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April 9, 1991 8 a.m.
SAIKI
Draft Five
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF PAT SAIKI
Roosevelt Room
April 10, 1991
2:15 p.m.
Good afternoon everyone -- Lynn (Martin), members of
Congress, Pat's family, friends from the SBA. It's a great
Get new Get
pleasure to welcome a good friend on board as this nation's new
Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Actually,
I'm just happy that Pat Saiki and I are at last in the same place
at the same time. When I went to Hawaii last fall to speak on
her behalf, she was still in Washington debating the budget and
wasn't able to attend her own fundraiser. III
I'm pleased Pat will be taking this job because small
businesses are so important. They're the heart of our country's
economy; in the 1980s, they produced two out of every three new
jobs. But, more importantly, they're the heart of the American
dream. I know. I started out by building my own small business
from the ground up. The SBA was founded to encourage that
spirit. That belief in our ability to make our dreams come true.
Owners of small businesses show the rest of America the way.
They've seized control of their own lives. Made their own
choices and decisions. Over 20 million men and women across the
U.S. today are running their own small businesses -- 20 million
pieces of the American dream. Pat Saiki will be their advocate -
- their tough, smart advocate. I know her. I know she'll throw
her whole energy and dedication into this challenge. Because
Pat will be responsible for more than administration and policy
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development. She'll have the chance to help people shape their
own futures. By expanding SBA's role in providing start-up
guidance. By concentrating on business opportunities for
minorities, women and veterans. By focusing on outreach.
Pat will be a dynamic champion of small business -- she's
got the strong background for it. She's been a board member of
Hawaiian Airlines; and of AMFAC, one of Hawaii's largest corpora-
tions, with extensive small business interconnections. And she
received the Congressional "Guardian of Small Business Award".
In public service, Pat's proven herself as an effective
administrator of can-do optimism. She was the first Republican
elected to the House from Hawaii -- and she'll bring to the SBA
stellar House committee experience ranging from the banking and
finance to consumer interests. During her two terms in Congress,
I admired her bipartisan approach to getting the job done. She's
smart, she's direct, and she moves government forward.
Pat's also a fiscal conservative -- as a matter of fact, her
efforts against waste in government made her a two-time winner of
the Golden Bulldog Award. I like that image. It kind of captures
her personality -- tenacious, dedicated, protective, honest.
Pat comes from a land that showed the world how men and
women of varied backgrounds can tie their destinies together in
common cause. I know she'll help show all of us how we can work
together -- can use our exuberant diversity to make this nation
the best place it can be. Aloha, Pat.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
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DATE: 4/5/91
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: 4/8/91 NOON
SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF ADMINISTRATOR SAIKI
ACTION FYI
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VICE PRESIDENT
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REMARKS:
Please forward any comments directly to Tony Snow, Rm. 122,
x2930, no later than NOON, Monday, April 8, with a copy to
this office. Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
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SAIKI
Draft THREE
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF PAT SAIKI
Roosevelt Room
April 10, 1991
2:15 p.m.
It's a great pleasure to welcome a good friend onboard as
this nation's new Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion. Pat Saiki is proof that good things come in small packages.
Actually, I'm just happy that Pat and I are at last in the
same place at the same time. When I went out to Hawaii last fall
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to speak on her behalf, she was still in Washington debating the
budget so she didn't show up for her own fundraiser. I finally
caught up with her three days later. Maybe that's why I'm moving
her here: I'll know she'll be no further than three minutes away.
I'm pleased Pat will be taking this job because the SBA is
so important to me. Small businesses are the heart of our coun-
try's economy; in the 1980s, they produced two out of every three
new jobs. But, more importantly, they're the heart of the Ameri-
can dream. I know. I started out by building my own small busi-
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ness from the ground up. The SBA was founded to encourage that
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spirit: that belief in our ability to make our dreams come true.
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Small businessmen show the rest of America the way. They've
seized control of their own lives. Made their own choices and
decisions. Nearly 20 million men and women across the U.S. today
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are running their own small businesses -- 20 million pieces of
the American dream. Pat Saiki will be their advocate -- their
tough, smart advocate. I know her. I know she'll throw her
20mil.
whole energy and dedication into the challenge of helping them.
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Pat's an assertive and feisty leader with an irreverent
sense of humor. She'll make a strong impact -- responsible for
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But Pat will be responsible for more than administration and
policy development. She's going to have the chance to help
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people shape their own futures. She'll do this by expanding the
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business opportunities for minorities, women and veterans. By
focusing on outreach. And Pat will help the SBA by dealing with
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issues of international trade.
Pat will be a dynamic champion of the entrepreneur -- she's
got the strong background for it. She's been a board member of
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Hawaiian Airlines, and of AMFAC, one of Hawaii's largest corpora-
tions, with extensive small business interconnections. And she
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received the Congressional "Guardian of Small Business X Award".
In public service, Pat's proven herself as an effective
administrator of can-do optimism. This former teacher served 14
years in the state legislature, moving up to Assistant Republican
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Leader before becoming the first Republican elected to the House
from Hawaii. She'll bring to the SBA stellar House experience
ranging from the Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee to
a subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests. During her two
terms in Congress, I admired her bipartisan approach to getting
the job done -- watched her build consensus. She's smart, she's
direct, and she moves government forward.
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Pat's also a fiscal conservative -- the most frugal member
of her delegation. As a matter of fact, her efforts against
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waste in government made
Bulldog X Award. I like that image -- it kind of captures her
personality -- tenacious, dedicated, protective, honest. And I'm
delighted she'll be bringing her particular spirit of aloha into
this Administration.
Pat comes from a land that showed the world how men and
women of varied backgrounds can tie their destinies together in
common cause. I know she'll help show all of us how we can work
together -- can use our exuberant diversity to make this nation
the best place it can be. Aloha, Pat.
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THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: OVERVIEW
The small Business Administration evolved over & period of
years from a number of previous agencies into one whose role is
"to aid, counsel, assist, and protect, insofar as it is
possible, the interest of small business concerns.' The agency
has approximately 4,600 employees and an annual operating budget
of $320 million. Its loan portfolio consists of nearly 280,000
loans and assets totalling $16 billion.
President George Bush has pledged, during remarks at the
Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce on Monday, September 19,
1988, to "reinvigorate the small Business Administration." Fact
sheets distributed by his campaign have made the following
pledges with regard to the Small Business Administration:
"George Bush will encourage the SBA to build as well as
expand its roll in providing educational business guidance
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to start up and young companies. George Bush will
reinvigorate the SBA's minority small business and capitol
ownership development programs and the women's business
division."
In addition to these direct statements, the fact sheet
praises the role of SBA in insuring access to capital and to
procurement contracts for small business.
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The Business of SBA
The U.S. Small Business Administration is B
small, independent federal agency, created by
Congress in 1953 to assist, counsel and
champion the millions of American small
businesses which are the backbone of this
country's competitive free-enterprise economy.
The mission of SBA, simply put, is to help
people get into business and to stay in business.
To do this, SBA acts as an advocate for small
business; at the direction of Congress, the
Agency espouses the cause of small business,
explains small business' role and contributions
to our society and economy, and advocates
programs and policies that will help small
business. SBA performs this advocacy role in
close coordination with other federal agencies,
with Congress and with financial, educational,
professional and trade institutions and associa-
tions.
The Agency also provides prospective, new
and established persons in the small business
community with financial assistance, manage-
ment counseling and training. SBA also helps
get and direct government procurement
contracts for small firms.
The Agency makes special efforts to assist
women, minorities, the handicapped and
veterans to get into and stay in business
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because such persons long have faced unusual
difficulties in the private marketplace.
The Agency has about 3,700 permanent
employees and more than 100 offices in every
state, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto
Rico and the Virgin Islands. To provide quick
service, SBA has delegated decision-making
authority to its field offices in most of the
program areas. Information about anything
mentioned in this booklet can be obtained by
visiting or calling one of these local field
offices. (See listing at end of booklet.)
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What Is A Small Business?
by conducting research and preparing
SBA generally defines a small business as one
position reports.
which is independently owned and operated
and is not dominant in its field. To be eligible
Conducts economic studies and statistical
for SBA loans and other assistance, a business
research into matters affecting small
must meet a size standard set by the Agency.
business and evaluates future opportunities,
Specific size standard information is available
problems and needs of small business.
through any SBA office around the country.
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Works with the small business community
Who Is Eligible?
to provide information on small business
issues and assists business people with
problems regarding federal laws, regula-
Most small, independent businesses are eligible
tions and assistance programs.
for SBA assistance. Under the Physical
Disaster Loan Program, both small and large
Serves as a conduit through which small
businesses are eligible for SBA Disaster Loan
business can make suggestions and comment
Assistance; so are homeowners, renters and
on policy.
nonprofit organizations.
The Office of Advocacy has four branches:
Advocacy
Interagency Affairs, Economic Research,
The Office of Advocacy was created in 1976 to
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Information, and State and Local Affairs.
These branches are supported by advocates in
be the watchdog for small business within the
each of the SBA's 10 regions located through-
Federal Government.
out the country.
The Chief Counsel for Advocacy is appointed
by the President and confirmed by the Senate.
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In October 1982, the Small Business Answer
Desk was set up to help callers with questions
Congress created the Office of Advocacy to
on how to start and manage a business, where
represent small business interests before other
to get financing, and other information needed
federal agencies and to ensure that small
to operate and expand a business. The Answer
business will continue to be the cornerstone of
Desk can be reached at (800) 368-5855; in
our free enterprise system.
Washington, D.C., call 653-7561.
Under Public Law 94-305, the Office of
The Chief Counsel for Advocacy testifies
Advocacy:
before Congress and formally comments to
agencies on proposed regulations on issues such
Researches the effect of federal laws,
as liability insurance, employee benefits, health
programs, regulations and taxation on
care costs, procurement and pension issues, to
small business and makes recommendations
name at few,
to federal agencies for appropriate adjust-
ments to meet the needs of small business.
Advocacy also performs both general and
specific research. The State of Small Business:
Makes economic evaluations and analyses
A Report of the President is prepared by the
of the impact on small business of legisla-
Office of Advocacy annually and contains the
tive proposals and other public policy issues
most current information on small business
performance in the economy.
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The Office of Advocacy also serves as the
The program significantly trims loan paper-
SBA's primary source of small business
work and loan processing time.
economic research and analysis. It determines
how small businesses are doing in the economy
Development Company Loans a
and what policies and programs are needed to
address these issues -- data necessary for small
Development Company Loans are made to
business growth and prosperity in the years
development organizations approved by SBA
ahead.
for the purpose of fostering economic growth
in rural and urban areas. Growth is measured
Financial Assistance
primarily by job creation and retention. Loan
proceeds are used by development companies
Regular Business Loans
to assist small business concerns with plant
acquisition, construction, conversion or
SBA offers a variety of loan programs to
expansion, including the acquisition of machin-
eligible small business concerns which cannot
ery and equipment.
borrow on reasonable terms from conventional
lenders without government help.
The 504 loan program links SBA, a certified
development company and private lenders in
Most of SBA's business loans are made by
10 or 20-year term financial packages. SBA is
private lenders and then guaranteed by the
authorized to provide up to 40 percent or
Agency. Guaranteed loans carry a maximum
$750,000 of a total package by issuing 100
of $750,000. SBA can guarantee up to 90
percent guaranteed debentures (bonds) sold in
percent of a loan, depending on the loan
the capital market.
amount. Maturity may be up to 25 years. The
average size of a guaranteed business loan is
The 502 loan program provides up to a 25-year
$175,000 and the average maturity is about
term with a maximum of $750,000 for each
eight years.
loan. The loan carries a maximum guarantee
of 90 percent (depending on the loan amount)
Special Lenders
to the participating private lender.
An increasing number of lenders, about 700,
Special Loan Programs
take part in what SBA calls its Certified
Londers Program. These lenders, acting under
In the general area of financial assistance, SBA
SBA supervision, handle much of the necessary
also offers at variety of special loan programs:
paperwork and review client financial status
thereby speeding up loan processing and
Small General Contractor Loans to assist
freeing Agency personnel for other assistance
small construction firms with short-term
to small businesses.
financing. Loan proceeds can be used to
finance residential or commercial construction
A very select group of 170 lenders participate
or rehabilitation of property for sale. Proceeds
in SBA's Proferred Lenders Program. These
cannot be used for owning and operating real
lenders handle all loan paperwork, processing
estate for investment purposes.
and servicing. This program is in line with the
Agency's overall efforts to obtain greater
Seasonal Line of Credit Guarantees to
private scotor involvement in SBA activities.
provide short-term financing for small firms
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having a seasonal loan requirement due to
economic injury because of the disaster. Loan
seasonal increase in business activity.
proceeds may be used for working capital and
to pay financial obligations which the small
Energy Loans to firms engaged in manufactur-
business could have met had the disaster not
ing, selling, installing, servicing or developing
occurred.
specific energy measures.
