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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
10/25/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
---
DATE:
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
BOSKIN
DELAND
DEMAREST
MCBRIDE
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
31 OCT 24 P6: 54
October 24, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
SUBJECT:
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
On Monday, October 28, at 12 noon, you will address, via
satellite, the 73rd Annual Conference of the American Gas
Association. Your remarks, which are 5-7 minutes in length, will
be followed by a brief question and answer period, for which we
have also provided remarks.
NOTE: May need to add language announcing acid rain regulations.
Grant/Aarhus
A:AGA Draft Three
October 24, 1991
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
12 NOON
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]; Chairman Bill
McCormick; Chairman-elect Dick Farman. I'm glad to be able to
join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual Conference
of the American Gas Association.
I'd like to talk to you today about America's energy future
-- the indispensable foundation for the goods we produce, the
enterprises we launch, and the quality of life we enjoy. When
this Administration developed our National Energy Strategy, three
principles guided our policy-making: reducing our dependence on
foreign oil, protecting our environment, and promoting economic
growth. As a part of our comprehensive energy strategy, natural
gas is key to all three.
First, decreasing our dependence on insecure energy supplies
is a top priority of this Administration. We're willing to
practice what we preach: in April of this year, I took action to
put the federal government in the lead on increasing energy
efficiency by issuing an Executive Order that calls for sharp
reductions in federal energy use. Under this new mandate,
overall federal energy consumption will be reduced by 20 percent
from 1985 levels within a decade. Fuel consumption in the
federal fleet will be pared by 10 percent from current levels
within four years, and the federal government will increase its
purchases of vehicles powered by alternative fuels, like
2
compressed natural gas.
Contrary to gloomy predictions of the 70s when misguided
federal regulation created natural gas shortages, we are blessed
with abundant supplies of natural gas within our borders. In
fact, the Department of Energy recently reported a 113%
replacement of reserves for 1990 in the lower 48 states. To
assure that supplies of natural gas remain ample, we must rely on
the logic of the marketplace. That's why in 1989 we enacted a
law phasing out the last federal wellhead price controls on
natural gas -- so that the free market could do its work.
Second, we are committed to preserving and protecting the
environment. We looked to the ingenuity of the free market as we
worked to defend our precious environment through enactment of
the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A. was one of the first
major trade groups to endorse our Administration's proposal for
clean air legislation, and I thank you for that effort. As
clean-burning natural gas is put to work in generating
electricity, for fueling vehicles, for cooling and heating, and
supplying the needs of the industry -- Americans know the
environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth depends
upon opening new markets and new opportunities for American
industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will promote
economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry knows
what I'm talking about. The northern tier of Mexico is the
3
largest single export market for U.S. natural gas, and with this
Agreement we are looking forward to continued growth and
opportunity.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to
invent a new generation of American schools. I urge you and all
of your members to continue to engage in the education reform
movement so that we can prepare American children to compete and
win in the global marketplace.
Economic growth, environmental protection, energy security,
and a well-prepared workforce are crucial to America's success in
the next century. As part of the fabric of daily life in
America, your companies and employees can make a difference. In
many ways, you already are -- and for that, I thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
# # #
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your. leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
4
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting the bipartisan
energy bill -- S. 1220 -- that should go before the Senate soon.
This bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. Many components of the
bill will increase domestic energy production and energy
efficiency. We need your industry's help in getting a good bill
on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
confident that the American people will understand the importance
of enacting a comprehensive, balanced energy bill.
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a
question.
Dick Farman: Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned
A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
5
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management and ownership of public
housing. We've already mentioned our America 2000 education
initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and Congress right
now is considering provisions of the Administration's crime bill.
We have sent up two crime bills since 1989, and we're just now
seeing action on the key provisions. I challenged the Congress
to complete action on two bills -- that crime bill and our
transportation bill -- in 100 days. But here we are, almost
eight months later, still waiting for both. We've also proposed
a civil rights bill that will toughen our civil rights laws
without resorting to unfair quotas. Just last week I signed an
Executive Order to enact reforms in our civil justice system, and
we'll be sending legislation to the Congress on that very soon.
But most importantly, we've offered numerous economic reform
proposals which, if enacted by the Congress, would have long ago
promoted the economic growth that America needs. We've proposed
a capital gains tax cut to create more jobs, more federal funds
for research and development, enterprise zones to stimulate our
hardest-hit urban areas, and incentives for increased savings and
investment. Throughout the coming legislative year, we will
fight tooth and nail for economic growth, opportunity and jobs.
I realize that's only a thumbnail sketch of our agenda, but I
hope I've answered your question. Once again, thanks for the
opportunity to join you today. Over and out.
# # #
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BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
12 NOON
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]; Chairman Bill
McCormick; Chairman-elect Dick Farman. I'm glad to be able to
join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual Conference
of the American Gas Association.
I'd like to talk to you today about America's energy future
-- the indispensable foundation for the goods we produce, the
enterprises we launch, and the quality of life we enjoy. When
this Administration developed our National Energy Strategy, three.
principles guided our policy-making: reducing our dependence on
foreign oil, protecting our environment, and promoting economic
growth. As a part of our comprehensive energy strategy, natural
gas is key to all three.
First, decreasing our dependence on insecure energy supplies
is a top priority of this Administration. We're willing to
practice what we preach: in April of this year, I took action to
put the federal government in the lead on increasing energy
efficiency by issuing an Executive Order that calls for sharp
reductions in federal energy use. Under this new mandate,
overall federal energy consumption will be reduced by 20 percent
from 1985 levels within a decade. Fuel consumption in the
federal fleet will be pared by 10 percent from current levels
within four years, and the federal government will increase its
purchases of vehicles powered by alternative fuels, like
2
compressed natural gas.
Contrary to gloomy predictions of the 70s when misguided
federal regulation created natural gas shortages, we are blessed
with abundant supplies of natural gas within our borders. In
fact, the Department of Energy recently reported a 113%
replacement of reserves for 1990 in the lower 48 states. To
assure that supplies of natural gas remain ample, we must rely on
the logic of the marketplace. That's why in 1989 we enacted a
law phasing out the last federal wellhead price controls on
natural gas -- so that the free market could do its work.
