[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 35, Number 44 (Monday, November 8, 1999)]
[Page 2263]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Radio Remarks on Expansion of a Wildlife Refuge To Protect the Salmon 
Habitat in the Columbia River

November 5, 1999

    Today I announced the expansion of a wildlife refuge to protect the 
prime salmon habitat along the Columbia River. This supports our treaty 
with Canada to protect Pacific Coast salmon.
    My budget proposes increases for salmon restoration, but Congress 
has provided only a fraction of the resources necessary to do the job. 
So, again, I call on Congress to provide the necessary resources to 
support this treaty and to work with me on a budget process that 
observes our obligations and protects and preserves our environment.

Note: The President's remarks were recorded approximately at 12:15 p.m. 
at the Hermitage Tomato Cooperative Association in Hermitage, Arkansas. 
These remarks were also made available on the White House Press Office 
Actuality Line.