[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 34, Number 13 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[Page 479]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on Andrew F. Brimmer's Service to the District of Columbia 
Financial Control Board

March 20, 1998

    Dr. Andrew Brimmer has contributed his considerable skills, energy, 
and commitment to the effort to restore the District of Columbia to 
financial health. Today we can say the District has started down the 
path toward fiscal discipline and responsibility.
    The First Lady and I, along with the entire administration, would 
like to thank Dr. Brimmer for all he has done on behalf of the District. 
We are pleased that he has been able to meet his commitment to the 
administration to serve a 3-year term. His work for the District is the 
capstone of a long and distinguished career of public service.
    We are grateful for Dr. Brimmer's service in this endeavor, which, 
at times, has been a difficult undertaking. Having worked with him 
during this period, I personally would like to offer Dr. Brimmer my 
sincere thanks and appreciation for a job well done.

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