Second, we are committed to preserving and protecting the
environment. We looked to the ingenuity of the free market as we
worked to defend our precious environment through enactment of
the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A. was one of the first
major trade groups to endorse our Administration's proposal for
clean air legislation, and I thank you for that effort. As
clean-burning natural gas is put to work in generating
electricity, for fueling vehicles, for cooling and heating, and
supplying the needs of the industry -- Americans know the
environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth depends
upon opening new markets and new opportunities for American
industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will promote
economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry knows
what I'm talking about. The northern tier of Mexico is the
3
largest single export market for U.S. natural gas, and with this
Agreement we are looking forward to continued growth and
opportunity.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to
invent a new generation of American schools. I urge you and all
of your members to continue to engage in the education reform
movement so that we can prepare American children to compete and
win in the global marketplace.
Economic growth, environmental protection, energy security,
and a well-prepared workforce are crucial to America's success in
the next century. As part of the fabric of daily life in
America, your companies and employees can make a difference. In
many ways, you already are -- and for that, I thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
# # #
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
4
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting the bipartisan
energy bill -- S. 1220 -- that should go before the Senate soon.
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This bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
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During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. Many components of the
bill will increase domestic energy production and energy
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on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
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Mike Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a
question.
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A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
5
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management and ownership of public
housing. We've already mentioned our America 2000 education
initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and Congress right
now is considering provisions of the Administration's crime bill.
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seeing action on the key provisions. I challenged the Congress
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 OCT24 P6:54
October 24, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID DEMAREST
TONY SNOW TS
FROM:
MARY KATE GRANT mkg
SUBJECT:
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
On Monday, October 28, at 12 noon, you will address, via
satellite, the 73rd Annual Conference of the American Gas
Association. Your remarks, which are 5-7 minutes in length, will
be followed by a brief question and answer period, for which we
have also provided remarks.
NOTE: May need to add language announcing acid rain regulations.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 24, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Presidential Remarks: American Gas Association
Teleconference
We have rewiewed the attached memorandum and have one
suggested change on page one.
Please let us know if you have any questions or if we can
be of further assistance.
CC: Phillip D. Brady
Document No. 280273ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: 10/23/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 10/24/91 1:00 pm
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991 - 10:00 a.m.
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
DELAND
CARD
BOSKIN
DEMAREST
I
MCBRIDE
FITZWATER
>
GRAY
SNOW
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, with a
copy to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
John- Just one comment on page
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant / Aarhus
A:AGA Draft two
BRIEF 01 OCI REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
23
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19
October 22, 1991
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
10 A.M.
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]. I'm glad to be
able to join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual
Conference of the American Gas Association. I understand you'll
be hearing shortly from Gregg Petersmeyer, one of my top
assistants and an "energy" expert himself -- he's a specialist on
channeling the tremendous energy of volunteers in our society.
I'd like to talk to you today about America's energy future
-- the indispensible foundation for the goods we produce, the
enterprises we launch and the lifestyles we enjoy. When this
Administration developed our National Energy Strategy, three
principles guided our policy-making: reducing our dependence on
foreign oil; protecting our environment; and promoting economic
growth. As a part of our comprehensive energy strategy, natural
gas is key to all three.
First, decreasing our dependence on foreign energy is a top
priority of this Administration. We're willing to practice what
we preach: in April of this year, I took action to put the
federal government in the lead on reducing our import dependence
by issuing an Executive Order that called for sharp reductions in
federal energy use. Under this new mandate, overall energy
in the Pederal sou't
consumptionwill be reduced by 20 percent from 1985 levels within
2
a decade, and automotive fuel consumption will be pared by 20
percent from current levels within four years.
Unlike other energy types, there are abundant supplies of
natural gas within our borders -- in fact, the Department of
Energy recently reported a 111 percent replacement of reserves
for 1990 in the lower 48 states. And to guarantee that domestic
supplies of natural gas remain steady, we want to rely on the
logic of the marketplace. For example, in 1989 we enacted a law
phasing out the last federal wellhead price controls on natural
gas -- SO that the free market could do its work.
Second, we are committed to preserving and protecting the
environment. Again, in 1990, we looked to the ingenuity of the
free market as we worked to defend our precious environment
through enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A.
was one of the first major trade groups to endorse our
Administration proposal for clean air legislation. I thank you
for that effort. As clean-burning natural gas is put to work in
increasing amounts for generating electricity, for fueling
vehicles, for natural gas cooling in the summer -- Americans know
the environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth directly
depends upon opening new markets and new opportunities for
American industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will
promote economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry
knows what I'm talking about: already, the northern tier of
3
Mexico is the largest single export market for U.S. natural gas
with some 200 million cubic feet flowing across the border each
day. Next year, it is expected that the flow will increase to
nearly 250 million cubic feet per day, and planned pipeline
expansions could triple the export levels.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to
invent a new generation of American schools. I urge you and your
members to continue to pursue excellence in education so that we
can prepare American children to compete -- and win -- in the
global marketplace.
Economic growth, environmental conservation, energy
security, and a well-prepared workforce -- all are crucial to
America's success in the next century. As part of the fabric of
daily life in America -- your companies and employees can make a
difference. In many ways, you already are -- and for that, I
thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
# # #
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
4
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting S. 1220, the
bipartisan energy bill now being considered by the Senate. This
bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. For example, many
components of the bill, such as further deregulation of natural
gas will increase domestic energy production and energy
efficiency. We need your industry's help in getting a good bill
on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
confident that the American people will understand the importance
of enacting a comprehensive, balanced energy bill.
question. Mike Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a
Dick Farman: Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned
A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
5
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management of public housing.
