's hot. You've waited for me a long time,
    and I appreciate it. I'm glad to be back here. I'm glad to be in the
    Delta. I'm glad to have brought business leaders from all over the
    country here today.
        We are trying to send a message to America that good people live
    here. They have not fully participated in this economic recovery that
    has swept our country and lifted up America's economy as strong as it's
    ever been, and we can't rest until every American who wants to work has
    a chance to get a good education, a good job, and raise a family in a
    strong community.
        And what we're proposing to do is simply to say to the investors of
    the country, take a look at the Delta, take a look at these other places
    in America that haven't grown as they should have, and we will give you
    the same tax and other incentives to invest in American new markets that
    we give you today to invest around the world. I think we ought to give
    people the same incentive to go to the Delta. That's the message. You
    help us get the message out.
        Good luck, God bless you, and thank you for making me feel welcome.
    Thank you.

    Note: The President spoke at 2:09 p.m. at Clarksdale Airport prior to
    departure for East St. Louis, IL. A tape was not available for
    verification of the content of these remarks.