SBA establishes on-site offices with experi-
Ilandicapped Assistance Loans to physically
enced personnel to help with loan information,
handicapped small business owners and private
processing and disbursement.
nonprofit organizations which employ handi-
capped persons and operate in their interest.
Pollution Control Financing
Export Revolving Line of Credit guarantees
SBA assists those small businesses needing
to provide short-term financing for exporting
long-term financing for planning, design and
firms having been in existence for & year or
installation of pollution control facilities or
more, for the purpose of developing or
equipment. This financing is available through
penetrating foreign markets.
the loan guaranty program. with a maximum
of $1,000,000 per small business with a
International Trade Loan guarantees of up to
guarantee of up to 90 percent by SBA.
$1,000,000 for the acquisition, construction,
renovation, modernization, improvement or
Loan Administration
expansion of productive facilities or equipment
to be used in the United States in the produc-
After a loan has been made, SBA personnel in
Lion of goods and services involved in Interna-
district offices service the loan to help assure
tional trade,
borrower success in every case possible. In its
participation loans, SBA works with banks in
Disaster Assistance
trooblesome situations. In the instance of
direct loans, Agency personnel work directly
Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods,
with borrowers.
tornados, etc., often cause hardship to busi-
nesses and individuals. Homes and businesses
When loan repayment difficulties develop,
may be damaged or destroyed. When the
SBA attempts to mitigate losses, both to the
President or the Administrator of the U.S.
government and borrowers, by e variety of
Small Business Administration declares a
means such as Service Corps of Retired
specific area to be a disaster area, two types of
Executives (SCORE) counseling, remedial loan
loans are offered by SBA:
adjustments or, in the event of business failure,
disposition of the business assets and other
Physical Disaster Loans, made to homeown-
collateral security or through reliance on the
ers, renters, businesses (large and small), and
pledge of any guarantors.
nonprofit organizations within the disaster area.
Loan proceeds can be used to repair or replace
damaged or destroyed homes, personal property
Surety Bonds
and businesses.
Through its Surety Bond Guarantee Program,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans, made to
SBA helps to make the bonding process
small businesses which suffer substantial
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accessible to small and emerging contractors,
managed by socially or economically disadvan-
including minorities, who find bonding
taged persons. This type of SBIC is a Section
unavailable to them. The Agency is authorized
301(d) SBIC, formerly referred to as a MES-
to guarantee to a qualified surety up to 90
BIC (Minority Enterprise SBIC).
percent of losses incurred under bid, payment
or performance bonds issued to contractors on
The administration of the SBIC program is
contracts valued up to $1.25 million. These
handled by SBA's Central Office in Washing-
contracts may be for construction, supplies,
ton, D.C.
manufacturing or services provided by either a
prime or subcontractor for government or non-
Minority Small Business
government work.
Americans who are members of minority
This program is administered through SBA's
groups, such as Blacks, Hispanics, Asians and
10 regional offices and participating surety
Native Americans, long have had difficulty
companies and agents throughout the Nation.
entering the Nation's economic mainstream.
Historically, gaining access to money, manage-
Small Business Investment Companies
ment and markets for their businesses has been
(SBICs)
a significant barrier for them to overcome.
Members of minority groups who own or are
Money for "venture" or "risk" investments is
interested in owning small businesses, of
difficult for small businesses to obtain. SBA
course, are eligible for all SBA programs.
licenses, regulates and provides financial
SBA additionally offers special programs to
assistance to privately owned and operated
assist members of minority groups who want to
Small Business Investment Companies
start small businesses or expand existing ones,
(SBICs). Their major function is to make
In this effort, SBA has combined its own
"venture" or "risk" investments by supply.
programs with those of private industry, banks,
ing equity capital and extending unsecured
local communities and other federal, state and
loans and loans not fully collateralized to small
local agencies.
enterprises which meet their investment
criteria. SBICs are privately capitalized and
Efforts to help minority-owned businesses
obtain financial leverage from SBA. They are
were expanded in 1978, when Congress
intended to be profit-making corporations.
approved a capital ownership development
Due to their own economics, most SBICs do
program for minorities and placed this effort
not make very small investments.
under the direction of SBA's Associate Admin-
istrator for Minority Small Business and
SBICs finance small firms in two general ways
Capital Ownership Development.
-- by straight loans and by equity-type invest-
ments which give the SBIC actual or potential
The program's staff cooperates with local
ownership of a portion of a small business'
business development organizations and
equity securities. Many SBICs provide
explains to potential minority entrepreneurs
management assistance to the companies they
how SBA's services and programs can help
finance.
them become successful business owners.
SBA also licenses a specialized type of SBIC
Under one section of the Small Business Act --
solely to help small businesses owned and
Section 8(a) SBA, working with procure-
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ment officials in other agencies, serves as the
Assistance to Veterans
prime contractor for federal goods and service
purchases, and then subcontracts this federal
SBA makes special efforts to help veterans get
work to small firms owned by socially and
into business or expand existing veteran-owned
economically disadvantaged persons.
small firms. The Agency, acting on its own or
with the help of veterans organizations,
SBA is also authorized under its 7(j) Manage-
sponsors special business training workshops
ment and Technical Assistance Program to
for veterans. In some areas of the country,
place grants, agreements and contracts with
SBA sponsors special computer-based training
qualified individuals, profit-making firms,
and long-term entrepreneurial programs for
state and local governments, educational insti-
veterans. Each SBA office has a veterans
tutions, Indian tribes and other nonprofit insti-
affairs specialist to help give veterans special
tutions to provide management and technical
consideration with loans, training and/or
assistance to SBA clients and small businesses
procurement.
in areas of high unemployment who meet the
program's eligibility requirements. Eligible
International Trade
recipients include SBA certified 8(a) firms,
socially and economically disadvantaged
One of the primary objectives of SBA's Office
individuals and/or firms located in areas of
of International Trade is to encourage small
high unemployment.
business to consider the global marketplace and
to change the erroneous perception that
Helping Women Get Into Business
exporting is too difficult and expensive for a
small business.
Women, of course, are eligible for all SBA
loan and assistance programs and counseling
Through a range of educational and outreach
services. Helping women become successful
programs, SBA is encouraging more small
entrepreneurs isa major goal of SBA. Women
businesses to participate in international trade
make up more than half of America's popula-
and assisting those currently exporting to
tion, and currently own three out of 10, or
expand their markets. Export assistance is
approximately one-third, of its businesses.
available through:
Since 1977, SBA has had an on-going nation-
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One-on-one counseling by Service Corps of
wide women's business ownership program.
Retired Executives (SCORE) volunteers
In 1983, SBA began organizing a series of
with international trade experience.
business training seminars and workshope for
women business owners and for women who
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Initial consultation with an international
want to start their own small firms with a focus
trade attorney.
on business planning and development. credit
and procurement.
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Export Information System which provides
an initial screening of world markets to
A woman-owned business is defined as a
determine the export potential of a
"business that is at least 51 percent owned by
commodity or manufactured product.
a woman or women who also control and
operate it."
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Export marketing publications and resource
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Matchmaker Trade Missions, cosponsored
Through these programs, SBA increases both
with the U.S. Department of Commerce,
the dollar value and percentage of prime and
which arrange direct contacts for American
subcontract awards to small business.
firms with potential partners in new
international markets.
As part of the Prime Contract Assistance
program, procurement center representatives
"
Training on various aspects of the export
(PCRs) are located at major buying installa-
process through conferences and seminars
tions throughout the country to counsel small
nationwide.
businesses on how to obtain prime contracts
and subcontracts, direct them to government
"
Counseling through some collegiate Small
agencies that buy the products or services, help
Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
them get their names placed on bidders' lists,
and Small Business Institutes (SBIs) that
and assist in obtaining solicitations, drawings
have International Trade Centers.
and specifications for proposed purchases.
The Office of International Trade also provides
Government purchasing offices set aside
information to small business exporters on
contracts or portions of contracts for exclusive
SBA's loan programs available to them. These
bidding by small business. PCRs work with
programs are described under the "Financial
contracting agencies to ensure that all require-
Assistance" section of this publication.
ments which meet the set-aside criteria are, in
fact, so designated. PCRs also review sole
These outreach/educational programs and
source solicitations for possible breakout and
financial assistance programs are provided
serve as advocates for the use of full and open
through SBA's network of field offices across
competition for the procurement of govern-
the country.
ment supplies and services.
Procurement Assistance
SBA develops subcontracting opportunities for
small business by maintaining close contact
Each year, the Federal Government awards
with large business prime contractors and
contracts to businesses of all sizes for billions
referring qualified small firms to them. The
of dollars in goods and services. SBA,
Agency has developed agreements and close
working closely with federal agencies, assists
working relationships with hundreds of prime
small businesses in obtaining a fair share of
contractors, who cooperate by offering small
these government contract awards.
firms opportunities to compete for their
subcontracts. In addition, to complete SBA's
SBA's Procurement Assistance programs
compliance responsibilities, commercial market
include:
representatives monitor prime contractors in
order to assess their compliance with laws
4)
Prime Contract Assistance
governing subcontracting opportunities for
0
Subcontract Assistance
small businesses.
() Certificates of Competency
1)
Procurement Automated Source
If & small firm is the low bidder on a federal
System (PASS)
contract, and the contracting officer questions
0
Natural Resources Sales Assistance
the firm's ability to perform the contract, the
contracting agency must refer the firm to SBA
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for a Certificate of Competency (COC). When
management ability of small business owners
at firm applies for a COC, SBA makes an on-
and managers.
site study of the firm's facilities, management,
performance record and production capacity in
The Agency's Business Development programs
relationship to the contract in question. If
are extensive and diversified. They include
SBA determines that the firm is capable of
individual counseling, courses. conferences,
performing the contract within the required
workshops and a wide range of publications.
time period, the Agency issues a COC attesting
to that fact. The contracting officer must then
Counseling and training are not limited to
award the contract to the small firm. This
small businesses that have a problem. They
authority is 8 valuable tool for small businesses
also are available to those considering starting
who are judged capable of meeting the contract
a business and managers of successful firms
requirements.
who wish to review their objectives and Jong-
range plans for expansion and diversification.
To develop an inventory of small businesses
interested in performing federal contracts and
Counseling is provided through the Service
subcontracts, SBA has developed the Procure-
Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), Small
ment Automated Source System (PASS). This
Business Institutes (SBIs), Small Business
computerized system lists the names of small
Development Centers (SBDCs) and numerous
businesses and their capabilities, so that federal
professional associations. Realizing the
procurement officers, procurement officials
importance of counseling, SBA strives to
and prime contractors can readily identify
match the need of a specific business with the
small firms which are potential contractors and
expertise available.
subcontractors. PASS has over 130,000 small
businesses on its database. Many federal
Business management training covers such
agencies and some of the Nation's largest
topics as planning, finance, organization and
prime contractors access the system when
marketing and is held in cooperation with
searching for small companies to meet their
educational institutions, chambers of commerce
procurement needs. Small businesses inter-
and trade associations. Pre-business workshops
ested in participating in PASS can get appro-
are held on a regular basis for prospective
priate forms at any SBA office.
business owners. Other training programs are
conducted that focus on specific needs identi-
Each year, the Federal Government sells
fied by the Agency such as rural development,
surplus real and personal property and natural
young entrepreneurship and international trade.
resources, such as timber. SBA works with
government agencies which are selling the
SBA involves private sector organizations and
property and resources to assure that small
institutions in providing overall management
businesses have an opportunity to buy a fair
assistance. The following is a brief summary
share of them.
of what these programs include:
Business Development
SCORE is a 13,000 person volunteer program
with over 750 locations. SCORE helps small
Statistics show that most small business failures
businesses solve their operating problems
are due to poor management. For this reason,
through one-on-one counseling and through a
SBA places special emphasis on improving the
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well-developed system of workshops and
Small Business Innovation Research
training sessions. SCORE counseling is
available at no charge.
(SBIR) Program
Small Business Institutes (SBL) are organ-
The Small Business Innovation Research
ized through SBA on over 500 university and
(SBIR) Program came into existence with the
college campuses. At each SBI, on-site
enactment of the Small Business Innovation
management counseling is provided by senior
Development Act of 1982. Under SBIR,
and graduate students at schools of business
agencies of the Federal Government with the
administration working with faculty advisors.
largest research and development budgets are
In addition to counseling individual businesses,
mandated to set aside a legislated percentage
schools provide economic development
each year for the competitive award of SBIR
assistance to communities. Students are guided
funding agreements to qualified high technol-
by the faculty advisors and SBA business
ogy small business concerns,
development staff and receive academic credit
for their work.
SBA was designated by the legislation as the
federal agency having unilateral authority and
Publications. Business Development has over
responsibility for coordinating and monitoring
100 business publications which are available
the government-wide activities of the SBIR
for a nominal fee. They address the most
program and reporting on its results annually
important questions asked by prospective and
to Congress.
existing business owners. A free Directory of
Business Development Publications can be
In line with this responsibility, SBA publishes
obtained by contacting your local SBA office,
the SBIR Pre-Solicitation Announcement
or by calling the Small Business Answer Desk
(PSA) quarterly. The PSA contains pertinent
at 1-800-368-5855; in Washington, D.C., call
information on the program and specific data
653-7561.
on upcoming SBIR solicitations.