Looking ahead, we've already mentioned our America 2000
education initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and
Congress is right now considering provisions of the
Administration's tough crime bill -- a bill that we sent to the
Congress two years in a row before we saw any action on it. You
may remember that I challenged the Congress to complete action on
just two bills -- that crime bill and our transportation bill --
in 100 days. But here we are, eight months later, still waiting
for both.
We've also proposed a civil rights bill that will toughen
our civil rights laws without resorting to unfair quotas. Just
last week I signed an Executive Order to enact reforms in our
civil justice system, and we'll be sending legislation to the
Congress on that very soon.
But most importantly, we've offered numerous economic reform
proposals which, if enacted by the Congress, would have long ago
promoted the economic growth that America needs. We've proposed a
capital gains tax cut to create more jobs, more federal funds for
research and development, enterprise zones to stimulate our
hardest-hit urban areas, and incentives for increased savings and
investment. Throughout the coming legislative year, we will
6
fight tooth and nail for economic growth, opportunity and jobs.
I realize that's only a thumbnail sketch of our agenda, but I
hope I've answered your question. Once again, thanks for the
opportunity to join you today. Over and out.
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 OCT 24 P | : P : 27
DATE:
10/23/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 10/24/91 1:00pm
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991 - 10:00 a.m.
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
>
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
DELAND
CARD
BOSKIN
DEMAREST
\
MCBRIDE
FITZWATER
\
GRAY
SNOW
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, with a
copy to this office. Thank you.
— MASTER-
RESPONSE:
The attached comments were submitted by the
Department of Energy. Cabinet Affairs concurs
in the comments.
May need to
Thanks,
PHILLIP D. BRADY
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Elizabeth Luttig
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
(Don't hold for it -up to Thurs.) POTUS
Grant / Aarhus
A:AGA Draft two
October 22, 1991
BRIEF GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
10 A.M.
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]. I'm glad to be
able to join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual
Conference of the American Gas Association. I understand you'll
be hearing shortly from Gregg Petersmeyer, one of my top
assistants and an "energy" expert himself -- he's a specialist on
in discovering
and channeling the potential con. service energy in America. (Peters)
channeling the tremendous energy of volunteers in our society.
I'd like to talk to you today about America's energy future
-- the indispensible foundation for the goods we produce, the
quality Of life
enterprises we launch and the lifestyles we enjoy. When this
Administration developed our National Energy Strategy, three
principles guided our policy-making: reducing our dependence on
foreign oil; protecting our environment; and promoting economic
growth. As a part of our comprehensive energy strategy, natural
gas is key to all three.
First, decreasing our dependence on foreign energy Supplies is a top
insecure
Note:
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through enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A.
was one of the first major trade groups to endorse our
Administration proposal for clean air legislation. I thank you
for that effort. As clean-burning natural gas is put to work in
increasing amounts for generating electricity, for fueling
vehicles, for natural gas cooling Vin the summer Americans know
and heating and to supply the Needs of industry
the environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth directly
depends upon opening new markets and new opportunities for
American industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will
promote economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry
knows what I'm talking about: already, the northern tier of
and the Federal government will increase its purchases of Vehicles powered by
alternaine fuels like compressed Narmal gao.
3
Mexico is the largest single export market for U.S. natural gas
with some 200 million cubic feet flowing across the border each
day. Next year, it is expected that the flow will increase to
nearly 250 million cubic feet per day, and planned pipeline
expansions could triple the export levels.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
(Petas)
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to all of
invent a new generation of American schools I urge you and your
and I hope Other associations and industrial groups develop Similar programs modeled after your excellent stample
engage in the (Peters)
members to continue to pursue excellence in educationVso that we
can prepare American children to compete -- and win -- in the
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global marketplace.
Aproteching our environment environmental protection
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security, and a well-prepared workforce -- all are crucial to
America's success in the next century. As part of the fabric of
daily life in America -- your companies and employees can make a
difference. In many ways, you already are -- and for that, I
thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
# # #
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
4
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting S. 1220, the
bipartisan energy bill now being considered by the Senate. This
bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. For example, many
components of the bill, such as further deregulation of natural
gas, will increase domestic energy production and energy
promote greater
efficiency. We need your industry's help in getting a good bill
on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
confident that the American people will understand the importance
Shouldn't we mention the ability to openly invest w/mexico? Industry
of enacting a comprehensive, balanced energy bill.
looking for this type of solid initiative. (McB) What does this
question. Mike Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a mean?
Dick Farman: Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned
A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
which includes major parmership between the Dublic and private sectors
to improve our Nations education system
No
5
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management of public housing.
Looking ahead, we've already mentioned our America 2000
for reaching
education initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and
Congress is right now considering provisions of the
Administration's tough crime bill -- a bill that we sent to the
Congress two years in a row before we saw any action on it. You
may remember that I challenged the Congress to complete action on
just two bills -- that crime bill and our transportation bill --
in 100 days. But here we are, eight months later, still waiting
for both.
We've also proposed a civil rights bill that will toughen
our civil rights laws without resorting to unfair quotas. Just
last week I signed an Executive Order to enact reforms in our
civil justice system, and we'll be sending legislation to the
Congress on that very soon.
But most importantly, we've offered numerous economic reform
proposals which, if enacted by the Congress, would have long ago
promoted the economic growth that America needs. We've proposed a
capital gains tax cut to create more jobs, more federal funds for
research and development, enterprise zones to stimulate our
hardest-hit urban areas, and incentives for increased savings and
investment. Throughout the coming legislative year, we will
6
fight tooth and nail for economic growth, opportunity and jobs.
I realize that's only a thumbnail sketch of our agenda, but I
hope I've answered your question. Once again, thanks for the
opportunity to join you today. Over and out.
# # #
Document No. 280273ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 OCT 24 All: 18
DATE: 10/23/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 10/24/91 1:00 pm
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991 - 10:00 a.m.
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
>
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
DELAND
CARD
BOSKIN
DEMAREST
MCBRIDE
FITZWATER
GRAY
SNOW
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, with a
copy to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
x
mpg.
