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THE WHITE HOUSE
June 12, 1991
MEMORANDUM FOR MARK LANGE
FROM:
BOB SIMON D
SUBJECT:
PAS BRIEFING #3
Like the previous briefings, Sec. Alexander will talk about America
2000 and Petersmeyer will talk about you know what.
Attached is a list of agencies the attendees are from. Note that
some are appointed to every long terms (i.e. by Reagan) and some
by law are Democrats.
Since so many are regulators, I think you should say something
about keeping new regulations few, short, and simple -- and to
consider the impact on the those who must comply.
I also think you must talk about the domestic agenda in light of
Dave's and Dan's 100 days speeches.
File: PAS # :
6-19-91
Briefing #3 Maril 25, 1991
08
Federal Emergency Management Agency
07
United States Parole Commission
FEMA
07
Sentencing Commission
06
Nuclear Regulatory Commission - NRC
06
National Labor Relations Board
06
Federal Election Commission
FEARLB
06
Federal Reserve Board
05
Securities and Exchange Commission SEC
05
Postal Rate Commission
05
National Transportation Safety Board
05
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
05
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
05
Federal Mine Safety & Health Review Commission
05
Federal Maritime Commission
05
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
05
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
05
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
04
Railroad Retirement Board
04
Federal Labor Relations Authority
04
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC
04
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
03
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
OSHA
03
National Mediation Board
03
National Credit Union Administration
03
Merit Systems Protection Board
03
Copyright Royalty Tribunal
03
Consumer Product Safety Commission
02
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
02
Farm Credit Administration Board
02
Appalachian Regional Commission
01
Office of Special Counsel
01
Office of Government Ethics,
01
National Archives & Records Administration
01
Navajo & Hopi Indian Relocation
01
General Accounting Office
GAO
01
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Services
01
Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System
01
Administration Conference of the U.S.
54
White House Commissioned Officers
anyone SUBTOTAL who = hasn't 198 Guests attended other 2, ancluding
TOTAL 618 Guests
from the Departments.
a
THIRD P.A.S. BRIEFING \ ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1991 \ 11:15 A.M.
*
[[ IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE. I UNDERSTAND WE'VE GOT
PEOPLE FROM THE N.R.C., THE N.L.R.B., THE S.E.C., THE
F.T.C., THE F.C.C., THE I.C.C... Is VANNA WHITE
OUT THERE? 11 I'D LIKE TO BUY A VOWEL. 11 ]] I'M
GLAD GREGG PETERSMEYER AND SECRETARY ALEXANDER HAD A
CHANCE TO BRIEF YOU ON THEIR WORK -- AND I'D ADD THAT
BOTH OF THEM ARE DOING OUTSTANDING WORK.
Summer digestive agenda
- 2 -
* THIS GROUP REFLECTS THE REMARKABLE ARRAY OF WAYS
THAT GOVERNMENT TOUCHES PEOPLE'S LIVES -- AND ALL OF
YOU REFLECT THE BEST IN PUBLIC SERVICE. So TODAY I'D
LIKE TO OFFER A FEW THOUGHTS ABOUT THE DOMESTIC AGENDA.
*
I'VE SAID BEFORE THAT I CAN'T THINK OF A NATIONAL
PROBLEM THAT CAN'T BE SOLVED THROUGH THE COMBINED
EFFORTS OF A VIGOROUS FREE MARKET, A COMPASSIONATE AND
COMPETENT GOVERNMENT, AND A NATION OF PEOPLE DEDICATED
TO THE ETHIC OF SERVICE TO OTHERS.
- 3 -
*
So OUR POLICIES PURSUE THREE IMPORTANT THEMES:
ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC GROWTH, THROUGH THE POWER OF FREE
WILLS AND FREE MARKETS; INVESTING IN THE FUTURE,
THROUGH THE THOUGHTFUL APPLICATION OF PRIVATE
INVESTMENT AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES, WHERE APPROPRIATE;
AND PUTTING POWER AND OPPORTUNITY IN THE HANDS OF
INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES -- ENCOURAGING A NEW
ENGAGEMENT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, TO SOLVE CRITICAL SOCIAL
PROBLEMS THROUGH WHAT I CALL "POINTS OF LIGHT."