Small Business Development
Firms interested in participating in SBIR
should contact the SBA Office of Innovation,
Centers (SBDCs)
Research and Technology in Washington, D.C.
at (202) 653-7875.
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
draw their resources from local, state and
Federal Government programs, the private
How to Get Help from the SBA
sector and university facilities. They provide
managerial and technical help, research studies
The Small Business Administration is organ-
and other types of specialized assistance.
ized into three operational levels:
These centers, which are generally located or
headquartered in academic institutions, provide
Central Office in Washington, D.C.
individual counseling and practical training for
small business owners. There are 53 "lead"
The Central Office determines Agency policy,
SBDCs with approximately 600 service
works with the White House, other Executive
locations throughout the country.
Branch agencies and departments, and Con-
gress to provide management and direction of
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SBA programs nationwide. SBA is headed by
an Administrator and a Deputy Administrator.
advocate for small business and he or she is
The Administrator, Chief Counsel for Advo-
responsible for delivery of services to you and
cacy and Inspector General are appointed by
other small-business people in your area, A list
the President and confirmed by the Senate.
of district offices with addresses and telephone
The Deputy Administrator is appointed by the
numbers is provided at the end of this booklet.
Administrator. The Central Office, while
receptive to inquiries from the small business
In addition, help is available through several
community and the public in general, does not
other sources;
make loans or offer assistance to specific
companies or 10 individuals wanting to start a
Retired business executives are organized under
small business. The SBIC Program, however,
SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives).
is administered by Central Office.
These men and women volunteer their services
to small businesses seeking managerial assis-
Regional Offices
tance. SCORE volunteers work in each district
office. Their services are free.
Regional offices are located In 10 major cities
around the country- -- Boston, New York,
Small Business Institutes (SBIs) on hundreds
Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas
of university and college campuses offer free
City, Denver, San Francisco and Seattle,
guidance and assistance to troubled small
These offices are directed by a regional
firms. SBIs are staffed by senior business ad-
administrator appointed by the SBA Adminis-
ministration students and their faculty advisors,
trator. Each region encompasses several states
working under SBA guidance. Any SBA
(the New York region has jurisdiction over
district office can furnish the name and
Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; the San
telephone number of the nearest SBI.
Francisco office has jurisdiction over Guam
and American Sampa), and directs a number of
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
are located in 46 states, the District of Colum-
district offices within the region. Regional
offices do not make individual loans or offer
bia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. These
specific assistance to individuals or companies.
centers provide a variety of management and
technical assistance services, Your local SBA
district office can furnish the name and
District Offices
telephone number of the nearest SBDC.
District offices are located throughout the
There is no charge for any SBA service,
country, Each district office is staffed by a
However, interest in small business today is
team of experts in the lending, procurement
high and the demand for SBA assistance Is
and management assistance areas who have the
great. SBA's employees are dedicated to
responsibility to consider loan applications, to
providing you with the information and
offer individual management assistance and to
assistance you need as quickly, and as courte-
coordinate other small business services.
ously, as possible. You can help us by famil-
District offices are the real contact point for
iarizing yourself with our programs through
small businesses needing information or
our literature and brochures, determining as
assistance. A district director, appointed by the
precisely as possible what you need.
regional administrator, is in charge. The
district director In your state acts as a major
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A RENEWED COMMITMENT TO
SMALL BUSINESS
BY
SUSAN S. ENGELEITER, ADMINISTRATOR
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
President Bush and his Administration
believe the U.S. Small Business Administration
plays a pivotal role in our effort to keep America's economic engine
strong. The President reiterated that commitment when I was sworn in as
Administrator on May 1, 1989: "As President, I certainly understand, as do all of us, the vital
importance of small enterprises to our nation's economic growth and to the employment statistics. Many of
you are aware of the truly impressive contribution that small business makes to our overall economy. During
the last decade, small business has produced two out of every three new jobs. So it's the SBA's mission to help
the smaller firms to continue and expand this record."
Most of the 1980s were years
SBA's existing programs'and
Investment Companies and
of uncertainty for SBA. As a
implementation of new programs
Minority Enterprise Small Busi-
former small businessman,
mandated by Congress.
ness Investment Companies for
President Bush prom-
ised to revitalize SBA,
and I pledged to help
him accomplish that
goal.
Fiscal year 1989, on
which this Annual
Report is based,
witnessed a positive
transition for SBA. It
has been my privilege
to lead the Agency for
the last five months of
the fiscal year. During
that period, we have
DEPARTMENT
moved aggressively to
meet short-term and
longer-term manage-
ment, administration
and programming
needs,
President Busb announced award-winning minority small businesses during Minority Enterprise
We set to work
Development Week (MED Week) in October 1989, Administrator Engeleiter, center, and Erline
immediately on those
Patrick, associate administrator for minority small business and capital ownership development,
tasks. We reformed
attended the ceremony. (White House Photo)
Agency operating
procedures and management
16,400 Business
the financing of eligible small
policies; we set in motion a
Loans Approved
businesses.
Management by Objective
In fiscal year 1989, the SBA
Our Office of Procurement
process to identify SBA's goals
for the years ahead; we launched
approved approximately 16,400
Assistance identified nearly 8,000
a Total Quality Management
guaranty loans totaling $3 billion
small businesses as viable sources
study to identify howithe Agency
under its business loan programs,
for federal government procure-
can better serve small business,
an 8.3 percent increase over fiscal
ment contracts valued at $45
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foinided on imagination and
conrage: our bistory IS a record
of the entrepreneurial spirit of
our people. This bold, creative
spirt is clearly embodied by the
19 million smáll business men
and women across the United
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Grace Boyd,
owner of Pyro-
Media, Inc., a
small ceramics
company in
Seattle, shows SBA
Administrator
Engeleiter molds
for ceramic
planters in Pyro-
Media's factory.
Started in Boyd's
basement in 1968,
the firm has turned
to SBA for business
loans and consulta-
tion over the years.
[The Seattle Times
photo]
regulations to reform the 8(a)
health insurance expenses for the
Retired Executives held 2,385
contract assistance program for
self-employed.
training sessions attended by
socially and economically disad-
The Agency also provided an
102,000 people, and provided
vantaged businesses, making the
array of education, counseling
164,452 counseling sessions
program more competitive and
and technical assistance programs
nationwide,
effective, as mandated by the
for new and expanding small
Business Opportunity Reform
businesses. The SBA's toll-free
Women's Business Programs
Act of 1988. During the fiscal
Answer Desk handled a record
Launched
year, 8(a) firms were awarded
5,000 telephone calls weekly
more than 3,000 contracts totaling
requesting small business infor-
Carrying out the provisions
nearly $3 billion.
mation. The Agency added its
of the Women's Business Owner-
47th state, New Mexico, to the
ship Act of 1988, the Agency
Legislative Changes
national network of nearly 650
awarded nearly $2 million in
Accomplished
Small Business Development
long-term training and counseling
In our role as advocate for the
Centers. (SBDCs were added in
grants for women business
interests of small companies, SBA
Virginia and Hawaii in fiscal year
owners to kick off a $10 million,
1990, and negotiations were
three-year authorized program.
worked closely with Congress on
underway to add the final state,
SBA also issued regulations and
several major issues, including
repeal of Section 89 of the Inter-
California, by the end of the
implemented a new small-loan
nal Revenue Code, reduction in
year.)
program encouraging lenders to
SBA's Small Business Insti-
make loans of less than $50,000 to
the capital gains tax rate, passage
of a compromise on the minimum
tutes provided graduate business
small businesses. While not
wage increase, and continued
students to conduct management
limited to women business
deductions of up to 25 percent of
studies for 1,900 small business
owners, this program is expected
owners, The Service Corps of
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because 80 percent of women-
international trade conference
these two disasters. SBA also
owned businesses are in the
held in March 1990 in Seattle,
helped in the recovery efforts that
service sector, which typically has
Wash. (This conference, called
followed the declaration of an
smaller capital requirements.
EXPORT EXPO 90, attracted
additional 190 disasters nationwide.
To implement the mandates
2,500 participants, becoming the
It has been a busy, productive
of the Omnibus Trade and
largest national conference ever
year for the Small Business Admin-
Competitiveness Act of 1988,
organized by SBA.)
istration and, at the same time, a
SBA conducted an aggressive
year of setting the pace, planning
program to promote international
Disaster Assistance
the direction and laying the founda-
exporting by small businesses.
Provided
tion for the future.
We sponsored or cosponsored
This Administration under-
600 export seminars nationwide
Meantime, SBA acted in its
during the fiscal year.
role as the primary agency for
stands the importance of small
businesses to the national economy
We participated in 10 Match-
assisting long-term recovery of
and to America's competitiveness
maker Trade delegations with the
disaster victims, including not
only small businesses, but
in a fast-changing global economy.
Department of Commerce,
We understand that cost-effective
conducted our own mission to
homeowners, renters and large
federal programs are a wise invest-
Japan and Hong Kong, and held
businesses. The Agency provided
long-term recovery assistance
ment in that competitiveness, as
two national conferences on the
new U.S./Canada Free Trade
following Hurricane Hugo and
well as an extremely important
Agreement. Our Export Revolv-
the Northern California earth-
path to economic empowerment
for millions of Americans and their
ing Line of Credit program issued
quake. By the end of fiscal year
families.
36 loans for more than $10.5
1990, an estimated $1 billion in
These commitments drive our
million, and the Agency engaged
disaster assistance loans will have
mission at SBA.
in intensive planning for an
been approved as a result of just
After the nortbern
California earth-
quake in October
1989, Administrator
Engeleiter visited
Oakland to view the
damage and discuss
disaster relief with
local officials (left to
right) Keith Carson,
staff member to
Congressman Ron
Dellums; Robert L.
Belloni, director of
SBA's Disaster Area
4 office; and City
Council member
Marge Gibson
Haskell
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Cunningham]
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SWEARING-IN CEREMONY: 2:15 p.m.
Wednesday, April 10, 1991
The Roosevelt Room
PATRICIA SAIKI, ADMINISTRATOR
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINSTRATION
-- Patricia Saiki could be the highest ranking Asian-
American woman ever appointed by a President to serve in his
administration. (Please document if this is factual.)
-- To the head of the Small Business Administration, Pat
Saiki brings a wealth of experience
...
- 14 years as a state legislator
- 4 years as a Member of Congress
- 14 years as member of the Board of Directors of
AMFAC, Inc., one of Hawaii's largest and most
diversified corporations with extensive small
business interconnections
- 13 years a Member of the Board of Directors of
Hawaiian Airlines
-- Pat Saiki was the first woman ever elected to serve on
the Boards of AMFAC and Hawaiian Airlines.
-- Her experience has always been driven by a personal style
which is dynamic, assertive and direct.
-- Pat Saiki is a decision-maker, a leader who always "makes
a difference" wherever she is. As Administrator of SBA, Pat's
voice will be heard, and she will make sure that the
administration's support for small business and small business
itself will be heard.
-- America's small businesses can count on Pat Saiki's
leadership and support for their agenda.
-- Pat believes that small businesses represent the core of
the American Dream. (The President himself started as a small
businessman, and this example serves as a beacon for the millions
of potential entrepreneurs in our country.) With the resources of
the SBA, Pat Saiki will work to expand the American Dream for an
even larger segment of potential business persons.
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-- Personally, Pat gets along with people of all kinds, and
works with people from varied backgrounds and experiences. She's
blessed with a sharp mind, and a great sense of humor. She's
challenged by diffilculties and driven to succeed in every
situation she confronts.
-- Pat has the respect and support of her former
Congressional colleagues, and will maintain and strengthen that
support for the small business advocacy role she now has.
-- As does the small business person, she accepts risks,
works through them, and reaches success because of her
intelligence, persistence, and "can-do" attitude. Her experiences
as a teacher, a mother of five, a stand-out legislator and
an effective, respected Congresswoman all point to a new SBA
Administrator who will be proactive, results-oriented, and a
leader who will champion the cause of small business every hour
of her tenure.
-- Pat sees her future as an adventure, an opportunity to
create greater awareness of the SBA, a challenge to expand the
services of the SBA to many who may now not be aware of the
tremendous potential represented by the SBA in their lives.
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PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY
PATRICIA SAIKI
PERSONAL
NATIONAL PUBLIC
Birthplace: Hilo, Hawaii
SERVICE
May 28, 1930
Graduate of Hilo High School,
Official Delegate to Emperor of
University of Hawaii, B.S.
Japan's Funeral, 1989
Married to Stanley M. Saiki,
Led Presidential Delegation to
M.D. (Retired)
Tonga, 1988
Mother of five children: Stanley,
National Board for the Funding
Jr., M.D.; Sandra Williams, M.D.;
and Improvement of Post-Secon-
Margaret, D.V.M.; Stuart; and
dary Education, 1982-84
Laura
Commissioner of Western Inter-
state Commission on Higher Edu-
BUSINESS
cation, 1973-81; Chairman
1978-80
AND PROFESSIONAL
U.S. Congressional Travel and
EXPERIENCE
President's Advisory Council on
Tourism Caucus
the Status of Women, 1969-77
Director, AMFAC, Inc., 1972.86
U.S. Congressional Caucus on
President's National Commission
Director, Hawaiian Airlines
Women's Issues
on the Observance of International/
1973.86
State Senator, 1974-82
Women's Year, 1976
School Teacher, 12 years:
Assistant Republican Leader
Kaimuki Intermediate, Kalani
1981-82
HAWAII COMMUNITY
High School, Punahou School
Chairman, Committee on Higher
SERVICE
Education, 1980-82
LEGISLATIVE
State Representative, 1988.74
Director, Hawaii Visitors Bureau
1983-85
EXPERIENCE
Assistant Republican Floor
Leader, 1970
Trustee, Hawaii Pacific College
U.S. Representative, Hawaii
Delegate, State Constitutional
Trustee, University of Hawaii
1st Congressional District
Elected 1986, Re-Elected 1988
Convention, 1968
Foundation
Commissioner, Education
Committee on Banking,
Finance and Urban Affairs
POLITICAL
Commission of the States
EXPERIENCE
Member, Research Committee,
Subcommittee on Housing and
St. Francis Hospital
Urban Development
Republican Nominee, 1990
Director, Straub Medical
Subcommittee on International
U.S. Senate, State of Hawaii
Research and Education
Development, Finance, Trade and
Secretary, Republican National
Foundation
Monetary Policy
Convention, 1988
Subcommittee on Economic
Member, Search Committee for
Chairman, Republican Party of
Stabilization
Dean of Education, University of
Hawaii, 1983-85
Hawaii
Subcommittes on Financial
Member, Republican National
Institutions
Member, Hawaii Medical
Committee, 1984
Association Auxiliary
Committee on Merchant Marine
Delegate, Republican National
and Fisheries
Convention, 1984 (Alternate
Board of Governors, Boye and
Subcommittee on Fisheries and
Delegate, 1968)
Girls Club of Hawaii
Wildlife Conservation and the
Republican Nominee, 1982
Advisory Council, American
Environment
Lt. Governor, State of Hawaii
National Red Cross
Subcommittee on Oceanography
Fellow, Eagleton Institute of
Civil Air Patrol Senior Advisory
Politics, Rutgers University, 1970
Council
Select Committee on Aging
State Vice Chairman of
Director, Variety Club School
Subcommittee on Housing and
Republican Party, 1966-68
Consumer Interests
Former Chairman, Hawaii
State Secretary of Republican
Special Olympics of Retarded
Subcommittee on Human Services
Party, 1964-66
Children
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Pat SAIKI
For U.S. SENATE
PERSONAL
State Vice Chairman of
Republican Party, 1966-68
Birthplace: Hilo, Hawaii; May
State Secretary of Republican
28, 1930
Party, 1964-66
Graduate of Hilo High School,
University of Hawaii, B.S.
NATIONAL PUBLIC
Married to Stanley M. Saiki,
SERVICE
M.D. (retired)
Mother of five children: Stanley
Official Delegate to Emperor of
Jr., MD; Sandra Williams, MD;
Japan's Funeral, 1989
Margaret, DVM, Stuart; and
Led Presidential Delegation to
Laura.
Tonga, 1988
National Board for the Funding
BUSINESS
and Improvement of Post-
AND PROFESSIONAL
Secondary Education, 1982-84
Commissioner of Western Inter-
EXPERIENCE
state Commission on Higher
Former Director, AMFAC, Inc.
Education, 1973-81; Chairman,
Former Director, Hawaiian Air-
1978-80
lines
President's Advisory Council on
School Teacher of American His-
U.S. Congressional Travel and
the Status of Women, 1969-77
tory (12 years: Kaimuki Inter-
Tourism Caucus
President's National Commis-
mediate, Kalani High School,
sion on the Observance of Inter-
Punahou School)
Congressional Caucus on
national Women's Year, 1976
Women's Issues
LEGISLATIVE
State Senator, 1974-82
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 1, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR BETH HINCHLIFFE
FROM:
ARCHBISH CAROL CMB
SUBJECT:
SBA/PAT SAIKI SWEARING-IN
Beth, I went through Carolyn's Pat Saiki file (from the
fundraiser in Oct.), and compiled the following interesting points:
-- She was the only member of the Hawaii delegation to
win the "Guardian of Small Business Award". (I'm
waiting for more info on this award.)
-- Career outline: School teacher 1952-64, HI House of
Reps. 1968-74, HI Senate 1974-82. Rep. Party 1983-
85, Republican Congresswoman 1986-1990.
-- She was the first Republican ever elected to the
House from Hawaii. She won that seat in a
"riproaring" contest in 1986.
-- Winner of the "Golden Bulldog Award" from the
Watchdogs of the Treasury, for her efforts against
waste in government.
I have also enclosed a personal biography and a copy of
POTUS's speech for her fundraiser. I don't think we can use a lot
of the stuff in the file, because it's really Hawaii-oriented. I
am still waiting for more small business information from her
assistant at SBA. My assumption is that this speech is supposed
to be two pages, like most other swearings-in. Tony has been
running around all day, so I haven't gotten a chance to ask him for
guidance. Welcome back!
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 2, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR HEAD HOLY SPEECHWRITER
FROM:
NOT-SO-HEAD HOLY RESEARCHER NSHHR
SUBJECT:
SAIKI INFO
I just got off the phone with Bob Wernet, Saiki's right-hand-
man. He's been with her for years. Here's an idea for a more
personal touch
Scenario: When the President went to Hawaii last October,
the House was still in session because of the
budget mess. The President spoke to Pat over
the phone (he in Hawaii, she in DC), and riled
her for not being there for her own
fundraiser. It was all very humorous, what
with the phone connection (WHCA) and the
security, etc. They both had a good laugh
about it. POTUS finally met with her three
days later -- the first available time she
could fly out.
Personal Touch: "When I was in Hawaii last October to see Pat,
she was unavailable for three days. I am
happy to know that what took three days
then, can take three minutes now. After
all, she'll only be a few blocks away.
It sounds cheesy, but Bob seems to think that this would be
the best touch. Apparently it's sort of a running joke between
the President and Pat. With our luck, POTUS probably won't
remember it
I told Bob to call me back if he thinks of anything
else.
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HEADLINE: Where Have All the Losers Gone?;
Contrary to Popular Belief, There Is Indeed a Life After Congress. Here Is How
The 21 Incumbents Who Went Down to Defeat Last Year Are Living It.
BODY:
Political Washington forgets quickly. A few hours on a November day can make
the difference between celebrity and obscurity, between life in the public eye
and a more humdrum existence.
In the few short months since the November 1990 elections, the sole Senator
and the 20 House Members who ran and lost have faded from the Hill. Many are
hard to track down, and many are still without jobs as they contemplate a
post-Congressional future.
As Roll Call found the 1990 losers, they were engaged in pursuits as various
as the districts they once represented. Some, like ex-Rep. Arlan Stangeland
(R-Minn), were just relaxing; others, like former Rep. (and unsuccessful
Senatorial candidate) Bill Schuette (R-Mich), were already ensconced in policy
positions of a different sort.
A few, such as former Rep. Chuck Douglas (R-NH), were contemplating rematches
with their victorious opponents. At least two, former Sen. Rudy Boschwitz
(R-Minn) and ex-Rep. Bill Grant (R-Fla), had been in contention for the same
job, Secretary of Agriculture. But they lost out to a sitting Member, Rep. Ed
Madigan (R-I11). To the incumbents still goes the glory.
What follows is a complete listing of the 1990 losers and where they are now.
We included the five sitting House Members who ran for Senate seats and lost, as
well as Boschwitz and all 15 other House incumbents who fell in the November
general election.
The following items were written by Tim Curran, Karen Foerstel, Susan B.
Glasser, Glenn R. Simpson, Sam Miller, and Craig Winneker.
Senate
Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minn)
Since earning the dubious distinction of being the only incumbent Senator to
fall to a challenger last November when he lost to Democratic college professor
Paul Wellstone, Boschwitz has split his time between relaxing in Colorado and
overseeing the family business, Plywood Minnesota, which was being run by his
sons while he was in the Senate. Boschwitz recently told the Minneapolis
Star-Tribune that he wants to help guide the retail company through the
recession.
Boschwitz has a house in Plymouth, Minn., and two homes in the Washington
area: a town house on Capitol Hill and a house in McLean. He has put the
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McLean house on the market, but may decide to hold on to it, according to one
Minnesota source.
Boschwitz lobbied hard for the Agriculture Secretary job and came close to
getting it. He is well liked in the Bush Administration and still may end up
with an executive-branch post.
House
Jim Bates (D-Calif)
Bates, 49, came to Congress eight years ago after a successful career in
local government that even spanned a party change. His loss last fall to "Top
Gun" pilot Randy "Duke" Cunningham was a surprise. Bates had appeared to have
weathered a scandal involving charges of sexual harassment of staffers. Those
charges were first reported two years ago in Roll Call. Still, in the heavily
Democratic district, Bates fell by fewer than 1,000 votes.
Today, Bates is "doing government consulting work," according to one of his
former Hill aides, out of offices in San Diego and Washington. A former San
Diego County Supervisor, Bates can draw on friends from those years, as well as
from the considerable list of contacts he acquired as a member of the powerful
House Energy and Commerce Committee. Cunningham's office reports that Bates left
a Washington forwarding address, but no telephone number.
Doug Bosco (D-Calif)
Bosco, 44, is on the verge of leaving one profession on the bottom of public
confidence lists for another, even lower in the hierarchy. In a phone interview
with Roll Call, Bosco said he is mulling offers from several firms for a
position as a corporate lawyer.
For now, he is living at home in Sebastopol, Calif., spending time with his
four-month-old son. He is also trying to retire about $5,000 in leftover
campaign debt by fundraising.
Bosco lost a tight race to Republican Frank Riggs in November. The upset was
apparently the result of the incumbent's ties to a failed S&L and his position
on the environment.
A former state Assemblyman who spent the past eight years in Congress, Bosco
is returning to law after a 12-year hiatus. Despite the shock of losing to
Riggs, Bosco doesn't seem devastated by the loss. "I miss Congress, but I can't
say I'm losing sleep over it," he says.
Jack Buechner (R-Mo)
Technically, Buechner still has not admitted defeat, so his heart really
isn't in a change of profession quite yet. He lost by 54 votes on Election Day
to former Democratic political consultant Joan Kelly Horn. That result has been
upheld by a recount, but Buechner still has a legal case pending that calls for
a new election - although it's given almost no chance of success. Horn,
meanwhile, has already set up shop in Washington.
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Buechner, 50, just took a job as president of the National Republican
Institute for International Affairs, which helps foreign nations set up
democratic institutions. The job is based in Washington, but Buechner will keep
his residency in St. Louis, just in case he decides to run again in 1992.
According to one Missouri source, he was offered an ambassadorship - to the
Seychelles Islands - but turned it down.
Buechner has had other good news since Election Day: He got married.
Jamie Clarke (D-NC)
Clarke, 73, has returned to the peace and quiet of Fairview, N.C., after a
topsy-turvy decade that saw him win the 11th district seat twice and lose it
twice. This time, Clarke's narrow loss to Taylor, whom he beat in 1988, probably
ends his Congressional career for good.
A native Vermonter, Clarke lives in an 1834 stagecoach inn and is enjoying
his respite from the political hustle and bustle. Clarke is an apple farmer who
has branched out in dairy over the years, and he is also a former member of both
the state House and Senate.
Chuck Douglas (R-NH)
Douglas has returned to Concord, New Hampshire's capital, where he once
served as a state Supreme Court justice, to practice law as a litigator. He's
entering a growth field, specializing in lawsuits between banks and borrowers
over soured loans, and says he's been "enjoying being my own boss for a change."
The controversial conservative, who was upset by political neophyte Dick
Swett (D) in his bid for a second term, initially sought lobbying work while
still in office with a form letter sent to prominent law firms in Boston,
Washington, and New Hampshire. But he has set up shop in association with one
other attorney under the firm name Douglas & George.
Douglas, 48, is also finishing revisions to two specialty law books he wrote
about New Hampshire family and evidence law.
He says he's using $40,000 in leftover campaign funds to keep his Concord
campaign office open for a possible rematch with Swett in 1992, but he appears
to be running his business from the same venue: The telephone at his campaign
office is now answered, "Douglas & George."
When asked if he will run again, Douglas said profoundly, "We'll see what the
future holds."
Roy Dyson (D-Md)
Roll Call tried hard but was unable to reach Dyson to discuss his future
plans. But we did get hold of his mother, Marie, who reports that he hasn't made
any firm plans. "I imagine it'll be a while until he does," she said.
Dyson fought off a spirited primary challenger but lost to high school
teacher Wayne Gilchrest (R), 57 to 43 percent, in the general.
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While Dyson has yet to make any firm plans for the future, the scuttlebutt in
Maryland political circles is that he's in line for a cabinet position with
newly re-elected Maryland Gov. William Donald Schaefer (D). Dyson really doesn't
have a private-sector profession to fall back on. He's spent his working life as
a state legislator, Hill aide, and Congressman.
Bill Grant (R-Fla)
Grant, who switched to the Republican party shortly after winning re-election
in 1988, was dealt a surprising blow by his district's voters this past
November; he didn't even win his home county.
The former Congressman, who lost to former POW Pete Peterson, told Roll Call
he has reactivated his real estate and investment consulting company, Grant and
Associates, and has no plans to re-enter politics.
"I won't rule that out though," he says. Grant, 47, was mentioned as a
candidate for Secretary of Agriculture and was backed for the post by Florida
Sen. Connie Mack (R), but, like Boschwitz (see above), Grant lost out to Rep.
Ed Madigan (R-I11).
Grant says he's talked with President George Bush, who welcomed him to the
Republican party two years ago, about an administration post, and the party may
feel an obligation to him. His apostasy evidently cost him the election.
Grant is keeping his Washington apartment just in case.
John Hiler (R-Ind)
After surviving nailbiters in '84, '86, and '88, Hiler was finally knocked
off by Democrat Tim Roemer, 51 to 49 percent, on Nov. 6, 1990. The loss brought
the district full circle, since Hiler originally won the seat in 1980 from House
Majority Whip John Brademas - for whom Roemer worked.
Now Hiler describes himself as "gainfully and happily unemployed." Like many
other recent Congressional departees, Hiler seems to be enjoying the break.
"It's kind of a welcome relief not to have to be anywhere in the morning and to
have dinner with my family," he said while visiting his home in Indiana last
week.
For now, he and his family intend to stay in their northern Virginia home,
where Hiler said they will finally be able to "celebrate my daughters' birthdays
on their birthdays" for a change.
Hiler, who holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, hasn't settled on a
job yet, and is taking "advice and counsel" on future plans. But is he done with
politics? "I'm 37 years old, that's a little young to say I'm done with
anything," he responded. "I would expect at some time in the future to be
involved in politics and government."
Bob Kastenmeier (D-Wis)
Kastenmeier, 67, was upset by TV broadcaster Scott Klug (R) in one of the
most surprising races in the country last November. Although Kastenmeier had
been in Congress for 32 years, his loss came as a total shock in a race where
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he hadn't even been targeted by national Republicans. And according to several
sources, Kastenmeier is still sorting through his options.
He has an office at the Library of Congress (which is also home to another
Wisconsin Democrat, former Sen. William Proxmire), and according to an aide at
the Library, "He seems to spend most of his time here."
Kastenmeier, who was the longtime chairman of the important Judiciary
subcommittee on courts, intellectual property, and the administration of
justice, has been reluctant to speak to the press since his loss, but sources
report that he is weighing several job possibilities in Washington. He continues
to live in DC, although he reportedly maintains his apartment in Madison, Wis.
Lynn Martin (R-I11)
Martin, 51, gave up a safe House seat to run for Sen. Paul Simon's Senate
post. Although that gamble didn't pay off, her long-held ties to George Bush
did. In December, the President nominated her to succeed Elizabeth Dole as
Secretary of Labor.
Martin, who is splitting her time between Washington and Illinois, where her
husband is a federal judge, has yet to move in to the department's headquarters.
The reason: Hearings on her confirmation just began yesterday. They are
expected to be perfunctory, as key Democratic members of the Senate Labor and
Human Resources Committee have already pledged their support.
The Cabinet post once again marks Martin as a GOP politician on the rise, and
observers have not ruled out future bids for elected office from the five-term
Member of Congress. A return to the House, however, is unlikely.
Stan Parris (R-Va)
Shortly after his defeat in November at the hands of former Alexandria Mayor
Jim Moran (D), Parris was chosen by President Bush to be the new administrator
of the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. His appointment was sent to
the Senate last week and is expected to be confirmed sometime in February.
As administrator, Parris oversees and promotes usage of the four seaway locks
that belong to the United States, and has the status of an agency administrator
for protocol purposes. Parris is a lawyer and former commercial airline pilot,
and it's not exactly clear where his expertise in the seaway business comes
from.
The administrator is appointed for a seven-year term, and Mark Robertson,
Parris's former LD, says that the ex-Congressman "certainly intends to fulfill
his commitment to the Seaway Corporation."
But Robertson adds that as far as future political opportunities, it's "never
say never where Stan's concerned." Parris has run for governor of the Old
Dominion state twice in the past and may look at the race again.
Chip Pashayan (R-Calif)
After losing an ugly re-election bid for a seventh term, Pashayan, whose
opponent successfully tied him to the S&L crisis, seems to have entered a
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period of seclusion.
Republican Members of the California delegation said they didn't know what
Pashayan, a chess-playing intellectual with a degree in literature from Oxford,
planned to do after Congress. One staffer commented that Pashayan had not formed
close friendships with his Congressional colleagues during his time in office.
Even Ed Rollins, who is considered a friend of Pashayan, said he had not
spoken with the defeated incumbent since the election.
When Roll Call finally tracked the Congressman down, he refused to comment on
his current activities or future plans.
Pat Saiki (R-Hawaii)
Saiki has been the most successful Republican in recent Hawaiian electoral
history - but she's still out of work. In an overwhelmingly Democratic state,
she was elected to two terms in the House and appeared to have a safe seat until
Senate Republicans urged her to challenge appointed Sen. Daniel Akaka (D) in the
battle to fill the unexpired term of the late Sen. Spark Matsunaga (D).
Saiki led in polls for practically the entire campaign, but was rejected by
the electorate on Election Day, 54 to 45 percent.
Since the election, Saiki - who has five children - says she's been in
Hawaii vacationing and spending time with her family. The break also afforded
her an opportunity to see her grandchildren in Portland, Ore.
Pundits in Washington have brought up Saiki's name in speculation for every
open cabinet post, the most recent being head of the Small Business
Administration. "I feel very flattered and grateful that I would be considered
for these high-level positions," Saiki said Friday.
Although professing to have no solid plans, and saying she was not yet
plugged back into the DC rumor mill, she said she was grateful that "people are
keeping my options open for me."
Claudine Schneider (R-RI)
Schneider, 43, has been interviewing for a job with the Bush Administration
since failing to unseat Sen. Claiborne Pell (D) last fall, thus far without
luck. In the meantime, the liberal Republican will shortly begin teaching part
time at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, according to the
Providence Journal-Bulletin.
She'll be teaching some aspect of politics, no doubt, but when asked what
course, she replied, "How to Change the World."
Schneider, who got her start in politics as an anti-nuclear activist, said
she has a couple other things "in the works" but wouldn't say what they were.
One possibility is clothes: Schneider designs her own and is said to be quite
skilled at it. She's also a former public television producer and moderator.
Even if she fails to find work quickly, Schneider won't go hungry. Her 1989
financial disclosure form indicates substantial investment holdings.
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Future elective office may not be in the cards for the onetime environmental
activist. While Schneider once had gubernatorial ambitions, she told Roll Call
last summer that she would get out of electoral politics if she lost to Pell.
A Journal reporter bumped into Schneider at the Union Station Metro recently,
but she said she plans to return to Rhode Island. She still owns property in
picturesque Narragansett, her home- town.
Bill Schuette (R-Mich)
"He's hit the ground running," says Bill Schuette's new administrative
assistant of his job as director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
Schuette, 37, can thank his Congressional committee assignments for the post.
If Schuette, a Member from Michigan's predominately rural 10th district, hadn't
asked for, and received, a seat on the House Agriculture Committee when he first
arrived in Congress in 1984, he might never have gotten the job.
As it is, Schuette was appointed just two weeks ago as the state's chief
agriculture official, responsible for overseeing 600 employees located in eight
different offices. He has not moved to the state capital of Lansing, though, and
plans to remain living at his home in more rural Sanford, Mich.
Schuette ran against Sen. Carl Levin in a race that was supposed to be
perilously close, but his 42 percent of the vote showed considerably less luster
than Michigan Republicans had hoped. For that reason, Schuette may not be
jumping right back into electoral politics. Then again, with those blow-dried
good looks, who knows? For now, "he's got his hands full with threats of massive
layoffs and drastic budget cuts," according to AA Lee Wilcox.
Denny Smith (R-Ore)
Smith is one ex-incumbent who hasn't had to look for a new job. He owns the
Eagle Newspapers chain of Oregon papers, where he now serves as chairman. He
works out of the company's offices in Salem.
Smith, 53, took a leave of absence from Eagle and from his job as a pilot at
Pan American World Airways in 1980 when he was first elected. He says he "always
planned on coming home and doing this," though he was given mandatory early
retirement in November by Democrat Mike Kopetski after getting into trouble over
his involvement with several failed Oregon savings and loans.
In an interview with Roll Call from his car phone, he said he probably won't
go back to the struggling Pan Am, which he expects will soon fail.
Smith also rents a fleet of airplanes, but he says the business - also a
hobby - has never been great. During his last term in Congress, Smith added
several aircraft to his two Beech planes, including three North American T-28
trainers and a Cessna 150.
Smith didn't mention whether he'd be getting back into the S&L industry, and
Roll Call didn't have the guts to ask.
Peter Smith (R-Vt)
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A longtime educator and the founder of the Community College of Vermont,
Smith is returning to his old field.
He's been asked to set up the National Commission on Responsibility for
Financing Post-Secondary Education, which will try to figure out how to help
young people pay for college. Legislation funding the commission was shepherded
through Congress last year by Sen. Jim Jeffords, a liberal Vermont Republican
like Smith, who was a strong supporter of the appropriation in the House.
The project will take only a few months, and Smith says he will continue to
live in Northern Virginia at least until one of his children completes the sixth
grade later this year. He's keeping his Vermont residency "and all that that
means" - a reference to possible future bids for elective office.
Smith, who received his B.A. from Princeton and his M.A. and Ph.D. from
Harvard, has also been named a senior fellow at the American Council of
Education and is writing a paper for the government in his spare time on
"redesign of human resource strategies." He says he's looking for additional
work both in Vermont and Washington.
A former lieutenant governor, Republican gubernatorial nominee, and state
Senator, Smith, 45, said his political plans are "on hold at this point." Asked
if he may seek a rematch against the socialist Independent who unseated him,
Rep. Bernard Sanders, Smith said it was premature to speculate, but "I'd never
rule it out."
Arlan Stangeland (R-Minn)
Stangeland, 60, has been largely incommunicado since his November election
loss to Democrat Collin Peterson. Reporters from his district say they've had
trouble contacting him.
Roll Call, however, reached the former Congressman at his lakeside home in
Pelican Falls, Minn. He said he's currently "just relaxing and enjoying my
freedom. I don't have to go to any meetings."
Stangeland says he is looking for consulting jobs related to the committee
assignments he held in Congress: Agriculture (where he was ranking member of the
cotton, rice, and sugar subcommittee) and Public Works (where he was top
Republican on the water resources panel). He has held on to his Washington
apartment just in case any enticing offers come his way.
Until then, Stangeland is content to relax at home and watch the ice
fishermen out on his lake.
Tom Tauke (R-Iowa)
Tauke ran hard and kept the heat on Sen. Tom Harkin (D) in their campaign,
but was unable to unseat the incumbent. Now, he has joined with former Rep.
Doug Walgren (D-Pa) to form Tauke, Walgren and Associates -The Policy
Development Group. The new public-policy firm, located on C Street, NE,
specializes in energy, the environment, health care, insurance,
telecommunications, and transportation issues.
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After six terms in the House, Tauke now also serves as president of Home
Technology Systems, a Dubuque, Iowa-based firm marketing communications
equipment. He commutes between the two jobs.
"Right now, I've got my plate very full," Tauke said last week. "The biggest
concern I have is that we have the ability to handle the workload."
While he is not ruling out future political opportunities, he is not
searching for them either. After the long campaign against Harkin, he said,
"I've had more dinners with my family in the last two months than I had in the
previous two years."
Doug Walgren (D-Pa)
Walgren, 50, has put partisanship aside to work with former Iowa Republican
Rep. Tom Tauke in a joint consulting venture (see above).
Few pundits predicted Walgren's 51 to 49 percent loss to Republican Rick
Santorum, but the former seven-term Congressman is now making the best of it by
applying the expertise gained on the Energy and Commerce Committee and as
chairman of the Science, Space, and Technology subcommittee on science,
research, and technology in private practice.
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March 14, 1991
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HEADLINE: Ex-Rep. Saiki Named to Head Up SBA
BYLINE: By Karen Foerstel
BODY:
Former Rep. Pat Saiki (R-Hawaii) was nominated by President Bush Tuesday to
head the Small Business Administration.
The nomination must now go the Senate Small Business Committee for hearings
and then to the full Senate. A confirmation vote is expected before the end of
this month.
If she is approved, Saiki will become the second unsuccessful 1990 GOP
woman candidate for Senate to receive an executive-branch post as a consolation
prize. The first was former Rep. Lynn Martin (R-I11), who is the new Secretary
of Labor.
Saiki came to Congress in 1986, the only Republican ever elected to the
House from Hawaii.
She gave up her seat last year to run for the spot vacated by the death of
Sen. Spark Matsunaga (D-Hawaii). Despite strong backing from the President and a
slim lead in early polls, Saiki lost that race to Sen. Dan Akaka (D) 45 to 55
percent. Akaka had been appointed to fill the seat following Matsunaga's death
in April.
Saiki will succeed Susan Engeleiter who will resign from office on April 1.
Engeleiter herself was an unsuccessful candidate for Senate in 1988. She was
defeated in an open-seat race by Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis), 52 to 48 percent.
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March 22, 1991, Friday
Interesting
LENGTH: 675 words
HEADLINE: Path Could Be Clearing for Enactment of Dodd's Family Leave Act
BYLINE: By Amy Brooke Baker, States News Service
DATELINE: WASHINGTON
KEYWORD: leave
BODY:
A six-year battle to guarantee unpaid medical leave for workers with newborn
children or family illnesses could be nearing an end, as long-standing obstacles
to the proposal appear to be lifting.
Advocates say congressional support has grown for the contentious Family and
Medical Leave Act, which was authored by Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd, approved
overwhelming by Congress last year, but vetoed by President Bush.
Dodd said he received an inquiry "from a very high-level source in the
administration
about the possibility of talking about this bill."
And a new study conducted by economists at the University of Connecticut and
Cornell University has found that providing such leaves would cost small
businesses -- the most vocal opponents of the bill -- less than they would have
to pay to find permanent replacements for affected employees.
"It's going to be an uphill battle, but I'm very optimistic" about seeing the
measure enacted this year, said Donna R. Lenhoff, legal director of the Women's
Legal Defense Fund.
The bill -- first proposed in 1985 by Rep. Patricia Schroeder, D-Colo. ---
would require business and government employers to provide workers with up to 12
weeks of unpaid medical leave for the care of a new child or an ill child,
parent or spouse.
The bill applies only to businesses with 50 or more employees and allows
companies to exempt their highest-paid workers.
Small business groups argue that the measure would unfairly place the same
requirements on all type and size of businesses and the government should not
mandate benefits.
"We will not support any type of mandate," said Terry Hill, spokesman for the
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). "We think it's bad public
policy, it's bad business policy."
Hill says three quarters of the federation's 500,000 members already offer
emergency leave benefits on a case-by-case basis.
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And he says he is confident that the measure will get no farther this year
than it did in the last congressional session.
"The president says he's going to veto it," said Hill. "And we have seen no
indication that Congress has the votes to override that veto."
But advocates of the bill say a number of changes in Congress and the Bush
administration could bode well for the future of the measure.
For one thing, Lenhoff said, the president may be less inclined to veto the
bill this year because he is facing a reelection campaign with low approval
ratings on his domestic policy.
Voters will be watching "how he reacts to the very strong support in Congress
and in the general public for this," she said. "If he continues to be out of
sync, that's just got to have some kind of effect."
The Bush administration also now includes two firm family leave advocates in
key positions. New Labor Secretary Lynn Martin and Patricia Saiki, who now
heads the Small Business Administration (SBA), both gave strong support to
last year's measure when they served in the House.
That might not guarantee that Bush will approve the bill, Lenhoff said, "but
at least the players in the administration have a new view on it."
Family leave advocates say they are also more confident of being able to
organize an override if Bush does veto the measure.
In the House committee that drew up the legislation this week, for example,
four Republicans spoke in the bill's favor, according to a spokesman for House
author Marge Roukema, R-N.J. Last year, only one GOP committee member --
Roukema herself -- supported the bill.
Dodd said he expects both chambers to vote on the measure by summer.
The Women's Legal Defense Fund also estimates that last fall's congressional
elections netted 12 new members that support family leave.
The fight will likely be contentious, though. Small business groups say they
will continue to actively lobby against the measure.
Said Tracy Wurzel, legislative lobbyist for the NFIB: "The best benefit is a
voluntary benefit and a benefit that has been negotiated between the employer
and the employee."
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HEADLINE: Saiki tapped to head SBA
BYLINE: Denise Kalette
BODY:
President Bush has nominated former Hawaii Rep. Pat Saiki, 60, to head the
Small Business Administration.
Business leaders had wanted an administrator who has run a small business.
But John Sloan, president of the National Federation of Independent Business,
the USA's most powerful small-business association, says his group is very
enthusiastic about Saiki. ''We've known her all through her four years (in
Congress). The relationship was excellent.
Saiki, a Republican, served in the Hawaii Legislature for 14 years before
running for Congress in 1986. She spent four years in the House, leaving
Congress last year after an unsuccessful Senate bid.
If her nomination is confirmed by the Senate, Saiki says, she will continue
to support positive partnerships between government and the private sector.
'This agency will provide greater opportunities and encouragement to those who
seek to enter the marketplace,' she said.
Saiki would succeed SBA administrator Susan Engeleiter, who is leaving
April 1 to work for Honeywell.
The SBA has 4,000 employees and 100 offices, and provides $ 5.6 billion in
annual loan guarantees to entrepreneurs. Its next administrator will inherit
several problems left over from the Reagan years, when the agency was nearly
abolished.
Critics say the SBA needs a strong leader. Vacancies at the top, including
the post of general counsel, must be filled soon so the nation's small
businesses are properly represented in government, they add.
Saiki's ties to Bush and the Republican Party could give the SBA new
access. A former history teacher, Saiki was chairwoman of the Republican Party
of Hawaii and co-chair of Bush's 1988 presidential campaign in Hawaii. She also
was secretary of the 1988 Republican National Convention. 'There's a mutual
respect, a certain understanding'' between Bush and Saiki, says her aide, Bob
Wernet.
Saiki lives in Alexandria, Va., with her husband. She spent Tuesday
preparing for confirmation hearings.
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LENGTH: 615 words
HEADLINE: SENATE CONFIRMS SAIKI AS HEAD OF SBA
BYLINE: MARY BENANTI; Gannett News ServiceWASHINGTON
KEYWORD: HI- SAIKI
BODY:
Former Republican Rep. Patricia Saiki was confirmed by the Senate late
Thursday to be the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration, giving the
60-year-old Hawaiian an assured niche in Washington.
Saiki's political future had been in doubt since she lost her bid for the
Senate to Democrat Daniel Akaka in November. At the time, Saiki told
supporters she had been promised a visible role in the federal government. In
recent months, her name appeared on short lists of candidates for both secretary
of education and labor.
During her confirmation hearing, Saiki told the Senate panel on small
business she would not be a nominee were it not ''for the trust and confidence
placed in me by President Bush.
Bush campaigned for Saiki in her home state. She was the first Republican
to represent Hawaiians in the House, and Bush urged her to run for the Senate.
At this week's hearing, Saiki was challenged by panel chief Sen. Dale
Bumpers, D-Ark., who criticized the administration for nominating yet a ''third
defeated senatorial candidate'' to head the SBA. He said he was tired of the
revolving-door attitude many SBA administrators had shown in the past 10 years -
none stayed on the job more than two years. Bumpers asked Saiki how long she
intended to remain in her new position. Until the job is done, she replied.
One of Saiki's goals, she said, will be to get more small businesses to
apply for assistance.
' 'Less than one-half of 1 percent of all small businesses in this country
make use of agency programs. We must do a far better job of reaching out to our
clientele, she said.
'My team will be committed to improving program performance, to tightening
up the management and administration of the agency and to broadening its
outreach, Saiki said. ''I'll be an advocate, speaking up and fighting for
small business owners.
Although Saiki is a Republican, all four Democratic members of Hawaii's
delegation supported her nomination. During the hearing, Saiki was flanked by
Akaka, Sen. Daniel Inouye and Rep. Neil Abercrombie.
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Inouye presented her to the Senate panel saying, ''We have had our
disagreements over the years. However, I believe we share mutual respect for one
another'' and he called Saiki a qualified candidate for the job.
Inouye also said small businesses ''are the heart of the economy. In Hawaii,
they comprise over 98 percent of all business firms and employ more than 60
percent of the private-sector work force.
In praising Saiki's selection, Inouye said Bush's budget recommendations
for some SBA programs would fall short of actual needs, and he said he was
certain she would correct the problems.
Abercrombie told the panel Saiki never ran from a challenge. ''She's tough,
she's smart and she's fair,'' he said.
Akaka brought a lighthearted touch to the hearing when he said: 11 Pat and I
served together and she was my able opponent last fall. And I could say I have Pd
personal interest in appearing with her today.
Saiki will earn more as SBA head than she would if she had defeated Akaka
for the Senate. Basic Senate salary is $ 101,900 annually; the SBA administrator
earns about $ 113,000 annually.
SBA employs 3,870 people and has a credit authority of $ 5.8 billion to
guarantee loans and surety bonds for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Saiki said her experience will help her run the agency efficiently. She
served in the state Legislature for 14 years before being elected to the House
in 1986, where she served two terms. She has 14 years of experience on the Board
of Directors of Amfac, Inc., Hawaii's largest diversified corporation, and she
served on the board of Hawaiian Airlines for 13 years.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: SWEARING-IN OF PAT SAIKI
Roosevelt Room
April 10, 1991
2:15 p.m.
It's a great pleasure to welcome a good friend onboard as
this nation's new Administrator of the Small Business Administra-
tion. Pat Saiki is proof herself that good things come in small
packages. Actually, I'm just happy Pat and I are at last in the
same place at the same time. When I went out to Hawaii last fall
to speak on her behalf, she was still debating the budget in the
House so she didn't show up for her own fundraiser. I finally
caught up with her three days later. Maybe that's why I'm moving
her here: I'll know she'll be no further than three minutes away.
I'm proud Pat will be coming onboard -- she's someone I
respect tremendously, and look forward to working with. And all
of us look forward to seeing how she will reinvigorate the SBA.
I'm personally very pleased that Pat will be taking this job
because the SBA is close to my own heart. Small businesses are
the heart of our country's economy -- in the 1980s, they produced
two out of every three new jobs. But, more importantly, they're
the heart of the American dream. I know. I started out by
building my own small business from the ground up. The SBA was
founded to encourage and protect exactly that spirit of challenge
-- that belief in our ability to make our own dreams come true.
Small businessmen show the rest of America the way. The way
to seize control of your own life. To make your own choices and
decisions. Nearly 20 million men and women across the U.S. today
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are running their own small businesses -- 20 million pieces of
the American dream. It's for them that the SBA exists. It's for
them that Pat Saiki will be a tough, smart advocate. I know her.
I know how she'll throw her whole energy and fierce dedication
into the challenge of helping them.
Pat is compassionate, committed to justice -- and unafraid
to raise her voice in concern. She helped convince President
Reagan to sign legislation reaffirming us a nation of integrity
and fairness -- by beginning to right the terrible wrongs of
Japanese-Americans interned during WWII.
Pat's also an assertive and feisty leader with an irreverent
sense of humor. She'll need all of that because she'll be taking
over an administration with nearly 4,000 employees; an operating
budget of $320 million; and credit authority of $5.8 billion.
But, more importantly, Pat is taking over the chance to help
people shape their own futures. She'll do this by expanding the
SBA's role in providing start-up guidance. By concentrating on
business opportunities for minorities, women and veterans. By
focusing on outreach. This is a crucial goal, because right now
less than one-half of one percent of all small businesses make
use of agency programs, and we must increase their chances for
financial assistance. And Pat will help the SBA by dealing with
issues of international trade -- I recall an intense discussion
on that subject that we had a few months ago in the Oval Office.
Pat will be a dynamic champion of the entrepreneur -- she's
got the strong background for it. For 14 years she was on the
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Board of AMFAC, one of Hawaii's largest corporations, with
extensive small business interconnections. For 13 years she was
on the board of Hawaiian Airlines. And she received the
Congressional "Guardian of Small Business Award".
In public service, Pat's proven herself as an effective
administrator of can-do optimism. This former teacher served 14
years in the state legislature, moving up to Assistant Republican
Leader before becoming the first Republican ever elected to the
House from Hawaii -- in a riproaring contest that proved her
mettle in the toughest political arena.
She'll bring to the SBA stellar House experience ranging
from the Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee to a sub-
committee on Housing and Consumer Interests. In her two terms in
Congress, I watched her in action -- admired her bipartisan
approach to getting the job done -- watched her build consensus
across the aisle. I saw that her voice gets heard. And that she
makes things happen. She's smart, she's direct, and she moves
government forward.
Pat's also a fiscal conservative, who had the best spending
record of any in her delegation -- as a matter of fact, her
efforts against waste in government made her a two-time winner of
the Golden Bulldog Award. Actually, I like that image -- it kind
of captures her personality -- tenacious, fiercely dedicated,
protective and honest. She's an impressive package of vision,
strength, and practicality -- and I'm delighted she'll be
bringing her particular spirit of aloha into this Administration.
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Pat comes from a land that showed the world how men and
women of varied background can tie their destinies together in a
common cause. I know she'll now help show the nation how the
exuberant diversity of Americans can make a reality of the
unified vision we share for this land. Aloha, Pat.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 28, 1991
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AND GOVERNOR BOB MARTINEZ
IN SWEARING-IN CEREMONY
The Rose Garden
9:48 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated. Well, first,
Monsignor, thank you, sir, for that lovely invocation. And to Jim
Smith, a longtime friend and Secretary of State of Florida, welcome
back to Washington. I'm delighted to see so many members of our
Cabinet here with us today. And I think that says that all Cabinet
departments want to help Bob Martinez in this fight against drugs.
And I'm delighted that they're here, and we pledge you our full
support.
I'm delighted to see Bill Young, who has the onerous
responsibility of representing that enormous Florida delegation. But
it's most appropriate that he, a big supporter of the Governor's and
of mine, be with us today in that capacity.
I want to welcome the executive directors of the several
major state and local organizations: Don Borut of the National
League of Cities, John Thomas of the National Association of
Counties, and Ray Scheppach of the National Governors Association.
And most of all, of course, a great pleasure to welcome
to Washington Mary Jane -- Mary Jane Martinez -- Alan, his son, and
also so many friends that are up here from Florida and elsewhere. I
don't know who's looking after the state, but I'm delighted you all
are here -- (laughter) -- on this beautiful day in the Rose Garden.
Bob brings to this important job, Director of National
Drug Control Policy, a resolute personal commitment and unmatched
experience in the field.
Our 50 states are the labs, the laboratories of
democracy, and Bob brings an impressive arsenal of some of the
nation's most innovative and wide-ranging antidrug programs. As
Governor of Florida, he led a state that was among the hardest hit by
drug smuggling, drug crime and drug use. And he responded to that
challenge the same way he'll respond to this new, even bigger
challenge: with vigor and intelligence and a program comprehensive
enough to attack the drug culture.
Bob Martinez already has contributed mightily to the
National Drug Control Strategy. As the National Governors
Association's lead governor on the drug issue, he personally
developed a number of proposals regarding law enforcement, drug
treatment, prevention and international cooperation. These
initiatives have greatly strengthened our long-range prospects for
stopping the scourge of drugs.
In the fight against drugs, every level of government
must work together. And no one is better equipped than Bob Martinez
to get local, state, federal authorities working together. He served
long and well with the nation's governors. But he also has a long
record of working with the city leaders. Twice elected Mayor of
Tampa, he served on the board of the National League of Cities, and
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he participated actively in the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Bob also had the kind of international experience that's
required for this new job. He's traveled to South America to meet
with our Andean friends, the leaders of the Andean countries, in
support of inter-American responses to the drug crisis. Our
initiatives in the Andes and around the globe are of paramount
importance, and Bob's experience will be a tremendous advantage right
there as well.
As a teacher and as a businessman and as a parent, Bob
Martinez understands that we cannot defeat drugs through law
enforcement alone. Any long-term solution also depends on successful
education and treatement. And that means drug-free schools, a
drug-free work place and drug-free kids.
During my service as Vice President, I was head of the
National Narcotics Border Interdiction System, and there I worked
very closely with Bob Martinez, personally and directly. And we're
going to continue to work together personally and directly in this
new assignment of his. As you can tell by this audience out here
success. today, our administration is committed to Governor Martinez's
I'm going to ask all members of the Cabinet and their
departments to continue to give his office every measure of help and
coordination. Bob will be asking for your advice. He'll be asking
way. for your help. And he'll have my support every single step of the
I think this is a proud day for America. Bob Martinez is
the grandson of Spanish immigrants; the son of a waiter. A man who
worked his way through school. My predecessor called him the
embodiment of the American dream.
And so, sir, as you assume command of our national drug
fight at this critical time, we've made important new progress, good
solid progress. Cocaine use has fallen. Hospitals report fewer
drug-related emergencies. Fewer high school students abuse drugs.
And the evidence shows clearly that we've turned in the right
direction. But we still have a long way to go and the drug menace
remains intolerably large. And it cripples families, destroys kids,
wipes out entire communities.
Our administration has announced ambitious new goals for
the drug war, backed by ambitious new proposals and an ambitious new
budget. And we've renewed our call for Congress to pass a true crime
bill. And I'm asking Bob Martinez to fight for those goals and
programs with all his heart, knowing that he already has committed
his heart and soul to this crucial battle. I'm asking Bob Martinez
to lead America further away from drugs, knowing that he is
determined to do SO. This is a top priority. And Governor Bob
Martinez is the right man, the best man for this job. I'm proud to
welcome him to the White House.
And let's face it, many challenges lie ahead. And the
American people stand ready to face them. We will remain on the
front lines, block by block, day by day, school by school, in homes,
in hospitals, in treatment centers and in courtrooms. For your kids,
for mine, for America's kids, we will overcome the scourge of drugs.
And now, Governor Martinez, over to you. (Applause.)
(The oath is administered.) (Applause.)
DIRECTOR MARTINEZ: Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you
very much.
First, Mr. President, let me thank you for having
nominated me for this position, and thank you and your staff for the
tremendous work that was done through the whole nomination process.
I also want to thank Secretary of State Jim Smith for taking the time
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to be here today to kind of keep the program going for us. And, of
course, to Monsignor Higgins, who has been at each of my swearing-ins
for the last 12 years, and I appreciate him making this trip to be
here. And, of course, to Justice Scalia for taking time from his
busy schedule, for being here today to give me the oath of office.
And to all of you who took time to travel long distance.
And to all my now colleagues in the President's Cabinet
and all of your agencies that I'll be working with, I look forward to
the opportunity to get to know you real well. And many I've had that
opportunity as Governor to work with you. Some more than others.
But the one thing I have found in my short time here is the
tremendous interest that all of you have on the subject. And those
of you that have various agencies that are involved in the war
against drugs, the enthusiasm and professionalism that they show.
Like the President indicated, we have made tremendous
gains over the last several years. But there still is a rather large
population that we still have to deal with. And we mustn't forget
that there's a constant renewal of our population; that the young
people must forever be educated; that we can't simply say we've got a
good education initiative for the current set of youngsters, but we
will continue to have a current set of youngsters every year that we
must continue to address and, therefore, if we fail to do that, we
will have large treatment needs because we failed at the front end to
about. provide that opportunity of letting them know what drug abuse is all
And, of course, there is a supply side, offshore and
domestic. And the tremendous work that must be done there, and it
has been done and will continue to be done and are often -- sometimes
I kind of regret that we divided this in the supply and demand
because I kind of see it as one ball game -- that a good effective
supply system makes demand efforts a lot easier.
If a youngster gets the message in school and can walk
across the street and there isn't a pusher because supply has taken
care of that, then that message is going to stick. And, therefore, I
hope that as we go in time that this can be taken to the nation, that
this is an integrated initiative. It's not a compartmentalized type
of activity, of education, prevention, treatment -- offshore,
domestic, and each operates separately.
So I hope that in time, that we'll be able to show that
this truly is a national strategy involving all national groups,
local and state. And I'm delighted to hear that mayor groups and
city groups and country groups and the Governors Association is here
because it is to be implemented in a manner that truly brings in all
levels of government. And having been mayor and governor, I kind of
have heard from time to time what some of the difficulties are. And
I hope to be able to work on those issues.
So, Mr. President, thank you. And on behalf of the
people of this nation I also want to thank you for the budget
recommendation that you've made that clearly shows that when you
speak out against drugs, it's more than words. What follows are the
resources to get the work done. And I hope that l'll be able to work
with you each year to be sure that your dollars that you've
recommended bring the results that all Americans want.
Thank you very much, and I really appreciate it.
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10:01 A.M. EST
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 12, 1991
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AND SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE EDWARD MADIGAN
AT SWEARING-IN CEREMONY
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C.
11:37 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very, very much for that
welcome. Thank you, Bob. Thank you, Congressman Michel; and Mr.
Speaker, delighted to see you, sir. Members of the President's
Cabinet here today. Monsignor O'Day, nice to see you and meet you;
your altar boy's come a long way. (Laughter.) May I greet the
former Secretaries of Agriculture and the distinguished members of
the House and Senate -- so many with us here today.
It's a great pleasure to witness the swearing-in of the
newest member of our Cabinet team, Secretary Ed Madigan. He brings
personal qualities to the job that farmers and ranchers hold dear:
honesty and integrity. You ask anybody, any of his colleagues, any
of us here in Washington that know him, or go back in Illinois and
talk to his friends there; honesty and integrity is what Ed Madigan
is all about. When Ed says he's going to do something that will be
in the best interests of the farmers and America's consumers, you can
rest assured he's shooting straight.
But before I go any further, I'd like to put the
momentary spotlight on another individual, outstanding individual. I
know Ed Madigan shares my high esteem for the first-class performance
of his predecessor, Clayton Yeutter, who's here with us. Clayt,
stand up. (Applause.) Let it be said of Clayton that he's moved on
to another fertile field. (Laughter.) But I do count my blessings
that I keep Clayton's good counsel and that I now add Ed Madigan to
our Cabinet team.
Ed's experience is going to be put to immediate use, as
everybody in this building knows. He's spent 16 of his 18 years in
the House on the Ag Committee, eight of them as the ranking
Republican. He played a leading role in the writing of both of the
past two farm bills. And that's a major reason that we've been able
to build more free market flexibility into our federal farm policy.
Ed takes the reigns at USDA at a critical time. The new
farm bill must be implemented. And that's going to be a challenge
because farmers have a lot more decisions to make for themselves.
And Ed's guiding hand will be a steadying influence on the process.
This department is fortunate to have a Secretary with Ed
Madigan's experience. And he's not only from the land of Lincoln,
he's from the town of Lincoln, in the midst of some of the nation's
most fertile farmland. He knows firsthand about the modern miracle
that is American agriculture -- the special combination of hard work
and high tech that enables this small percentage of the American work
force to feed a nation and the world.
And Ed knows the farming business. Back where he grew
up, agriculture is the economy. of course, agriculture is today a
critical area in international trade, and a critical element of the
American economy. Agriculture is one sector that maintains a
positive trade balance for this nation.
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And now, I know that farmers are up against the elements
every day, and maybe there's nothing farmers can do about drought and
natural disaster -- but American farmers should not have to fight
foreign government subsidies that give our competitors unfair
advantage. And I know that Ed will work just as closely as Clayton
had with our Trade Representative Ambassador Carla Hills to ensure
that trade is free and fair.
And at this point, let me simply emphasize that the
renewal of Fast Track authority is, in my view, vital to the best
interest of the United States of America. It's absolutely essential.
And, Ed, I want to pledge to you that I will work with you as I have
with Clayton and Carla Hills to encourage Congress to move forward on
the Fast Track authority.
Trade and farm policy are only a part of the agricultural
agenda. Agriculture is carving out a key place in service to our
environment with the planned increase in grain-based alternative
fuels. Agriculture also administers the tremendously successful WIC
program -- WIC, the Women, Infants and Children initiative -- which
I've urged Congress to expand to serve an additional 200,000 needy
children.
From soil conservation to food stamps, from rural
development to forestry, the USDA is involved in far more than
helping farmers put food on the table.
In every one of these areas, Ed is fortunate in having
the very best -- a department of dedicated professionals -- to help
him meet the many challenges that he'll face.
You know, back when Ed was a student at Lincoln College,
Ed carved his name into a wooden desk. And years later, when Ed had
gone on to become Congressman Madigan, his college made him a gift of
that desk. And in two decades' time, Ed has made his mark up there
on Capitol Hill, and I am confident that he's destined to make his
mark as one of our very greatest Secretaries of Agriculture.
So once again, I thank all of you for this warm welcome.
To those who have not met their new boss, their new associate, Ed
Madigan, you're in for a treat. You've got a class-act Secretary.
And it is my pleasure now to watch him take the oath of office.
(Applause.)
(The oath of office is administered.)
SECRETARY MADIGAN: We only get this President for a few
minutes. (Laughter.) Mr. President, I have to tell you at the
outset, somebody stole that desk. (Laughter.) We put it in the barn
out at my dad's house, and when I went to get it, it was gone. So,
whoever has it now has the desk of the Secretary of Agriculture.
(Laughter.)
Mr. President, thank you for the confidence that you have
shown in me by appointing me to this job. It is an honor, a very
distinct honor, to join the Cabinet of the most popular President in
American history. (Applause.)
And, Bob Michel, I want to thank you for showing me
through the years what the right demeanor for a member of Congress is
and should be. You are not as popular as the President, but you're
right up there. (Applause.)
Some of you folks who are newer to this town may not know
that Tom Foley was the Chairman of the Agriculture Committee for a
good period of the time that I served on that Committee. And,
Speaker Foley, I want to thank you for your example in teaching
people like myself how you deal with the disparate interests that are
American agriculture. Did you notice that he has that oath
memorized? (Laughter and applause.)
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Kika and all my House colleagues, I thank you for 19
years of wonderful friendship. And I thank the Senators, not only
for their friendship but also for their support; and Pat Leahy and
Dick Lugar, for the expeditious way that you moved my nomination
through the Senate. You probably want to know why I was in such a
hurry. Sid Yates wants my Rayburn office. (Laughter.) That's kind
of an inside joke, but members of Congress understand it.
(Laughter.)
Most of all, I want to thank Evelyn Madigan for never
once -- never once in 25 years complaining about being a
politician's spouse. God bless you. (Applause.)
Along with my Ag Committee buddies, we've been through
some good times and some bad times, Mr. President. We went through
the good times in the 1970s when we were selling everything that we
could grow. And we went through the bad times in the 1980s when we
lost our markets to unfair competition. And during those 1980s we
spent billions and billions of dollars and still lost farmers.
There's a lesson there for us, and that lesson is that agriculture's
future is in fair trade.
And the President is absolutely right, that we owe much
to Clayton Yeutter and Carla Hills for bringing us so close to the
point of being able to get a trade negotiation that is good for
agriculture. I join with the President in saying that I certainly
hope that we see this through. Because not doing so would be like
folding your cards when the odds are that you probably have the
winning hand.
Along with all the very talented people here at the
Department, we look forward, Mr. President, to using all of the tools
at our disposal to make things better for American farmers and
ranchers. I look forward to working with you and with this wonderful
Cabinet that you have, and I thank you for this wonderful
opportunity.
I have to tell you a story about Monsignor O'Day. He was
my parish priest when I was a little boy. I was his altar boy. He
taught me how to drive a car. I drove his car right into the side of
his garage. (Laughter.) He never gave up on me. (Laughter.)
Monsignor, thank you very much.
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11:50 A.M. EST
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
(Honolulu, Hawaii)
For Immediate Release
October 26, 1990
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT PAT SAIKI FOR SENATE FUNDRAISING DINNER
Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel
Honolulu, Hawaii
7:20 P.M. (L)
THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you all, really, for that
warm welcome back. Frank, thank you. Keep up the good work as
campaign chairman. You know, you can get a feeling of these
campaigns, and I love the feel of this Saiki campaign for the Senate.
I feel we've got a winner out there. (Applause.) And I was
privileged to be met at the airport by Senator Hiram Fong, an old
friend of my family's and a friend of Barbara's and mine. Mayor Fasi
greeted us and Fred Hemmings, our able candidate for governor. I
sure (Applause.) hope he'll get in there. We need a little change in that place.
And then we've got two great candidates for Congress --
Mike Liu, we want you to win. (Applause.) Andy Poepoe, we want you
to win. So good luck, 1st and 2nd congressional districts.
(Applause.) And to David Kahanu, our Bush-Quayle chairman, my
gratitude. To our state chairman, Andy Anderson, my respects and
thanks for what you're doing to hold this party and build it. To
Governor Peter Coleman, who's here from America Samoa -- somewhere,
my greetings to you. I haven't seen Peter, but an old friend.
(Applause.) And, of course, flying out with me, the Representative
of Guam, an old friend of mine, a former general officer in the
Means, Congressman Ben Blaz. I know he's here, but I don't know
where he is. But anyway -- (applause) -- we want to welcome him.
Congressman from Guam. And, of course, one from amongst you is now
head of OPIC -- Ambassador Fred Zeder is also here. (Applause.)
Thank you all. I see Zeder has got two friends here.
Well -- (laughter) -- thank you all for that warm welcome. I wasn'
kidding when I told Pat, because it is nice to get away from
Washington to warmer climes and to cooler heads. (Laughter.) I was
hoping to do a little fishing here, but after a lifetime catching
fish with names like skate, perch, pike, bass, and trout -- somebody
told me that Hawaii's state fish is the humuhumunukunukuapua'a
(Applause.) (laughter.) If I can't say it I'll never catch it, so anyway --
No, but Hawaii is a wonderfully welcoming place. And you
feel it in the warm wind and you see it in the eyes of the young and
the old. Sense it even in your State Capitol -- not some dark,
exclusive dome, but a roof under the sky to the sun and the stars, as
if to make room for higher aspirations.
And Hawaii has taught the world that men and women from
Asia, Africa and the Americas, and Europe can tie their destinies
together in a common cause. And so we're here to support someone who
brings that lesson to life every single day -- for all people, of any
party or persuasion who want a brighter future for Hawaii. A great
teacher, a great lady, a great leader who cares about this state and
its people and knows how to serve them well in Washington. And, of
course, I'm talking about our dear friend, Pat Saiki, the next
Senator from Hawaii. (Applause.)
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She's been one who's been beating the odds. And back
when the experts said she had no chance, she won her House seat with
60 percent. And next month, with your help, she's going to defy the
odds again as the first Asian American woman in the United States
Senate. (Applause.) And it's about time. (Applause.)
She can reach out to Independents, to Democrats. And
over her two terms in Congress, I watched her in action, admired her
bipartisan approach to her work, seen her build consensus across the
aisle, getting Republicans and Democrats to pull together. And she's
smart, and she's effective, and she moves government forward. And
she knows that leaders are sent to Washington not to quarrel, but to
lead. And I know that America needs that spirit of aloha in the
United States Senate. (Applause.)
You know, Pat Saiki adds an important voice to this great
state's presence in Washington. She was part of a broad coalition
concerned about Japanese Americans interned during World War II. And
it was Pat who helped convince President Reagan to sign legislation
reaffirming us as a nation of integrity and fairness. And just this
month, I was proud to personally communicate the nation's regret to
the noble survivors of those camps. Pat's commitment to justice is
just one way that she has helped make America ever stronger and ever
more proud. (Applause.)
You know, long before it became a national code, Pat has
been a leader in the Congress to safeguard Hawaii's precious
environment: protecting marine life from drift netting, expanding
wildlife refuges and working to establish oil spill strike teams to
protect Hawaii's waters. And very soon I hope to have on my desk in
Washington a clean air act that I can sign; the one my administration
proposed way back last year to the United States Congress. And if I
do get such a bill, I know that part of the reason will be the
steadfast support Pat Saiki has given to our environmental
initiatives. She's been a champion, a clear-thinking champion for
the environment. And that bodes well for all of you when she becomes
the next senator from this great state. (Applause.)
You know, I remember the visit I had when Pat came to see
me, urging that the bombing of Kahoolawe should be halted. And just
this week I directed the Secretary of Defense to discontinue the
island's use as a weapons range, effective immediately. (Applause.)
And if that is good, give some credit to Pat Saiki. She's an
effective, compassionate leader, sound judgment, whose voice gets
heard, who makes things happen.
You know, when she did come to see me in the Oval Office
last spring, she stressed the importance of these environmental
issues and also talked about trade with our Pacific Rim neighbors.
And she's got a vision of Hawaii as more than a Gateway to the
Pacific Rim. She's excited about the meeting I'm having tomorrow
with these leaders from the Islands. And I think it's a good time
and I think it's about time that an American President sat down with
the heads of these countries out there and tell them that we are as
one in our respect for and love of the Pacific. (Applause.)
And she's sees Hawaii as I do, a future focal point for
international trade and new technology. For example, she and I know
how important it is to achieve success at these GATT talks -- the
final part of the Uruguay Round. These negotiations, if we're
successful -- and I was on the phone to some of the foreign leaders,
the leaders of Europe today on this very subject -- if these
negotiations are successful, they will open up new markets for
Hawaii's agricultural products. And I am absolutely convinced that
the United States can compete with anyone, anywhere as long as the
playing field is level and the competition is free and fair.
(Applause.) And that's what Pat and I are fighting for.
Further, she knows how to harness the power of Hawaiian
business by unleashing the power of the people themselves. We'll
have a brighter future with Pat in the Senate. You know, Pat knows
the future will always be just out of reach if we follow the failed
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tradition of taxing and spending, spending and taxing. And that's
why she's got the best spending record of anyone in the Hawaiian
delegation. (Applause.) In fact, her efforts against waste in
government made her a two-time winner of the Golden Bulldog Award.
You can just picture it. (Applause.)
You've got to be careful when I'm talking about these
dogs because Barbara was out here recently and you may recall that
our dog, Millie, is now a famous author. (Laughter.) And if she
hears Pat wins the Golden Bulldog Award our Springer Spaniel may be
jealous. Ever since her book hit the bestseller list, she's been a
lot -- full of herself. Give her some Alpo and she asks for a wine
list around the White House these days. (Laughter.)
I'm sure you've been watching the news about these budget
negotiations with Congress. Put it this way, I hope you haven't been
watching the news about the budget negotiations with Congress.
(Laughter.) If you think it hasn't been pretty from 5,000 miles
away, you ought to try it close up. (Laughter.) No, it hasn't been
pretty. But I think we are getting closer to an agreement -- an
agreement that is long, long overdue. Because every time I see a
little guy like this one in the front row -- and for you in the back,
he's about this big -- I say to myself, we must stop mortgaging the
future of these young kids by deficit after deficit after deficit.
And (Applause.) the Congress better get going and get something done about it.
You know, it's different -- I've discovered a few things.
One is, it's different being President. There's a weighty
observation. (Laughter.) And Harry Truman was right the buck
does stop at my desk. Because as President, I do have to put the
national interest first before the parochial interest. And so I am
determined to do my level best, in a spirit of compromise and in a
spirit of outreach, to get an agreement that puts a stop to this
congressional spending binge. Unless you haven't noticed it, I want
a five-year, $500-billion deficit reduction program that is
enforceable - -- a bill that cannot be overridden the very next year,
and that will really guarantee these young kids that they will not
have their future mortgaged by the big spending Congress of the
United States. (Applause.)
And I say this not in a spirit of partisanship, but if we
had more people like Pat on our side of the aisle, and we had more
like her elected to the Senate, I can guarantee you we wouldn't be
back year after year in a deficit mode. She is a fiscal
conservative, and we need her in the United States Senate.
(Applause.)
Some talk about the blending of principles between the
Democrat and the Republican Party nationally. But principles like
I think they're clear -- principles like the enduring commitment to
freedom and justice and individual empowerment -- I think of that as
a principle that unites us. The constant determination to place our
faith in limited federal government, one that's got compassion and
one that's got conscience, though. And this party and our leadership
in Washington continues to fight the failed policies of the past.
Look back. Our 1988 platform called for limiting the terms on the
members of Congress. And as you look at the momentum growing across
the country, I am convinced that it's an idea whose time has come.
(Applause.)
We are the party that empowers people, not an entrenched
bureaucracy, of 20,000 congressional staffers on Capitol Hill. And
we're determined to put the national interest ahead of the special
interest. So I'm here at this event on a purely partisan mission --
because I believe so strongly in Pat Saiki. I know she can reach out
and get voters from both sides of the aisles. I know she can make
good things happen for the people of her state. So I need her as
part of our team.
But as Senator Vandenburg said many years ago,
partisanship stops at the water's edge. I must tell you, in that
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spirit of bipartisanship, that I am truly grateful for the bipartisan
support not only from the Congress, but also from the American
people, for our efforts to stand up firm against Saddam Hussein's
aggression and brutality in the Persian Gulf. (Applause.)
The Democratic leaders in the House and the Republican
leaders in the House, and the Democratic leaders in the Senate and
the Republican leaders in the Senate came together in a resolution
supporting the efforts that I have taken -- the moves that I have
made as President of the United States. And I think that sends a
good, clear symbol of unity to that invading dictator halfway around
the world.
On Sunday, I'm going to be putting partisanship aside and
head out for Hickam Air Force Base to tell Hawaii servicemen and
women how much they mean to America and to the cause of peace in the
whole world. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and their family
every day. And I know that Pat and all of you here join me in
saluting the finest young men and women that have ever served in the
uniform of the United States of America. (Applause.)
President Eisenhower worried about global conflict in
1959. And he said, "Hawaii cries insistently to a divided world that
all our differences of race and origin are less than the grand and
indestructible unity of our common brotherhood. The world should
take time to listen to Hawaii."
Well, today Washington does listen to Hawaii and to Pat
Saiki. And it's been a close race for her. But we're beginning to
see the daylight. And that means bright days for this state are
ahead. So this November, do absolutely all you can to get out the
vote, from Hilo on the big island to Maui to Kaneohe where I flew out
of there during World War II for a little bit -- (applause) -- to the
bustling streets of Honolulu right here on Oahu. Get the people to
the polls and send Pat Saiki to the United States Senate. We need
her. She is outstanding. (Applause.)
Thank you, and God bless the United States of America.
Thank you all. (Applause.)
END
7:45 P.M. (L)