M.K. we mentiones may want acid when AD Assistant PHILLIP to
D. BRADY
the President
to
rain here
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant / Aarhus
A:AGA Draft two
October 22, 1991
BRIEF GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
10 A.M.
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]. I'm glad to be
able to join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual
Conference of the American Gas Association. I understand you'll
be hearing shortly from Gregg Petersmeyer, one of my top
assistants and an "energy" expert himself -- he's a specialist on
channeling the tremendous energy of volunteers in our society.
I'd like to talk to you today about America's energy future
-- the indispensible foundation for the goods we produce, the
enterprises we launch and the lifestyles we enjoy. When this
Administration developed our National Energy Strategy, three
principles guided our policy-making: reducing our dependence on
foreign oil; protecting our environment; and promoting economic
growth. As a part of our comprehensive energy strategy, natural
gas is key to all three.
First, decreasing our dependence on foreign energy is a top
priority of this Administration. We're willing to practice what
we preach: in April of this year, I took action to put the
federal government in the lead on reducing our import dependence
by issuing an Executive Order that called for sharp reductions in
federal energy use. Under this new mandate, overall energy
consumption will be reduced by 20 percent from 1985 levels within
2
a decade, and automotive fuel consumption will be pared by 20
percent from current levels within four years.
Unlike other energy types, there are abundant supplies of
natural gas within our borders -- in fact, the Department of
Energy recently reported a 111 percent replacement of reserves
for 1990 in the lower 48 states. And to guarantee that domestic
supplies of natural gas remain steady, we want to rely on the
logic of the marketplace. For example, in 1989 we enacted a law
phasing out the last federal wellhead price controls on natural
gas -- so that the free market could do its work.
Second, we are committed to preserving and protecting the
environment. Again, in 1990, we looked to the ingenuity of the
free market as we worked to defend our precious environment
through enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A.
was one of the first major trade groups to endorse our
Administration proposal for clean air legislation. I thank you
for that effort. As clean-burning natural gas is put to work in
increasing amounts for generating electricity, for fueling
vehicles, for natural gas cooling in the summer -- Americans know
the environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth directly
depends upon opening new markets and new opportunities for
American industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will
promote economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry
knows what I'm talking about: already, the northern tier of
3
Mexico is the largest single export market for U.S. natural gas
15.7 bcf having flowed across the border 1990.
with some 200 million cubic feet flowing across the border each
day. Next year, it is expected that the flow will increase to
th the 1st 6 mos. of this up., is it estimated that
22 bcf - flowed across the border.
nearly 250 million cubic feet per day, and planned pipeline
expansions could triple the export levels.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to
invent a new generation of American schools. I urge you and your
members to continue to pursue excellence in education so that we
can prepare American children to compete -- and win -- in the
global marketplace.
Economic growth, environmental conservation, energy
security, and a well-prepared workforce -- all are crucial to
America's success in the next century. As part of the fabric of
daily life in America -- your companies and employees can make a
difference. In many ways, you already are -- and for that, I
thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
# # #
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
4
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting S. 1220, the
bipartisan energy bill now being considered by the Senate. This
bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. For example, many
components of the bill, such as further deregulation of natural
gas, will increase domestic energy production and energy
efficiency. We need your industry's help in getting a good bill
on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
confident that the American people will understand the importance
of enacting a comprehensive, balanced energy bill.
Mike question. Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a
Dick Farman: Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned
A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
5
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management of public housing.
Looking ahead, we've already mentioned our America 2000
education initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and
Congress is right now considering provisions of the
Mariamore
Administration's tough crime bill a bill that we sent to the
Zcrimence
Congress two years in a row before we saw any action on it. You
bills E
may remember that I challenged the Congress to complete action on
just two bills -- that crime bill and our transportation bill --
in 100 days. But here we are, eight months later, still waiting
for both.
call in
We've also proposed a civil rights bill that will toughen
our civil rights laws without resorting to unfair quotas. Just
last week I signed an Executive Order to enact reforms in our
civil justice system, and we'll be sending legislation to the
Congress on that very soon.
But most importantly, we've offered numerous economic reform
proposals which, if enacted by the Congress, would have long ago
promoted the economic growth that America needs. We've proposed a
capital gains tax cut to create more jobs, more federal funds for
research and development, enterprise zones to stimulate our
hardest-hit urban areas, and incentives for increased savings and
investment. Throughout the coming legislative year, we will
6
fight tooth and nail for economic growth, opportunity and jobs.
I realize that's only a thumbnail sketch of our agenda, but I
hope I've answered your question. Once again, thanks for the
opportunity to join you today. Over and out.
# # #
Document No. 280273ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 OCT 23 All: 22
DATE: 10/23/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 10/24/91 1:00 pm
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991 - - 10:00 a.m.
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE N/C
SCOWCROFT N/C
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
>
BRADY
ROGICH N/C
BROMLEY
SMITH N/C
CARD
DELAND N/C
BOSKIN
DEMAREST
N/C
I
MCBRIDE
FITZWATER
GRAY 7953 Holmsteat
SNOW
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, with a
copy to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant / Aarhus
A:AGA Draft two
October 22, 1991
BRIEF GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
10 A.M.
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]. I'm glad to be
able to join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual
Conference of the American Gas Association. I understand you'll
be hearing shortly from Gregg Petersmeyer, one of my top
assistants and an "energy" expert himself -- he's a specialist on
channeling the tremendous energy of volunteers in our society.
I'd like to talk to you today about America's energy future
-- the indispensible foundation for the goods we produce, the
enterprises we launch and the lifestyles we enjoy. When this
Administration developed our National Energy Strategy, three
principles guided our policy-making: reducing our dependence on
foreign oil; protecting our environment; and promoting economic
growth. As a part of our comprehensive energy strategy, natural
gas is key to all three.
First, decreasing our dependence on foreign energy is a top
priority of this Administration. We're willing to practice what
we preach: in April of this year, I took action to put the
federal government in the lead on reducing our import dependence
by issuing an Executive Order that called for sharp reductions in
federal energy use. Under this new mandate, overall energy
consumption will be reduced by 20 percent from 1985 levels within
2
a decade, and automotive fuel consumption will be pared by 20
percent from current levels within four years.