- 4 -
*
WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION IN GOVERNMENT TO PROMOTE
PRODUCTIVITY IN THE MARKETPLACE AND IN THE COMMUNITY.
MANY OF YOU ARE ALL TOO AWARE OF THE BILLIONS OF HOURS
AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AMERICANS SPEND EACH YEAR,
DEALING WITH GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND PAPERWORK.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE so COMMITTED TO REGULATORY REFORM AND
PAPERWORK REDUCTION.
- 5 -
* IF THE COSTS OF NEW PAPERWORK AND REGULATIONS
OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS, WE NEED TO CUT THE PAPERWORK.
WHEREVER YOU SEE RED TAPE, YOU OUGHT TO SEE RED.
* THESE COSTS HIT BUSINESSES, CONSUMERS, WORKERS --
EVERYONE. So EVERYWHERE WE CAN STREAMLINE, IMPROVE,
INNOVATE -- WE MUST. YOUR JOB WILL BE To FIND AND
ELIMINATE ENCROACHING REGULATIONS THAT ARE SELF-
PERPETUATING BURDENS, BENEFITTING ONLY REGULATORS AND
SPECIAL INTERESTS.
- 6 -
ON MY BEHALF, OMB IS AGGRESSIVELY MAKING SURE THAT
REGULATIONS ARE COST-EFFECTIVE, AND MINIMIZE BURDENS ON
THE ECONOMY. AND I'VE ASKED THE VICE PRESIDENT'S
COUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS TO OVERSEE OUR REGULATORY
REVIEW PROCESS. I'D LIKE ALL OF YOU TO LET THE COUNCIL
KNOW ABOUT AREAS THAT NEED DEREGULATION.
- 7 -
*
WE PURSUE REGULATORY REFORM BECAUSE WE WANT THIS
NATION TO-COMMIT AS MUCH HUMAN ENERGY AND CAPITAL AS
POSSIBLE TO CULTIVATING GROWTH AND PROSPERITY -- TWO
NECESSARY CONDITIONS FOR SERVICE TO OTHERS. [[ AND
REGULATORY REFORM WILL ALSO REDUCE THE RISK OF
DISABILITY CLAIMS FROM ANYONE INJURED PICKING UP THE
FEDERAL REGISTER. ]]
LL
III
- 8 -
* ALONG WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH, OUR SECOND THEME ON THE
DOMESTIC FRONT, INVESTING IN THE FUTURE, BEGINS WITH
OUR EFFORT TO INSTILL EXCELLENCE IN AMERICAN
EDUCATION -- OUR AMERICA 2000 STRATEGY. AND WITH OUR
NATIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY, WE'RE WORKING To REDUCE OUR
VULNERABILITY TO DISRUPTIONS IN FOREIGN OIL SUPPLIES.
ANOTHER, CRUCIAL INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE IS OUR FAR-
REACHING TRANSPORTATION BILL.
- 9 -
*
THIRD, WE'VE GIVEN GREATER POWER AND CHOICE TO
INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES: IN CHILD CARE,
IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION, IN THE AMERICANS WITH
DISABILITIES AcT. WE WANT TO EXPAND THE POSSIBILITIES
OF CHOICE, TO INCLUDE EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION AND
OTHER CRUCIAL AREAS OF FEDERAL INVOLVEMENT.
- 10 -
*
BEGINNING TO TURN BACK TO THE STATES THE PROGRAMS
THEY KNOW BEST HOW TO DESIGN AND ADMINISTER.
CONTINUING TO TURN THE TIDE ON DRUGS -- WANT TO CLAMP
DOWN ON VIOLENT CRIME WITH TOUGH CRIME CONTROL
LEGISLATION.
- 11 -
*
YOUR EFFORTS CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. WE CAN
MAKE A REAL-DIFFERENCE IN GOVERNMENT -- AND IN THE LIFE
OF THIS GREAT NATION -- IF WE MUSTER THE QUALITIES OF
COMMITMENT, DEDICATION AND DETERMINATION THAT PROVED so
SUCCESSFUL IN THE GULF. MOST OF ALL, WE NEED TO APPLY
THE MOST IMPORTANT GULF LESSON -- YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING
IF YOU DON'T MUSTER THE COURAGE TO ACT.
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- 12 -
*
So LET ME THANK YOU AGAIN, FOR THE WORK YOU'VE BEEN
DOING -- AND THE WORK THAT LIES AHEAD. YOU'VE ALREADY
DONE GREAT THINGS, MANY OF WHICH DON'T GET NEARLY THE
PRAISE OR ATTENTION THEY DESERVE. I KNOW YOU WILL
ACCOMPLISH EVEN GREATER THINGS IN THE FUTURE. I
THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT, TODAY, TO SAY THANKS -- AND
KEEP UP THE TERRIFIC WORK.
- 13 -
*
[[ AND IF THE FLURRY OF ACRONYMS EVER GETS TO YOU,
REMEMBER, IT COULD BE WORSE -- LIKE THAT STORY ABOUT
THE GUY WHO'S AN AGNOSTIC DYSLEXIC INSOMNIAC 1111 --
YOU KNOW, HE STAYS AWAKE ALL NIGHT, WONDERING IF THERE
REALLY IS A DOG.]] THANK YOU ALL.
# # # #
()
(Lange/Simon)
June 14, 1991
3:30 P.M.
[PAS3.DOC]
TALKING POINTS:
THIRD P.A.S. BRIEFING
[ CLOSED PRESS ]
ROOM 450, OEOB
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1991
*
[[ Great to be here. I understand we've got people from
the N.R.C., the N.L.R.B., the S.E.C., the F.T.C., the
F.C.C., the I.C.C...
11
Is Vanna White out there? 11 I'd
like to buy a vowel. 11 ]] I'm glad Gregg Petersmeyer and
Secretary Alexander had a chance to brief you on their work
-- and I'd add that both of them are doing an outstanding
job.
*
This group reflects the remarkable array of ways that
government touches people's lives -- and all of you reflect
the best in public service. So today I'd like to offer a
few thoughts about the domestic agenda.
*
Strikes me that there isn't a problem in America that can't
be solved by the combined efforts of a vigorous free market,
compassionate and competent government, and a renewed ethic
of service to others.
*
So our policies have pursued three themes: encouraging
economic growth, through the power of free wills and free
markets; investing in the future, through the thoughtful
application of government and its resources; and putting
2
power and opportunity in the hands of individuals and
communities -- encouraging a new engagement at the local
level.
*
At every point where government and private citizens
interact, we need to reconsider, and think anew. Many of
you are all too aware of the billions of hours and billions
of dollars Americans spend each year, dealing with
government regulations and paperwork. That's why we're so
committed to regulatory reform and paperwork reduction.
If the costs of new paperwork outweigh the benefits, we need
to re-think the paperwork. Wherever you see red tape, you
ought to see red.
These costs hit businesses, consumers, workers -- everyone.
So everywhere we can streamline, improve, innovate -- we
must. Because compassionate government doesn't just do more
-- it does better. In that sense, "kinder and gentler"
government often means "leaner and meaner" government. [[
And no, that's not my evil twin Skippy talking. ]]
Sound regulatory reform means more human energy and more
capital being devoted to economy growth and prosperity.
[[ And it'll mean fewer disability claims from people who
hurt themselves picking up the Federal Register. ]]
3
Along with economic growth, second theme on the domestic
front, investing in the future, begins with our effort to
instill excellence in American education -- America 2000
Strategy. And with our National Energy Strategy, we're
working to reduce our vulnerability to disruptions in
foreign oil supplies. Another, crucial investment in the
future is our far-reaching Highway Bill.
Third, we're giving greater power and choice to individuals,
families, and communities: in child care, in environmental
legislation, in the Americans with Disabilities Act, and a
host of other domestic achievements.
Beginning to turn back to the states the programs they know
best how to design and administer. Continuing to turn the
tide on drugs -- want to clamp down on violent crime with
tough crime control legislation.
*
Your efforts are crucial, in calling forth for all of
America's efforts at home the same qualities that succeeded
so spectacularly in the Gulf.
*
So let me thank you again, for the work you've been doing
-- and encourage you in your efforts. You all are doing a
great job -- and we have great things to accomplish
4
together. I thought it was important, today, to say thanks
-- and keep up the terrific work.
*
[[ And if the flurry of acronyms ever gets to you,
remember, it could be worse -- like that story about the guy
who's a dyslexic agnostic insomniac -- you know, he stays
awake all night, wondering if there really is a dog. ]]
Thank you all.
# # # #