Unlike other energy types, there are abundant supplies of
natural gas within our borders -- in fact, the Department of
Energy recently reported a 111 percent replacement of reserves
for 1990 in the lower 48 states. And to guarantee that domestic
supplies of natural gas remain steady, we want to rely on the
logic of the marketplace. For example, in 1989 we enacted a law
phasing out the last federal wellhead price controls on natural
gas -- SO that the free market could do its work.
Second, we are committed to preserving and protecting the
environment. Again, in 1990, we looked to the ingenuity of the
free market as we worked to defend our precious environment
through enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A.
was one of the first major trade groups to endorse our
Administration proposal for clean air legislation. I thank you
for that effort. As clean-burning natural gas is put to work in
increasing amounts for generating electricity, for fueling
vehicles, for natural gas cooling in the summer -- Americans know
the environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth directly
depends upon opening new markets and new opportunities for
American industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will
promote economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry
knows what I'm talking about: already, the northern tier of
3
Mexico is the largest single export market for U.S. natural gas
with some 200 million cubic feet flowing across the border each
day. Next year, it is expected that the flow will increase to
nearly 250 million cubic feet per day, and planned pipeline
expansions could triple the export levels.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to
invent a new generation of American schools. I urge you and your
members to continue to pursue excellence in education SO that we
can prepare American children to compete -- and win -- in the
global marketplace.
Economic growth, environmental conservation, energy
security, and a well-prepared workforce -- all are crucial to
America's success in the next century. As part of the fabric of
daily life in America -- your companies and employees can make a
difference. In many ways, you already are -- and for that, I
thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
# # #
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
4
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting S. 1220, the
bipartisan energy bill now being considered by the Senate. This
bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. For example, many
components of the bill, such as further deregulation of natural
gas, will increase domestic energy production and energy
efficiency. We need your industry's help in getting a good bill
on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
confident that the American people will understand the importance
of enacting a comprehensive, balanced energy bill.
Mike question. Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a
Dick Farman: Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned
A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
5
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management of public housing.
Looking ahead, we've already mentioned our America 2000
education initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and
Congress is right now considering provisions of the
Administration's tough crime bill -- a bill that we sent to the
Congress two years in a row before we saw any action on it. You
may remember that I challenged the Congress to complete action on
just two bills -- that crime bill and our transportation bill --
in 100 days. But here we are, eight months later, still waiting
for both.
We've also proposed a civil rights bill that will toughen
our civil rights laws without resorting to unfair quotas. Just
last week I signed an Executive Order to enact reforms in our
civil justice system, and we'll be sending legislation to the
Congress on that very soon.
But most importantly, we've offered numerous economic reform
proposals which, if enacted by the Congress, would have long ago
promoted the economic growth that America needs. We've proposed a
capital gains tax cut to create more jobs, more federal funds for
research and development, enterprise zones to stimulate our
hardest-hit urban areas, and incentives for increased savings and
investment. Throughout the coming legislative year, we will
6
fight tooth and nail for economic growth, opportunity and jobs.
I realize that's only a thumbnail sketch of our agenda, but I
hope I've answered your question. Once again, thanks for the
opportunity to join you today. Over and out.
# # #
Document No. 280273ss
91
OCT&HITE: HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
10/23/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 10/24/91 1:00 pm
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991 - 10:00 a.m.
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
DELAND
CARD
BOSKIN
DEMAREST
MCBRIDE
FITZWATER
SNOW
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, with a
copy to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
mig please intext. esemments text.
shanks.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant / Aarhus
A:AGA Draft two
October 22, 1991
OCI23 A10: 19
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
10 A.M.
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]. I'm glad to be
able to join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual
Conference of the American Gas Association. I understand you'll
be hearing shortly from Gregg Petersmeyer, one of my top
assistants, and an "energy" expert himself -- he's a specialist
in
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we preach: in April of this year, I took action to put the
federal government in the lead on reducing our import dependence
by issuing an Executive Order that called for sharp reductions in
federal energy use. Under this new mandate, overall energy
consumption will be reduced by 20 percent from 1985 levels within
2
a decade, and automotive fuel consumption will be pared by 20
percent from current levels within four years.
Unlike other energy types, there are abundant supplies of
natural gas within our borders -- in fact, the Department of
Energy recently reported a 111 percent replacement of reserves
for 1990 in the lower 48 states. And to guarantee that domestic
supplies of natural gas remain steady, we want to rely on the
logic of the marketplace. For example, in 1989 we enacted a law
phasing out the last federal wellhead price controls on natural
gas -- so that the free market could do its work.
Second, we are committed to preserving and protecting the
environment. Again, in 1990, we looked to the ingenuity of the
free market as we worked to defend our precious environment
through enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A.
was one of the first major trade groups to endorse our
Administration proposal for clean air legislation. I thank you
for that effort. As clean-burning natural gas is put to work in
increasing amounts for generating electricity, for fueling
vehicles, for natural gas cooling in the summer -- Americans know
the environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth directly
depends upon opening new markets and new opportunities for
American industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will
promote economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry
knows what I'm talking about: already, the northern tier of
3
Mexico is the largest single export market for U.S. natural gas
with some 200 million cubic feet flowing across the border each
day. Next year, it is expected that the flow will increase to
nearly 250 million cubic feet per day, and planned pipeline
expansions could triple the export levels.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to
invent a new generation of American schools. I urge you and your
engage in the
reformment
members to continue to education so that we
can prepare American children to compete -- and win -- in the
global marketplace.
Economic growth, environmental conservation, energy
security, and a well-prepared workforce -- all are crucial to
America's success in the next century. As part of the fabric of
daily life in America -- your companies and employees can make a
difference. In many ways, you already are -- and for that, I
thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
###
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
4
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting S. 1220, the
bipartisan energy bill now being considered by the Senate. This
bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. For example, many
components of the bill, such as further deregulation of natural
gas, will increase domestic energy production and energy
efficiency. We need your industry's help in getting a good bill
on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
confident that the American people will understand the importance
of enacting a comprehensive, balanced energy bill.
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a
question.
Dick Farman: Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned
A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
5
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management of public housing.
Looking ahead, we've already mentioned our America 2000
education initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and
Congress is right now considering provisions of the
Administration's tough crime bill -- a bill that we sent to the
Congress two years in a row before we saw any action on it. You
may remember that I challenged the Congress to complete action on
just two bills -- that crime bill and our transportation bill --
in 100 days. But here we are, eight months later, still waiting
for both.
We've also proposed a civil rights bill that will toughen
our civil rights laws without resorting to unfair quotas. Just
last week I signed an Executive Order to enact reforms in our
civil justice system, and we'll be sending legislation to the
Congress on that very soon.
But most importantly, we've offered numerous economic reform
proposals which, if enacted by the Congress, would have long ago
promoted the economic growth that America needs. We've proposed a
capital gains tax cut to create more jobs, more federal funds for
research and development, enterprise zones to stimulate our
hardest-hit urban areas, and incentives for increased savings and
investment. Throughout the coming legislative year, we will
6
fight tooth and nail for economic growth, opportunity and jobs.
I realize that's only a thumbnail sketch of our agenda, but I
hope I've answered your question. Once again, thanks for the
opportunity to join you today. Over and out.
# # #
McBride Comments
Grant / Aarhus
A:AGA Draft two
October 22, 1991
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
10 A.M.
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]. I'm glad to be
able to join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual
Conference of the American Gas Association. I understand you'll
be hearing shortly from Gregg Petersmeyer, one of my top
assistants and an "energy" expert himself -- he's a specialist on
channeling the tremendous energy of volunteers in our society.
I'd like to talk to you today about America's energy future
-- the indispensible foundation for the goods we produce, the
enterprises we launch and the lifestyles we enjoy. When this
Administration developed our National Energy Strategy, three
principles guided our policy-making: reducing our dependence on
foreign oil; protecting our environment; and promoting economic
growth. As a part of our comprehensive energy strategy, natural
gas is key to all three.
First, decreasing our dependence on foreign energy is a top
priority of this Administration. We're willing to practice what
we preach: in April of this year, I took action to put the
federal government in the lead on reducing our import dependence
by issuing an Executive Order that called for sharp reductions in
federal energy use. Under this new mandate, overall energy
consumption will be reduced by 20 percent from 1985 levels within
2
a decade, and automotive fuel consumption will be pared by 20
percent from current levels within four years.
Unlike other energy types, there are abundant supplies of
natural gas within our borders -- in fact, the Department of
Energy recently reported a 111 percent replacement of reserves
for 1990 in the lower 48 states. And to guarantee that domestic
supplies of natural gas remain steady, we want to rely on the
logic of the marketplace. For example, in 1989 we enacted a law
phasing out the last federal wellhead price controls on natural
gas -- so that the free market could do its work.
Second, we are committed to preserving and protecting the
environment. Again, in 1990, we looked to the ingenuity of the
free market as we worked to defend our precious environment
through enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A.
was one of the first major trade groups to endorse our
Administration proposal for clean air legislation. I thank you
for that effort. As clean-burning natural gas is put to work in
increasing amounts for generating electricity, for fueling
vehicles, for natural gas cooling in the summer -- Americans know
the environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth directly
depends upon opening new markets and new opportunities for
American industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will
promote economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry
knows what I'm talking about: already, the northern tier of
3
Mexico is the largest single export market for U.S. natural gas
with some 200 million cubic feet flowing across the border each
day. Next year, it is expected that the flow will increase to
nearly 250 million cubic feet per day, and planned pipeline
expansions could triple the export levels.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to
invent a new generation of American schools. I urge you and your
members to continue to pursue excellence in education so that we
can prepare American children to compete -- and win -- in the
global marketplace.
Economic growth, environmental conservation, energy
security, and a well-prepared workforce -- all are crucial to
America's success in the next century. As part of the fabric of
daily life in America -- your companies and employees can make a
difference. In many ways, you already are -- and for that, I
thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
# # #
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
4
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting S. 1220, the
bipartisan energy bill now being considered by the Senate. This
bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. For example, many
components of the bill, such as further deregulation of natural
gas, will increase domestic energy production and energy
efficiency. We need your industry's help in getting a good bill
on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
confident that the American people will understand the importance
of enacting a comprehensive, balanced energy bill.
shouldn't we mation the ability to openly invest cs/Mexico?
The industry will be looking fio solid objectives of
which this 10 one.
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a
question.
Dick Farman: Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned
A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
5
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management of public housing.
Looking ahead, we've already mentioned our America 2000
education initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and
Congress is right now considering provisions of the
Administration's tough crime bill -- a bill that we sent to the
Congress two years in a row before we saw any action on it. You
may remember that I challenged the Congress to complete action on
just two bills -- that crime bill and our transportation bill --
in 100 days. But here we are, eight months later, still waiting
for both.
We've also proposed a civil rights bill that will toughen
our civil rights laws without resorting to unfair quotas. Just
last week I signed an Executive Order to enact reforms in our
civil justice system, and we'll be sending legislation to the
Congress on that very soon.
But most importantly, we've offered numerous economic reform
proposals which, if enacted by the Congress, would have long ago
promoted the economic growth that America needs. We've proposed a
capital gains tax cut to create more jobs, more federal funds for
research and development, enterprise zones to stimulate our
hardest-hit urban areas, and incentives for increased savings and
investment. Throughout the coming legislative year, we will
6
fight tooth and nail for economic growth, opportunity and jobs.
I realize that's only a thumbnail sketch of our agenda, but I
hope I've answered your question. Once again, thanks for the
opportunity to join you today. Over and out.
# # #
Document No. 280273ss
7812
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 OCT 24 A9:
DATE: 10/23/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 10/24/91 1:00pm
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991 10:00 a.m.
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROF
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
CARD
DELAND
BOSKIN
DEMAREST
MCBRIDE
FITZWATER
\
GRAY
SNOW
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, with a
copy to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
October 24, 1991
TO:
TONY SNOW
NSC concurs with the attached.
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Brent Scowcroft
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
CC: Phillip Brady
Ext. 2702
Grant / Aarhus
A:AGA Draft two
October 22, 1991
BRIEF GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
10 A.M.
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]. I'm glad to be
able to join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual
Conference of the American Gas Association. I understand you'll
be hearing shortly from Gregg Petersmeyer, one of my top
assistants and an "energy" expert himself -- he's a specialist on
channeling the tremendous energy of volunteers in our society.
I'd like to talk to you today about America's energy future
-- the indispensible foundation for the goods we produce, the
enterprises we launch and the lifestyles we enjoy. When this
Administration developed our National Energy Strategy, three
principles guided our policy-making: reducing our dependence on
foreign oil; protecting our environment; and promoting economic
growth. As a part of our comprehensive energy strategy, natural
gas is key to all three.
First, decreasing our dependence on foreign energy is a top
priority of this Administration. We're willing to practice what
we preach: in April of this year, I took action to put the
federal government in the lead on reducing our import dependence
by issuing an Executive Order that called for sharp reductions in
federal energy use. Under this new mandate, overall energy
consumption will be reduced by 20 percent from 1985 levels within
2
a decade, and automotive fuel consumption will be pared by 20
percent from current levels within four years.
Unlike other energy types, there are abundant supplies of
natural gas within our borders -- in fact, the Department of
Energy recently reported a 111 percent replacement of reserves
for 1990 in the lower 48 states. And to guarantee that domestic
supplies of natural gas remain steady, we want to rely on the
logic of the marketplace. For example, in 1989 we enacted a law
phasing out the last federal wellhead price controls on natural
gas -- so that the free market could do its work.
Second, we are committed to preserving and protecting the
environment. Again, in 1990, we looked to the ingenuity of the
free market as we worked to defend our precious environment
through enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A.
was one of the first major trade groups to endorse our
Administration proposal for clean air legislation. I thank you
for that effort. As clean-burning natural gas is put to work in
increasing amounts for generating electricity, for fueling
vehicles, for natural gas cooling in the summer -- Americans know
the environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth directly
depends upon opening new markets and new opportunities for
American industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will
promote economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry
knows what I'm talking about: already, the northern tier of
3
Mexico is the largest single export market for U.S. natural gas
with some 200 million cubic feet flowing across the border each
day. Next year, it is expected that the flow will increase to
nearly 250 million cubic feet per day, and planned pipeline
expansions could triple the export levels.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to
invent a new generation of American schools. I urge you and your
members to continue to pursue excellence in education so that we
can prepare American children to compete -- and win -- in the
global marketplace.
Economic growth, environmental conservation, energy
security, and a well-prepared workforce -- all are crucial to
America's success in the next century. As part of the fabric of
daily life in America -- your companies and employees can make a
difference. In many ways, you already are -- and for that, I
thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
# # #
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
4
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting S. 1220, the
bipartisan energy bill now being considered by the Senate. This
bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. For example, many
components of the bill, such as further deregulation of natural
gas, will increase domestic energy production and energy
efficiency. We need your industry's help in getting a good bill
on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
confident that the American people will understand the importance
of enacting a comprehensive, balanced energy bill.
Mike question. Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a
Dick Farman: Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned
A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
5
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management of public housing.
Looking ahead, we've already mentioned our America 2000
education initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and
Congress is right now considering provisions of the
Administration's tough crime bill -- a bill that we sent to the
Congress two years in a row before we saw any action on it. You
may remember that I challenged the Congress to complete action on
just two bills -- that crime bill and our transportation bill --
in 100 days. But here we are, eight months later, still waiting
for both.
We've also proposed a civil rights bill that will toughen
our civil rights laws without resorting to unfair quotas. Just
last week I signed an Executive Order to enact reforms in our
civil justice system, and we'll be sending legislation to the
Congress on that very soon.
But most importantly, we've offered numerous economic reform
proposals which, if enacted by the Congress, would have long ago
promoted the economic growth that America needs. We've proposed a
capital gains tax cut to create more jobs, more federal funds for
research and development, enterprise zones to stimulate our
hardest-hit urban areas, and incentives for increased savings and
investment. Throughout the coming legislative year, we will
6
fight tooth and nail for economic growth, opportunity and jobs.
I realize that's only a thumbnail sketch of our agenda, but I
hope I've answered your question. Once again, thanks for the
opportunity to join you today. Over and out.
# # #
Document No. 280273ss
WHITE
HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
91 OCT 23
DATE: 10/23/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: THURS. 10/24/91 1:00 pm
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
SUBJECT:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991 - 10:00 a.m.
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SUNUNU
MCCLURE
SCOWCROFT
PETERSMEYER
DARMAN
PORTER
BRADY
>
ROGICH
BROMLEY
SMITH
DELAND
CARD
BOSKIN
DEMAREST
MCBRIDE
FITZWATER
GRAY
SNOW
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than 1:00 p.m., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, with a
copy to this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
Shes
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Grant / Aarhus
A:AGA Draft two
BRIEF REMARKS: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION TELECONFERENCE
OCT 23 A|O 19
October 22, 1991
MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1991
10 A.M.
Thank you, Mike [Baly, President of AGA]. I'm glad to be
able to join you by satellite in San Diego at the 73rd Annual
Conference of the American Gas Association. I understand you'll
be hearing shortly from Gregg Petersmeyer, one of my top
assistants and an "energy" expert himself -- he's a specialist on
channeling the tremendous energy of volunteers in our society.
I'd like to talk to you today about America's energy future
-- the indispensible foundation for the goods we produce, the
enterprises we launch and the lifestyles we enjoy. When this
Administration developed our National Energy Strategy, three
principles guided our policy-making: reducing our dependence on
foreign oil; protecting our environment; and promoting economic
growth. As a part of our comprehensive energy strategy, natural
gas is key to all three.
First, decreasing our dependence on foreign energy is a top
priority of this Administration. We're willing to practice what
we preach: in April of this year, I took action to put the
federal government in the lead on reducing our import dependence
by issuing an Executive Order that called for sharp reductions in
federal energy use. Under this new mandate, overall energy
consumption will be reduced by 20 percent from 1985 levels within
2
a decade, and automotive fuel consumption will be pared by 20
percent from current levels within four years.
Unlike other energy types, there are abundant supplies of
natural gas within our borders -- in fact, the Department of
Energy recently reported a 111 percent replacement of reserves
for 1990 in the lower 48 states. And to guarantee that domestic
supplies of natural gas remain steady, we want to rely on the
logic of the marketplace. For example, in 1989 we enacted a law
phasing out the last federal wellhead price controls on natural
gas -- so that the free market could do its work.
Second, we are committed to preserving and protecting the
environment. Again, in 1990, we looked to the ingenuity of the
free market as we worked to defend our precious environment
through enactment of the Clean Air Act Amendments. The A.G.A.
was one of the first major trade groups to endorse our
Administration proposal for clean air legislation. I thank you
for that effort. As clean-burning natural gas is put to work in
increasing amounts for generating electricity, for fueling
vehicles, for natural gas cooling in the summer -- Americans know
the environment stands to benefit.
And third, energy security and environmental protection
must go hand in hand with economic growth. That growth directly
depends upon opening new markets and new opportunities for
American industry. A North American Free Trade Agreement will
promote economic growth throughout this continent. Your industry
knows what I'm talking about: already, the northern tier of
3
Mexico is the largest single export market for U.S. natural gas
with some 200 million cubic feet flowing across the border each
day. Next year, it is expected that the flow will increase to
nearly 250 million cubic feet per day, and planned pipeline
expansions could triple the export levels.
Economic growth also depends upon an educated workforce.
America's natural gas producers, companies and utilities are
doing a great deal to make their communities places where
learning can happen. Your "Education 2000" program -- a ten-
year, industry-wide commitment to helping our nation reform its
schools -- is a great example of the partnerships necessary to
invent a new generation of American schools. I urge you and your
members to continue to pursue excellence in education so that we
can prepare American children to compete -- and win -- in the
global marketplace.
Economic growth, environmental conservation, energy
security, and a well-prepared workforce -- all are crucial to
America's success in the next century. As part of the fabric of
daily life in America -- your companies and employees can make a
difference. In many ways, you already are -- and for that, I
thank you.
I wish you a successful conference and best wishes in the
coming year. And now I'll take a few questions.
# # #
Mike Baly: Mr. President, our chairman Bill McCormick has a
question for you.
4
Bill McCormick: Mr. President, we praise you for your leadership
in the Clean Air Act Amendments passed by the Congress last year
and we were pleased to support the Administration's goals and the
Act. We appreciate your Administration's work toward enactment
of the National Energy Strategy that you proposed earlier this
year. A.G.A. also has been supportive of this initiative since
the outset. The Senate looks like it will begin debate soon on
the NES. How do you foresee the debate shaping and your
Administration's role as the debate unfolds?
ANSWER: Bill, as I said earlier, securing a clean and affordable
energy future is a very important objective of this
Administration. That is why I am supporting S. 1220, the
bipartisan energy bill now being considered by the Senate. This
bill incorporates many important principles of our National
Energy Strategy.
During the Senate's deliberations on this bill, we will be
working very closely with Senators Johnston and Wallop to ensure
that our key provisions remain intact. For example, many
components of the bill, such as further deregulation of natural
gas, will increase domestic energy production and energy
efficiency. We need your industry's help in getting a good bill
on my desk -- we are expecting a few tough votes -- but I am
confident that the American people will understand the importance
of enacting a comprehensive, balanced energy bill.
Mike question. Baly: Mr. President, our Chairman-elect, Dick Farman, has a
Dick Farman: Mr. President, in your remarks you mentioned
A.G.A.'s Education 2000 program and we are all looking forward to
hearing later in today's meeting from Gregg Petersmeyer on your
Administration's national service efforts. Would you care to
comment on other domestic initiatives that your Administration is
currently working on or has plans to introduce in the next year?
5
ANSWER: Dick, we've advanced a broad, aggressive domestic agenda
over the last two years -- one which has included such
legislative successes as the Clean Air Act Amendments, the
Americans with Disabilities Act, our Child Care bill, and our
HOPE bill that promotes tenant management of public housing.
Looking ahead, we've already mentioned our America 2000
education initiative and our National Energy Strategy, and
Congress is right now considering provisions of the
Administration's tough crime bill -- a bill that we sent to the
Congress two years in a row before we saw any action on it. You
may remember that I challenged the Congress to complete action on
just two bills -- that crime bill and our transportation bill --
in 100 days. But here we are, eight months later, still waiting
for both.
We've also proposed a civil rights bill that will toughen
our civil rights laws without resorting to unfair quotas. Just
last week I signed an Executive Order to enact reforms in our
civil justice system, and we'll be sending legislation to the
Congress on that very soon.
But most importantly, we've offered numerous economic reform
proposals which, if enacted by the Congress, would have long ago
promoted the economic growth that America needs. We've proposed a
capital gains tax cut to create more jobs, more federal funds for
research and development, enterprise zones to stimulate our
hardest-hit urban areas, and incentives for increased savings and
investment. Throughout the coming legislative year, we will
6
fight tooth and nail for economic growth, opportunity and jobs.
I realize that's only a thumbnail sketch of our agenda, but I
hope I've answered your question. Once again, thanks for the
opportunity to join you today. Over and out.
# # #
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
91 OCT 28 P2: 36
October 28, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR TONY SNOW
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR
COMMUNICATIONS AND DIRECTOR OF SPEECHWRITING
FROM:
GENE C. SCHAERR GCS / CmA
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Presidential remarks: American Gas Association
Teleconference
Counsel's office has reviewed the matter, and has no legal
objection. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this
matter.
CC: PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary