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AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM, USDA \ JUNE 30, 1992 \ 1:30 P.M.
THANK YOU, ED, FOR THAT INTRODUCTION. IT'S GOOD TO
SEE SARA WYANT, MARSHA MAUZEY, DAVID KING, PAUL
WESSLUND, AND TAYLOR BROWN. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT
WARM WELCOME.
BEFORE I GO FURTHER, LET ME MAKE A SHORT STATEMENT
I KNOW WILL BE OF INTEREST TO ALL OF YOU -- INDEED, TO
ALL AMERICANS. THIS MORNING, AMBASSADOR MALCOLM TOON
BRIEFED ME ON HIS TRIP LAST WEEK TO RUSSIA TO DETERMINE
WHETHER ANY AMERICAN POW's OR MIA's COULD BE ALIVE
THERE.
- 2 -
HIS REPORT MAKES CLEAR THAT PRESIDENT YELTSIN STANDS BY
HIS PLEDGE -- PROVIDING US ACCESS TO RUSSIAN OFFICIALS
AND OPENING UP KGB ARCHIVES. BUT AMBASSADOR TOON ALSO
REPORTS THAT HIS SEARCH HAS YET TO UNCOVER ANY EVIDENCE
THAT AMERICAN POW's OR MIA's ARE CURRENTLY BEING HELD
IN RUSSIA.
As PRESIDENT, I TAKE IT TO BE AN ARTICLE OF FAITH
-- A SOLEMN COVENANT WITH THOSE WHO SERVE THIS COUNTRY:
- 3 -
THE UNITED STATES WILL ALWAYS MAKE EVERY POSSIBLE
EFFORT -- TAKE EVERY POSSIBLE ACTION -- TO LEARN THE
FATE OF THOSE TAKEN PRISONER OR MISSING IN ACTION. OUR
AIM REMAINS: A FULL ACCOUNTING FOR EVERY POW AND MIA
-- NOTHING LESS.
AT MY INSTRUCTION, AMBASSADOR TOON WILL CONTINUE
HIS WORK WITH THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE RUSSIAN
GOVERNMENT -- INCLUDING AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH OF SOVIET
ARCHIVES.
- 4 -
THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT HAS PROMISED TO MAKE A
DEFINITIVE STATEMENT ON THIS ISSUE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS. WE WILL PURSUE EVERY CREDIBLE ACCOUNT OF
AMERICAN POW's OR MIA's HELD BY THE SOVIET REGIME.
Now, TO THE ISSUE AT HAND: FIRST, MY THANKS TO YOU
FOR THE GREAT JOB YOU DO IN KEEPING FARMERS, RANCHERS
AND AGRIBUSINESS OWNERS NOT JUST WELL-INFORMED, BUT THE
BEST-INFORMED IN THE WORLD. I KNOW YOU HAVE THEIR
RESPECT AND GRATITUDE. You HAVE MINE, TOO.
- 5 -
DEMOCRACY WORKS BECAUSE AT ITS HEART IS ONE
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE -- FREEDOM. FREEDOM IS ABOUT
HUMAN RIGHTS, SELF-DETERMINATION AND PEACE AMONG
NATIONS. It's ALSO ABOUT THE FREE FLOW OF IDEAS AND
INFORMATION. THAT'S WHERE YOUR JOB COMES IN. THAT'S
WHY YOUR WORK IS so IMPORTANT -- NOT ONLY TO DEMOCRACY
AND FREE ENTERPRISE -- BUT ALSO TO AGRICULTURE.
THANKS IN PART TO THE JOB YOU DO EVERY DAY,
AGRICULTURE IS AMERICA'S NUMBER ONE INDUSTRY.
- 6 -
THE NEWS LATELY HAS BEEN TAKEN UP WITH URBAN ISSUES,
BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT RURAL ISSUES ARE EQUALLY
IMPORTANT. MY GROWTH AGENDA WILL BENEFIT ALL
AMERICANS.
WITH LOWER CAPITAL GAINS TAXES, INVESTMENT TAX
CREDITS AND HEALTH CARE REFORM, FARMERS ARE MAJOR
BENEFICIARIES OF MY ECONOMIC GROWTH AGENDA. OUR
POLICIES HAVE KEPT INTEREST RATES LOW -- so FARM DEBT
HAS GONE DOWN WHILE INCOME HAS GONE UP.
- 7 -
WITH OUR COMMON-SENSE AGRICULTURE POLICY, WE CAN SECURE
A MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR FARMERS BY EXPANDING AND
CREATING MARKETS -- BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.
WITH A FOURTH OF OUR PRODUCTION SOLD ABROAD, THE
WORLD LOOKS TO AMERICAN FARMERS FOR ITS FOOD AND FIBER
NEEDS. THIS YEAR, THAT ADDS UP TO AN EXPECTED $41
BILLION IN EXPORTS -- THE SECOND HIGHEST IN HISTORY --
AND AN $18 BILLION POSITIVE TRADE BALANCE.
- 8 -
THAT'S NOT ALL. THESE FARM EXPORTS GENERATE HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS HERE AT HOME.
EXPORTS ARE A KEY TO AGRICULTURE'S CONTINUED
STRENGTH AND ECONOMIC GROWTH. THAT'S WHY MY ECONOMIC
PLAN INCLUDES PROGRAMS TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE THEM. AND
THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING TO EXPAND MARKETS AND OPEN NEW
ONES ON SEVERAL FRONTS. WE'RE GOING TO KNOCK DOWN
TRADE BARRIERS. AND ENSURE FAIR COMPETITION FOR
AMERICAN FARMERS IN THE WORLD MARKETPLACE.
- 9 -
THE GATT AND NAFTA AGREEMENTS ARE CRITICAL. I WILL
NOT LET UP ON MY COMMITMENT TO THEM. I WILL CONTINUE
TO PRESS OUR TRADING PARTNERS. A GATT AGREEMENT IS
CLEARLY IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTERESTS BECAUSE IT WILL
INCREASE ECONOMIC GROWTH WORLDWIDE. BUT WHILE WE WORK
FOR AN AGREEMENT, WE WILL DEFEND THE INTERESTS OF THE
AMERICAN FARMER.
AMERICA'S AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY IS TIED TO
EXPORTS.
- 10 -
NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION LIVES
OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, AND GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH
IS OUTPACING OURS BY 70 PERCENT EACH YEAR. WE WANT TO
MAKE SURE OUR FARMERS AND RANCHERS ARE IN A POSITION TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRADE OPPORTUNITIES THIS GROWTH
OFFERS BY FREEING FARMERS TO MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON
MARKET DEMANDS.
- 11 -
EXPORT CREDITS TO RUSSIA AND OTHER NEW NATIONS OF
THE OLD USSR ARE OPENING THE DOOR TO A VAST AND
IMPORTANT MARKET FOR OUR AGRICULTURAL GOODS -- ONE THAT
HOLDS INCREDIBLE POTENTIAL FOR OUR PRODUCERS.
As YOU KNOW, SECRETARY MADIGAN ANNOUNCED EARLIER
THAT WE WOULD MAKE $150 MILLION IN EXPORT CREDIT
GUARANTEES AVAILABLE TO RUSSIA AROUND JULY 1 AND
ANOTHER $150 AROUND AUGUST 1.
- 12 -
HOWEVER, IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT YELTSIN'S REQUEST, WE
ANNOUNCED THAT BOTH CREDIT GUARANTEE PACKAGES -- A
TOTAL OF $300 MILLION -- WILL BE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT
JULY 1. THIS COMPLETES THE $600 MILLION CREDIT
GUARANTEE OFFER I MADE TO RUSSIA ON APRIL 1. AND IT
BRINGS TO $4.85 BILLION THE VALUE OF CCC CREDIT
GUARANTEE MY ADMINISTRATION HAS OFFERED TO THE FORMER exports
made availablebassist us agricultural
USSR SINCE JANUARY 1991.
- 13 -
THESE AND OTHER EXPORT PROGRAMS ARE KEEPING AMERICAN
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS COMPETITIVE AND BOOSTING EXPORT
SALES.
IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING EXPORTS, REGULATORY REFORM
IS ALSO A KEY PRIORITY. OUR REGULATORY CHANGES PUT THE
FARMER BACK IN CHARGE. As THE OLD SAYING GOES, "THE
BEST WAY TO SOLVE FARM PROBLEMS IS TO CONSULT THE
HARDEST HANDS."
- 14 -
I AM VERY PLEASED WITH THE JOB THAT VICE PRESIDENT
QUAYLE AND THE COUNCIL ON COMPETITIVENESS IS DOING TO
CUT BACK ON EXCESSIVE REGULATION. SINCE I ANNOUNCED
THE MORATORIUM ON NEW REGULATIONS IN THE STATE OF THE
UNION ADDRESS, WE HAVE SAVED $15 - $20 BILLION IN THE
COST OF EXCESSIVE RED TAPE -- AND THIS IS JUST A DOWN
PAYMENT ON THINGS TO COME. OUR REGULATORY RELIEF
INITIATIVE IS BASED ON COMMON-SENSE PRINCIPLES:
- 15 -
PUTTING THE INDIVIDUAL BACK IN CHARGE, CREATING JOBS
FOR AMERICANS, AND PROTECTING PROPERTY RIGHTS FOR ALL
-- GUARANTEED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION.
MY COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPING ALTERNATIVE MARKETS IS
EQUALLY STRONG. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES HAVE OPENED THE
WAY TO CREATE A NEW INDUSTRIAL FEED STOCK FOR AMERICA
-- ONE DERIVED FROM AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES THAT WILL
GIVE CONSUMERS PRODUCTS THAT ARE SAFER FOR THE
ENVIRONMENT.
- 16 -
ED MADIGAN SHARES MY VISION OF TAPPING THIS COMMERCIAL
POTENTIAL -- AND WE'RE SEEING REAL SUCCESS.
IN MY HOME STATE OF TEXAS, A GROUP OF IMAGINATIVE
ENTREPRENEURS PLAN TO MAKE NEWSPRINT FROM A CROP CALLED
KENAF [KE-NAFF]. AND IN NEBRASKA, ANOTHER GROUP IS
MAKING COMFORTERS AND PILLOWS OUT OF MILK WEED FLOSS
-- THAT'S RIGHT, MILK WEED FLOSS. AND IN ED MADIGAN'S
ILLINOIS, THEY PLAN TO PRODUCE BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS
FROM FARM PRODUCTS.
- 17 -
AND, OF COURSE, THERE'S ETHANOL -- A GREAT AMERICAN
SUCCESS STORY THAT IS NOW THE SINGLE LARGEST INDUSTRIAL
USE OF CORN. THE CLEAN AIR ACT THAT I SIGNED INTO LAW
PROVIDES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ETHANOL. LET ME SAY IT
STRAIGHT OUT, IN PLAIN ENGLISH: I SUPPORT ETHANOL.
AND I BELIEVE IT MUST BECOME A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE FUEL
MARKET.
THE OXYGENATED FUELS PROGRAM CREATED BY THAT CLEAN
AIR LAW WILL BE UP AND RUNNING THIS FALL.
- 18 -
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ETHANOL IS COMPETITIVE IN THE
REFORMULATED GASOLINE PROGRAM. To ENCOURAGE ETHANOL
USE, I AM TODAY ANNOUNCING MY SUPPORT FOR AN AMENDMENT
WHICH MAKES THAT GAS TAX EXEMPTION FOR ETHANOL
PROPORTIONAL TO THE AMOUNT OF ETHANOL USED IN GASOLINE.
THIS WILL ALLOW ETHANOL BLENDS TO COMPETE WITH OTHER
ADDITIVES. THE BOTTOM LINE IS LESS CARBON MONOXIDE FOR
AMERICAN CITIZENS, AND MORE SALES FOR AMERICAN FARMERS.
- 19 -
AMERICANS ARE DOERS. WITH THEIR HARD WORK AND
DETERMINATION TO GET THE JOB DONE, THEY ACCOMPLISH
GREAT THINGS -- AS LONG AS GOVERNMENT DOESN'T GET IN
THE WAY.
I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN TODAY:
IT'S AMERICA'S ENTREPRENEURS -- MEN AND WOMEN OF FAITH,
VISION AND IMAGINATION - -- LIKE OUR FARMERS -- WHO
CREATE OUR NATION'S WEALTH.
- 20 -
GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF THEIR WAY AND ON THEIR SIDE, AND
YOU'LL SEE THERE'S NO LIMIT TO WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR
THIS COUNTRY. THANK YOU -- AND NOW I'D BE HAPPY TO
TAKE QUESTIONS.
# # #
FACT CHECK CHANGES
Staffed copy
Crouse/Nix
Wednesday, June 24, 1992
2:18pm
[agri-com]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992 @ 1:30 P.M.
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM @ USDA
Thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you, Ed, for that
introduction. It's good to see Sara Wyant - AAEA, Marsha Mauzey
- ARC, David King - ACE, Paul Wesslund - CCA, and Taylor Brown -
NAFB. When I told Barbara about coming to meet with you, she
said, "Great -- you've got a lot in common with them. They are
experts in agriculture; you, in politics -- that gives you
fertilizer in common.' That's Barbara -- down-to-earth.
Thank you all for your vital role in keeping our farmers,
ranchers and agribusiness owners well-informed. You help make
agriculture America's number one industry and our nation the
world's largest exporter of agricultural products. (If you just
had "representation on Capitol Hill," you'd be doing all right.)
The news lately has been taken up with urban issues, but I
want you to know that rural issues are equally important. My
growth agenda will benefit all Americans. Our farm programs are
vital in producing these great outcomes for American agriculture.
We pushed bills through Congress in 1985 and 1990 that made U.S.
agriculture more market-oriented and more flexible. Now, we sell
with an $18 billion positive trade balance and if current estimates hold,
one-fourth of U,S. farm production abroad Nor a total of $41
exports will reach an cot $41 billion this year, the 2nd highest onRecoRd.
billion a year with an $18 billion positive trade balance. Those
exports mean a million jobs here at home We have seen U.S. farm
debt go down and income go up. Agricultural exports this year
These hespread economy. all the way down iobs the chain - that mcludes jobs for building
guggested Agricultural exports generate jobs notorly on the farm but
the
Caterps jobs tractors in rural communities in the -schoolteachers, trucking industry, etc in the rail industry
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are expected to be the second highest in history. Folks, that's
not bragging; that's fact.
The world is changing -- fast. And those changes can scare
some people. But, today offers unprecedented opportunities for
American prosperity. In agriculture, the marketplace for today
and tomorrow is international trade. Fully ninety-five percent
of the world's population lives outside the United States.
Global population growth is outpacing ours by 70 percent each
year. That is why we are promoting exports so aggressively. We
are going to knock down trade barriers, cut unfair export
subsidies and remove the obstacles to free and fair trade. We
are going to ensure fair competition for American farmers in the
world marketplace.
The GATT and NAFTA agreements are critical -- I will not let
up on my commitment to these agreements. Next month, at the
Economic Summit in Munich, I will continue to press our trading
partners. In the meantime, we are moving forward -- selling farm
products abroad and righting wrongs. Take the European
Community's oilseed policies that cost our soybean producers at
least $1 billion in annual losses. Twice, I've asked a GATT
panel to review these policies and they've said -- unfair. Well,
I am determined to see action -- to see that this issue will be
resolved fairly. That's not retaliation; that's resolution. The
EC must change its discriminatory policies.
My commitment to developing new markets for agricultural
products is equally strong. Technological advances have opened
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up tremendous possibilities and Ed Madigan shares my vision for
tapping into their commercial potential. In my home state,
Texas, plans are underway to make newsprint from a crop called
[ke-NAFF] kenaf. In Nebraska, they're making comforters and pillows out of
milk-weed floss. And in Ed Madigan's home state, Illinois, they
plan to produce biodegradable plastics from farm products. Then
there's ethanol -- an industry single that has increased corn its production
by 5,000 percent, making it the largest industrial use of corn.
We have taken a number of steps to help producers export
Over the last 8 years, we've committed $5 billion to the EEP
American products. Our Export Enhancement Program is a $15 Program to
make our exports competitive in tough markets.
billion commitment to help our products in tough markets. Our
Export Credit Guarantee Program insures export loans against
loss. Our outreach to Russia and the other new nations of the
old USSR holds incredible potential for our producers. Already,
profits are coming in from the approximate $5 billion in export credits we've
approved.
Regulatory reform is also an ongoing priority. When
government tries to do the job for the farmer, it doesn't work.
It's like the city boy who tried to get a calf back in the barn.
He shoved from the side -- calf didn't move. Shoved from the
back -- calf didn't budge. A cousin, raised on the farm, walked
over, put his finger in the calf's mouth and easily led it
through the barn door.
Our regulatory changes put the farmer back in charge. As
the old saying goes, "The best way to solve farm problems is to
consult the hardest hands." USDA has initiated "Easy Access" to
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help our farmers and ranchers do business with their government.
contribute at least $1
Ed Madigan's 13 major regulatory changes will save at least $1
billion billion to the economy.
In big and small ways, we are removing the roadblocks to
economic growth. We are setting the stage for a new era of
economic prosperity. We're getting government out of the way and
we're getting government on the side of our agricultural
producers. The result is -- the sky's the limit.
Our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders depend on you
for reliable information in order to make good decisions. I
challenge you to continue to keep them not just well-informed,
but the best-informed producers in the world. Tell them about
export opportunities, about the potential of alternative uses,
about the steps we've taken to make government more responsive.
That information will mean the difference between failure and
success. When you give them good information, they'll make right
choices. And when they prosper -- America will, too.
Thank you. And God bless the United States of America.
#######
Document No. 334939ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
6/30/92
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ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
SUBJECT:
JUNE 30 - 1:30 p.m. - USDA
ACTION FYI
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REMARKS:
The attached has been forwarded to the President.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
P7: 07
June 29, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID F. DEMAREST
AP
FROM:
JANICE SHAW
CROUSE, Ph.D. Janie Crows
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR THE
AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
I. SUMMARY
On Tuesday, June 30, at 1:30 p.m., you will address 450
members of the Agriculture Communicators Congress in the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Auditorium at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 7 minutes/cards) thank the
leaders of the Agriculture Communicators Congress for keeping
farmers well informed, and emphasize that rural issues remain a
priority in your Administration. Your remarks also point out the
need to expand international markets for U.S. agricultural goods
and to break down regulatory barriers to agricultural growth.
You will note on page 2 the brackets surrounding "GATT
Trigger insert" (See attachment). The issue of whether to raise
this issue in the text or simply in response to a question will
be addressed by General Scowcroft in your morning meeting.
Crouse/Nix
June 26, 1992
RECONCILED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM AT U.S.D.A.
Ankresidentin 5 +
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992
1:30 P.M.
[Acknowledgements.
Thank you for the great job you do in
keeping farmers, ranchers and agribusiness owners not just well-
informed, but the best-informed in the world. I know you have
their respect and gratitude. You have mine, too.
Democracy works because at its heart is one fundamental
principle -- freedom. Freedom is about human rights, self-
determination and peace among nations. It's also about the free
flow of ideas and information. That's where you job comes in.
That's why your work is so important -- not only to democracy and
free enterprise -- but also to agriculture.
Thanks in part to the job you do every day, agriculture is
America's number one industry. The news lately has been taken up
with urban issues, but I want you to know that rural issues are
equally important. My growth agenda will benefit all Americans.
With lower capital gains taxes, investment tax credits and
health care reform, farmers are major beneficiaries of my
economic growth agenda. Our policies have kept interest rates
low -- so farm debt has gone down while income has gone up. With
our common-sense agriculture policy, we can secure a more
prosperous future for farmers by expanding and creating markets
-- both at home and abroad.
2
With a fourth of our production sold abroad, the world looks
to us -- to American farmers -- for its food and fiber needs.
This year, that adds up to an expected $41 billion in exports --
the second highest in history -- and an $18 billion positive
trade balance. That's not all. These farm exports generate more horel
mean
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than a million jobs here at home.
hundreds thousands of jobs right
Exports are a key to agriculture's continued strength and
economic growth. That's why my economic plan includes programs
to actively promote them. And that's why we're working to expand
markets and open new ones on several fronts. We're going to
knock down trade barriers. And ensure fair competition for
American farmers in the world marketplace.
The GATT and NAFTA agreements are critical. I will not let
up on my commitment to them. Next month, at the Economic Summit
in Munich, I will continue to press our trading partners. A GATT
agreement is clearly in everyone's best interests because it will
increase economic growth worldwide. But while we work for an
agreement, we will defend the interests of the American farmer.
[[GATT TRIGGER INSERT?]]
America's agricultural prosperity is tied to exports.
Ninety-five percent of the world's population lives outside the
United States, and global population growth is outpacing ours by
70 percent each year. We want to make sure our farmers and
ranchers are in a position to take advantage of the trade
opportunities this growth offers by freeing farmers to make
decisions based on market demands.
3
Export credits to Russia and other new nations of the old
USSR are opening the door to a vast new market for our
agricultural goods -- one that holds incredible potential for our
producers.
As you know, Secretary Madigan announced earlier that we
would make $150 million in export credit guarantees available to
Russia around July 1 and another $150 around August 1. However,
Poter
insut
in response to President Yeltsin's request, I am today announcing
that both credit guarantee packages -- a total of $300 million
-- will be available on or about July 1. These and other export
programs are keeping American agricultural products competitive
and boosting export sales.
My commitment to developing alternative markets is equally
strong. Technological advances have opened the way to create a
new industrial feed stock for America -- one derived from
agricultural commodities that will give consumers products that
are safer for the environment. Ed Madigan shares my vision of
tapping this commercial potential -- and we're seeing real
success.
In my old home state of Texas, a group of imaginative
entrepreneurs plan to make newsprint from a crop called kenaf
[ke-NAFF]. And in Nebraska, another group is making comforters
and pillows out of milk weed floss -- that's right, milk weed
floss. And in Ed Madigan's Illinois, they plan to produce
biodegradable plastics from farm products.
4
And, of course, there's ethanol -- a great American success
story that is now the single largest industrial use of corn. The
Clean Air Act that I signed into law provides new opportunities
for ethanol. Let me say it straight out, in plain English: I
support ethanol. And I believe it must become a major player in
the fuel market.
The oxygenated fuels program created by that clean air law
will be up and running this fall. We want to make sure that
ethanol is competitive in the reformulated gasoline program. To
encourage ethanol use, I am today announcing my support for an
amendment which makes that gas tax exemption for ethanol
proportional to the amount of ethanol used in gasoline. This
will allow ethanol blends to compete with other additives. The
bottom line is less carbon monoxide for American citizens, and
more sales for American farmers.
Americans are doers. With their hard work and determination
to get the job done, they accomplish great things -- as long as
government doesn't get in the way.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again today: it's
America's entrepreneurs -- men and women of faith, vision and
imagination -- like our farmers -- who create our nation's
wealth. Get government out of their way and on their side, and
you'll see there's no limit to what they can do for this country.
Thank you and now I'd be happy to take questions.
#: 11. #
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POSSIBLE GATT TRIGGER INSERT
Two years ago, I worked with Congress to include in law a
pair of "GATT triggers" to ensure that those interests were
adequately safeguarded. The first of those triggers takes effect
today, June 30th. Let me tell you what that means:
First, we will continue to produce what we need to compete
-- so we will implement a 0% Acreage Reduction Program for wheat.
Second, we are prepared to waive minimum acreage set-asides
for other commodities.
Third, we will establish a marketing loan for wheat and
feed-grains.
And fourth, we will increase the levels of programs
promoting American agricultural exports by 1 billion dollars.
The law requires that we do this in 1994 and 1995. But today, we
will move that deadline forward -- and begin to increase these
programs in 1993. The message is simple: I will continue to
work for an agreement -- but until one is reached, we will defend
the interests of American agriculture.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 26, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
THROUGH:
DAVID F. DEMAREST
FROM:
JANICE SHAW CROUSE, PhD.
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED REMARKS FOR AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS
CONGRESS
I.
SUMMARY
On Tuesday, June 30, at 1:30 p.m., you will address 450
members of the Agriculture Communicators Congress in the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial Auditorium at the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
II. DISCUSSION
Your remarks (approximately 7 minutes/cards) thank the
leaders of the Agriculture Communicators Congress for keeping
farmers well informed, and emphasize that rural issues remain a
priority in your Administration. Your remarks also point out the
need to expand international markets for U.S. agricultural goods
and to break down regulatory barriers to agricultural growth.
you will note on page 2 the Grachets surrounding
"GATT Trigger insert" There is still The issue of whether
to raise this issue in the text 6 simply in response to
a guest ion will be addressed by General Scowcoft in
your moring meeting.
(see a attachment).
Crouse/Nix
June 26, 1992
RECONCILED
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
U.S.D.A. JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992
1:30 P.M.
[Acknowledgements.] Thank you for the great job you do in
keeping farmers, ranchers and agribusiness owners not just well-
informed, but the best-informed in the world. I know you have
their respect and gratitude. You have mine, too.
Democracy works because at its heart is one fundamental
principle -- freedom. Freedom is about human rights, self-
determination and peace among nations. It's also about the free
flow of ideas and information. That's where you job comes in.
That's why your work is so important -- not only to democracy and
free enterprise -- but also to agriculture.
Thanks in part to the job you do every day, agriculture is
America's number one industry. The news lately has been taken up
with urban issues, but I want you to know that rural issues are
equally important. My growth agenda will benefit all Americans.
With lower capital gains taxes, investment tax credits and
health care reform, farmers are major beneficiaries of my
economic growth agenda. Our policies have kept interest rates
low -- so farm debt has gone down while income has gone up. With
our common-sense agriculture policy, we can secure a more
prosperous future for farmers by expanding and creating markets
-- both at home and abroad.
2
With a fourth of our production sold abroad, the world looks
to us -- to American farmers -- for its food and fiber needs.
This year, that adds up to an expected $41 billion in exports --
the second highest in history -- and an $18 billion positive
trade balance. That's not all. These farm exports generate more
than a million jobs here at home.
Exports are a key to agriculture's continued strength and
economic growth. That's why my economic plan includes programs
to actively promote them. And that's why we're working to expand
markets and open new ones on several fronts. We're going to
knock down trade barriers. And ensure fair competition for
American farmers in the world marketplace.
The GATT and NAFTA agreements are critical. I will not let
up on my commitment to them. Next month, at the Economic Summit
in Munich, I will continue to press our trading partners to
resolve outstanding issues -- particularly in agriculture.
A GATT agreement is clearly in everyone's best interests
because it will increase economic growth worldwide. But while we
work for an agreement, we will defend the interests of the
American farmer.
[[CATT TRICGER INSERT ??]}
Two years ago, I worked with Congress to include in law a
pair of "GATT triggers" to ensure that those interests were
adequately safeguarded. The first of those triggers takes effect
today, June 30th.
Let me tell you what that means:
3
First, we will continue to produce what we need to compete
-- so we will implement a 0% Acreage Reduction Program for wheat.
Second, we are prepared to waive minimum acreage set-asides for
other commodities. Third, we will establish a marketing loan for
wheat and feed-grains. And fourth, we will increase the levels
of programs promoting American agricultural exports by 1 billion
dollars. The law requires that we do this in 1994 and 1995. But
today, we will move that deadline forward -- and begin to
increase these programs in 1993. The message is simple: I will
continue to work for an agreement -- but until one is reached, we
will defend the interests of American agriculture. ]]
America's agricultural prosperity is tied to exports.
Ninety-five percent of the world's population lives outside the
United States, and global population growth is outpacing ours by
70 percent each year. We want to make sure our farmers and
ranchers are in a position to take advantage of the trade
opportunities this growth offers by freeing farmers to make
decisions based on market demands.
Export credits to Russia and other new nations of the old
USSR are opening the door to a vast new market for our
agricultural goods -- one that holds incredible potential for our
producers.
As you know, Secretary Madigan announced earlier that we
would make $150 million in export credit guarantees available to
Russia around July 1 and another $150 around August 1. However,
4
in response to President Yeltsin's request, I am today announcing
that both credit guarantee packages -- a total of $300 million
-- will be available on or about July 1
These
and
other
export programs are keeping American agricultural products
competitive and boosting export sales.
My commitment to developing alternative markets is equally
strong. Technological advances have opened the way to create a
new industrial feed stock for America -- one derived from
agricultural commodities that will give consumers products that
are safer for the environment. Ed Madigan shares my vision of
tapping this commercial potential -- and we're seeing real
success.
In my old home state of Texas, a group of imaginative
entrepreneurs plan to make newsprint from a crop called kenaf
[ke-NAFF]. And in Nebraska, another group is making comforters
and pillows out of milk weed floss -- that's right, milk weed
floss. And in Ed Madigan's Illinois, they plan to produce
biodegradable plastics from farm products.
And, of course, there's ethanol -- a great American success
story that is now the single largest industrial use of corn. The
Clean Air Act that I signed into law provides new opportunities
for ethanol. Let me say it straight out, in plain English: I
support ethanol. And I believe it must become a major player in
the fuel market.
5
The oxygenated fuels program created by that clean air law
will be up and running this fall. We want to make sure that
ethanol is competitive in the reformulated gasoline program. To
encourage ethanol use, I am today announcing my support for an
amendment which makes that gas tax exemption for ethanol
proportional to the amount of ethanol used in gasoline. This
will allow ethanol blends to compete with other additives. The
bottom line is less carbon monoxide for American citizens, and
more sales for American farmers.
Americans are doers. With their hard work and determination
to get the job done, they accomplish great things -- as long as
government doesn't get in the way.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again today: it's
America's entrepreneurs -- men and women of faith, vision and
imagination -- like our farmers -- who create our nation's
wealth. Get government out of their way and on their side, and
you'll see there's no limit to what they can do for this country.
Thank you -- and now I'd be happy to take questions.
# # #
STATE OF PLAY ON AG SPEECH
MCG -- 6/26/92
The draft on disc is reconciled and shortened, based on all
staffing comments including the re-write from USDA.
The Grady GATT insert appears at below the text, on disc.
NSC does not approve this insert.
A second insert is also below the text -- this insert could
have an impact on futures markets, and should not be circulated.
Roger Porter's alternative GATT language is on paper,
clipped to front of folder. It should be compared to whatever
GATT insert finally emerges.
THE OLD EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING
NOTICE TO ALL
OLD EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING OCCUPANTS
The General Services Administration (GSA) will conduct quarterly tests
of fire alarms during normal work hours.
Tests will be conducted on the first Wednesday of each quarter; and the
next test will be on Wednesday, July 1, 1992, at 10:00 a.m.
1. An announcement will be made alerting occupants that an
alarm test will be conducted.
2. Alarms will be activated by GSA personnel.
3. An announcement will be made reporting that the test has
been completed.
Occupants are urged to report the audibility of the alarms to the GSA
Electric Shop, extension 3296.
Because this will be only a test of the fire alarm system, occupants will
not be required to evacuate the building. They may continue their
normal activity during the test which is expected to last approximately
five minutes.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Facilities Management Division
Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
6/26/92
DATE:
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
CEA NUMBERS
MAY PERSONAL INCOME AND OUTLAYS, COMMERCE
DEPARTMENT RELEASE
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
SMITH
CALIO
YEUTTER
DEMAREST
FITZWATER
GRAY
HOLIDAY
REMARKS:
For your information.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20500
THE CHAIRMAN
June 26, 1992
2 JUN 26 AIO : 08
MEMORANDUM FOR WHITE HOUSE SENIOR STAFF
FROM:
MICHAEL J. BOSKIN MS
SUBJECT:
May Personal Income and Outlays, Commerce
Department Release, This Morning, 10:00 a.m.
Personal income rose 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.1
percent increase in April. Private analysts had expected a 0.4
percent increase in May.
Real disposable personal income--income adjusted for
inflation and taxes--rose 0.1 percent in May, following a 0.2
percent decline in April and 0.6 percent gains in March and
February.
Consumer spending adjusted for inflation rose 0.3 percent in
May, following a 0.2 percent rise in April. About three-quarters
of the increase in spending in May was accounted for by higher
outlays for motor vehicles and parts. There was little change,
on balance, in spending for other goods, and there was a small
increase in outlays for services.
The graph below shows that the increases in real personal
consumption expenditures the past 2 months did not offset the
large decline in March. The average level of consumer spending
in April and May was only marginally higher than the average in
the first quarter of 1992.
REAL PERSONAL CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURES
3.34
3.33
3.32
3.31
3.30
TRILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS
3.29
3.28
3.27
3.26
3.25
3.24
G
3.23
3.22
3.21
3.20
MAY 90
SEP 90
JAN 91
MAY 91
SEP 91
JAN 92
MAY 92
PLEASE NOTE EMBARGO RESTRICTIONS
ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 22--26
June 26, 1992
Today the Commerce Department reported that personal income rose 0.3
percent in May, following a 0.1 percent increase in April. Private analysts had
expected a 0.4 percent increase in May. Real personal consumption expenditures
rose 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.2 percent rise in April.
Yesterday the Commerce Department released the final estimate for real gross
domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 1992, which indicated that real GDP
grew at a 2.7 percent annual rate. Private analysts had expected a 2.4 percent
(annual rate) increase--the same as the growth rate reported in last month's
preliminary estimate.
On Wednesday, the Department of Commerce reported that new orders for
manufactured durable goods fell 2.4 percent in May, after increasing 1.9 percent in
April. Private analysts had expected an increase of 0.9 percent. Shipments of
durable goods decreased 1.0 percent in May, after remaining flat in April.
DATA RELEASED THIS WEEK:
Personal income rose 0.3 percent in May, following a 0.1 percent increase
in April. Consumer spending adjusted for inflation rose 0.3 percent in May,
following a 0.2 percent rise in April. The average level of consumer spending in
April and May was only marginally higher, however, than the average in the first
quarter of 1992. (Embargoed until 10:00 a.m., 6-26-92)
Real GDP rose 2.7 percent at an annual rate in the first quarter of 1992,
according to the final estimate by the Department of Commerce. The final
estimate is revised upward from the 2.4 percent increase reported last month.
Private analysts had expected no revision. Inflation, as measured by the GDP fixed-
weight price index, was 3.3 percent at an annual rate, 0.1 percentage point less than
reported in the preliminary estimate.
New orders for durable goods fell 2.4 percent in May after rising 1.9
percent in April. The decrease in May can be accounted for by declines in orders
for aircraft and parts and in defense capital goods. Excluding these items, orders
rose 0.7 percent. Shipments of durable goods fell 1.0 percent in May, after
remaining flat in April.
"
THE OLD EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING
The Multi-Annual Bar-B-Q at Ed's
Saturday, July 4 at 2 p.m.
Featuring:
-
World famous dogs-n-hogs (hot dogs and smoked
sausage)
-
hamburgers
-
multifarious beverages and soft drinks
-
infamous New Orleans Hurricanes
See:
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Ed's pallacial Virginia estate! (Not.)
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Meat and meat products on fire!
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Hands Across Ed's Yard (and Farm Aid VI) !
Bring your family. Bring a friend. We'll leave from the cookout
to the South Lawn for fireworks. There's plenty of parking
available, and it's just a few blocks from the Metro.
By car (from Washington):
-
cross Key Bridge and take your first possible left on Lee
Hwy.
-
take first possible right (exit 75) onto Hwy 110 South
(Jefferson Davis Hwy.)
-
after about 8 miles, take a right on S. 23rd Street
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take first left onto S. Eads
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take first right onto S. 24th Street. My house is 514
S. 24th, the fourth house on the left.
By Metro:
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Get off at Crystal City stop on the Blue or Yellow Line
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Walk out of the Metro and take a right on S. 18th Street
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take your first left on S. Eads
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take a right on S. 24th Street. My house is 514 S. 24th,
the fourth house on the left.
THE OLD EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING
NOTICE TO ALL
OLD EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING OCCUPANTS
The General Services Administration (GSA) will conduct quarterly tests
of fire alarms during normal work hours.
Tests will be conducted on the first Wednesday of each quarter; and the
next test will be on Wednesday, July 1, 1992, at 10:00 a.m.
1. An announcement will be made alerting occupants that an
alarm test will be conducted.
2. Alarms will be activated by GSA personnel.
3. An announcement will be made reporting that the test has
been completed.
Occupants are urged to report the audibility of the alarms to the GSA
Electric Shop, extension 3296.
Because this will be only a test of the fire alarm system, occupants will
not be required to evacuate the building. They may continue their
normal activity during the test which is expected to last approximately
five minutes.
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Facilities Management Division
June 26, 1992
TO:
David Demarest
Dan McGroarty
Speechwriters
Researchers
FROM:
Joe Duggan
GD
SUBJECT: Polish-Americans in the Rose Garden
POTUS presented the remarks clearly and gracefully. Indeed,
he proved a virtuouso at pronounciations (e.g. Dziewanowski)
we mortals have such trouble with.
The audience interrupted with applause when POTUS said he
would go to Warsaw for Paderewski's final rites, and they cheered
as well when POTUS affirmed America's "resolute" support for
Poland as it struggles to rebuild its economy.
But the highlight of the event was seeing The Hon. Edward
Derwinski costumed as a Polish mountaineer -- peasant shirt,
leather britches and a feathered cap. A photo or video of that
would be a real keeper.
To
Janice
Date
Time 2:05
WHILE YOU WERE OUT
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Kathy Shanahan
of
2800
Phone
Area Code
Number
Extension
TELEPHONED
PLEASE CALL
CALLED TO SEE YOU
WILL CALL AGAIN
WANTS TO SEE YOU
URGENT
RETURNED YOUR CALL
Message
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23-021 CARBONLESS
June 24, 1992
TO: Gary Blummenthal/ Kathy Shanahan/ WH speechwriters
FROM: Roger Runningen, USDA press secy, 720-4623
RE: Speech background for Presidential appearance, USDA June 30.
President Bush is scheduled to deliver remarks to about 400 agriculture journalists
at the U.S. Agrícultural Communicators Congress on Tuesday, June 30 at 1:30 p.m. at
Jefferson Auditorium, Department of Agriculture. The speech should last 15-20 minutes,
with a few questions and answers to follow.
Agriculture Secretary Edward R. Madigan
will introduce the President, and Madigan will remain behind to take another 15-20 minutes
of questions once the President departs.
The general theme should be that of overall prosperity in U.S. agriculture. Farmers
and ranchers emerged from the hard-hitting recession of 1982-83 and now are generally in
good economic health. Overall farm debt is down, land values are rising and net cash
income -- from which farmers make purchases -- has increased in six of the last seven years.
Thanks to aggressive use of export tools, farm exports are now estimated at $41 billion,
second highest on record. The administration-led farm bills of 1985 and 1990 marked a
turning point in agriculture. The overhaul placed farmers and ranchers on a more market-
oriented footing, while still preserving a "safety net" under farm income.
Still, there is anxiety in farm country. Agriculture does not see the administration
being aggressive on several fronts, ranging from GATT talks and pending North America
Free Trade Agreement to preserving property rights in the wetlands controversy.
The audience: The U.S. Agricultural Communicators Congress was founded in 1984.
It is a coalition of five separate groups. Its only purpose is to meet every presidential
and a description:
election year to coax candidates to spell out their positions on agriculture. The five groups
administration; --National Association of Farm Broadcasters: farm radio; generally friendly to
Successful Farming, The Farmer, Drovers, scores of agricultural newsletters.
--American Ag Editors Association: farm magazine writers, such as Farm Journal,
such as Deere & Co., DuPont, Case-IH, and so on.
--Agriculture Relations Council: public relations people employed by agri-business,
--Agriculture Communicators in Education: public affairs people from land-grant
roles; universities, county extension officials of USDA and some USDA employees in education
--Cooperative Communicators Association: public affairs officials with major
agricultural cooperatives and marketing firms, such as Farmland Industries, Land 'O Lakes
of Minneapolis, Cenex.
June 24, 1992
TO: Gary Blummenthal/ Kathy Shanahan/ WH speechwriters
FROM: Roger Runningen, USDA press secy, 720-4623
RE: Speech background for Presidential appearance, USDA June 30.
President Bush is scheduled to deliver remarks to about 400 agriculture journalists
at the U.S. Agrícultural Communicators Congress on Tuesday, June 30 at 1:30 p.m. at
Jefferson Auditorium, Department of Agriculture. The speech should last 15-20 minutes,
with a few questions and answers to follow. Agriculture Secretary Edward R. Madigan
will introduce the President, and Madigan will remain behind to take another 15-20 minutes
of questions once the President departs.
The general theme should be that of overall prosperity in U.S. agriculture. Farmers
and ranchers emerged from the hard-hitting recession of 1982-83 and now are generally in
good economic health. Overall farm debt is down, land values are rising and net cash
income -- from which farmers make purchases -- has increased in six of the last seven years.
Thanks to aggressive use of export tools, farm exports are now estimated at $41 billion,
second highest on record. The administration-led farm bills of 1985 and 1990 marked a
turning point in agriculture. The overhaul placed farmers and ranchers on a more market-
oriented footing, while still preserving a "safety net" under farm income.
Still, there is anxiety in farm country. Agriculture does not see the administration
being aggressive on several fronts, ranging from GATT talks and pending North America
Free Trade Agreement to preserving property rights in the wetlands controversy.
The audience: The U.S. Agricultural Communicators Congress was founded in 1984.
It is a coalition of five separate groups. Its only purpose is to meet every presidential
and a description:
election year to coax candidates to spell out their positions on agriculture. The five groups
administration; --National Association of Farm Broadcasters: farm radio; generally friendly to
--American Ag Editors Association: farm magazine writers, such as Farm Journal,
Successful Farming, The Farmer, Drovers, scores of agricultural newsletters.
such as Deere & Co., DuPont, Case-IH, and so on.
--Agriculture Relations Council: public relations people employed by agri-business,
--Agriculture Communicators in Education: public affairs people from land-grant
universities, roles; county extension officials of USDA and some USDA employees in education
--Cooperative Communicators Association: public affairs officials with major
agricultural cooperatives and marketing firms, such as Farmland Industries, Land 'O Lakes
of Minneapolis, Cenex.
Insert on p. 3:
I am very pleased with the job that Vice President Quayle
and the Council on Competitiveness is doing to cut back on
excessive regulation. Since I announced the moratorium on new
regulations in the State of the Union address, we have saved $15-
$20 billion in the cost of excessive red tape--and this is just a
down payment on things to come in the future. Our regulatory
relief initiative is based on the principles of putting the
individual back in charge, creating jobs for Americans, and
protecting property rights for all that are guaranteed under the
Constitution.
Document No.
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUN 25 1992
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
SUBJECT:
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
KRISTOL
X
McINTOSH
HUBBARD
NOVITSKY
FERNEAU
PERNICE
BECKWITH
PITTS
DUGAN
SULLIVAN
GRIBBIN
Juday
X
HOWARD
JACKSON
HATHAWAY
REMARKS:
RESPONSE:
Return to:
Myrna Dugan
Staff Secretary
Room 267
456-6772
Document No. 334939ss
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
6/24/92
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY: FRI. 6/26/92 10:00am
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
SUBJECT:
TUESDAY, 6/30/92 - 1:30 pm - USDA
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
HORNER
SKINNER
MCBRIDE
SCOWCROFT
MOORE
DARMAN
PETERSMEYER
BRADY
PORTER
BROMLEY
SMITH
CALIO
YEUTTER
DEMAREST
FINDLAY
FITZWATER
KAUFMAN
GRAY
MCGROARTY
HOLIDAY
BOSKIN
REMARKS:
Please forward your comments directly to Dan McGroarty, Rm. 122, x2930,
no later than 10:00 a.m., FRIDAY, JUNE 26, with a copy to this office.
Thank you.
RESPONSE:
PHILLIP D. BRADY
Assistant to the President
and Staff Secretary
Ext. 2702
Crouse/Nix
Wednesday, June 24, 1992
2:15pm
02 JUN 24 P2: 28
[agri-com]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992 @ 1:30 P.M.
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM @ USDA
Thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you, Ed, for that
introduction. It's good to see Sara Wyant - AAEA, Marsha Mauzey
- ARC, David King - ACE, Paul Wesslund - CCA, and Taylor Brown -
NAFB. When I told Barbara about coming to meet with you, she
said, "Great -- you've got a lot in common with them. They are
experts in agriculture; you, in politics -- that gives you
fertilizer in common." That's Barbara -- down-to-earth.
Thank you all for your vital role in keeping our farmers,
ranchers and agribusiness owners well-informed. You help make
agriculture America's number one industry and our nation the
world's largest exporter of agricultural products. (If you just
had "representation on Capitol Hill," you'd be doing all right.)
The news lately has been taken up with urban issues, but I
want you to know that rural issues are equally important. My
growth agenda will benefit all Americans. Our farm programs are
vital in producing these great outcomes for American agriculture.
We pushed bills through Congress in 1985 and 1990 that made U.S.
agriculture more market-oriented and more flexible. Now, we sell
one-fourth of U.S. farm production abroad -- for a total of $41
billion a year with an $18 billion positive trade balance. Those
exports mean a million jobs here at home. We have seen U.S. farm
debt go down and income go up. Agricultural exports this year
2
are expected to be the second highest in history. Folks, that's
not bragging; that's fact.
The world is changing -- fast. And those changes can scare
some people. But, today offers unprecedented opportunities for
American prosperity. In agriculture, the marketplace for today
and tomorrow is international trade. Fully ninety-five percent
of the world's population lives outside the United States.
Global population growth is outpacing ours by 70 percent each
year. That is why we are promoting exports so aggressively. We
are going to knock down trade barriers, cut unfair export
subsidies and remove the obstacles to free and fair trade. We
are going to ensure fair competition for American farmers in the
world marketplace.
The GATT and NAFTA agreements are critical -- I will not let
up on my commitment to these agreements. Next month, at the
Economic Summit in Munich, I will continue to press our trading
partners. In the meantime, we are moving forward -- selling farm
products abroad and righting wrongs. Take the European
Community's oilseed policies that cost our soybean producers at
least $1 billion in annual losses. Twice, I've asked a GATT
panel to review these policies and they've said -- unfair. Well,
I am determined to see action -- to see that this issue will be
resolved fairly. That's not retaliation; that's resolution. The
EC must change its discriminatory policies.
My commitment to developing new markets for agricultural
products is equally strong. Technological advances have opened
3
up tremendous possibilities and Ed Madigan shares my vision for
tapping into their commercial potential. In my home state,
Texas, plans are underway to make newsprint from a crop called
kenaf. In Nebraska, they're making comforters and pillows out of
milk-weed floss. And in Ed Madigan's home state, Illinois, they
plan to produce biodegradable plastics from farm products. Then
there's ethanol -- an industry that has increased corn production
by 5,000 percent, making it the largest industrial use of corn.
We have taken a number of steps to help producers export
American products. Our Export Enhancement Program is a $15
billion commitment to help our products in tough markets. Our
Export Credit Guarantee Program insures export loans against
loss. Our outreach to Russia and the other new nations of the
old USSR holds incredible potential for our producers. Already,
profits are coming in from the $5 billion in export credits we've
approved.
Regulatory reform is also an ongoing priority. When
government tries to do the job for the farmer, it doesn't work.
It's like the city boy who tried to get a calf back in the barn.
He shoved from the side -- calf didn't move. Shoved from the
back -- calf didn't budge. A cousin, raised on the farm, walked
over, put his finger in the calf's mouth and easily led it
through the barn door. ≤ Insert on CC
Our regulatory changes put the farmer back in charge. As
the old saying goes, "The best way to solve farm problems is, to
consult the hardest hands." USDA has initiated "Easy Access" to
4
help our farmers and ranchers do business with their government.
Ed Madigan's 13 major regulatory changes will save at least $1
billion.
In big and small ways, we are removing the roadblocks to
economic growth. We are setting the stage for a new era of
economic prosperity. We're getting government out of the way and
we're getting government on the side of our agricultural
producers. The result is -- the sky's the limit.
Our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders depend on you
for reliable information in order to make good decisions. I
challenge you to continue to keep them not just well-informed,
but the best-informed producers in the world. Tell them about
export opportunities, about the potential of alternative uses,
about the steps we've taken to make government more responsive.
That information will mean the difference between failure and
success. When you give them good information, they'll make right
choices. And when they prosper -- America will, too.
Thank you. And God bless the United States of America.
#######
Crouse/Nix
June 26, 1992
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATORS
U.S.D.A.
JUNE 30, 1992
1:30 P.M.
**RECONCILED -- SEE INSERTS BELOW TEXT
[Acknowledgements.] Thank you for the great job you do in
keeping farmers, ranchers and agribusiness owners not just well-
informed, but the best-informed in the world. I know you have
their respect and gratitude. You have mine, too.
Democracy works because at its heart is one fundamental
principle -- freedom. Freedom is about human rights, self-
determination and peace among nations. It's also about the free
flow of ideas and information. That's where you job comes in.
That's why your work is so important -- not only to democracy and
free enterprise -- but also to agriculture.
Thanks in part to the job you do every day, agriculture is
America's number one industry. The news lately has been taken up
with urban issues, but I want you to know that rural issues are
equally important. My growth agenda will benefit all Americans.
With lower capital gains taxes, investment tax credits and
health care reform, farmers are major beneficiaries of my
economic growth agenda. Our policies have kept interest rates
low -- so farm debt has gone down while income has gone up. With
our common-sense agriculture policy, we can secure a more
prosperous future for farmers by expanding and creating markets -
- both at home and abroad.
With a fourth of our production sold abroad, the world looks
to us -- to American farmers -- for its food and fiber needs.
This year, that adds up to an expected $41 billion in exports --
the second highest in history -- and an $18 billion positive
trade balance. That's not all. These farm exports generate more
than a million jobs here at home.
Exports are a key to agriculture's continued strength and
economic growth. That's why my economic plan includes programs
to actively promote them. And that's why we're working to expand
markets and open new ones on several fronts. We're going to
knock down trade barriers. And ensure fair competition for
American farmers in the world marketplace.
The GATT and NAFTA agreements are critical. I will not let
upon my commitment to them. Next month, at the Economic Summit
in Munich, I will continue to press our trading partners.
GATT TRIGGER INSERT-
America's agricultural prosperity is tied to exports.
Ninety-five percent of the world's population lives outside the
United States, and global population growth is outpacing ours by
70 percent each year. We want to make sure our farmers and
ranchers are in a position to take advantage of the trade
opportunities this growth offers by freeing farmers to make
decisions based on market demands.
Export credits to Russia and other new nations of the old
USSR are opening the door to a vast new market for our
agricultural goods -- one that holds incredible potential for our
producers.
INSERT
These and other export programs are keeping American
agricultural products competitive and boosting export sales.
My commitment to developing alternative markets is equally
strong. Technological advances have opened the way to create a
new industrial feed stock for America -- one derived from
agricultural commodities that will give consumers products that
are safer for the environment. Ed Madigan shares my vision of
tapping this commercial potential -- and we're seeing real
success.
In my old home state of Texas, a group of imaginative
entrepreneurs plan to make newsprint from a crop called kenaf
[ke-NAFF]. And in Nebraska, another group is making comforters
and pillows out of milk weed floss -- that's right, milk weed
floss. And in Ed Madigan's Illinois, they plan to produce
biodegradable plastics from farm products.
And, of course, there's ethanol -- a great American success
story that is now the single largest industrial use of corn. The
Clean Air Act that I signed into law provides new opportunities
for ethanol. Let me say it straight out, in plain English: I
support ethanol. And I believe it must become a major player in
the fuel market.
The oxygenated fuels program created by that clean air law
will be up and running this fall. But we want to make sure that
ethanol competes on a level playing field in the reformulated
gasoline program too. So I am today announcing my support for an
amendment which makes that gas tax exemption for ethanol
proportional to the amount of ethanol used in gasoline. This
will allow ethanol blends to compete at the same level as other
additives. The bottom line is less carbon monoxide for American
citizens, and more sales for American farmers.
Americans are doers. With their hard work and determination
to get the job done, they accomplish great things -- as long as
government doesn't get in the way.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again today: it's
America's entrepreneurs -- men and women of faith, vision and
imagination -- like our farmers -- who create our nation's
wealth. Get government out of their way and on their side, and
you'll see there's no limit to what they can do for this country.
Thank you -- and now I'd be happy to take questions.
# # #
SENSITIVE INSERT NOT TO BE STAFFED
As you know, Secretary Madigan announced earlier that we
would make $150 million in export credit guarantees available to
Russia around July 1 and another $150 around August 1. However,
in response to President Yeltsin's request, I am today announcing
that both credit guarantee packages-a total of $300 million-will
be available on or about July 1.
PROPOSED GRADY GATT INSERT:
[[ Let me be clear: We want a GATT agreement. We think
that an agreement is in the interests of the U.S., the E.C., the
Japanese -- of all nations -- because it will increase exports.
But while we work for an agreement, we will defend the interests
of the American farmer.
Two years ago, I worked with Congress to include in law a
pair of "GATT triggers." Our aim was simply this: if we could
not reach an agreement, then we would be able to defend
ourselves. Well, today is June 30 -- and today the first GATT
trigger is pulled. Let me tell you what that means:
First, we will continue to produce what we need to compete -
- so we will implement a 0% A.R.P. for wheat.
Second, in order to keep American agriculture competitive,
we are prepared to waive minimum acreage set-asides for other
commodities.
Third, we will establish a marketing loan for wheat and
feed-grains.
And fourth, we will increase programs to promote American
agricultural exports by 1 billion dollars. The law requires that
er do this in 1994 and 1995. But today, we will move that
deadline forward -- and increase these programs in fiscal year
1993. The message is simple: we will negotiate hard for an
agreement -- but until one is reached, we will fight hard for the
American farmer.
]
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992 @ 1:30 P.M.
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM @ USDA
Thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you, Ed, for that
introduction. It's good to see Sara Wyant - AAEA, Marsha Mauzey
- ARC, David King - ACE, Paul Wesslund - CCA, and Taylor Brown -
NAFB. When I told Barbara about coming to meet with you, she
said, "Great -- you've got a lot in common with them. They are
experts in agriculture; you, in politics -- that gives you
fertilizer in common." That's Barbara -- down-to-earth.
Thank you all for your vital role in keeping our farmers,
ranchers and agribusiness owners well-informed. You help make
agriculture America's number one industry and our nation the
world's largest exporter of agricultural products. (If you just
had "representation on Capitol Hill," you'd be doing all right.)
The news lately has been taken up with urban issues, but I
want you to know that rural issues are equally important. My
growth agenda will benefit all Americans. Our farm programs are
vital in producing these great outcomes for American agriculture.
We pushed bills through Congress in 1985 and 1990 that made U.S.
agriculture more market-oriented and more flexible. Now, we sell
with an $18 billion positive trade balance and if current estimates hold,
one-fourth of U.S. farm production abroad Nor a total of $41
exports will reach an cot $41 billion this year, the 2nd highest on RecoRd.
billion a year with an $18 billion positive trade balance. Those
exports mean a million jobs here at home We have seen U.S. farm
debt go down and income go up. Agricultural exports this year
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Caterpillar tractors jobs in the truckind industry, in the rail injust
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are expected to be the second highest in history. Folks, that's
not bragging; that's fact.
The world is changing -- fast. And those changes can scare
some people. But, today offers unprecedented opportunities for
American prosperity. In agriculture, the marketplace for today
and tomorrow is international trade. Fully ninety-five percent
of the world's population lives outside the United States.
Global population growth is outpacing ours by 70 percent each
year. That is why we are promoting exports so aggressively. We
are going to knock down trade barriers, cut unfair export
subsidies and remove the obstacles to free and fair trade. We
are going to ensure fair competition for American farmers in the
world marketplace.
The GATT and NAFTA agreements are critical -- I will not let
up on my commitment to these agreements. Next month, at the
Economic Summit in Munich, I will continue to press our trading
partners. In the meantime, we are moving forward -- selling farm
products abroad and righting wrongs. Take the European
Community's oilseed policies that cost our soybean producers at
least $1 billion in annual losses. Twice, I've asked a GATT
panel to review these policies and they've said -- unfair. Well,
I am determined to see action -- to see that this issue will be
resolved fairly. That's not retaliation; that's resolution. The
EC must change its discriminatory policies.
My commitment to developing new markets for agricultural
products is equally strong. Technological advances have opened
3
up tremendous possibilities and Ed Madigan shares my vision for
tapping into their commercial potential. In my home state,
Texas, plans are underway to make newsprint from a crop called
[ke-NAFF]
kenaf. In Nebraska, they're making comforters and pillows out of
milk-weed floss. And in Ed Madigan's home state, Illinois, they
plan to produce biodegradable plastics from farm products. Then
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there's ethanol -- an industry single that has increased corn production
by 5,000 percent, making it the largest industrial use of corn.
We have taken a number of steps to help producers export
Over the last 8 years, we've committed $5 billion to the BE
American products. Our Export Enhancement Program is a $15 Program to
make our exports competitive in tough markets.
billion commitment to help our products in tough markets. Our
Export Credit Guarantee Program insures export loans against
loss. Our outreach to Russia and the other new nations of the
old USSR holds incredible potential for our producers. Already,
profits are coming in from the approximate $5 billion in export credits we've
approved.
Regulatory reform is also an ongoing priority. When
government tries to do the job for the farmer, it doesn't work.
It's like the city boy who tried to get a calf back in the barn.
He shoved from the side -- calf didn't move. Shoved from the
back -- calf didn't budge. A cousin, raised on the farm, walked
over, put his finger in the calf's mouth and easily led it
through the barn door.
Our regulatory changes put the farmer back in charge. As
the old saying goes, "The best way to solve farm problems is to
consult the hardest hands." USDA has initiated "Easy Access" to
4
help our farmers and ranchers do business with their government.
contribute at least $1
Ed Madigan's 13 major regulatory changes will save at least $1
billion billion to the economy.
In big and small ways, we are removing the roadblocks to
economic growth. We are setting the stage for a new era of
economic prosperity. We're getting government out of the way and
we're getting government on the side of our agricultural
producers. The result is -- the sky's the limit.
Our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders depend on you
for reliable information in order to make good decisions. I
challenge you to continue to keep them not just well-informed,
but the best-informed producers in the world. Tell them about
export opportunities, about the potential of alternative uses,
about the steps we've taken to make government more responsive.
That information will mean the difference between failure and
success. When you give them good information, they'll make right
choices. And when they prosper -- America will, too.
Thank you. And God bless the United States of America.
#######
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 24, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR CLAYTON YEUTTER
FROM:
DAN MC GROARTY Doner
SUBJECT: GATT TRIGGER
I received your memo on the GATT trigger after our
Agriculture draft had gone into staffing. A section on the
trigger can be built into the remarks as part of the staffing
process.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 23, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR SAM SKINNER
FROM:
CLAYTON YEUTTER
SUBJECT:
June 30 GATT Trigger 9
June 30, 1992 is the date on which the so-called "GATT Trigger"
is actuated under the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA).
The GATT Trigger requires more aggressive use of agricultural
commodity support and export programs if by this date, the U.S.
has not entered into a GATT Uruguay Round agreement. Although
the immediate impact of the provision is limited, it is assumed
nonetheless that its provisions are effective on this date.
Following is a summary of the main requirements and their impact
this year:
MARKETING LOANS: The Secretary must implement price support
programs with marketing loan provisions for wheat and
feedgrains for crop years 1993 through 1995. Although
marketing loans for these two large crops is a precedent,
market prices are anticipated to remain above the loan rate
and little near-term budgetary impact is expected.
ACREAGE SET-ASIDE: The Secretary may waive minimum acreage
reduction requirements for certain 1993 - 1995 crops.
Waiving set-aside requirements increases production,
potential budget exposure, and trade pressures on the world
market. USDA has already announced a zero set-aside for
1993 wheat, but stocks of this commodity are already
unusually low. A decision to waive the set-aside for
feedgrains could have some budget impact and must be made by
September 30, with the authority to revise the decision as
late as November 15, 1992.
EXPORT PROGRAMS: The Secretary must increase spending on
export promotion programs by $1 billion for FY 1994 and FY
1995. This provision can be implemented with little or no
budgetary impact and some in Congress have sought to advance
the date it takes effect.
There are additional deadlines in 1993 and program changes under
the GATT Trigger are not affected by pay-as-you-go. We are
currently planning to have the President mention the GATT Trigger
*
when he talks to agriculture reporters on June 30. We may want
to have some further discussion about the feedgrains decision
and, depending on how trade negotiations are proceeding, an
increased use of export authorities.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992 @ 1:30 P.M.
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM @ USDA
Thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you, Ed, for that
introduction. It's good to see Sara Wyant - AAEA, Marsha Mauzey
- ARC, David King - ACE, Paul Wesslund - CCA, and Taylor Brown -
NAFB. When I told Barbara about coming to meet with you, she
said, "Great -- you've got a lot in common with them. They are
experts in agriculture; you, in politics -- that gives you yes
fertilizer in common."/That's Barbara -- down-to-earth.
Thank you all for your vital role in keeping our farmers,
ranchers and agribusiness owners well-informed. You help make
agriculture America's number one industry and our nation the
yes
world's largest exporter of agricultural products. (If you just
had "representation on Capitol Hill," you'd be doing all right.)
The news lately has been taken up with urban issues, but I
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growth agenda will benefit all Americans. Our farm programs are
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We pushed bills through Congress in 1985 and 1990 that made U.S.
agriculture more market-oriented and more flexible. Now, we sell
one-fourth of U.S. farm production abroad -- for a total of $41
billion a year with an $18 billion positive trade balance. Those
exports mean a million jobs here at home. We have seen U.S. farm
debt go down and income go up. Agricultural exports this year
2
are expected to be the second highest in history. Folks, that's
not bragging; that's fact.
The world is changing -- fast. And those changes can scare
some people. But, today offers unprecedented opportunities for
American prosperity. In agriculture, the marketplace for today
and tomorrow is international trade. Fully ninety-five percent
of the world's population lives outside the United States.
Global population growth is outpacing ours by 70 percent each
year. That is why we are promoting exports so aggressively. We
are going to knock down trade barriers, cut unfair export
subsidies and remove the obstacles to free and fair trade. We
are going to ensure fair competition for American farmers in the
yes
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The GATT and NAFTA agreements are critical -- I will not let
on my commitment to these agreements. Next month, at the
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partners. In the meantime, we are moving forward -- selling farm
products abroad and righting wrongs. Take the European
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least $1 billion in annual losses. Twice, I've asked a GATT
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kenaf. In Nebraska, they're making comforters and pillows out of
milk-weed floss. And in Ed Madigan's home state, of Illinois, they No
plan to produce biodegradable plastics from farm products. Then
there's ethanol -- an industry that has increased corn production
by 5,000 percent, making it the largest industrial use of corn.
We have taken a number of steps to help producers export
American products. Our Export Enhancement Program is a $15
billion commitment to help our products in tough markets. Our
Export Credit Guarantee Program insures export loans against
loss. Our outreach to Russia and the other new nations of the
old USSR holds incredible potential for our producers. Already,
profits are coming in from the $5 billion in export credits we've
approved.
Regulatory reform is also an ongoing priority. When
government tries to do the job for the farmer, it doesn't work.
It's like the city boy who tried to get a calf back in the barn.
He shoved from the side -- calf didn't move. Shoved from the
back -- calf didn't budge. A cousin, raised on the farm, walked
over, put his finger in the calf's mouth and easily led it
through the barn door.
Our regulatory changes put the farmer back in charge. As
the old saying goes, "The best way to solve farm problems is to
consult the hardest hands." USDA has initiated "Easy Access" to
4
help our farmers and ranchers do business with their government.
Ed Madigan's 13 major regulatory changes will save at least
$1
billion.
In big and small ways, we are removing the roadblocks to
economic growth. We are setting the stage for a new era of
economic prosperity. We're getting government out of the way and
we're getting government on the side of our agricultural
producers. The result is -- the sky's the limit.
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Our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders depend on you
for reliable information in order to make good decisions. I
challenge you to continue to keep them not just well-informed,
but the best-informed producers in the world. Tell them about
export opportunities, about the potential of alternative uses,
about the steps we've taken to make government more responsive.
That information will mean the difference between failure and
success. When you give them good information, they'll make right
choices. And when they prosper -- America will, too.
Thank you. And God bless the United States of America.
#######
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS:
AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
Jee Madigan
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992 @ 1:30 P.M.
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM @ USDA
Thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you, Ed, for that
introduction. It's good to see Sara Wyant - AAEA, Marsha Mauzey
- ARC, David King - ACE, Paul Wesslund - CCA, and Taylor Brown -
NAFB. When I told Barbara about coming to meet with you, she
said, "Great -- you've got a lot in common with them. They are
experts in agriculture; you, in politics -- that gives you
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Thank you all for your vital role in keeping our farmers,
ranchers and agribusiness owners well-informed. You help make
agriculture America's number one industry and our nation the
world's largest exporter of agricultural products. (If you just
had "representation on Capitol Hill, you'd be doing all right.)
The news lately has been taken up with urban issues, but I
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know
want you to know that rural issues are equally important. My
growth agenda will benefit all Americans. Our farm programs are
vital in producing these great outcomes for American agriculture.
We pushed bills through Congress in 1985 and 1990 that made U.S.
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Global population growth is outpacing ours by 70 percent each
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over, put his finger in the calf's mouth and easily led it
through the barn door.
Our regulatory changes put the farmer back in charge. As
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economic growth. We are setting the stage for a new era of
economic prosperity. We're getting government out of the way and
we're getting government on the side of our agricultural
producers. The result is -- the sky's the limit.
Our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders depend on you
for reliable information in order to make good decisions. I
challenge you to continue to keep them not just well-informed,
but the best-informed producers in the world. Tell them about
export opportunities, about the potential of alternative uses,
about the steps we've taken to make government more responsive.
That information will mean the difference between failure and
success. When you give them good information, they'll make right
choices. And when they prosper -- America will, too.
Thank you. And God bless the United States of America.
#######
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
24-Jun-1992 05:13PM
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You keep our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness owners not just well-
informed, but the best-informed in the world. I know you have their respect
and gratitude. You have mine, too.
Democracy works because at its heart is one fundamental principle —
freedom. Freedom is about human rights, self-determination and peace
among nations. It's also about the free flow of ideas and information.
That's where your job comes in. That's why your work is so important -
not only to democracy and free enterprise - but also to agriculture.
Thanks to the job you do every day, our producers have the vital
information they need to make sound business decisions. As a former
businessman, I know the value of current, reliable information. How it can
help keep a business prosperous and moving ahead. I salute you for the
important role you play in making agriculture our number one industry.
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Agriculture does lead American industry, and it also leads in the
world. We are the largest exporter of agricultural products, with a fourth of
our production sold abroad. The world looks to us - to American farmers
— for its food and fiber needs. That adds up to $41 billion a year - the
second highest on record - and an $18 billion positive trade balance.
That's not all - these farm exports generate a million jobs here at home.
Exports are the key to agriculture's continued strength and economic
growth. That's why we're promoting them so aggressively and working to
expand markets and open new ones on several fronts.
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the North
American Free Trade Agreement negotiations are under way. We're
pushing for new agreements with our global trading partners. I want trade
barriers knocked down. Unfair export subsidies cut. And obstacles to free
and fair trade removed. We need new world trade rules to ensure that all
nations can compete fairly. That's why a GATT agreement is so critical. [I
will continue to press our trading partners during the economic talks in
Munich next month.] I'm not letting up on my commitment to a GATT
agreement.
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But we're not sitting idely by waiting either. In the meantime, we're
going forward. We're using our export programs to ensure that our farmers
can compete worldwide. We're in there, slugging it out every day, selling
farm products abroad and using our trade authorities to right wrongs.
Our Export Enhancement Program (EEP) helps producers counter the
unfair advantages of subsidized exports. This tool has made our products,
such as wheat and feed grains, more price competitive abroad. And it's
done the same for high-value products. Over the last eight years, we've
committed almost $15 billion through the EEP to give our exports a fighting
chance in tough markets.
Our Export Credit Guarantee Program is another tool to promote
farm products abroad. With government guarantees to insure export loans
against loss, private lending institutions help finance sales of U.S.
commodities. Credit guarantees boost wheat and feed grains sales. But last
year, almost one-fourth of all guarantees were high-value and processed
products.
Our exports of high-value products are growing, and this is excellent
news for America. High-value products are among the brightest stars on the
horizon. In fact, we expect them to set a new record of almost $22 billion.
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In just seven years, the value of our high-value exports has doubled. That's
a dramatic jump. High-value exports are just as critical as bulk commodities.
Export credits to the former Soviet Union are helping the Soviet
people adjust to the dramatic changes in their country. They're also - and
more importantly - opening the door to a vast new market for bulk
commodities and value-added products. One that holds incredible potential
for our producers.
Since January 1991, I've approved nearly $5 billion in export credits
for the former Soviet Union. These sales have put new profits into the
pockets of American producers. And that's not all. There's also a spill-over
effect. Farmers, ranchers and agribusiness owners are pumping those profits
back into our economy through new equipment purchases such as pickup
trucks and tractors.
[Insert latest on former Soviet aid package in Congress here.]
These and other export programs are keeping American agricultural
products competitive and boosting export sales.
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America's agricultural prosperity is tied to exports. Ninety-five
percent of the world's population lives outside the United States.
International trade is the marketplace for today and tomorrow. Global
population growth is outpacing ours by 70 percent each year. We want to
make sure our farmers and ranchers are in a position to take advantage of
the trade opportunities this growth offers.
That's why we need to tackle foreign barriers that hamstring exports
by our producers. When unfair trade policies limit our exports, we take
action. One example is the European Community's oilseed policies. It's cut
American exports of soybeans and oilseed products, causing at least $1
billion in annual losses to our soybean producers. Twice, I've asked a
GATT panel to consider the EC's oilseed policies. And twice, it has agreed
with us that the EC's policies are unfair.
I want to resolve this issue. My goal is not retaliation but resolution.
My commitment to free trade is firm. And so is my commitment to fair
trade. The door is still open to EC proposals that would improve market
access for our soybean exporters - but time is running short. The EC must
change its discriminatory oilseed policies. Period.
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My commitment to developing new markets for agricultural products is
equally strong. We see a whole generation of new products for American
consumers and foreign customers.
Technology helped our farmers and ranchers produce more than the
world was willing to buy. It can also help us find alternative uses for our
renewable resources. New industrial uses for crops have tremendous
possibilities, and Ed Madigan shares my vision of tapping their commercial
potential. And we're seeing several successes.
In my old home state of Texas, a group of imaginative entrepreneurs
plans to make newsprint from a crop called kenaf. In Nebraska, another
group is making comforters and pillows out of milk weed floss - that's
right, milk weed floss. And in Ed Madigan's home state, Illinois, a major
company is building a plant to produce biodegradable plastics from corn,
wheat and potato starch.
And, of course, there's ethanol. A great American success story. It's
the single largest industrial use of corn. In the last decade alone, the
ethanol industry has increased production by 5,000 percent! And that's just
the beginning! I believe it has an even brighter future ahead.
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The Clean Air Act that I signed into law provides new opportunities
for ethanol. Let me say it straight out, in plain English: I support ethanol.
And I believe it must become a major player in the fuel market.
Ethanol gives us cleaner air, greater energy security and better
economic conditions for American farmers and rural communities. These
are three good reasons why I am personally involved in making sure that
ethanol has a strong role in our fuel programs.
A group of enterprising Americans have caught the vision of what
ethanol can do for this country. They're working to make it a viable
commercial fuel. And government should be a partner in that process -
not an obstacle to progress.
Americans are doers. With their hard work and determination to get
the job done, they accomplish great things - as long as government doesn't
get in their way. I believe government should be there to help. But ONLY
to help... and that's its proper role.
I've said it before, and I want to say it here again today: it's America's
entrepreneurs - men and women of faith, vision and imagination - who
create our nation's wealth. Not the government, as some would have us
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believe. Get government out of their way and on their side, and you'll see
there's no limit to what they can do for this country. It's time we remove
the roadblocks to economic growth and set the stage for a new era of
American prosperity. That's what I'm trying to do with my regulatory
reform package.
Ed Madigan has joined me in this important work. Last March he
announced 13 major regulatory changes. He's done a terrific job. If you
don't believe me, ask the farmers and ranchers out there who rely on your
information. See if you can find one who wants more red tape. I sure
haven't. But if YOU do, tell them to get in touch with us right away. Tell
them they need to file with the government. And tell them to fill out
Government Form #RTL-655, a simple, easy-to-understand 15-page form
for "Red Tape Lovers."
With these changes at USDA, we'll reduce the drag on the economy.
What's more, we're going to save taxpayers at least $1 billion dollars, that's
one billion dollars of their hard-earned money. Ed tells me he's hard at
work on a second package of changes. And he said he's not going to stop
there — he's going to make regulatory reform an ongoing priority at the
Department of Agriculture.
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Another reform program at USDA that I'm excited about is called the
"Easy Access" initiative. It complements what I'm trying to do throughout
government. It's based on the simple idea of making it easier for farmers
and ranchers to do business with their government. Again, as I said earlier,
it's government's role to help people do what they do best - whether it's
farming, ranching or running agribusinesses.
I believe we have a good farm program, one that makes sense. The
market-oriented farm programs that we pushed in 1985 and 1990 have taken
hold. And they've been right on the mark. Changing international
conditions have allowed U.S. agriculture the flexibility to adapt to market
conditions. Basic farm law has set American agriculture on a more market-
oriented path.
The 1990 farm bill strengthened agriculture and stabilized the farm
economy. In fact, farm debt is down and income is up. And, the outlook
for agricultural exports this year is $41 billion, the second highest level in
history. And folks, that ain't braggin' - it's fact.
These are all positive signs that our efforts to aggressively expand
exports, develop new markets here at home and cut regulations are working.
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Our system of free government depends on putting information in the
hands of our people. And, we depend on you to perform that vital task.
You've helped make American agriculture number one. It needs you to stay
that way.
I challenge you to continue to keep our farmers, ranchers and
agribusiness leaders not just well-informed but the best-informed. Tell them
about export opportunities. Tell them about the potential of alternative
uses. And tell them about the steps we've taken to make government more
responsive. It will help them make decisions that can often mean the
difference between failure and success.
Well-informed citizens living in a free, democratic society make
decisions that determine their success or failure. Success is not a matter of
chance; it's a matter of choice. Our producers can make the right choices
with the information you provide.
Thank you and may God bless you all.
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June 24, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR JANICE CROUSE
FROM:
MICHELE NIX
SUBJECT:
AG COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
Here the poopski from the walk-thru.
The Pres will be announced on stage with Madigan. POTUS will sit
down while Madigan gets up and says a few words. Madigan will
then intro POTUS. POTUS will get up and do about 10 minutes of
remarks and then answer anywhere from 2 to 5 questions from the
audience.
There will be approximately 450 people at this event. On stage
will be the 5 Presidents of the coalitions that make up the Ag
Congress. These 5 should be acknowledged.
There will be a blue banner with white lettering that says "USDA
welcomes the 1992 Agricultural Communicators Congress." Their
logo is the capitol dome.
The event is being held in the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Auditorium. Outside the doors of the auditorium is a plaque that
refers to Jefferson as "Farmer and Farm Leader. Also as one
who found "no occupation
so delightful
as the
culture of the Earth.' Also that he "held agriculture to be "a
science of the very first order."
Some of the big wigs who will also speak to this group from
Sunday to Wednesday include: Clayton Yeutter, Bill Reilly, and
Richard Lugar.
Perot made a comment on the "Today" show to the effect of : "The
reason dairy prices are getting so high is because dairy farmers
don't have adequate representation on Capitol Hill." In reality
the dairy lobby is one of the largest here. Perot showed that he
didn't know anything about agriculture. Everyone among the group
thinks his remark was funny and we should capitalize that be
making a joke about it -- somehow hitting it without POTUS
saying Perot's name.
1992 U.S. Agricultural
Communicators Congress
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM
U.S. AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
JUNE 28 - JULY 1, 1992
J.W. MARRIOTT HOTEL
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Sunday, June 28
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
USACC REGISTRATION
Registration A & B
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
EXHIBITS OPEN
Registration Lobby
3:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
GENERAL SESSION I
Grand Ballroom I & II
Care and Feeding of the Media
Judy Smith, Deputy White House Press Secretary
How to Mine Government Agencies for Information
Roger Runningen, Director of Public Affairs and Press Secretary,
U.S. Depart ment of Agriculture
Albert Heier, Public Information Officer,
Environmental Protection Agency
Gary Fendler, Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs,
Food and Drug Administration
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
EVENING AT THE EMBASSIES
Embassy of Canada
Embassy of Israel
Embassy of Mexico
Embassy of New Zealand
Monday, June 29
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
USACC REGISTRATION
Registration A & B
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
EXHIBITS OPEN
Registration Lobby
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
OPENING OF THIRD USACC
Grand Ballroom I & II
- presentation of colors
9:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION II
Agriculture and the U.S. Economy
Hon. Clayton Yeutter, Counsellor to the President
for Domestic Policy
10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
BREAK
Foyer
Participating Organizations:
American Agricultural Editors Association
Agricultural Communicators in Education
Agricultural Relations Council
Cooperative Communicators Association
National Association of Farm Broadcasters
1629 K Street, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 785-6717
FAX: (202) 331-4212
1992 U.S. Agricultural
Communicators Congress
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION III
Grand Ballroom I & II
The Changing Shape of Rural America
Harold L. Hodgkinson, Director,
Center for Demographic Policy
12:00 noon -1:45 p.m.
LUNCHEON
Grand Ballroom III & IV
Hon. Robert Kerrey (D-NE)
U.S. Senate
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
NATIONAL ISSUES FORUM
Grand Ballroom I & II
Hon. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
U.S. Senate
6:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
DINNER CRUISE ON THE POTOMAC
Tuesday, June 30
7:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
PRESS CLUB BREAKFAST
National Press Club
Hon. Richard Lugar (R-IN)
U.S. Senate
Hon. E. (Kika) de la Garza (D-TX)
U.S. House of Representatives
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION IV
Grand Ballroom I & II
Agriculture: A Threat to the Environment?
Hon. William Reilly, Administrator,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ENVIRONMENTALIST PANEL:
Robert Irvin, Fisheries and Wildlife Division,
National Wildlife Federation
Ken Cook, Vice President for Policy,
Center for Resource Economics
Maureen Hinkle, Director, Agricultural Policy,
National Audubon Society
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON
Grand Ballroom III & IV
Does Agriculture Have a Drug Problem?
Dr. Gerald Guest, Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine,
Food and Drug Administration
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
GENERAL SESSION V
Jefferson Auditorium
Agriculture and the Nation
Administration Building
The Honorable George Bush
The President of the United States
Hon. Edward Madigan
Secretary of Agriculture
Participating Organizations:
American Agricultural Editors Association
Agricultural Communicators in Education
Agricultural Relations Council
Cooperative Communicators Association
National Association of Farm Broadcasters
1629 K Street, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 785-6717
FAX: (202) 331-4212
1992 U.S. Agricultural
Communicators Congress
4:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING
State Department
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
DECATUR HOUSE RECEPTION
Decatur Carriage House
8:00 p.m.-midnight
COLLEGE DAYS RECEPTION
12th Floor Terrace
J.W. Marriott Hotel
Wednesday, July 1
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION VI
Grand Ballroom I & II
What Drives Activist Groups?
Tom Devine, Legal Director,
Government Accountability Project
Howard Lyman, Executive Director,
Beyond Beef Campaign
Hon. Charles Stenholm (D-TX)
U.S. House of Representatives
10:30 a.m. -10:45 a.m. BREAK
Foyer
10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. GENERAL SESSION VII
Grand Ballroom I & II
A Parting Challenge
John Holliman, Correspondent,
Cable News Network
12:00 noon
ADJOURNMENT
Participating Organizations:
American Agricultural Editors Association Agricultural Communicators in Education
Agricultural Relations Council
Cooperative Communicators
Association
National Association of Farm Broadcasters
1629 K Street, N.W.
Suite 1100
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 785-6717
FAX: (202) 331-4212
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992 @ 1:30 P.M.
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM @ USDA
Thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you, Ed, for that
introduction. It's good to see Sara Wyant - AAEA, Marsha Mauzey
- ARC, David King - ACE, Paul Wesslund - CCA, and Taylor Brown -
NAFB. When I told Barbara about coming to meet with you, she
said, "Great -- you've got a lot in common with them. They are
experts in agriculture; you, in politics -- that gives you
fertilizer in common." That's Barbara -- down-to-earth.
Thank you all for your vital role in keeping our farmers,
ranchers and agribusiness owners well-informed. You help make
agriculture America's number one industry and our nation the
world's largest exporter of agricultural products. (If you just
had "representation on Capitol Hill," you'd be doing all right.)
The news lately has been taken up with urban issues, but I
want you to know that rural issues are equally important. My
growth agenda will benefit all Americans. Our farm programs were
vital in producing the great outcomes for American agriculture.
We pushed bills through Congress in 1985 and 1990 that made U.S.
agriculture more market-oriented and more flexible. Now, we sell
one-fourth of U.S. farm production abroad -- for a total of $41
billion a year with an $18 billion positive trade balance. Those
exports mean a million jobs here at home. We have seen U.S. farm
debt go down and income go up. Agricultural exports this year
2
are expected to be the second highest in history. Folks, that's
not bragging; that's fact.
The world is changing -- fast. And those changes can scare
some people. But, today offers unprecedented opportunities for
American prosperity. In agriculture, the marketplace for today
and tomorrow is international trade. Fully ninety-five percent
of the world's population lives outside the United States.
Global population growth is outpacing ours by 70 percent each
year. That is why we are promoting exports so aggressively. We
are going to knock down trade barriers, cut unfair export
subsidies and remove the obstacles to free and fair trade. We
are going to ensure fair competition for American farmers in the
world marketplace.
The GATT and NAFTA agreements are critical -- I will not let
up on my commitment to these agreements. Next month, at the
Economic Summit in Munich, I will continue to press our trading
partners. In the meantime, we are moving forward -- selling farm
products abroad and righting wrongs. Take the European
Community's oilseed policies that cost our soybean producers at
least $1 billion in annual losses. Twice, I've asked a GATT
panel to review these policies and they've said -- unfair. Well,
I am determined to see action -- to see that this issue will be
resolved fairly. That's not retaliation; that's resolution. The
EC must change its discriminatory policies.
My commitment to developing new markets for agricultural
products is equally strong. Technological advances have opened
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up tremendous possibilities and Ed Madigan shares my vision for
tapping into their commercial potential. In my home state,
Texas, plans are underway to make newsprint from a crop called
kenaf. In Nebraska, they're making comforters and pillows out of
milk-weed floss. And in Ed Madigan's home state, Illinois, they
plan to produce biodegradable plastics from farm products. Then
there's ethanol -- an industry that has increased corn production
by 5,000 percent, making it the largest industrial use of corn.
We have taken a number of steps to help producers export
American products. Our Export Enhancement Program is a $15
billion commitment to help our products in tough markets. Our
Export Credit Guarantee Program insures export loans against
loss. Our outreach to Russia and the other new nations of the
Old USSR holds incredible potential for our producers. Already,
profits are coming in from the $5 billion in export credits we've
approved.
Regulatory reform is also an ongoing priority. When
government tries to do the job for the farmer, it doesn't work.
It's like the city boy who tried to get a calf back in the barn.
He shoved from the side -- calf didn't move. Shoved from the
back -- calf didn't budge. A cousin, raised on the farm, walked
over, put his finger in the calf's mouth and easily led it
through the barn door.
Our regulatory changes put the farmer back in charge. As
the old saying goes, "The best way to solve farm problems is to
consult the hardest hands." USDA has initiated "Easy Access" to
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help our farmers and ranchers do business with their government.
Ed Madigan's 13 major regulatory changes will save at least $1
billion.
In big and small ways, we are removing the roadblocks to
economic growth. We are setting the stage for a new era of
economic prosperity. We're getting government out of the way and
we're getting government on the side of our agricultural
producers. The result is -- the sky's the limit.
Our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders depend on you
for reliable information in order to make good decisions. I
challenge you to continue to keep them not just well-informed,
but the best-informed producers in the world. Tell them about
export opportunities, about the potential of alternative uses,
about the steps we've taken to make government more responsive.
That information will mean the difference between failure and
success. When you give them good information, they'll make right
choices. And when they prosper -- America will, too.
Thank you. And God bless the United States of America.
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PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992 @ 1:30 P.M.
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM @ USDA
Thank you for that warm welcome. Thank you, Ed, for that
introduction. It's good to see Sara Wyant - AAEA, Marsha Mauzey
- ARC, David King - ACE, Paul Wesslund - CCA, and Taylor Brown -
NAFB. When I told Barbara about coming to meet with you, she
said, "Great -- you've got a lot in common with them. They are
experts in agriculture; you, in politics -- that gives you
fertilizer in common." That's Barbara -- down-to-earth.
Thank you all for your vital role in keeping our farmers,
ranchers and agribusiness owners well-informed. You help make
agriculture America's number one industry and our nation the
world's largest exporter of agricultural products. (If you just
had "representation on Capitol Hill," you'd be doing all right.)
The news lately has been taken up with urban issues, but I
want you to know that rural issues are equally important. My
growth agenda will benefit all Americans. Our farm programs are
vital in producing these great outcomes for American agriculture.
We pushed bills through Congress in 1985 and 1990 that made U.S.
agriculture more market-oriented and more flexible. Now, we sell
one-fourth of U.S. farm production abroad -- for a total of $41
billion a year with an $18 billion positive trade balance. Those
exports mean a million jobs here at home. We have seen U.S. farm
debt go down and income go up. Agricultural exports this year
2
are expected to be the second highest in history. Folks, that's
not bragging; that's fact.
The world is changing -- fast. And those changes can scare
some people. But, today offers unprecedented opportunities for
American prosperity. In agriculture, the marketplace for today
and tomorrow is international trade. Fully ninety-five percent
of the world's population lives outside the United States.
Global population growth is outpacing ours by 70 percent each
year. That is why we are promoting exports so aggressively. We
are going to knock down trade barriers, cut unfair export
subsidies and remove the obstacles to free and fair trade. We
are going to ensure fair competition for American farmers in the
world marketplace.
The GATT and NAFTA agreements are critical -- I will not let
up on my commitment to these agreements. Next month, at the
Economic Summit in Munich, I will continue to press our trading
partners. In the meantime, we are moving forward -- selling farm
products abroad and righting wrongs. Take the European
Community's oilseed policies that cost our soybean producers at
least $1 billion in annual losses. Twice, I've asked a GATT
panel to review these policies and they've said -- unfair. Well,
I am determined to see action -- to see that this issue will be
resolved fairly. That's not retaliation; that's resolution. The
EC must change its discriminatory policies.
My commitment to developing new markets for agricultural
products is equally strong. Technological advances have opened
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up tremendous possibilities and Ed Madigan shares my vision for
tapping into their commercial potential. In my home state,
Texas, plans are underway to make newsprint from a crop called
kenaf. In Nebraska, they're making comforters and pillows out of
milk-weed floss. And in Ed Madigan's home state, Illinois, they
plan to produce biodegradable plastics from farm products. Then
there's ethanol -- an industry that has increased corn production
by 5,000 percent, making it the largest industrial use of corn.
We have taken a number of steps to help producers export
American products. Our Export Enhancement Program is a $15
billion commitment to help our products in tough markets. Our
Export Credit Guarantee Program insures export loans against
loss. Our outreach to Russia and the other new nations of the
old USSR holds incredible potential for our producers. Already,
profits are coming in from the $5 billion in export credits we've
approved.
Regulatory reform is also an ongoing priority. When
government tries to do the job for the farmer, it doesn't work.
It's like the city boy who tried to get a calf back in the barn.
He shoved from the side -- calf didn't move. Shoved from the
back -- calf didn't budge. A cousin, raised on the farm, walked
over, put his finger in the calf's mouth and easily led it
through the barn door.
Our regulatory changes put the farmer back in charge. As
the old saying goes, "The best way to solve farm problems is to
consult the hardest hands." USDA has initiated "Easy Access" to
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help our farmers and ranchers do business with their government.
Ed Madigan's 13 major regulatory changes will save at least $1
billion.
In big and small ways, we are removing the roadblocks to
economic growth. We are setting the stage for a new era of
economic prosperity. We're getting government out of the way and
we're getting government on the side of our agricultural
producers. The result is -- the sky's the limit.
Our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders depend on you
for reliable information in order to make good decisions. I
challenge you to continue to keep them not just well-informed,
but the best-informed producers in the world. Tell them about
export opportunities, about the potential of alternative uses,
about the steps we've taken to make government more responsive.
That information will mean the difference between failure and
success. When you give them good information, they'll make right
choices. And when they prosper -- America will, too.
Thank you. And God bless the United States of America.
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Wednesday, June 24, 1992
10:13am
[agri-com]
PRESIDENTIAL REMARKS: AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1992 @ 1:30 P.M.
JEFFERSON AUDITORIUM @ USDA
Thank you for that warm welcome. And, thank you for your
vital role in keeping our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness
owners well-informed. You help make agriculture America's number
one industry and our nation the world's largest exporter of
agricultural products.
Our farm programs were also vital to those great outcomes.
We pushed bills through Congress in 1985 and 1990 that made U.S.
agriculture more market-oriented and more flexible. Now, we sell
one-fourth of U.S. farm production abroad -- for a total of $41
billion a year with an $18 billion positive trade balance.
those exports mean a million jobs here at home. We have seen
U.S. farm debt go down and income go up. Agricultural exports
this year are expected to be the second highest in history.
Folks, that's not bragging; that's fact.
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American prosperity. In agriculture, the marketplace for today
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year. That is why we are promoting exports so aggressively. We
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resolution. The EC must change its discriminatory policies.
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tapping into their commercial potential. In my home state,
Texas, plans are underway to make newsprint from a crop called
kenaf. In Nebraska, they're making comforters and pillows out of
milk-weed floss. And in Ed Madigan's home state, Illinois, they
plan to produce biodegradable plastics from farm products. Than
there's ethanol -- an industry that has increased corn production
by 5,000 percent making it the largest industrial use of corn.
We have taken a number of steps to help producers export
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billion commitment to help our products in tough markets.
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got 13 major regulatory changes that will save taxpayers at least
$1 billion. USDA has initiated "Easy Access" to help our farmers
and ranchers do business with their government.
In big and small ways, we are removing the roadblocks to
economic growth. We are setting the stage for a new era of
economic prosperity. We're getting government out of the way and
we're getting government on the side of our agricultural
producers. The result is -- the sky's the limit.
Our farmers, ranchers and agribusiness leaders depend on you
for reliable information in order to make good decisions. I
challenge you to continue to keep them not just well-informed,
but the best-informed producers in the world. Tell them about
export opportunities, about the potential of alternative uses,
about the steps we've taken to make government more responsive.
That information will mean the difference between failure and
success. l Success is not a matter of chance; it's a matter of
choice. When you give them good information, they'll make right
choices. Then they will prosper and our country will, too.
And when they
America
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America.
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'92-06-24 08:34 DOUG GAMBLE
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DOUG GAMBLE
424 . 36th Place
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
June 24/92
(310) 546-6409
TO: CHRISTINA MARTIN
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATORS (Janice Crouse)
I DON'T MIND TALKING ABOUT THINGS AGRICULTURAL, BUT THE VICE PRESIDENT
WARNED ME TO STEER CLEAR OF ANYTHING TO DO WITH POTATOES.
YOUR AREA OF EXPERTISE IS AGRICULTURE, AND MY AREA OF EXPERTISE IS POLITICS,
SO AT LEAST THAT GIVES US FERTILIZER IN COMMON.
I MET A DAIRY FARMER RECENTLY. AT LEAST I THINK HE WAS. WHEN I HELD MY HAND
OUT TO HIM HE PULLED ON EACH FINGER.
Janice: I doubt this is of much help. I know nothing about
agriculture and even less about agricultural journalism.
In the absence of any research or background of specifics
for me to base lines on, there's not an awful lot I can
do, but what I do do I can do awful.
Doug
Staff/2:30
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 22, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR MICHELLE NIX/JANICE KRAUSS
FROM:
KATHY SHANAHAN
Kathy
SUBJECT:
Agriculture Communicators Congress (ACC) Speech
Attached is guidance from USDA for the ACC speech on June 30 at
the USDA auditorium.
They have provided a draft text that touches the key issues:
Expanding export markets--Uruguay Round, NAFTA, exports to the
former Soviet Union. Closely related is the U.S. decision to
publish a retaliation list in the EC oilseeds case (this sounds
like a segmented issue, but the entire agriculture industry was
looking at this case as a sign that the Administration is willing
to be tough). You should also know that under the 1990 budget
agreement, USDA is required to take certain steps as a lever to
strike an accord on the Uruguay Round if no agreement is made by
June 30. This is referred to as the "GATT trigger," and would be
a strong message for the President to deliver (and something they
will all be waiting to hear about. The intent is that the U.S.
farm programs be used even more aggressively than they are now to
"encourage" a GATT agreement.
Domestic Farm Policy--The message here is increased flexibility
and market orientation of farm programs. I have also attached
USDA backgrounders on how the Presdient's economic growth and
health care reform proposals help farmers. Ethanol is a big
economic issue; to help with language USDA attached a letter
recently signed by the President on the subject.
USDA is going to broadcast the President's speech live across
their network of about 800 stations across rural America. A
statement like "Much attention has been called to the acute needs
of urban communities of late, but know that I also appreciate the
special and just as urgent needs of rural America. My growth
agenda will benefit all Americans" would ring clear.
Please call me on x2800 if you would like to discuss the issues
further. Thank you.
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Don Mr
06/23/92 5:00 pm
Saturday, July 4, 1992
Independence Day
B Camp David
TBD
Depart for Daytona, Florida
Camp David
11:00 am
Attend Firecracker 400 Race
Daytona, Florida
(Demarest)
TBD
Depart Daytona for Faith,
North Carolina
2:30 pm
B Attend Fourth of July
Faith,
Celebration
North Carolina
(Demarest)
TBD
B Depart for Warsaw, Poland
B RON Aboard Air Force One
Sunday, July 5, 1992
TBD
B Arrive Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw, Poland
TBD
B Warsaw Events TBD
(Scowcroft)
TBD
B Depart Warsaw for Munich,
Germany
TBD
B Arrive Munich
Munich, Germany
B RON Munich
Dan - for Dan - for
(bushnyt)
As Communicators
TO: Laura Melillo, White House press office
FROM: Roger Runningen, USDA press secretary, 720-4623
Re: President's interview with The New York Times
Laura, see 1991 accomplishments at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In addition,
there have been these developments in agriculture worthy of the President's attention:
--Farm economy is strong, with debts down and assets up.
--U.S. farm exports now estimated at $41 billion this year, second highest on record.
--Net cash income has been rising in six of the last seven years.
--Agriculture Department has extended nearly $5 billion in agriculture credits to the
former Soviet Union ($4.85 billion) since January 1991. This not only helps pave the way
toward free-market principles, but preserves America's fourth largest export market.
--President is promising to fight hard for GATT world trade agreement, which will
benefit U.S. agriculture. Note upcoming G-7 meeting next month in Munich.
--President's economic/health care package languishes in Congress. Both offer hope
for U.S. farmers and agriculture: low interest rates to buy equipment; investment tax credit
to replace aging equipment and offers 100 percent health care premium deduction.
--Landmark revisions in basic farm law in 1985 and 1990 steered agriculture on more
market-oriented course; gave farmers more freedom to plant to conditions of the market,
instead of whims of government payments.
--Further information, Roger Runningen, USDA press sec'y, 720-4623.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1991 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Alternative Uses for Farm Products
Secretary Madigan launched a program in 1991 to create a new
generation of industrial uses for farm products. Noting that a
number of companies are intensifying efforts in this area, Secretary
Madigan said, "USDA should be on the cutting edge of these research
activities. And we will be.' USDA's program will:
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create new markets for farmers;
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tap the productive capacity of U.S. agriculture;
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revitalize rural America by creating new jobs;
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conserve our limited fossil fuel petroleum resources;
reduce dependence on foreign fuels;
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improve our balance of trade; and
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improve air and water quality.
There are a number of exciting possibilities in industrial uses for
agricultural products that can not only increase our agricultural
markets at home, but can also provide more opportunities to increase
the value-added agricultural products that we export.
The ethanol industry has grown from 20 million gallons in
1979 to more than 840 million gallons in 1990 -- a 4100
percent increase. Many think that we could be producing
up to 5 billion gallons of ethanol by the year 2000.
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In 1991 the Agricultural Research Service brought
experts on alcohol fuels together at the National
Center for Agricultural Utilization Research at
Peoria, Illinois, to explore the technologies and
actions required to increase the use of alcohol
fuels.
-- The use of soyoil ink started only a few years ago.
Soyoil ink now uses about 100 million pounds of soyoil a
year, and there is a potential to use 1 billion pounds of
soyoil for ink.
o In 1991, the Agricultural Research Service filed a
patent application for a process to use 100 percent
soyoil ink for newspaper printing.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, in cooperation with
USDA and the Department of Defense, has completed a pilot
facility in Arizona to process natural rubber from quayule
[pronounced: "WHY-you-lee"], a Southwestern native shrub.
o Currently, the U.S. imports 100 percent of the
natural rubber that it uses at a cost of about $1
billion per year.
--
In June 1991 the Forest Service signed a cooperative
agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb to provide yew bark
from the national forests for taxol extraction. Taxol,
presently extracted only from the bark of the Pacific yew
tree, is proving to be effective in treating ovarian,
breast and other types of cancer.
Other areas of experimentation include: kenaf paper
fibers, transmission fluid from rapeseed oil, crops with
fatty acids that have strategic importance to the U.S.,
crop-based acids used to make plastic films.
o Warner-Lambert Inc., for example, has invested more
than $100 million in new-use technology. It includes
a plant in Rockford, Illinois, that will produce
plastic-like products made from starch instead of
petroleum.
New uses for agricultural products can be the foundation
of a rebirth in Rural America. It is the agricultural
equivalent of putting Americans on the moon. New uses for
crops bring new plants. That brings new jobs, and in
turn, new homes, businesses and schools. It represents a
new generation of opportunity for Rural America.
Let Farmers Be Farmers
At the direction of Secretary Madigan, USDA announced plans to
improve the delivery of USDA services to farmers and lessen the
paperwork burden. Under his leadership, USDA will test eight pilot
projects in 16 locations nationally in the spring of 1992. These
projects will include:
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flexible USDA agency hours in local communities;
computer access to county office data;
two-way video town meeting conferences;
simplified forms with common definitions; and
use of a "smart card" to ease paperwork burdens.
USDA 1991 Accomplishments
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USDA programs put into effect in 1991 give farmers and ranchers new
freedom in making production and marketing decisions.
These changes give farmers the most freedom they've had in
farm management since the 1920s.
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In 1991, farmers used these new flexibility options to
plant nearly 7.5 million acres of alternate crops.
In a move to bring sensible uniformity to the classification of farm
wetlands, and to protect and clarify farmers' property rights, USDA
joined with other Government Departments to issue proposals for a
new wetlands manual. When adopted, the new manual will:
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identify genuine wetlands (afterall, wetlands should be
wet) ;
:
relieve farmers from having to prove which of their lands
are not wetlands; and
:
make the Government responsible for proving what lands are
wetlands based on new, uniform definitions.
On May 10, 1991, Secretary Madigan announced a number of short-term
dairy relief measures to meet a sharp downturn in farm dairy prices.
The relief actions expanded the use of dairy products in foreign and
domestic feeding programs.
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Under the Dairy Export Incentive Program, U.S. exporters
sold 60 million tons of butter, 11,000 tons of butteroil,
2,000 tons of cheddar cheese, nearly 17,000 tons of nonfat
dry milk and 674 tons of whole milk powder.
--
The national all-milk price rose from $11.30 per
hundredweight in April 1991 to more than $13.90 per
hundredweight in December 1991.
USDA made an exhaustive study in 1991 of alternative dairy
policies and completed a national hearing on milk market
orders.
USDA's Federal Crop Insurance Corporation adopted a new price
election option in 1991 that allows farmers to select any amount of
coverage, up to 100 percent, of a commodity's projected market
price.
USDA 1991 Accomplishments
Page 4
Throughout 1991, USDA provided disaster assistance to farm program
participants in 488 counties in 24 states.
:
A total of $21.4 million in Emergency Conservation Program
funds were made available to producers in 32 states for
disaster-related conservation cost-sharing.
The Farmers Home Administration made more than $81 million
low-interest emergency loans to farmers.
:
Disaster payments for 1990 and 1991 crop losses have been
authorized in the amount of $995 million to producers for
1990 or 1991 crop losses.
Boosting Consumer and Nutrition Programs at USDA
The 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act calls for uniform
nutrition labels that people can understand for all foods regulated
by the Food and Drug Administration. The law, however, does not
apply to meat and poultry products, which the USDA oversees.
To close the gap and create a comprehensive labeling package for
consumers, USDA published proposed new standards for labeling the
nutrient content of typical servings of fresh and processed meats
and poultry on November 27, 1991.
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Uniform nutrition labels will take the mystery out of food
labels and make it easier for consumers to assemble
nutritious diets.
The new labels will also provide additional incentives to
companies to develop lower fat, more nutritious products.
About 60 percent of USDA's budget is spent on food and feeding
programs. USDA stepped up its nutrition education activities in
1991 and announced plans to:
teach preschool and school children the importance of
"eating right" so they will have the energy and nutrition
to be ready to learn in school;
:
develop a food guide symbol aimed at young children and
low-literacy adults;
USDA 1991 Accomplishments
Page 5
work with low-income WIC Program (Women, Infants and
Children) mothers on pre-natal and post-partum care to
ensure healthier babies;
work with low-income adults on ways to improve their
diets, spend food money wisely, and handle foods safely;
provide dietary guidelines for the school lunch and
breakfast programs; and
expand nutrition training to child care providers and to
preschool children.
There have been a number of advances made in broadening nutrition
programs for the public, including:
Secretary Madigan announced in 1991 that school
foodservice workers would have the tools by 1994 to meet
the new USDA Dietary Guidelines in the National School
Lunch Program -- the first time a date has been set to
comply with new nutrition standards.
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In 1992, nutrition guidelines for children will be
published and distributed to approximately 275, 000
schools and day care providers. The book teaches
every day use and application of the nutrition
guidelines.
USDA's FY 93 budget includes funding for five
training modules that will be available via satellite
to any local school district training foodservice
workers.
In July 1991, USDA awarded $5 million in grants to schools
in 30 states to help start school breakfast programs.
School Breakfast programs are now operating in more than
40,000 schools and 4.4 million children are receiving
school breakfasts -- a fourth more than five years ago.
The USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) was designated
to lead Federal agency programs in developing an effective
Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) program -- a
computerized system which allows food stamp recipients to
receive monthly benefits by using a plastic card similar
to a bank card. Five FNS demonstration projects are
operating and 10 more are planned.
USDA 1991 Accomplishments
Page 6
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FNS also awarded grants of more than a quarter of a
million dollars to nonprofit groups in 1991 to improve
outreach for homeless people and help them secure food
assistance.
Expanding Markets for U.S. Farmers
The United States is the most productive and competitive
agricultural nation in the world. But since World War II, we have
seen country after country erect higher and higher barriers to keep
out imports from U.S. farms. Tearing down these barriers means
unfettered gains throughout the economy:
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American workers gain some 19,000 jobs for every $1
billion in U.S. exports;
--
American consumers gain another $1.59 of buying power in
the economy with every $1 in farm exports;
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American farmers win in market volume, price and net
income;
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American communities can offer a wider variety of
services; and
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American taxpayers gain through lower taxes.
The only way to determine fair rules of international trade is
through an international mechanism such as the General Agreement on
Tariffs and Trade (GATT). For five years we have fought a battle in
GATT against trade-distorting practices and for a greater
opportunity for American farm exports. We have stuck to our guns
throughout.
--
Secretary Madigan has assured the U.S. farm and
agribusiness sector that the Bush administration will
emphasize the importance of a good agreement for U.S.
agriculture in seeking a new international trade
agreement.
A successful GATT agreement could expand U.S. farm exports
by $6 billion to $8 billion by the end of the decade and
could add $1 billion to $2 billion to U.S. farm income.
USDA 1991 Accomplishments
Page 7
In a move to expand North American farm markets, the U.S. entered
negotiations in 1991 with Mexico and Canada to form a North American
Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). A satisfactory NAFTA agreement would
give U.S. farmers better access to a large growing market next door.
--
U.S. farm exports to Canada have increased 48 percent in
the last two years. Canadian farm imports into the U.S.
rose 33 percent in the same period. Beef and pork exports
have more than doubled; fruit and vegetable exports
increased more than 50 percent.
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Mexico's 90 million population is expected to grow by
another 20 million people in 10 years. The potential
demand is particularly strong for meat, eggs and dairy
products. U.S. agricultural exports to Mexico totalled
$2.5 billion in 1990.
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The three NAFTA countries have a combined gross national
product one-fourth larger than the European Community.
NAFTA would create the largest and richest trading market
in the world with 360 million consumers and an economy of
$6 trillion.
Encouraging Democracy and Global Markets
The former Soviet Union and the new Commonwealth of Independent
States are undergoing dramatic changes and moving toward a free
market and international trading economy. At the same time, they
are facing a critical drop in grain production. To help nourish the
growing flame of freedom in the Soviet Union, the U.S. has launched
a number of activities:
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In October 1991, Secretary Madigan traveled to the Soviet
Union with a team of agricultural specialists to study
farm production, food needs, processing and marketing
methods in the Soviet Union.
--
On November 20, 1991, President Bush announced an
additional $1.25 billion in credit guarantees for U.S.
agricultural exports to the former Soviet Union --
bringing the total guaranteed credit provided by the U.S.
to $3.75 billion since January 1, 1991, more than any
other nation in the world!
--
The guaranteed credits in 1991 allowed the Soviet Union to
purchase $1.4 billion of American-grown feed grains; $700
million of wheat and wheat flour; nearly $600 billion of
FARM JOURNAL WASH, DC TEL No.202-662-1234
Jun 19,92 12:28 No. 001 P.02
To: Kathy Shanahan, Paul Luthringer
From: Tricia Klintberg 662-1227
Date: June 19, 1992
Rei U.S. Agricultural Communicators Congress
Thank you all again for securing the President for our
meeting on June JO at 1.30 p.m. in the Jefferson Auditorium at
USDA. It should be an upteat experience for everyone.
As I told Gary when we spoke earlier in the week, it seems
to me that there has been little if any discussion about rural
America or agriculture during this Presidential campaign. This
is in part because there are no apparent front burner issues. The
Congress, the general media and the public have been swept away
by a concern for the cities ever since the L.A riots. Yet farmers
and ranchers are a minority group too. Only 2.8% of the
population worked in farm occupations in 1990, according to the
census. Elit the contribution agriculture makes to the domestic
economy and to the stability of rural America is significant and
not well known among the general public.
During President Bush's tenure, the 1990 farm law passed
asking farmers to live with a 15% cut in farm program payments.
They adapted with barely a wimper because the program works. It
reduces surpluses and improves market prices. USDA budget
officials estimate that for 1992 crops farm program payments are
expected to come in under $12 billion for the third crop year
running. That's quite & change from the 126 billion in payments
registered in 1985.
Exports are up. The value of fiscal 1992 exports are now
forecast to reach $41 billion the second highest ever. Consider
the contribution this makes to our balance of trade.
Yet as pressure to reduce the deficit heats up agricultural
programs may be at risk for two reasons. Since farmers have
adapted to the cost-cutting requirements of the 1990 farm law
without complaint, some believe they can endure further cuts.
The election promises a massive turnover in the House of
Representatives. But it's & sure bet that the new kids on the
block will be more familiar with urban than rural issues. Farmers
and ranchers would like to know whether they can look to
President Bush to protect agriculture's turf.
While future budget cuts and their impact are a matter for
speculation, the environmental regulation farmers and ranchers
must live with is part of the here and now. They have made
incredible strides in curbing soil erosion through the various
conservation programs enacted in the 1985 and 1990 farm laws.
Education about water quality issues has spurred improvement
through individual initative. Calling farmers and ranchers
stewards of the land is not an exaggeration.
Farmers and ranchers are also major landowners. They own a
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Jun 19,92 12:28 No.001 P.03
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majority of the remaining undeveloped wetlands. So the debate on
wetlands, whether they must be wet enough for ducks or merely wot
two weeks out of the year is confusing, frustrating and smacks of
out right interference with land use. Lack of normal rainfall
throughout the country since 1988, particularly in the upper
midwest, has aggravated the wetlands debate. The administration
has made a valiant attempt to find a solution to the wetlands
issue. EPA received 80,000 comments on the new proposed
definition. Could the President tell us how he would like to 57e
this resolved?
Other issues of particular importance to this audience
include the former Soviet Union. Farmers obviously hope U.S. aid
will not only help allay human suffering but help secure this
once great market for U.S. grain in the future.
round Qt
The European Community has recently agreed to 50mg reform of
its Common Agricultural Policy. The payments the EC makes to its
farmers makes the U.S. look like pikers. Are the changes to the
CAP as courageous as advertised and what do they portend for a
not for potus
successful conclusion of the GATT talke?
The North American Free Trade Agreement holds great promise
for improving agricultural trade, especially for & sector unused
to exporting product: the dairy industry. How can we help get
country? the word out that what's good for agriculture is good for the
The Clean Air Act offers a real plus for agriculture through
adrens
its support of the development of ethanol But this very
promising fuel which creates a sure market for corn and lessens
our dependence on foreign oil is now embroiled in controversy.
There is one body of scientific evidence which says ethanol
speeds up depletion of the ozone layer when used in certain
cities in the summertime. Will the administration continue its
support of ethanol?
Finally, for your information, WE hear anecdotally that
farmers and ranchers are really interested in the uncandidate,
Mr. Perot. They identify with him. Yet we asked him to speak to
US in person, by telephone, by precanned video tape interview and
he declined. Three times. People are entranced with his idea of
government by talk show. Yet critics say this method of
addressing issues and resolving them is fraught with peril and
undermines our representative form of democracy. Could either
President Bush or Secretary Yeutter talk about this?
As I told you we have the social security numbers for all
paid meeting registrants. We do not have dates of birth. Larry
Quinn, Director of USDA' Radio and TV Division is familiar with
the Jefferson Auditorium, the holding room, etc. He suggests we
require all meeting registrants to wear their meeting badges to
the Jefferson Auditorium to facilitate clearing people in to hear
the President. We will just go ahead and do this. But if you
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have 6072. any questions about the auditorium Larry's number is 720-
We are moving our Tuesday, June 30, luncheon from 12:00 to
11:00 a.m. SO we will have plenty of time to get @veryone over to
the auditorium. We need to know when to arrive at USDA to begin
clearing people through security in time for the President's 1,30
p.m. address.
George Bush for President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: ALIXE GLEN
Monday, July 11, 1988
(202) 842-1988
EXCERPTS OF REMARKS FOR
VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH
AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
MONDAY, JULY 11, 1988
I'd like to begin by addressing what has truly become a
national problem -- and that's the drought. This extreme dry
spell not only threatens the livelihood of thousands of farm
families across America, it has also affected our municipal water
supplies, and lowered rivers and lakes to dangerously low levels.
I made it clear back in June -- but it bears repeating today
-- American farmers and ranchers want to know that their
government will be a compassionate partner. They need to know
assistance is on the way. And I agree wholeheartedly.
At this point, we still don't know the full extent of the
drought's damage, but we do know it is very, very severe.
Tomorrow's crop report will give us a better assessment, but only
God knows for sure where and when this drought will finally end.
The spring wheat crop has been severely hurt. The corn crop
has been hit hard in certain states and will be even smaller than
originally expected. The soybean crop has more time to recover
than either the corn or spring wheat, but it, too, is in
jeopardy. Fortunately, many farmers are holding substantial
stocks of grain that will help them maintain their sales this
year and help stabilize our nation's food supply.
The drought has caused particular trouble for livestock
producers. They are paying higher prices for their feed, and
getting lower prices for their animals when they take them to
market.
That is why I asked Secretary Lyng earlier this month to
expand the federal purchase of meat under Section 32. Secretary
Lyng agreed, and he has set aside an additional $50 million for
that purpose, as well as an additional $40 million of export
credit guarantees for sales of beef, pork, and poultry to Mexico.
We have also opened up set-aside and conservation reserve
acres for haying, and have allowed grazing on set-aside acres.
We just announced last week that we are cutting through red tape
to expedite applications for emergency livestock-feed programs.
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Normally, counties have to be first cleared by USDA before farmer
applications can be processed. Now, each county has the
permission to apply.
authority to decide whether their farmers should be given
During the past several weeks, I've personally seen the
effects of the drought in visits I've made to the Midwest. Last
month, for example, I visited Raymond Poe's farm just north of
Springfield, Illinois, and walked with him through his parched
fields. He told me that his corn should have been knee-high.
Well, it was just barely poking through the ground.
But I'll tell you one thing: Raymond Poe didn't complain.
And I've talked with enough farmers just like Raymond Poe to know
that they're going to make it through this drought. American
farmers are a tough and optimistic bunch. When the rains do
come, and they will, our farmers will get back on their tractors
and combines and once again show the world why America is the
greatest food producer the world has ever known.
My most immediate concern is to protect farmers and their
families from the potential economic devastation caused by this
drought. In that context, I want to restate my support for
providing more disaster relief as conditions deteriorate. That
relief should be funded by savings from this year's farm
programs. Both farmers and markets need the reassurance that
government will be their partner.
Frankly, I have been very pleased by the bipartisan spirit
that has gone into dealing with this crisis. Both parties have
been willing to sit down and work out solutions. And let me
state something unequivocally: Our Administration will do
whatever is necessary to get the farmers who are suffering back
on their feet. And I know President Reagan feels this way, too.
Once we do, and begin to set our sights again on future
goals, our primary concern must be to protect the gains our
farmers have made in recent years, and to keep our rural economic
recovery going.
It's clear that the 1985 Farm Bill has worked. Farm prices
are up. Farm income is up. Stockpiles are declining and exports
are increasing. Our Conservation Reserve Program has been
successful, and we should consider expanding it to include
environmentally fragile lands, particularly cultivated acres
which pose a threat to ground water quality. The '85 bill has
also provided income security to farmers and ranchers during some
very tough times.
Under my Administration, farmers can count on a new 1990
farm program that retains protections against disasters like this
year's drought -- a program that serves as the farmer's partner,
not his master.
I'm proud that our export enhancement program has led to a
dramatic rise in export sales of agricultural commodities. In
the years ahead, I don't want our farmers to lose the market
share they ve worked SO hard to win.
My Administration will help farmers export more crops, not
force farmers to produce less. Those who advocate stringent
supply controls have been proven wrong before, and they are just
as wrong today.
If I am elected President, and I believe I will be, the top
agricultural priority of my Administration will be to expand our
farm markets -- both domestic and foreign. We need to regain
markets that were lost because of the Carter grain embargo, and
we need to take back markets that have been lost through unfair
foreign competition. I believe America's farmers can compete
with anyone, anywhere in the world -- if they're given a fair
shot.
We can take our corn, beef, and other crops abroad and
increase our market share -- as long as we are not asked to run a
gauntlet of protectionist barriers put up by Japan and Europe.
Recently our Administration signed an agreement to end the
Japanese quotas for beef and citrus products. We achieved the
agreement after some tough-nosed negotiating, and it will result
in more than one billion dollars in agricultural exports to Japan
a year.
As President, I will work to level the playing field. I
will knock down trade barriers, and, over a reasonable period of
time, I will relentlessly pursue negotiations to end subsidies
that distort markets and restrict trade. But we must act in
concert with our trading partners. I will not act unilaterally.
Every year, the President meets with the leaders of the free
world at an economic summit. Next year, I'd like to see that
summit focus on agriculture. Given my experience of dealing with
our trading partners in Europe and Asia, I believe I can improve
our access to their markets.
At the agriculture summit, I will also guarantee to our
allies and other overseas customers that the United States will
remain a reliable supplier. I am categorically opposed to
agricultural embargoes. Food should not be used as a weapon as
it was during the last Democratic administration. As President,
I will not use farmers and ranchers and their families as foreign
policy pawns.
Getting tough with unfair competition is one part of my farm
export expansion strategy. We also have to clean up our grain.
Buyers of our grain must have confidence that they are getting
the quality of grain that they pay for.
My Administration is also going to expand domestic farm
of markets. As many of you may already know, I'm a strong
alternative fuels because they offer dramatic agricultural supporter
environmental benefits. Detroit is ready to make cars that would and
run on any combination of gasoline and alcohol -- whether
ethanol, made from corn and wheat; or methanol, made from natural
gas or coal or even wood. Gasohol -- 10 percent ethanol
car already is widely available in the Midwest and can be used -- in
on the road. Straight methanol is used in the Indy 500 cars. any
Alternative fuels make sense. They will enable us to lessen
our air. dependence on OPEC, cut our trade deficit, and clean
Middle East but also from the Middle West. In the bargain,
I think it's high time we got our energy not just from up our the
farmers can turn their crop surpluses into cash.
my efforts to open new markets for America's crops, but there are
Greater use of alternative fuels will be the centerpiece of
many other exciting potential uses for our farm products. For
example, we're already using corn starch to make biodegradable
plastic, and soybean oil to make printer's ink. New food
technology in production, processing, and packaging will create
still other new markets.
keeping America's agriculture competitive. To be competitive
In the future, new technology and education are the keys to
today and tomorrow, we cannot rely on yesterday's technology. As
President, I will strongly support research, development, and
implementation of new technology.
Today only about $50 million out of a $1 billion
agricultural research budget is directed toward finding promising
alternative products and uses. My Administration will shift the
focus to lowering production costs, and developing new markets
for crops -- some of which I've just mentioned. And when we make
advances in technology, we will move them as quickly as possible
from the laboratory to the farm.
A responsible and flexible farm policy is an essential
element of a healthy rural economy, but by itself it is not
enough. To ensure prosperity for the more than 40 million people
who live in rural America, we must develop all aspects of the
rural economy.
The key to rural development is effective local leadership
working in partnership with private business, federal, state, and
local governments. In my Administration, we will make more
partnerships. effective use of limited federal resources to encourage such
We will expand our efforts to make rural communities more
attractive to industry.
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We will provide better education for our children, and
continuing education for our farmers and ranchers to help them
adapt to new technologies. For displaced farmers and their
families, we will provide job retraining.
We will improve rural health care by ensuring that rural
hospitals are treated fairly under federal programs.
This is an ambitious agenda for rural America, and I believe
we can fulfill it -- by pursuing policies that provide a safety
net for farmers, by expanding our export markets, by reasserting
America's role as the world's pre-eminent supplier of
agricultural products, by educating our children and retraining
our workers, and by diversifying our rural economy. America's
economic recovery will not be complete until rural America's
economic recovery is complete.
Rural America has a way of life and a set of values that
have made our country great. I want to preserve that way of
life. I want to help strengthen those values. And I want to
help rural America prepare for the 21st century so that when the
sun rises on the year 2000, our farmers will be sharing in the
promise and the prosperity of our great nation.
Thank you.
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July 12
June 25 / Aa
Message to
Bush
Communicators
erican Convention
on Letters
June 25, 19
Ag
To the Senate C
Congress
ments in Civil or Com-
mercial Matters. Although the latter con-
I transmit h
mter-American
vention entered into force for the United
Convention on Letters Rogatory, adopted at
States on February 10, 1969, following
Panama City, Panama, on January 30, 1975,
Senate advice and consent to ratification,
and the Additional Protocol, adopted at
only one other OAS member State has
Montevideo, Uruguay, on May 8, 1979, with
become a party to it. Ratification of the
a view to receiving the advice and consent
Inter-American Convention on Letters Rog-
of the Senate to ratification. The Conven-
atory and the Additional Protocol will thus
tion and the Additional Protocol were
constitute a significant step in filling the
signed on behalf of the United States on
void that now exists in the area of judicial
April 15, 1980.
cooperation with other OAS countries.
When ratified, the Convention with its
Henceforth, litigants before United States
Additional Protocol will comprise the first
courts or other adjudicatory bodies will be
multilateral agreement among the United
able to avail themselves of a number of im-
States and other members of the Organiza-
proved and simplified procedures for the
tion of American States (OAS) in the field of
service of process in OAS countries, with
international judicial cooperation. The pro-
consequent savings of time, effort and ex-
visions of the Convention and Additional
pense.
Protocol are explained in the report of the
I recommend that the Senate of the
Department of State that accompanies this
United States promptly give its advice and
letter. In broad terms, the purpose of the
consent to the ratification of this Conven-
Convention is to facilitate the service in the
tion and Additional Protocol, subject to two
territory of one Contracting State of docu-
reservations which are described in the ac-
ments emanating from civil and commercial
companying report of the Department of
proceedings in another Contracting State.
State and which should be made at the time
The Convention will, in effect, establish a
of the deposit by the United States of the
level of international judicial cooperation
instruments of ratification.
among the contracting OAS States analo-
RONALD REAGAN
gous to that which now exists among the 24
Contracting States to the Hague Conven-
The White House,
tion on the Service Abroad of Judicial and
June 25, 1984.
Remarks to Participants in the Agricultural Communicators
Congress
June 25, 1984
Hello there. Good afternoon. I'm delight-
to share ideas and to help each other is in
ed-please, sit down-I'm delighted to wel-
the fine tradition of America's farm commu-
come you, America's agricultural communi-
nity.
cators, to the White House-or, as Jack
Agriculture has always been a sharing so-
Block calls this, the South Forty. [Laughter]
ciety. Pioneers helped each other cross un-
And I'd like to congratulate you for hold-
charted lands and establish homesteads. In
ing your first Agricultural Communicators
time of need a neighbor was always willing
Congress. Your desire to work together and
to step in and give a helping hand, and
906
Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984 / June 25
Convention
America's farmers and ranchers have never
But I believe these efforts are paying off.
lost that wonderful spirit. You're carrying it
We've negotiated new import quotas with
forward.
Japan that will lead to a near doubling of
Through you, farmers and ranchers share
citrus and beef exports over the next 4
know-how and business concepts. You con-
years. And just last month, we reached
1 Civil or Com-
centrate on what is right with agriculture
agreement on internationalization of the
the latter con-
and how to make it better. You're problem-
yen, an accord that should make our ex-
for the United
solvers, community builders, and informa-
ports more competitively priced.
1969, following
tion sharers. And the accent is on the posi-
Last year we demonstrated our determi-
t to ratification,
tive, on success. I don't mind telling you
nation to counter export subsidies and re-
mber State has
you're my kind of communicators.
covered a 1 million ton wheat flour market
tification of the
You're helping to increase yields, develop
in Egypt. As a result, the European Com-
on Letters Rog-
new marketing strategies, improve agricul-
munity has joined us in serious discussions
'rotocol will thus
tural services, and make genetic improve-
in an effort to solve some of the problems
:p in filling the
ments in plants and livestock. In fact, you
caused by their subsidized exports. And, as
e area of judicial
did it so well that the American agricultural
community has a record of productivity and
you know, I signed contract sanctity legisla-
OAS countries.
e United States
efficiency unmatched by any other in the
tion that gives farmers additional assurances
world. Agriculture is a driving force in our
that existing export contracts will not be
y bodies will be
nation's economy, and you can be very
abrogated. Let me assure you, now that
a number of im-
proud of what your industry has accom-
we've regained our reputation as a reliable
cedures for the
plished.
supplier, we intend to maintain that reputa-
countries, with
Our administration will continue doing all
tion.
e, effort and ex-
we can to help the farm community recov-
At home we tackled the price-depressing
er from past policy mistakes and economic
surplus of 1981 and '82 that could have
Senate of the
e its advice and
difficulties. One of my first actions, as you
hung over the market for years by quickly
know, in this job was to lift the Soviet grain
stepping in with that Payment-in-Kind Pro-
of this Conven-
embargo. And last August, we signed a new
gram. We've moved closer to the point
ol, subject to two
5-year grain agreement with the Soviet
where the market, not the government, will
cribed in the ac-
Union. The Soviet Union has agreed to pur-
be sending production signals to our pro-
Department of
chase 9 million tons annually and can pur-
ducers.
made at the time
chase up to 12 million tons without consul-
On another front, we've doubled the
ted States of the
tation. That's a 50-percent increase over the
funds provided for the Farmers Home Ad-
previous agreement. And this year, we've
ministration operating loans and have
NALD REAGAN
offered to sell them at least 22 million tons.
helped some 270,000 farm borrowers who
As long as I'm President, our farmers will
couldn't get credit through commercial
never again be asked to bear alone the
sources. Our Federal Crop Insurance Pro-
brunt of our foreign policy.
gram dealt with 1983's severe weather
What we're doing, and. what we'll contin-
problems by paying out $580 million-that's
ue to do, is to pursue new export markets
an all-time high. And the Farmers Home
and work to remove export barriers. To
Administration also provided emergency
tors
promote exports, our administration, in the
disaster loans at low interest rates and ex-
first 2 years, has authorized the largest
tended filing application deadlines. And
credit guarantees in our history-over $9
we're determined to do all we can for the
billion. Export trade leads are being sent
farmers hit hard by recent flooding in the
electronically to U.S. exporters.
Midwest. In fact, Secretary Block sent a
each other is in
Our trade teams have been continuously
team out this morning to assess the damage,
ca's farm commu-
on the go in search of new markets. Jack
and they're on site, right now, even as we
Block has been knocking on doors all over
meet here today.
een a sharing so-
the world, and he's going to keep on knock-
And today we're hard at work on the
h other cross un-
ing. And I know that all of you join me in
1985 farm bill. The Department of Agricul-
1 homesteads. In
wishing Jack a very speedy and complete
ture is, and will continue, to actively solicit
as always willing
recovery and that he'll be soon-either here
farmers' views on this bill. So far, they've
lping hand, and
or back out there on the road again.
accepted hundreds of pages of written rec-
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June 25 / Administration of Ronald Reagan, 1984
ommendations and held listening sessions in
making sure that government spending is
Chicago, Atlanta, Syracuse, and Riverside,
brought down in line with government rev-
California. And I'm pleased to announce
enues. And that's why I strongly favor con-
that the next session will be held on July
stitutional reforms to give the President a
19th in Dallas, Texas.
line-item veto and to mandate, by the Con-
All of these efforts are important, but not
stitution, a balanced Federal budget.
as important as our economic expansion.
The month we took office, the prime inter-
Now, the critics are still with us, but
est rate was at the highest level since the
they're the same critics who were wrong on
Civil War.
inflation. They were wrong on unemploy-
They're all Democrat. Run! [Laughter]
ment; they were wrong on real wages; they
Every time I come here, they [referring to
were wrong on interest rates; and they
the noise made by an airplane taking off
were wrong about whether there'd be a
from Washington National Airport] take off.
recovery or not. In fact, everytime I hear
[Laughter]
them, I remember Robert Frost saying:
But considering that a fifth of farmers'
"The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts
cash outlays are for interest expenses-that
working the moment you get up in the
21-percent rate that we inherited when we
morning, and doesn't stop until you get to
the office." [Laughter]
took office was a devastating blow. And in-
flation was just as cruel. In the 3 years
Am I optimistic? Well, you bet I am. I
before 1981, farm costs jumped an outra-
believe our best days are yet to come. With
geous 45 percent. That was at $39.7 billion,
faith, freedom, courage, there's no limit to
and that was the largest 3-year increase in
what the American people can do and will
our history. And today the prime interest
accomplish. And that's always been the way
rate has fallen by nearly half; and we've
of the American farmer.
knocked inflation down to around 4 per-
So, once again, I want to congratulate you
cent-well, as a matter of fact, for the last 3
on your Congress and to thank you for what
months, it's been 3.6 percent.
you're doing. I may beat this one [referring
But don't get me wrong, interest rates
to the noise from another airplane taking off
are still higher than you and I would like,
from the airport]. [Laughter] By sharing
and we're going to continue. And I think
ideas with farm audiences, you're helping to
that to get them down, they just have to
keep our great nation and our farm commu-
finally realize that we're serious about keep-
nity strong, prosperous, and free. And as I
ing inflation under control. There is no
recently told the National Council of Farmer
excuse for the interest rates being at the
Cooperatives, America's farmers have my
level they are right now, other than just
pledge to see to it that the dream of a
fear of the future.
successful family farm remains a living part
But we've restored our nation's basic eco-
of the American dream.
nomic health. And if we continue to pursue
Thank you again, and God bless you all.
a sound monetary policy and work to put
Thank you.
the Federal budgeting process in order, in-
terest rates will drop more, and inflation
Note: The President spoke at 1:32 p.m. on
will stay down. We all have a stake in
the South Lawn of the White House.
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USDA
Roger Runningen (202) 720-4623
Backgrounder
Revised and Extended: Feb. 10, 1992
News Division, Office of Public Affairs, Room 404-A, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250
HOW THE PRESIDENT'S GROWTH AGENDA HELPS FARMERS
PRESIDENT'S GROWTH AGENDA, which he announced on Tuesday, January 28, will
benefit American farmers. A number of the proposals will raise farmers' after-
tax income. Strengthening the economy boosts the demand for farm products.
Cutting taxes, interest rates, and inflation helps farmers. Farmers can also
benefit from lower withholdings; tax credits and use of IRA's for first-time
home buyers; access to IRA's for medical and educational expenses; interest
deductions for student loans; and more affordable health care.
THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN is expected to stimulate one-half of one percent more real
growth annually (about $25 billion) which will create 500,000 jobs by the end
of this year alone. Rising incomes will boost demand for agricultural products,
with more of a boost for fruit and vegetable growers and livestock producers
this year--and for field crops later.
FARM GROSS RECEIPTS the first year will likely rise by $600 million, raising
net farm income by half that amount. In the fifth year of the long-term growth
plan, gross receipts rise by $2.5 billion and net farm income by $1 billion.
Increased exports from the President's trade initiatives will boost those
figures by much more.
LOW INTEREST RATES will reduce the cost of farm borrowing and help increase net
farm income. Funds for farm borrowing should also be more plentiful, with
changes in credit regulations. A 1% lower interest rate on $100,000 of debt,
about the average for mid-sized farmers, lowers interest expenses by $1,000 and
raises typical after-tax income by $567.
TAX CHANGES in the President's proposals will leave more money in people's
pockets. Raising tax exemptions for children by $500 will save a family in the
28% bracket with 2 children $280. The tax savings will increase spending in
the private sector, loosen family budgets, and relieve scrimping in buying food
and clothing.
FARM TAXES WILL BE EASED, both on farm family earnings and by 15% larger first-
year depreciation allowances on farm machinery and equipment bought between
February 1 and December 31 this year. Currently, up to $10,000 of investments
in farm machinery and equipment can be written off immediately as a business
expense. For most assets you can depreciate the remaining cost over 7 years
using a 150% declining balance method. Under the President's plan, first-year
depreciation deductions on a $100,000 purchase, for example, will jump to
$31,690 from the present $19,640. That will save $5,220 in Federal income
taxes and self-employed Social Security and Medicare taxes.
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CHANGES IN CAPITAL GAINS taxes will permit you to sell assets held 3 or more
years --such as farmland or breeding livestock--and exclude 45% of the capital
gains. Thus, if you are in the 28% tax bracket, you can sell $5,000 of cull
breeding stock and save $630 in taxes compared with present rates. Exclusion
for assets held 1 year is 15%; for 2 years, 30%; and for 3 years or more, 45%.
If you sell 100 acres of land held 30 years--at average farmland prices then
and now--you can save $7,200 in capital gains taxes. That will be very
important to farmers who sell farmland for retirement income.
FARMERS' RETIREMENT INCOMES will be aided through flexible individual
retirement accounts (IRA's). Currently, farmers cannot make full tax-free
contributions to an IRA if a spouse participates in an employer-sponsored
retirement plan and their combined income exceeds $40,000. The President's
plan will allow farmers to contribute up to $2,500 annually to a flexible
IRA. Contributions are not deductible, but if they are retained in the
account for 7 years or more, the earnings are not taxed when withdrawn.
BEGINNING FARMERS will benefit from a better outlook for agriculture, lower
interest rates, higher returns, lower taxes, and an extension through Dec.
31, 1993, of the tax treatment on "aggie bonds" issued for first-time farmers
through State and local governments. Interest on these bonds is exempt from
Federal income taxes, but is scheduled to expire on June 30, 1992. The
President's plan will extend the exemption through Dec. 31, 1993, and will
allow State and local governments to continue this effort to encourage farm
ownership by young farmers.
ENTERPRISE ZONES will create jobs in economically disadvantaged rural areas.
The President's plan will create 50 Federal enterprise zones over 4 years--
with one-third of them designated for rural areas. Incentives in those areas
include a 5% employee wage tax credit, expensing purchases of newly issued
stock of small corporations engaged in enterprise business, and a zero
capital gains tax rate for gains on investments in property used in the
enterprise zone.
THE RURAL ECONOMY will be boosted as farmers make more money and buy more
farm machinery and equipment and make other farm purchases. Increased Federal
support for emerging technologies will strengthen agriculture and rural areas.
THE PRESIDENT'S GROWTH POLICIES will also encourage investment in agricultural
processing industries, such as ethanol production and new industrial uses
for farm products.
HEALTH CARE COSTS will be reduced. Under the President's comprehensive
health care plan, all self-employed farmers will be entitled to deduct 100%
of the costs of their health insurance premiums or receive an applicable tax
credit of up to $3,750, whichever is greater. That contrasts with current
law, which allows the self employed to deduct only 25% of the cost of health
insurance.
FARM EMPLOYERS who have found it difficult to hire and keep workers because
of lack of adequate health care plans for employees, will now find it easier
to attract workers. Low income workers will have tax-credit vouchers which
can be used to offset health insurance premiums on individual or group plans.
FARMERS WILL BE ABLE to obtain more affordable health insurance for themselves
and their employees through entering network pools with small businesses and
individuals for broader risk sharing and lower administrative costs. That
will allow farmers to get the same health coverage and rates available to large
businesses and other large groups.
USDA
Roger Runningen (202) 720-4623
Backgrounder
Issued: Feb. 14, 1992
News Division, Office of Public Affairs, Room 404-A, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250
HOW THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE PLAN HELPS FARMERS
FARM FAMILIES WILL GET broader health insurance coverage at less cost under
the President's health care plan announced Feb. 6. Self-employed farmers who
have no employer-sponsored health insurance and who buy their own health
insurance can currently deduct 25 percent of their health insurance costs
from their reported income. A farm family with $35,000 income in net farm
income paying $6,000 a year for health insurance can save $420 in taxes.
Under the President's plan, they can deduct all the $6,000 and save $1,680
in taxes.
PART-TIME FARMERS who are covered by health insurance where they work will
be eligible for a deduction of up to $3,750 (for a family of three). The
deduction is reduced by the employer's contribution to the cost of the health
insurance. For example, if the employer pays $3,000 for insurance coverage
at the workplace, employees can deduct $750 of their own insurance cost. If
the employer's cost for their insurance is $2,000, employees can deduct up to
$1,750 of the cost of their own insurance.
LOW INCOME FARMERS who are below the threshold for paying income taxes--and
who are not covered by a federal health insurance program or by an employer-
sponsored plan--will receive a transferable tax credit certificate worth
$3,750 (for a family of three) that they can use to buy health insurance. As
incomes rise above the tax threshold, the value of the certificate is reduced.
At incomes of 150 percent of the tax threshold, the value of the certificate
drops to 10 percent ($375 for a family of three). As farmers move up the
income scale, they reach a point where deducting the cost of their health
insurance on their income tax returns has more value to them than the value
of the certificate.
FARM EMPLOYERS will be able to get more affordable health insurance for their
employees under the President's plan. One way is to enter a network pool
with small businesses and individuals for broader risk sharing and lower
administrative costs. Currently, administrative costs for health insurance
for a small number of employees can reach 40 percent of the premium, compared
with 10 percent for a large number of employees. The President's plan will
allow farm organizations to offer health insurance to their members nationwide.
FARM EMPLOYEES may benefit because the farm employer can get more coverage
for them at less cost. Or they can take their tax credit certificate and
supplement the farm employer's insurance with their own. Or, if it's to
their advantage, they can deduct up to $3,750 (for a family of three) from
reported income minus anything the employer pays.
ANOTHER VALUABLE FEATURE of the Presidents' health care plan is that people
can't be denied group coverage because of their health conditions. Insurers
must offer coverage to any group, regardless of the health of those in the
plan. They can also change jobs and join the health insurance plan of a new
employer, regardless of their health status.
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Dear Ben:
Thank you for your letter of March 6 concerning
the use of ethanol in reformulated gasoline. I
appreciate the interest of the Governors' Ethanol
Coalition in this important matter.
I would like to reiterate my strong support for
ethanol and its growing contributions to clean
air, energy security, and the economic well-
being of American farmers and rural communities.
Passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
has provided new opportunities for ethanol to make
environmental, energy, and economic contributions
to the United States.
I understand your desire that ethanol play a strong
role under the programs of the Clean Air Act. At
my direction, the Department of Agriculture (USDA),
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the
Department of Energy (DOE) will work together with
the Congress, States, agricultural groups, the
ethanol industry, and other interested parties to
ensure a strong role for ethanol at the onset of
our cities. fuel programs to improve air quality in our
USDA and EPA have begun working with the ethanol
industry to facilitate State implementation of
the oxygenated fuels program scheduled to start
in November of this year. This program will
reduce unhealthy levels of carbon monoxide in
39 metropolitan areas of the country and offers
a tremendous new market for ethanol.
In regard to the reformulated gasoline program that
begins in 1995, EPA will ask for public comment on a
concept recently put forward by the ethanol industry
and any other concepts or approaches to enhance the
role of ethanol in achieving the air quality benefits
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under the reformulated gasoline program. This
Administration will expeditiously work to resolve
the concerns of the industry over the role of
ethanol in this program.
We also welcome comments from the industry
concerning the impact of other legislative
and regulatory policies that affect the use
and economic viability of this alternative fuel.
Thank you again for your comments. I look forward
to working closely with the Governors' Coalition
in the future.
Sincerely,
G Bl Cy
The Honorable E. Benjamin Nelson
Chairman
Governors' Ethanol Coalition
Post office Box 95085
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-5085
June 23, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR JANICE CROUSE
FROM:
MICHELE NIX WN
SUBJECT:
AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
Here's info on the Ag Congress. The audience consists of
agriculture journalists -- print, radio, TV -- also PR and
communications professionals whose main focus is agriculture.
Primarily, however, the audience will be ag journalists.
Definite joke potential there. Remember, we need to call Doug
Gamble.
This group meets every four years to discuss key issues re
agriculture. I'm getting a contact for the coordinator of the
conference and will be going on the walk-thru tomorrow morning -
- so after that I'll have a better sense of what the conference
program is going to be like, who's speaking, etc.
I've included the following:
A packet of info from Cabinet Affairs, which includes a memo
detailing key issues, a draft speech from USDA in
conjunction with Cabinet Affairs, and background material.
Bush speech from 1988, as VP and Presidential candidate, to
the Ag Communicators Congress.
Reagan speech from 1984, the first Ag Communicators
Congress.
Note : Dee Fresno's "Ask George Berch"
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Remarks and a Question-and-Answer
cultural policy, something that is just going
Session With the Agricultural
to reduce the levels of subsidies.
Community in Fresno, California
But I just want you to know we're commit-
ted. I think I've a little better feel now for
May 30, 1992
some of the problems that certain growers
The President. First, let me just thank
of certain commodities face in selling, for ex-
Lee Simpson, the boys that I met. We had
ample, to Mexico. With Mexico I want an
a chance to look at one method of growing.
agreement, but I want it to be fair. I'm a
He was fair enough to tell me that others
great fan of Carlos Salinas, the President of
approach these things in different ways. But
Mexico. He's done a superb job. And it's not
I must say, I've learned a lot. And it was most
just in working towards free and fair trade;
enjoyable, all too brief. But it wasn't just
it's the fact that we're in very good sync with
watching the computer in there; it was seeing
the Mexicans in terms of major foreign policy
him and his love of the soil and his boys and
objectives.
all the things that we talk about when we
So I salute him, but he knows and I know
think of values when it comes to farm fami-
that we cannot take to the Congress, and I
lies. So they had a neat way of making me
will not, an agreement that is not based on
feel at home here.
free and fair trade. Our agricultural ship-
ments to Mexico have increased threefold
I want to thank the Governor for being
with us and our very able Senator John Sey-
over the last few years. That's good, but we
mour. I mean, I'm not here on a political
still have some problems on both sides. He
has some problems with us.
mission, but let me just say to you who are
On the GATT, Ann gives her expertise to
involved in agriculture, it is nice to have
this a lot. We had a meeting the other day
somebody in the Senate who understands the
with Mr. Andriessen from the EC. I'm told
real problems facing us and then can bring
by our very able negotiator, Carla Hills, that
that knowledge of agriculture down to the
we made some progress there, but again, I
White House to be sure we are sensitive.
can't predict for you when either of these
I had a chance earlier on with-I'm ac-
will be done.
companied by the woman that many of you
The last point I'll make, and then I'll sit
know, Ann Veneman. I thought it would be
on my little stool and take any questions that
better coming to a bunch of experts in agri-
come my way and maybe deflect a few off
culture to have some brains with me. Mine
of here. But I feel that the United States
are good for some things, and I think I have
economy is beginning to improve. Califor-
a feel for what we need to do in agriculture.
nia's had some very difficult times. Lot of
But I certainly don't stand here as any expert.
defense problems here, as we've been able,
So I brought Ann in case some of you might
given the demise of international com-
have technical questions or where we stand
munism, to properly cut back on defense. I
on some specific initiative or other.
would say to you, in this very patriotic part
On the broad agricultural concepts, let me
of the State, I am not going to permit the
simply say I believe it's absolutely essential
Congress to cut into the muscle of our de-
that we have free and fair trade. We will con-
fense. We are able to make reductions. But
tinue to seek access to foreign markets.
now, especially in a political year with all the
We've made some progress in beef and citrus
promises resonating out there, everybody
and some things into Japan. There are some
wants to take $10 billion here or $20 billion
big crops that are excluded; we've got to keep
there and spread it on some program, and
pushing. I want to see a successful conclusion
we can't do that.
to what's known as the GATT, the Uruguay
I am the President, and I have responsibil-
round of GATT. And the hangup, as every-
ity for our basic national security interests.
body in this room knows, the main one has
The world is much safer. This little Redskin
been agriculture. We've made some progress
fan goes to bed at night with less fear of nu-
working with the Europeans. And they them-
clear weapons than his older brothers or
selves have reorganized their common agri-
maybe his mother and dad did, and that's
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969
hat is just going
a wonderful accomplishment. But I can tell
pointees not confirmed, but I can assure you
lies.
you, and General Scowcroft, who's with me
we are not going to put any loose cannons
we're commit-
here today, my very able National Security
rolling around on that deck. I hope there's
ter feel now for
Adviser, could tell you it isn't that safe a
been changes, but I gather we've got some
certain growers
world.
work to do.
in selling, for ex-
So we're trying to solidify the progress for
Value of the Dollar
exico I want an
democracy and freedom that has been made.
It is major heavy lifting, but we are the only
Q. As you know, everybody's concerned
o be fair. I'm a
ones who can do it. The United States, we
about the economy, and I was wondering if
the President of
job. And it's not
are the undisputed leader of the free world
you would sign this dollar bill, showing me
e and fair trade;
that's moving down the path to democracy.
that you would promise to try to make this
y good sync with
So I cite that because I cannot get in the
dollar bill worth just as much or more as it
is in 4 years from now.
jor foreign policy
promise business of taking $10 billion or $20
billion more from every defense account, and
The President. Yes, let me tell you some-
I'm not going to do it.
thing about the dollar. Let me tell you, one
nows and I know
Congress, and I
In any event, I do feel the U.S. economy's
way to take that dollar and make it shrink
recovering-you saw the growth figures yes-
is to let inflation get out of control. The cruel-
is not based on
est tax of all is inflation. You don't see it,
gricultural ship-
terday-and with it will surge back the opti-
reased threefold
mism that belongs to the United States of
but you feel it. And the dollars shrink. They
t's good, but we
America. It's been a tough go for people, and
don't buy as much.
One of the bright spots in an otherwise
7 both sides. He
I know that. But we are a rising Nation not
gloomy economy over the last year has been
a declining Nation.
that inflation is down. I want to have eco-
her expertise to
Now, with no further ado, who wants the
nomic policies enacted that will stimulate
ng the other day
first question? I'm told that some of you have
economic growth. But that's got to be done
he EC. I'm told
some real broad interest in areas that might
without making that dollar bill shrink, and
Carla Hills, that
not be specifically on agriculture; so much
I think we can do it. Right now, interest rates
ere, but again, I
the better. That's fine with me. Yes, sir.
are down; inflation is down. That makes us
either of these
California Rural Legal Assistance
poised for the best kind of economic recov-
and then I'll sit
Q. I'm an orange grower. We in the valley
ery.
here, I mean California, have a problem with
I'm just saying that we've got to be sure
ny questions that
leflect a few off
an outfit called CRLA, California Rural Legal
it stays down because that's the way you
make this dollar come back. When I come
e United States
Assistance. These are the folks who seem to
mprove. Califor-
us to be creating answers to which there are
back 4 years from now, I think I'll be in this
no questions. Harassment, I believe, is one
line of work then-[laughter]-that it would
ilt times. Lot of
of the words. Your predecessor told us that
shrink if we don't get control, try to keep
we've been able,
he was going to do something about it, and
control. We've got a long way to go on spend-
ernational com-
ck on defense. I
I'd sure like to hear that you would take a
ing. One of the things we're pushing for now,
an idea whose time has come, that I've been
cry patriotic part
shot at defunding the organization. I think
for for many years is what's called a balanced
g to permit the
they're out of hand.
budget amendment to the Constitution. It
uscle of our de-
The President. Well, let me first ask if
disciplines the executive branch, and it
reductions. But
it's a State or a local-are you talking about
darned sure disciplines a Congress that has
year with all the
the legal services overall?
been very, very reluctant to do anything on
here, everybody
Q. Yes.
the spending side.
re or $20 billion
The President. Well, I don't know that
So those are just a couple of thoughts
e program, and
we're going to defund it. What we're trying
about how we're going to keep that dollar
to do is to get it, through competent and sen-
the same size, maybe make it buy more.
have responsibil-
sible appointees, get it confined so it doesn't
ecurity interests.
go off into the political arena, trying to make
Environmental Policy
is little Redskin
a lot of political statements and affecting leg-
Q. We've been working on a thing with
h less fear of nu-
islation. That's not what legal services, if that
the Federal Clean Air Act. And in that act
lder brothers or
is what we're talking about, is supposed to
of 1990, it addresses a thing called fugitive
d did, and that's
be doing. I think we still have some ap-
dust, referred to as PM10, articulate five. In
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that regulation it addresses where-it's going
Now, on this one for those of you who
after farmland that makes dust, attracted-
are environmentalists or follow Rio, I think
it's out there, farming. And to trying to con-
we're coming out all right on that. A lot of
trol that dust, the EPA has certain deadline
the world leaders have told me they think
dates, '94, '97 and 2001, in which growers
that our fighting for that balance has been
are going to have to develop controlled strat-
a very good thing, and we've staved off set-
egies to stop that dust from going in the air.
ting such rigid standards that nobody can
That has been based on, in the Federal Clean
meet. When the United States makes a com-
Air Act, with research that was done that was
mitment, it has to keep it. And we do that.
inaccurate, totally wrong. And now we have
Our word is pretty good, and it should be.
these implementation things called a PM10
But we can't do it and throw an awful lot
plan that every State has to submit an air
of people out of work, especially when it's
agency, and yet they're not realizing, we've
not based on sound science.
pointed it out, that they need to look at better
Can you make a specific comment on the
science because it's very difficult to regulate
gentleman's, do you know?
dust on a tractor. Yet they're asking us for
Deputy Secretary Veneman. Well, I cer-
control measures that are very much-right
tainly am familiar with this issue. It's been
now, there's not valid research. The USDA
in USDA. We are attempting to help to fund
and EPA are hoping now to fund some
the science necessary to address this prob-
money so we can do some valid research.
lem, and I think we are committed to con-
The President. I'm not an expert on that.
tinuing in that effort.
Ann, do you want to just comment on his
Q. I appreciate that very much, Mr. Presi-
specific and then I'll give you an answer on
dent and Ann Veneman, on that because we
a broader sense. Let me give you the broader
think that that needs to be looked at very,
answer first.
very strongly before we continue to put in-
You may have read about the Rio con-
dustry out of business because of unsound
ference on the environment. I have withheld
science because somebody didn't do their job
commitment to go there because it seemed
right. And I thank you very much.
to me that what we had to do before commit-
The President. Well, we're trying. I don't
ting to go is to work out sound environmental
want to raise the question that might get me
policy, sound as far as the United States goes,
in trouble, but I know, for example, on en-
and we are the leader because of our science
dangered species you've got some major
and technology in international environment.
California problems. They're national prob-
So we had to work out sound environmental
lems. We are trying to get balance and use
policy. But I also wanted an underpinning
of science and also have those hallmarks of
of sound economic policy. And we cannot
the policy, but also the fact that a family's
permit the extremes in the environmental
got to work for a living. So that one is one
movement to shut down the United States
that has to be filtered into any agreements
on science that may not be as perfected as
we're making.
we in the United States should have it.
So I don't know the specific, I'll be honest
Wetlands
with you, that you're talking about-that pro-
Q. I was pleased to see that we have a
vision of the Clean Air Act. But my general
wetlands preserve program just starting up,
philosophy is to have a good, sound environ-
with California being one of the pilot States.
mental practice. I think we do. I think we've
I think that that offers a way to restore wet-
got something to be really proud of and to
lands and, at the same time, make a workable
take to Rio, but also to say to them, these
relationship with farming. One thing I would
countries, we cannot accept standards that
like to see is in the following programs,
are not based on the soundest of science, and
should Congress support your budget pro-
we cannot shut down the lives of many Amer-
posal, is a wider definition of the crop and
icans because of going to an extreme on the
land that is allowable in it. Within California
environment. So that's my philosophy, and
much of the land that would qualify
that's what we're trying to do.
The President. To be a wet?
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Administration of George Bush, 1992 / May 30
971
hose of you who
Q. Right, exactly.
ollow Rio, I think
sound, be brought before a Congress that will
The President. We've had examples of
think some new ideas.
on that. A lot of
that. The first gentleman was telling me
The Congress today, in my view, thinks old
Id me they think
about is, and we have-I consider myself a
balance has been
ideas. We've got some problems-how are
sound and hopefully sensible environmental
ve staved off set-
we going to help the city of Los Angeles?
President. But again, I think in terms of wet-
that nobody can
I think an enterprise zone that green-lines
lands and definition it's gotten a little ahead
tes makes a com-
the area and cuts the capital gains rate to
of where it should be in terms of a definition
And we do that.
zero will do more to bring jobs into the hope-
of a wetland.
and it should be.
less areas of Los Angeles than doubling the
row an awful lot
So we're trying hard. I just had a meeting
spending on some Government programs. I
earlier and one of the rice growers told me
pecially when it's
have had that proposal up there for years.
about a program that they are working closely
I've had it up there for years, and it has been
on where it really does help create wetlands.
comment on the
blocked by, for the most part, by a hostile
And the bird hunters and all these people
Congress.
are very interested in the-are very happy
So I will not plead guilty to having ne-
man. Well, I cer-
about it. So I think there's room for innova-
S issue. It's been
glected the domestic agenda. What we've got
tion. I think we ought to stay with our objec-
to do is get the facts out there that there
ng to help to fund
tive and no net loss of wetlands, but we don't
is a good one that's based on empowerment.
ddress this prob-
want to overdefine what a wetland is.
ommitted to con-
It is based on keeping government close to
That's what I've tried to do, and again, I've
the people. It's based on less regulation rath-
taken a few shots as being too much on the
er than more. It's based on giving people a
much, Mr. Presi-
growth side of that. But I don't think that's
part of the action. And that goes into all kinds
1 that because we
a fair shot because I think what happens dur-
of subjects. It also is based on fiscal sanity.
e looked at very,
ing some periods, some of the bureaucrats
I argue for a balanced budget amendment.
ntinue to put in-
ause of unsound
in our regulatory agencies started defining
It will discipline the executive branch, and
the wetland problem in a way that really
it will darned sure discipline the Congress.
didn't do their job
overdefines it. There was not a legitimate
nuch.
Now it's beginning to happen. The good
wetland we were trying to preserve. So we're
thing about this 4-year election dance is, it
're trying. I don't
working it. And I appreciate your suggestion.
does get to focus, it brings people's focus on
hat might get me
President's Priorities
these major problems. I think we have a rare
example, on en-
opportunity now to pass some of the things
got some major
Q. I think most people are wondering that
that would help guarantee the future of that
re national prob-
during your first 4 years in the Presidency
little girl's dollar bill.
balance and use
I think that your main objective has been to
I'd like to see a line-item veto for the Presi-
nose hallmarks of
center on the foreign affairs the fall of
dent. Forty-three Governors have it, and it
ct that a family's
international communism. With Ross Perot
works. Somebody said, "You don't have a do-
0 that one is one
coming out saying that you need to address
mestic program." Here's a good one. Try it
any agreements
the situations with the homeless and with the
on for size. And they say, "Well, that's not
deficit and all these other sort of domestic
a new idea." As far as I'm concerned it's new
affairs, if you are reelected, assuming you are,
until it's been tried. We ought to keep push-
will you be focusing your attention on the
that we have a
ing until we get it. That gets the President
domestic affairs and not so much on the mili-
just starting up,
then all interacting with the people running
tary and communism, the fall of communism,
f the pilot States.
for Congress, and it gets you in there. If you
and China and Russia and all these other
y to restore wet-
believe that last point, for example, get your
areas such as the Baltics?
make a workable
Congressman to say what he'll do when he
The President. The President's respon-
)ne thing I would
goes there.
sibilities are multifaceted. One of them is the
owing programs,
So I think we've got a good program. I'll
national security of the United States. It is
/our budget pro-
give you one more, and then I'll stop filibus-
in this field that the President really has pri-
of the crop and
tering. Education, we have a program called
Within California
macy, and I'm not going to neglect that. I'm
America 2000. It literally revolutionizes edu-
I qualify
not going to neglect it because of political
cation. It creates 535 new American schools
vet?
criticism. Having said that, it is absolutely es-
where the community and the family get in-
sential that our domestic program, which is
volved in saying, "Here's what we think will
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Adminis
work in Fresno. I don't care so much what's
change now. I think we can take that message
Wilson.
going to work in Austin, Texas, and create
of hope out there.
mixed st
these new schools." We send the bill up to
California Raisins Bowl Watch
(I
the adm
the Congress, and what do they do in edu-
to the fl
cation? They just add money to programs
Q. Last week you gave your watch away
mental
that have failed. We've got a good domestic
to Ensign Sam Wagener. You may not have
sues as
agenda, and there is a significant flagship of
realized it, but he was from Fresno. And so
Central
that domestic agenda.
the president of the Chamber of Commerce
The
and the California Bowl Committee would
So what I've got to do is, one, make clear
far-ant
like to present you with an official California
to the American people we've got it; and,
Bowl watch, as a matter of fact, an official
the Sey
two, take my case in the fall when I get into
California Raisins Bowl watch.
than M.
that political arena that I'm trying to stay out
The President. I'm a two-watch man
to-I
of at least until after our convention and say,
again, but I'm telling you that I came out
any dos
all right, send me some Members of Con-
way ahead on the trade. That midshipman
unacce
gress that agree with this. Don't send people
came out-he gave me-he did all right. He
now de
up there that come home and talk tough on
didn't have anything when he started. So he
comsing
law and order and crime and then go back
got my watch. But I didn't know he was from
move
and vote some other way.
here. I'm very grateful. This is beautiful, and
sensibe
I listened to some ads of people running
thank you. I accept with pleasure.
ments
to try to get into the United States Senate,
the fel
and these happen to be on the Democratic
Miller-Bradley Bill
this part
side, all of them talking tough on law and
Q. I'd first like to start off by thanking
Mr. MAY
order. We've got a tough crime bill that is
you and your administration for trying to add
Trad
sitting in the United States Congress because
a little bit of sanity to the application of Envi-
the very same people that are advertising
ronmental and Endangered Species Act by
Q.
today in California refuse to vote for it.
putting in people and jobs and the economy
diver
The good thing about an election year is,
as part of the equation.
want
we can make that case clearly and say, "Look,
As you know, we are in the fight of our
for P
send us some people if you happen to think
life here in the Central Valley of California
sion
we're right, a little tougher on the criminal
over irrigated agriculture and the operations
you the
of Central Valley Project. Sir, Governor Wil-
ing
and little less tough on the victim of crime."
Vote for-get our program going.
son has shown historic and courageous lead-
mad
So I think we've got a good domestic agen-
ership recently in announcing that there is
The
a California solution to the Central Valley
is reselt
da. I do not plead guilty to neglecting it. I
Project. Senator Seymour, likewise, has lead
will
think out of the 4-year process here we'll
a courageous fight in the Senate to put aside
their
have time to get it in focus.
some of the criticisms we have from some
go
But look, I know that there's this feeling
of the Democratic Senators from New Jersey
to grand
that we're living in a benign world now be-
who think they know how to manage water
give
cause of this magnificent victory over com-
from Washington, DC, for what we do here
at
and
munism. But believe me, if you look at the
in the Central Valley.
you
Soviet Union and see what's happening in
In the last 2 days there has been some-
deal
some of the Republics, and if you look at
many call it negotiations-and discussions on
the problems south of our border, although
the House side, unfortunately controlled by
liews
the hemisphere's going-the President can't
many of our Democratic colleagues who are
deposit
neglect that. I can't shift entirely away from
no better for us than some of those liberal
war
that responsibility.
folks in the Senate.
tha
But I take your point. I think I've got to
I would like to say, sir, that if there is doubt
we
do a better job explaining to the people. Send
from the administration as to who they
we
me Members of Congress that will vote for
should look for, for whether or not these
to
these kinds of initiatives. If you want to do
bills, as they go forward, are accepted by the
it the old way, get them to go in and vote
leadership in California, you should please
for the status quo. But I think people want
look toward Senator Seymour and Governor
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / May 30
973
Wilson. I know they're going to be many
nanas, for example. And there's a lot of—
mixed signals out there. But we will welcome
and I might say the Canadian pitch on this
the administration's overview and dedication
one relates to the unity of Canada itself.
to the fact that we have to balance environ-
They're worried that if they don't continue
mental with jobs, economic, and people is-
to protect dairies, that that gives the Quebec
sues as we move forward for a solution to
people kind of a shot with a lot of con-
Central Valley water issues.
centrated dairies there, pulling away from
The President. The Seymour approach is
what used to be called the Meech Lake Ac-
far-and I'll put some names on it for you-
cords, which is technical, but that was the
the Seymour approach is far better, far better
effort by our friend, and he is a friend, Brian
than Miller-Bradley. And yes, we're trying
Mulroney, to hold Canada together.
to-I don't want to be flirting around leaving
But on your point, the difficulty that we
any doubt. Miller-Bradley is unacceptable,
have with the Canadian request or the re-
unacceptable and I wouldn't sign it. We are
quest from some of our smaller friends in
now discussing it. We were talking about it
the Caribbean is, once you start down the
coming up here on the plane as to how to
road of exception, exception, exception, you
move forward with implementation of a more
get farther away rather than closer to an
sensible approach. So I appreciate your com-
agreement.
ments. It helps me understand the fervor of
the feeling out here. But I'm not just saying
So we've got problems. I talked earlier
this politically. We are not going to accept
about the rice problem as it affects Japan.
I mean there's an enormous market there.
Mr. Miller's approach, seconded by Bradley.
When I deal with the Prime Minister, the
Trade Agreements
various Prime Ministers of Japan, the push
Q. Mr. President, I'm a dairyman and a
always is, "Please understand we've got enor-
diversified farmer here in Fresno County. I
mously complex political problems on rice in
want to thank you and your administration
the Diet, in our political legislature."
for pushing so hard for the successful conclu-
So we say, well, yes, but we can't have a
sion of GATT as well as NAFTA. We thank
successful conclusion if everybody accepts
you for hanging tough in agriculture, not giv-
what is precious to him or her or whatever
ing in to the EC, the demands they have
it is. So I think your point is very, very valid
made upon us.
and there are ways in these agreements to
The concern that we have with NAFTA
phase things in so people aren't hectored and
is recently the Canadians have said that they
harassed and thrown out of business at the
will not give up on their dairy quotas, that
outset. But the principle that you've outlined
their dairy quotas are not negotiable. If we
is one I believe is underlying, and I've in-
go ahead and negotiate a treaty and we have
structed our negotiators accordingly, under-
to give up our Section 22 and the Canadians
lying our negotiations on that to end the
give up none of their dairy quotas, we're put
GATT.
at a tremendous disadvantage. Our plea to
Ann, do you want to answer that? I appre-
you, sir, is that we're through talking that
ciate your comments on it.
deal.
We do want a free trade agreement. I be-
Agricultural Chemicals
lieve that the future of American agriculture
Q. I'm glad to hear that your America's
depends on international trade. But we do
environmental President because I think in
want an agreement that we can live with and
this room today are America's first environ-
that is fair to everybody, and hopefully, that
mentalists. Farmers should be and are good
we can hang on tough. But if they don't give,
environmentalists. We do not want to do any-
well, we don't want to give. We don't want
thing that would poison the ground or poison
to be put at a disadvantage.
our families. But I'm concerned about the
The President. Let me comment. The
deluge of regulation in the last decade, espe-
gentleman makes a very good point. It's not
cially in regard to the use of farm chemicals.
simply Canada on dairies; it is EC on ba-
I'm concerned especially about the minor-
974
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use chemicals that the chemical companies
have to have the scientific evidence on these
no longer wish to register.
issues. We've certainly been trying in the
California grows over 250 different crops.
USDA to work with EPA on the particular
Some of these crops are considered to be
problems that face farmers as we deal with
minor-use crops for some of the chemicals
these chemical issues, and we'll try to con-
that we use. I'm concerned about the loss
tinue to do that. Methylbromide does need
of those chemicals, not because they are in-
additional science, and we'll participate in
herently bad but because the economics of
that to the extent that we can.
the use really prohibits the chemical com-
pany from reregistering its chemicals for
Energy Bill
each of these minor-use crops. Then we also
The President. And I agree. I mean, I
have a problem with the major-use chemical
think farmers are not only environmentalists
and that is methylbromide. As a nurseryman
but conservationists. I think that's very, very
we have a protocol in California whereby we
important. I think we have to do it.
cannot sell trees without following that proto-
Incidentally, I would like to make a pitch
col, and it involves killing organisms within
for our energy bill that passed the Congress
the soil that would, parasites that would eat
the other day, which does have some good,
the roots of the plants that we sell.
sound conservation in it, but also it balances
Because of the strong phytosanitary regu-
out the need for this country to grow. I don't
lations of the USDA and the California De-
want to shift the subject away from your
partment of Food and Agriculture, we are
question, but in all these fields-and this gets
able to ship trees around the world. If we
back to this young man's question-in all
lose methylbromide, we will not only have
these fields there's a question of philosophy
the problem of not being able to ship around
on a lot of this stuff.
the world because we will have an inferior
On our energy approach, we're trying to
product, but we will have a problem within
keep growth going through more energy
shipping in California because we can't meet
sources and through conservation. Some
the regulations. What can we do as good en-
would have you just do nothing on the former
vironmentalists but also as good business
part of it, and I'm in a big fight, although
people to stem this regulatory tide?
it's not in this bill, on the ANWR, the Alaskan
The President. Let me say on that
Wildlife Refuge. I am absolutely convinced
methylbromide, I'm certainly no expert on
that you can have prudent development, as
it. But I'll give you the philosophy again be-
we did in Prudhoe Bay of that. And yet I'm
hind it. Decisions should be based on sound
in a big row with the environmentalists be-
science. It is my understanding that the
cause they say, "Well, you say you're for the
science is less than perfected as it relates to
environment; how come you're for ANWR?"
this chemical. It seems to me that the way
I'm saying ANWR can be developed without
to approach this problem is to be sure that
decimating the environment or the species
the science is sound.
there, in this case caribou or whatever else
I would have to say, if the science proved
it is.
that it was detrimental to the environment,
So I just cite that because it is something
I as President would be facing a significant
in my job that you have to keep balancing,
problem because you cannot neglect the en-
just as this guy's question was how do you
vironmental destruction to our economy and
balance the national security from domestic.
to our country. So I think the answer is to
Here's one: How do you balance domestic
try to move forward more fast on the science
growth, families need to make a living, are
itself, as well as on the alternate scientific
hopefully becoming less dependent on for-
work that's taking place.
eign oil, for a lot of reasons, and balance that
Now, Ann knows a great deal more about
with the environmental needs. And you've
this than I do. Can you add something to
raised this more specific question. We've just
that?
got to keep that ethic going, and I think we
Deputy Secretary Veneman. Mr. Presi-
can. I think we can do better on it.
dent, I think that you're exactly right. We
Getting thrown out of here?
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975
ice on these
Q. Sir, we could sit here and talk all day
Remarks at the Miracles in the Sky
ying in the
long and probably all week long. We just ap-
Air Show in Fresno
e particular
preciate it so much your coming to Fresno
ve deal with
May 30, 1992
and listening to our concerns. We wish you
try to con-
the best of luck in the near future.
I can hear you. We had a good look at
3 does need
The President. Let me say-thank you,
the crowd there. And I want to salute Lonnie
articipate in
Lou, very much. Let me just make this obser-
and Heidi English and I wish everybody
vation that you can't help but feel when
there in the support of the Valley Children's
you're here. We're talking about agriculture;
Hospital all the best.
I mean, I
we're talking about chemicals; we're talking
And I wish each of you could see this mag-
onmentalists
about wetlands; we're talking about eco-
nificent Air Force One piloted by Colonel
's very, very
nomic growth; we're talking about national
Danny Barr. It's a marvelous airplane, and
I think it represents our country very well
t.
security. These are all big issues. But I wish
nake a pitch
that Barbara Bush had been out here, the
as we go not just here but overseas as well.
e Congress
Silver Fox we call her, because I think she
I wish you well. This air show that will
some good,
would sense the feeling of community and
benefit the Valley Children's Hospital is just
it balances
of family that we sensed when we lived in
a wonderful thing. I salute you. I salute you
TOW. I don't
a climate not unlike this in West Texas for
all at TV 30 for their civic-I don't know
from your
12 years and long before I got wrapped up
how to say it, but the civic responsibility, you
and this gets
in the political world. These issues are ter-
might say, of supporting this wonderful char-
tion-in all
ribly important.
ity. But also you're bringing people a lot of
happiness there.
F philosophy
But when we talk about family, you feel
So, good luck to each and every one of
it when you walk into his house or his place
you. Again, to Lonnie and to Heidi who
re trying to
of business and feel it just looking around
thought of this in the first place, well done.
ore energy
this room. You get that sense this is some-
tion. Some
Well done. My only regret is I don't get down
thing that is very important. And when those
1 the former
to see some of those shiny things we flew
mayors came to me, long before the trouble
over.
ht, although
in Los Angeles, and said, "The largest single
the Alaskan
concern we have about the decline in the
Note: The- President spoke at 12:28 p.m. at
y convinced
cities, the biggest problem is the decline in
the Madera Municipal Airport. In his re-
lopment, as
And yet I'm
the American family, the falling apart of the
marks, he referred to Lonnie English and his
entalists be-
family."
wife, Heidi, members of the Board of Direc-
So when Barbara hugs a child or we read
tors of the Miracles in the Sky Air Show. A
'u're for the
to kids, it is trying as best we can to show
tape was not available for verification of the
or ANWR?"
the importance of family and the importance
content of these remarks.
ped without
the species
of the values that stem from family. I make
hatever else
that not as a pitch but just as a statement
because the Presidency is about issues. It's
S something
about doing your best. It's about national se-
Executive Order 12808-Blocking
, balancing,
curity, but it is also about understanding the
"Yugoslav Government" Property
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strength of this country. And I've gotten a
and Property of the Governments of
m domestic.
good lesson in that here today.
Serbia and Montenegro
ce domestic
Thank you.
May 30, 1992
a living, are
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Note: The President spoke at 10:58 a.m. at
By the authority vested in me as President
balance that
the Simpson Vineyards. In his remarks, he
by the Constitution and the laws of the Unit-
And you've
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referred to Lee Simpson, owner of the Simp-
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cultural policy, something that is just going
Session With the Agricultural
to reduce the levels of subsidies.
Community in Fresno, California
But I just want you to know we're commit-
ted. I think I've a little better feel now for
May 30, 1992
some of the problems that certain growers
The President. First, let me just thank
of certain commodities face in selling, for ex-
Lee Simpson, the boys that I met. We had
ample, to Mexico. With Mexico I want an
a chance to look at one method of growing.
agreement, but I want it to be fair. I'm a
He was fair enough to tell me that others
great fan of Carlos Salinas, the President of
approach these things in different ways. But
Mexico. He's done a superb job. And it's not
I must say, I've learned a lot. And it was most
just in working towards free and fair trade;
enjoyable, all too brief. But it wasn't just
it's the fact that we're in very good sync with
watching the computer in there; it was seeing
the Mexicans in terms of major foreign policy
him and his love of the soil and his boys and
objectives.
all the things that we talk about when we
So I salute him, but he knows and I know
think of values when it comes to farm fami-
that we cannot take to the Congress, and I
lies. So they had a neat way of making me
will not, an agreement that is not based on
feel at home here.
free and fair trade. Our agricultural ship-
ments to Mexico have increased threefold
I want to thank the Governor for being
over the last few years. That's good, but we
with us and our very able Senator John Sey-
mour. I mean, I'm not here on a political
still have some problems on both sides. He
has some problems with us.
mission, but let me just say to you who are
On the GATT, Ann gives her expertise to
involved in agriculture, it is nice to have
this a lot. We had a meeting the other day
somebody in the Senate who understands the
with Mr. Andriessen from the EC. I'm told
real problems facing us and then can bring
by our very able negotiator, Carla Hills, that
that knowledge of agriculture down to the
we made some progress there, but again, I
White House to be sure we are sensitive.
can't predict for you when either of these
I had a chance earlier on with-I'm ac-
will be done.
companied by the woman that many of you
The last point I'll make, and then I'll sit
know, Ann Veneman. I thought it would be
on my little stool and take any questions that
better coming to a bunch of experts in agri-
come my way and maybe deflect a few off
culture to have some brains with me. Mine
of here. But I feel that the United States
are good for some things, and I think I have
economy is beginning to improve. Califor-
a feel for what we need to do in agriculture.
nia's had some very difficult times. Lot of
But I certainly don't stand here as any expert.
defense problems here, as we've been able,
So I brought Ann in case some of you might
given the demise of international com-
have technical questions or where we stand
munism, to properly cut back on defense. I
on some specific initiative or other.
would say to you, in this very patriotic part
On the broad agricultural concepts, let me
of the State, I am not going to permit the
simply say I believe it's absolutely essential
Congress to cut into the muscle of our de-
that we have free and fair trade. We will con-
fense. We are able to make reductions. But
tinue to seek access to foreign markets.
now, especially in a political year with all the
We've made some progress in beef and citrus
promises resonating out there, everybody
and some things into Japan. There are some
wants to take $10 billion here or $20 billion
big crops that are excluded; we've got to keep
there and spread it on some program, and
pushing. I want to see a successful conclusion
we can't do that.
to what's known as the GATT, the Uruguay
I am the President, and I have responsibil-
round of GATT. And the hangup, as every-
ity for our basic national security interests.
body in this room knows, the main one has
The world is much safer. This little Redskin
been agriculture. We've made some progress
fan goes to bed at night with less fear of nu-
working with the Europeans. And they them-
clear weapons than his older brothers or
selves have reorganized their common agri-
maybe his mother and dad did, and that's
'eorge Bush, 1992
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / May 30
969
that is just going
a wonderful accomplishment. But I can tell
pointees not confirmed, but I can assure you
dies.
you, and General Scowcroft, who's with me
we are not going to put any loose cannons
ow we're commit
here today, my very able National Security
rolling around on that deck. I hope there's
tter feel now for
Adviser, could tell you it isn't that safe a
been changes, but I gather we've got some
certain growers
world.
work to do.
in selling, for ex-
So we're trying to solidify the progress for
Value of the Dollar
Iexico I want an
democracy and freedom that has been made.
It is major heavy lifting, but we are the only
Q. As you know, everybody's concerned
to be fair. I'm a
ones who can do it. The United States, we
about the economy, and I was wondering if
the President of
job. And it's not
are the undisputed leader of the free world
you would sign this dollar bill, showing me
e and fair trade;
that's moving down the path to democracy.
that you would promise to try to make this
ry good sync with
So I cite that because I cannot get in the
dollar bill worth just as much or more as it
is in 4 years from now.
jor foreign policy
promise business of taking $10 billion or $20
billion more from every defense account, and
The President. Yes, let me tell you some-
I'm not going to do it.
thing about the dollar. Let me tell you, one
nows and I know
Congress, and I
In any event, I do feel the U.S. economy's
way to take that dollar and make it shrink
recovering-you saw the growth figures yes-
is to let inflation get out of control. The cruel-
is not based on
est tax of all is inflation. You don't see it,
agricultural ship-
terday-and with it will surge back the opti-
:reased threefold
mism that belongs to the United States of
but you feel it. And the dollars shrink. They
at's good, but we
America. It's been a tough go for people, and
don't buy as much.
One of the bright spots in an otherwise
n both sides. He
I know that. But we are a rising Nation not
gloomy economy over the last year has been
a declining Nation.
that inflation is down. I want to have eco-
S her expertise to
Now, with no further ado, who wants the
nomic policies enacted that will stimulate
ng the other day
first question? I'm told that some of you have
economic growth. But that's got to be done
the EC. I'm told
some real broad interest in areas that might
without making that dollar bill shrink, and
Carla Hills, that
not be specifically on agriculture; so much
I think we can do it. Right now, interest rates
ere, but again, I
the better. That's fine with me. Yes, sir.
are down; inflation is down. That makes us
1 either of these
California Rural Legal Assistance
poised for the best kind of economic recov-
and then I'll sit
Q. I'm an orange grower. We in the valley
ery.
here, I mean California, have a problem with
I'm just saying that we've got to be sure
ny questions that
deflect a few off
an outfit called CRLA, California Rural Legal
it stays down because that's the way you
make this dollar come back. When I come
ne United States
Assistance. These are the folks who seem to
mprove. Califor-
us to be creating answers to which there are
back 4 years from now, I think I'll be in this
no questions. Harassment, I believe, is one
line of work then-[laughter]-that it would
ult times. Lot of
of the words. Your predecessor told us that
shrink if we don't get control, try to keep
we've been able,
he was going to do something about it, and
control. We've got a long way to go on spend-
ternational com-
ack on defense. I
I'd sure like to hear that you would take a
ing. One of the things we're pushing for now,
an idea whose time has come, that I've been
ery patriotic part
shot at defunding the organization. I think
for for many years is what's called a balanced
ng to permit the
they're out of hand.
budget amendment to the Constitution. It
nuscle of our de-
The President. Well, let me first ask if
disciplines the executive branch, and it
= reductions. But
it's a State or a local-are you talking about
I year with all the
the legal services overall?
darned sure disciplines a Congress that has
been very, very reluctant to do anything on
there, everybody
Q. Yes.
the spending side.
ere or $20 billion
The President. Well, I don't know that
So those are just a couple of thoughts
ne program, and
we're going to defund it. What we're trying
about how we're going to keep that dollar
to do is to get it, through competent and sen-
the same size, maybe make it buy more.
have responsibil-
sible appointees, get it confined so it doesn't
ecurity interests.
go off into the political arena, trying to make
Environmental Policy
his little Redskin
a lot of political statements and affecting leg-
Q. We've been working on a thing with
h less fear of nu-
islation. That's not what legal services, if that
the Federal Clean Air Act. And in that act
older brothers or
is what we're talking about, is supposed to
of 1990, it addresses a thing called fugitive
d did, and that's
be doing. I think we still have some ap-
dust, referred to as PM10, articulate five. In
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May 30 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
that regulation it addresses where-it's going
Now, on this one for those of you who
after farmland that makes dust, attracted-
are environmentalists or follow Rio, I think
it's out there, farming. And to trying to con-
we're coming out all right on that. A lot of
trol that dust, the EPA has certain deadline
the world leaders have told me they think
dates, '94, '97 and 2001, in which growers
that our fighting for that balance has been
are going to have to develop controlled strat-
a very good thing, and we've staved off set-
egies to stop that dust from going in the air.
ting such rigid standards that nobody can
That has been based on, in the Federal Clean
meet. When the United States makes a com-
Air Act, with research that was done that was
mitment, it has to keep it. And we do that.
inaccurate, totally wrong. And now we have
Our word is pretty good, and it should be.
these implementation things called a PM10
But we can't do it and throw an awful lot
plan that every State has to submit an air
of people out of work, especially when it's
agency, and yet they're not realizing, we've
not based on sound science.
pointed it out, that they need to look at better
Can you make a specific comment on the
science because it's very difficult to regulate
gentleman's, do you know?
dust on a tractor. Yet they're asking us for
Deputy Secretary Veneman. Well, I cer-
control measures that are very much-right
tainly am familiar with this issue. It's been
now, there's not valid research. The USDA
in USDA. We are attempting to help to fund
and EPA are hoping now to fund some
the science necessary to address this prob-
money so we can do some valid research.
lem, and I think we are committed to con-
The President. I'm not an expert on that.
tinuing in that effort.
Ann, do you want to just comment on his
Q. I appreciate that very much, Mr. Presi-
specific and then I'll give you an answer on
dent and Ann Veneman, on that because we
a broader sense. Let me give you the broader
think that that needs to be looked at very,
answer first.
very strongly before we continue to put in-
You may have read about the Rio con-
dustry out of business because of unsound
ference on the environment. I have withheld
science because somebody didn't do their job
commitment to go there because it seemed
right. And I thank you very much.
to me that what we had to do before commit-
The President. Well, we're trying. I don't
ting to go is to work out sound environmental
want to raise the question that might get me
policy, sound as far as the United States goes,
in trouble, but I know, for example, on en-
and we are the leader because of our science
dangered species you've got some major
and technology in international environment.
California problems. They're national prob-
So we had to work out sound environmental
lems. We are trying to get balance and use
policy. But I also wanted an underpinning
of science and also have those hallmarks of
of sound economic policy. And we cannot
the policy, but also the fact that a family's
permit the extremes in the environmental
got to work for a living. So that one is one
movement to shut down the United States
that has to be filtered into any agreements
on science that may not be as perfected as
we're making.
we in the United States should have it.
So I don't know the specific, I'll be honest
Wetlands
with you, that you're talking about-that pro-
Q. I was pleased to see that we have a
vision of the Clean Air Act. But my general
wetlands preserve program just starting up,
philosophy is to have a good, sound environ-
with California being one of the pilot States.
mental practice. I think we do. I think we've
I think that that offers a way to restore wet-
got something to be really proud of and to
lands and, at the same time, make a workable
take to Rio, but also to say to them, these
relationship with farming. One thing I would
countries, we cannot accept standards that
like to see is in the following programs,
are not based on the soundest of science, and
should Congress support your budget pro-
we cannot shut down the lives of many Amer-
posal, is a wider definition of the crop and
icans because of going to an extreme on the
land that is allowable in it. Within California
environment. So that's my philosophy, and
much of the land that would qualify------------------
that's what we're trying to do.
The President. To be a wet?
George Bush, 1992
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / May 30
971
hose of you who
Q. Right, exactly.
sound, be brought before a Congress that will
ollow Rio, I think
The President. We've had examples of
think some new ideas.
on that. A lot of
that. The first gentleman was telling me
The Congress today, in my view, thinks old
Id me they think
about is, and we have-I consider myself a
balance has been
ideas. We've got some problems-how are
sound and hopefully sensible environmental
've staved off set-
we going to help the city of Los Angeles?
President. But again, I think in terms of wet-
that nobody can
I think an enterprise zone that green-lines
lands and definition it's gotten a little ahead
ates makes a com-
the area and cuts the capital gains rate to
of where it should be in terms of a definition
And we do that.
zero will do more to bring jobs into the hope-
of a wetland.
and it should be.
less areas of Los Angeles than doubling the
frow an awful lot
So we're trying hard. I just had a meeting
spending on some Government programs. I
earlier and one of the rice growers told me
pecially when it's
have had that proposal up there for years.
about a program that they are working closely
I've had it up there for years, and it has been
on where it really does help create wetlands.
comment on the
blocked by, for the most part, by a hostile
And the bird hunters and all these people
Congress.
are very interested in the-are very happy
So I will not plead guilty to having ne-
eman. Well, I cer-
about it. So I think there's room for innova-
glected the domestic agenda. What we've got
is issue. It's been
tion. I think we ought to stay with our objec-
to do is get the facts out there that there
ng to help to fund
tive and no net loss of wetlands, but we don't
is a good one that's based on empowerment.
ddress this prob-
want to overdefine what a wetland is.
It is based on keeping government close to
ommitted to con-
That's what I've tried to do, and again, I've
the people. It's based on less regulation rath-
taken a few shots as being too much on the
er than more. It's based on giving people a
much, Mr. Presi-
growth side of that. But I don't think that's
part of the action. And that goes into all kinds
n that because we
a fair shot because I think what happens dur-
of subjects. It also is based on fiscal sanity.
e looked at very,
ing some periods, some of the bureaucrats
I argue for a balanced budget amendment.
ontinue to put in-
cause of unsound
in our regulatory agencies started defining
It will discipline the executive branch, and
the wetland problem in a way that really
it will darned sure discipline the Congress.
didn't do their job
overdefines it. There was not a legitimate
Now it's beginning to happen. The good
much.
wetland we were trying to preserve. So we're
thing about this 4-year election dance is, it
e're trying. I don't
working it. And I appreciate your suggestion.
does get to focus, it brings people's focus on
that might get me
President's Priorities
these major problems. I think we have a rare
example, on en-
opportunity now to pass some of the things
got some major
Q. I think most people are wondering that
that would help guarantee the future of that
re national prob-
during your first 4 years in the Presidency
little girl's dollar bill.
balance and use
I think that your main objective has been to
I'd like to see a line-item veto for the Presi-
hose hallmarks of
center on the foreign affairs with the fall of
dent. Forty-three Governors have it, and it
ct that a family's
international communism. With Ross Perot
works. Somebody said, "You don't have a do-
o that one is one
coming out saying that you need to address
mestic program." Here's a good one. Try it
, any agreements
the situations with the homeless and with the
on for size. And they say, "Well, that's not
deficit and all these other sort of domestic
a new idea." As far as I'm concerned it's new
affairs, if you are reelected, assuming you are,
until it's been tried. We ought to keep push-
will you be focusing your attention on the
e that we have a
ing until we get it. That gets the President
domestic affairs and not so much on the mili-
1 just starting up,
then all interacting with the people running
tary and communism, the fall of communism,
of the pilot States.
for Congress, and it gets you in there. If you
and China and Russia and all these other
ay to restore wet-
believe that last point, for example, get your
areas such as the Baltics?
make a workable
Congressman to say what he'll do when he
The President. The President's respon-
One thing I would
goes there.
sibilities are multifaceted. One of them is the
lowing programs,
So I think we've got a good program. I'll
national security of the United States. It is
your budget pro-
give you one more, and then I'll stop filibus-
in this field that the President really has pri-
of the crop and
tering. Education, we have a program called
Within California
macy, and I'm not going to neglect that. I'm
America 2000. It literally revolutionizes edu-
d qualify-
not going to neglect it because of political
cation. It creates 535 new American schools
vet?
criticism. Having said that, it is absolutely es-
where the community and the family get in-
sential that our domestic program, which is
volved in saying, "Here's what we think will
972
May 30 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
Adminis
work in Fresno. I don't care so much what's
change now. I think we can take that message
Wilson
going to work in Austin, Texas, and create
of hope out there.
mixed s{
these new schools." We send the bill up to
California Raisins Bowl Watch
the adm
the Congress, and what do they do in edu-
to the f
cation? They just add money to programs
Q. Last week you gave your watch away
mental
that have failed. We've got a good domestic
to Ensign Sam Wagener. You may not have
sues as
agenda, and there is a significant flagship of
realized it, but he was from Fresno. And so
Central
that domestic agenda.
the president of the Chamber of Commerce
The
and the California Bowl Committee would
So what I've got to do is, one, make clear
far-an
like to present you with an official California
to the American people we've got it; and,
Bowl watch, as a matter of fact, an official
the Sey
two, take my case in the fall when I get into
than N
California Raisins Bowl watch.
that political arena that I'm trying to stay out
The President. I'm a two-watch man
to-I
of at least until after our convention and say,
again, but I'm telling you that I came out
any do
all right, send me some Members of Con-
way ahead on the trade. That midshipman
unacce
gress that agree with this. Don't send people
came out-he gave me-he did all right. He
now d
up there that come home and talk tough on
didn't have anything when he started. So he
coming
law and order and crime and then go back
got my watch. But I didn't know he was from
move
and vote some other way.
sensib
here. I'm very grateful. This is beautiful, and
I listened to some ads of people running
ments
thank you. I accept with pleasure.
the fe
to try to get into the United States Senate,
and these happen to be on the Democratic
Miller-Bradley Bill
this p
Q. I'd first like to start off by thanking
Mr. M
side, all of them talking tough on law and
order. We've got a tough crime bill that is
you and your administration for trying to add
Trad
sitting in the United States Congress because
a little bit of sanity to the application of Envi-
the very same people that are advertising
ronmental and Endangered Species Act by
Q.
today in California refuse to vote for it.
putting in people and jobs and the economy
diver:
want
The good thing about an election year is,
as part of the equation.
we can make that case clearly and say, "Look,
As you know, we are in the fight of our
for p¹
send us some people if you happen to think
life here in the Central Valley of California
sion
we're right, a little tougher on the criminal
over irrigated agriculture and the operations
you {
of Central Valley Project. Sir, Governor Wil-
ing
and little less tough on the victim of crime."
son has shown historic and courageous lead-
made
Vote for-get our program going.
ership recently in announcing that there is
Th
So I think we've got a good domestic agen-
a California solution to the Central Valley
is re
da. I do not plead guilty to neglecting it. I
Project. Senator Seymour, likewise, has lead
will
think out of the 4-year process here we'll
a courageous fight in the Senate to put aside
their
have time to get it in focus.
some of the criticisms we have from some
go a
But look, I know that there's this feeling
of the Democratic Senators from New Jersey
to g
that we're living in a benign world now be-
who think they know how to manage water
give
cause of this magnificent victory over com-
from Washington, DC, for what we do here
at a
munism. But believe me, if you look at the
in the Central Valley.
you
Soviet Union and see what's happening in
In the last 2 days there has been some-
dea
some of the Republics, and if you look at
many call it negotiations-and discussions on
1
the problems south of our border, although
the House side, unfortunately controlled by
liev
the hemisphere's going-the President can't
many of our Democratic colleagues who are
dep
neglect that. I can't shift entirely away from
no better for us than some of those liberal
wai
that responsibility.
folks in the Senate.
tha
But I take your point. I think I've got to
I would like to say, sir, that if there is doubt
we
do a better job explaining to the people. Send
from the administration as to who they
we
me Members of Congress that will vote for
should look for, for whether or not these
to
these kinds of initiatives. If you want to do
bills, as they go forward, are accepted by the
it the old way, get them to go in and vote
leadership in California, you should please
ge:
for the status quo. But I think people want
look toward Senator Seymour and Governor
sin
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / May 30
973
Wilson. I know they're going to be many
nanas, for example. And there's a lot of—
mixed signals out there. But we will welcome
and I might say the Canadian pitch on this
the administration's overview and dedication
one relates to the unity of Canada itself.
to the fact that we have to balance environ-
They're worried that if they don't continue
mental with jobs, economic, and people is-
to protect dairies, that that gives the Quebec
sues as we move forward for a solution to
people kind of a shot with a lot of con-
Central Valley water issues.
centrated dairies there, pulling away from
The President. The Seymour approach is
what used to be called the Meech Lake Ac-
far-and I'll put some names on it for you-
cords, which is technical, but that was the
the Seymour approach is far better, far better
effort by our friend, and he is a friend, Brian
than Miller-Bradley. And yes, we're trying
Mulroney, to hold Canada together.
to-I don't want to be flirting around leaving
But on your point, the difficulty that we
any doubt. Miller-Bradley is unacceptable,
have with the Canadian request or the re-
unacceptable and I wouldn't sign it. We are
quest from some of our smaller friends in
now discussing it. We were talking about it
the Caribbean is, once you start down the
coming up here on the plane as to how to
road of exception, exception, exception, you
move forward with implementation of a more
get farther away rather than closer to an
sensible approach. So I appreciate your com-
agreement.
ments. It helps me understand the fervor of
the feeling out here. But I'm not just saying
So we've got problems. I talked earlier
this politically. We are not going to accept
about the rice problem as it affects Japan.
I mean there's an enormous market there.
Mr. Miller's approach, seconded by Bradley.
When I deal with the Prime Minister, the
Trade Agreements
various Prime Ministers of Japan, the push
Q. Mr. President, I'm a dairyman and a
always is, "Please understand we've got enor-
diversified farmer here in Fresno County. I
mously complex political problems on rice in
want to thank you and your administration
the Diet, in our political legislature."
for pushing so hard for the successful conclu-
So we say, well, yes, but we can't have a
sion of GATT as well as NAFTA. We thank
successful conclusion if everybody accepts
you for hanging tough in agriculture, not giv-
what is precious to him or her or whatever
ing in to the EC, the demands they have
it is. So I think your point is very, very valid
made upon us.
and there are ways in these agreements to
The concern that we have with NAFTA
phase things in so people aren't hectored and
is recently the Canadians have said that they
harassed and thrown out of business at the
will not give up on their dairy quotas, that
outset. But the principle that you've outlined
their dairy quotas are not negotiable. If we
is one I believe is underlying, and I've in-
go ahead and negotiate a treaty and we have
structed our negotiators accordingly, under-
to give up our Section 22 and the Canadians
lying our negotiations on that to end the
give up none of their dairy quotas, we're put
GATT.
at a tremendous disadvantage. Our plea to
Ann, do you want to answer that? I appre-
you, sir, is that we're through talking that
ciate your comments on it.
deal.
We do want a free trade agreement. I be-
Agricultural Chemicals
lieve that the future of American agriculture
Q. I'm glad to hear that your America's
depends on international trade. But we do
environmental President because I think in
want an agreement that we can live with and
this room today are America's first environ-
that is fair to everybody, and hopefully, that
mentalists. Farmers should be and are good
we can hang on tough. But if they don't give,
environmentalists. We do not want to do any-
well, we don't want to give. We don't want
thing that would poison the ground or poison
to be put at a disadvantage.
our families. But I'm concerned about the
The President. Let me comment. The
deluge of regulation in the last decade, espe-
gentleman makes a very good point. It's not
cially in regard to the use of farm chemicals.
simply Canada on dairies; it is EC on ba-
I'm concerned especially about the minor-
974
May 30 / Administration of George Bush, 1992
use chemicals that the chemical companies
have to have the scientific evidence on these
no longer wish to register.
issues. We've certainly been trying in the
California grows over 250 different crops.
USDA to work with EPA on the particular
Some of these crops are considered to be
problems that face farmers as we deal with
minor-use crops for some of the chemicals
these chemical issues, and we'll try to con-
that we use. I'm concerned about the loss
tinue to do that. Methylbromide does need
of those chemicals, not because they are in-
additional science, and we'll participate in
herently bad but because the economics of
that to the extent that we can.
the use really prohibits the chemical com-
pany from reregistering its chemicals for
Energy Bill
each of these minor-use crops. Then we also
The President. And I agree. I mean, I
have a problem with the major-use chemical
think farmers are not only environmentalists
and that is methylbromide. As a nurseryman
but conservationists. I think that's very, very
we have a protocol in California whereby we
important. I think we have to do it.
cannot sell trees without following that proto-
Incidentally, I would like to make a pitch
col, and it involves killing organisms within
for our energy bill that passed the Congress
the soil that would, parasites that would eat
the other day, which does have some good,
the roots of the plants that we sell.
sound conservation in it, but also it balances
Because of the strong phytosanitary regu-
out the need for this country to grow. I don't
lations of the USDA and the California De-
want to shift the subject away from your
partment of Food and Agriculture, we are
question, but in all these fields-and this gets
able to ship trees around the world. If we
back to this young man's question-in all
lose methylbromide, we will not only have
these fields there's a question of philosophy
the problem of not being able to ship around
on a lot of this stuff.
the world because we will have an inferior
On our energy approach, we're trying to
product, but we will have a problem within
keep growth going through more energy
shipping in California because we can't meet
sources and through conservation. Some
the regulations. What can we do as good en-
would have you just do nothing on the former
vironmentalists but also as good business.
part of it, and I'm in a big fight, although
people to stem this regulatory tide?
it's not in this bill, on the ANWR, the Alaskan
The President. Let me say on that
Wildlife Refuge. I am absolutely convinced
methylbromide, I'm certainly no expert on
that you can have prudent development, as
it. But I'll give you the philosophy again be-
we did in Prudhoe Bay of that. And yet I'm
hind it. Decisions should be based on sound
in a big row with the environmentalists be-
science. It is my understanding that the
cause they say, "Well, you say you're for the
science is less than perfected as it relates to
environment; how come you're for ANWR?"
this chemical. It seems to me that the way
I'm saying ANWR can be developed without
to approach this problem is to be sure that
decimating the environment or the species
the science is sound.
there, in this case caribou or whatever else
I would have to say, if the science proved
it is.
that it was detrimental to the environment,
So I just cite that because it is something
I as President would be facing a significant
in my job that you have to keep balancing,
problem because you cannot neglect the en-
just as this guy's question was how do you
vironmental destruction to our economy and
balance the national security from domestic.
to our country. So I think the answer is to
Here's one: How do you balance domestic
try to move forward more fast on the science
growth, families need to make a living, are
itself, as well as on the alternate scientific
hopefully becoming less dependent on for-
work that's taking place.
eign oil, for a lot of reasons, and balance that
Now, Ann knows a great deal more about
with the environmental needs. And you've
this than I do. Can you add something to
raised this more specific question. We've just
that?
got to keep that ethic going, and I think we
Deputy Secretary Veneman. Mr. Presi-
can. I think we can do better on it.
dent, I think that you're exactly right. We
Getting thrown out of here?
e Bush, 1992
Administration of George Bush, 1992 / May 30
975
nce on these
Q. Sir, we could sit here and talk all day
rying in the
Remarks at the Miracles in the Sky
long and probably all week long. We just ap-
Air Show in Fresno
ne particular
preciate it so much your coming to Fresno
ve deal with
May 30, 1992
and listening to our concerns. We wish you
try to con-
the best of luck in the near future.
I can hear you. We had a good look at
.e does need
The President. Let me say-thank you,
the crowd there. And I want to salute Lonnie
articipate in
Lou, very much. Let me just make this obser-
and Heidi English and I wish everybody
vation that you can't help but feel when
there in the support of the Valley Children's
you're here. We're talking about agriculture;
Hospital all the best.
I mean, I
we're talking about chemicals; we're talking
And I wish each of you could see this mag-
onmentalists
about wetlands; we're talking about eco-
nificent Air Force One piloted by Colonel
t's very, very
nomic growth; we're talking about national
Danny Barr. It's a marvelous airplane, and
t.
security. These are all big issues. But I wish
I think it represents our country very well
nake a pitch
that Barbara Bush had been out here, the
as we go not just here but overseas as well.
he Congress
Silver Fox we call her, because I think she
I wish you well. This air show that will
some good,
would sense the feeling of community and
benefit the Valley Children's Hospital is just
, it balances
of family that we sensed when we lived in
a wonderful thing. I salute you. I salute you
grow. I don't
a climate not unlike this in West Texas for
all at TV 30 for their civic-I don't know
from your
12 years and long before I got wrapped up
how to say it, but the civic responsibility, you
and this gets
in the political world. These issues are ter-
might say, of supporting this wonderful char-
stion-in all
ribly important.
ity. But also you're bringing people a lot of
f philosophy
happiness there.
But when we talk about family, you feel
So, good luck to each and every one of
it when you walk into his house or his place
you. Again, to Lonnie and to Heidi who
're trying to
of business and feel it just looking around
thought of this in the first place, well done.
ore energy
this room. You get that sense this is some-
tion. Some
Well done. My only regret is I don't get down
thing that is very important. And when those
n the former
to see some of those shiny things we flew
mayors came to me, long before the trouble
over.
ht, although
in Los Angeles, and said, "The largest single
the Alaskan
concern we have about the decline in the
Note: The President spoke at 12:28 p.m. at
'y convinced
cities, the biggest problem is the decline in
the Madera Municipal Airport. In his re-
elopment, as
And yet I'm
the American family, the falling apart of the
marks, he referred to Lonnie English and his
entalists be-
family."
wife, Heidi, members of the Board of Direc-
So when Barbara hugs a child or we read
tors of the Miracles in the Sky Air Show. A
ou're for the
or ANWR?"
to kids, it is trying as best we can to show
tape was not available for verification of the
the importance of family and the importance
content of these remarks.
ped without
the species
of the values that stem from family. I make
hatever else
that not as a pitch but just as a statement
because the Presidency is about issues. It's
S something
about doing your best. It's about national se-
Executive Order 12808-Blocking
D balancing,
curity, but it is also about understanding the
"Yugoslav Government" Property
how do you
strength of this country. And I've gotten a
and Property of the Governments of
m domestic.
good lesson in that here today.
Serbia and Montenegro
ce domestic
Thank you.
May 30, 1992
a living, are
lent on for-
Note: The President spoke at 10:58 a.m. at
By the authority vested in me as President
balance that
the Simpson Vineyards. In his remarks, he
by the Constitution and the laws of the Unit-
And you've
referred to Lee Simpson, owner of the Simp-
ed States of America, including the Inter-
son Vineyards, and Frans Andriessen, Vice
national Emergency Economic Powers Act
1. We've just
1 I think we
President of the Commission of the European
(50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.), the National Emer-
Communities. A tape was not available for
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.), and
section 301 of title 3 of the United States
verification of the content of these remarks.
Code,
Copy
June 23, 1992
MEMORANDUM FOR JANICE CROUSE
FROM:
MICHELE NIX
SUBJECT:
AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS
Here's info on the Ag Congress. The audience consists of
agriculture journalists -- print, radio, TV -- also PR and
communications professionals whose main focus is agriculture.
Primarily, however, the audience will be ag journalists.
Definite joke potential there. Remember, we need to call Doug
Gamble.
This group meets every four years to discuss key issues re
agriculture. I'm getting a contact for the coordinator of the
conference and will be going on the walk-thru tomorrow morning -
- so after that I'll have a better sense of what the conference
program is going to be like, who's speaking, etc.
I've included the following:
A packet of info from Cabinet Affairs, which includes a memo
detailing key issues, a draft speech from USDA in
conjunction with Cabinet Affairs, and background material.
Bush speech from 1988, as VP and Presidential candidate, to
the Ag Communicators Congress.
Reagan speech from 1984, the first Ag Communicators
Congress.
H. 5132-5
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
For fiscal years 1992 and 1993, funds provided under section
9 of the Federal Transit Act shall be exempt from requirements
for any non-Federel share, in the same manner as specified in
section 1054 of Public Law 102-240.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 101. EMERGENCY RELIEF.
Subsection (b) of section 125 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended by striking "on the Federal-aid highway systems includ-
ing the Interstate System" in two places and inserting in each
place "on Federal-aid highways".
SEC. 102. RURAL AGRICULTURAL DISASTERS.
(a) FINDINGS.-Congress finds that-
(1) like the residents of Chicago and Los Angeles who have
suffered severe losses due to recent disasters, agricultural pro-
ducers suffered severe losses as a result of natural disasters
during the 1990 through 1992 crop years;
(2) repeated operating losses due to natural disasters have
placed agricultural producers in financial stress and have
caused increased loan delinquencies to agricultural lenders;
(3) the economics of communities in affected areas have been
depressed as a result of crop failures; and
(4) the matter under the heading "COMMODITY CREDIT COR.
PORATION" of chapter III of title I of Public Law 102-229 (105
Stat. 1712) grants the President the authority to declare
$755,000,000 as emergency appropriations for agricultural dis-
'asters during the 1990 through 1992 crop years.
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.-It is the sense of Congress that the
President should exercise the authority referred to in subsection
(a)(4) to make emergency designations for rural agricultural disas-
ters, as well as the urban disasters in Chicago and Los Angeles.
SEC. 103. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
Section 115 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by striking the heading of subsection (a) and inserting
the following new heading: "SUBSTITUTE, CONGESTION MITIGA-
TION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, SURFACE TRANSPOR-
TATION, BRIDGE, PLANNING, AND RESEARCH PROJECTS";
(2) in subsection (a)-
(A) by striking clause (i) of paragraph (1)(A) and inserting
the following new clause:
"(i) has obligated all funds apportioned or allocated to
it under section 103(e)(4)(H), 104(b)(2), 104(b)(3), 104(f),
144, or 307 of this title, or";
(B) by striking subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) and
inserting the following new subparagraph:
"(A) prior to commencement of the project the Secretary
approves the project in the same manner as the Secretary
approves other projects, and"; and
(C) by striking paragraph (3);
(3) in the heading of subsection (b), by str king "PRIMARY"
and inserting "NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM";
muhelle
the 16 the due
emergency
pupple mental
pigned by POTAL
yesterday.
Kathy
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role in the forging of a multiyear farm bill, which must be passed by
Congress by the end of next year. It will not be easy to get a bill, Foley told
the first Agricultural Communicators' Congress which met in Washington June
24-27. But he said he was optimistic a bipartisan effort would create a
reasonable result that everyone could live with.
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Japan Economic Newswire
NOVEMBER 5, 1988, SATURDAY
LENGTH: 770 words
HEADLINE: NEWS FOCUS;
JAPAN PROBLEM' EMERGES IN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
BYLINE: SHIRO YONEYAMA
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, NOV. 4
BODY:
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN U.S. PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN HISTORY, JAPAN'S NEAR-TOTAL
BAN ON RICE IMPORTS HAS BECOME A FOCAL POINT OF CONTENTION BETWEEN THE
DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
THEIR DIFFERING VIEWS ON JAPAN'S RICE POLICY, FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND DEFENSE
BURDEN SHARING ARE YET ANOTHER SIGN OF JAPAN'S INCREASING IMPORTANCE IN THE
GLOBAL GEOPOLITICAL ARENA.
MICHAEL DUKAKIS, THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, BLASTED THE
REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN AND VICE PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH,
THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, FOR REJECTING A DOMESTIC RICE INDUSTRY
PETITION AGAINST JAPAN'S RICE IMPORT CURBS.
'JAPAN'S DETERMINATION TO KEEP ITS MARKET CLOSED HURTS OUR FARMERS AND SERVES
ONLY JAPAN,' DUKAKIS, GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS, TOLD A RALLY.
BUSH SUPPORTED THE PETITION BUT AS INCUMBENT VICE PRESIDENT ALSO SUPPORTED
U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE CLAYTON YEUTTER'S OCTOBER 28 DECISION TO REJECT THE
COMPLAINT AND INSTEAD PURSUE THE CASE THROUGH MULTILATERAL TRADE TALKS.
BUSH'S STAND ON FOREIGN FARM TRADE BARRIERS IS REFLECTED IN HIS SPEECH BEFORE
THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATORS CONGRESS IN WASHINGTON ON JULY 11.
REFERRING TO A JAPAN-U.S. BEEF AND CITRUS AGREEMENT, BUSH SAID, 'AS
PRESIDENT, I WILL WORK TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD, AND, OVER A REASONABLE PERIOD
OF TIME, I WILL RELENTLESSLY PURSUE NEGOTIATIONS TO END SUBSIDIES THAT DISTORT
MARKETS AND RESTRICT TRADE.'
DUKAKIS PERCEIVES SUCH FARM TRADE POLICY BY HIS REPUBLICAN OPPONENT AS
WEAK-KNEED.
RICE IS NOT THE ONLY TARGET OF CRITICISM FROM THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET OF
DUKAKIS AND HIS RUNNING MATE, SEN. LLOYD BENTSEN OF TEXAS WHO PLAYED A KEY ROLE
IN FORMULATING THE RECENTLY ENACTED OMNIBUS TRADE LAW.
THE TWO MEN ARE STUMPING THE COUNTRY, WARNING OF RAPIDLY GROWING FOREIGN
INVESTMENT AND ASKING AMERICA'S ALLIES IN WESTERN EUROPE AND JAPAN TO SHARE MORE
OF THE DEFENSE BURDEN.
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'I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT SO MANY OF OUR SECURITIES ARE IN THE HANDS
OF FOREIGN BANKS BECAUSE OF THESE MASSIVE DEFICITS,' DUKAKIS SAID DURING THE
SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE IN LOS ANGELES ON OCTOBER 13.
UNDER YEUTTER'S STEWARDSHIP, THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION HAS CONCLUDED A SERIES
OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS WITH JAPAN ON BEEF AND CITRUS FRUITS, ACCESS TO JAPAN'S
CONSTRUCTION MARKET AND OTHER ISSUES.
JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. NOBUO MATSUNAGA, CITING THE SHEER SIZE OF
TWO-WAY TRADE, SAYS THAT OCCASIONAL DISPUTES BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS ARE
INEVITABLE.
BUT GROWING 'ECONOMIC NATIONALISM' IS WORRISOME, HE SAYS.
JOSEPH NYE, DUKAKIS'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISER, SAID THAT THE GOVERNOR'S
REMARKS ABOUT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF U.S. ASSETS AND THE LARGE U.S. TRADE DEFICIT
SHOW THAT THE DUKAKIS/BENTSEN TICKET ESPOUSES A 'HEALTHY NATIONALISM.'
DUKAKIS TOLD KYODO NEWS SERVICE IN JULY THAT IF ELECTED PRESIDENT HE WOULD
URGE JAPAN TO STEP UP ITS FINANCIAL AID TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.
GEORGE MCGOVERN, THE 1972 DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, SUGGESTED IN A
RECENT INTERVIEW THAT THE U.S. AND JAPAN CAN DO MORE TO COOPERATE ON
'INITIATIVES THAT AFFECT THE THIRD WORLD.'
'THOSE ARE THE LONG-TERM MARKETS FOR BOTH JAPAN AND THE U.S.,' HE SAID.
ALTHOUGH TRADE DISPUTES ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE WHOEVER BECOMES PRESIDENT,
JAPAN-U.S. DEFENSE RELATIONS ARE DESCRIBED BY BOTH JAPANESE AND U.S. OFFICIALS
AS BEING THE BEST IN RECENT MEMORY.
'THE U.S. RELATIONSHIP WITH JAPAN, ESPECIALLY ON THE SECURITY SIDE, HAS BEEN
A SUCCESS STORY, SAID MARTIN WEINSTEIN, JAPAN CHAIR AT THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC
AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (CSIS).
'THEY (BUSH AND DUKAKIS) WOULD BE RELUCTANT TO TINKER WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S
BEEN GOING WELL,' HE SAID IN AN INTERVIEW.
NEVERTHELESS, SOME LEGISLATORS HERE CLAIM THAT JAPAN HAS BEEN A 'FREE RIDER'
IN ITS DEFENSE TIES WITH THE U.S. AND TALKS ARE UNDER WAY ON JAPANESE PAYMENT
FOR YEN-BASED COSTS SUCH AS UTILITIES FOR THE U.S. TROOPS IN JAPAN.
IN THE U.S. TODAY, WEINSTEIN SAID, 'THERE IS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE
CONTRIBUTIONS JAPAN IS MAKING AND ALSO BETTER SENSE OF THE LIMIT TO WHAT JAPAN
CAN DO AND SHOULD DO.'
BUT HE SAID THAT AN APPROACHING ECONOMIC SLUMP IN THE U.S. IN 1989 OR 1990
MAY PUT PRESSURE ON JAPAN TO DO MORE FOR ITS OWN DEFENSE AND SECURITY IN ASIA.
SEN. MAX BAUCUS, A MONTANA DEMOCRAT, FOR ONE, IS PROPOSING A SWEEPING
BILATERAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES TO PUT TO REST FREQUENT TRADE ROWS
AND ARGUMENTS OVER DEFENSE AND OTHER OUTSTANDING ISSUES.
BY CONCLUDING SUCH AN AGREEMENT, BAUCUS SAID, 'THE U.S. AND JAPAN HAVE A
HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY TO FORGE A NEW BILATERAL PARTNERSHIP THAT ALLOWS BOTH
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they are aimed at angering minorities violate the First Amendment's
freedom of speech protection. The court, by a 9-0 vote, struck
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defense of Caspar Weinberger. The council said it was also seeking
1 million signatures urging President Bush to fire special
prosecutor Lawrence Walsh. Council President Richard Delgaudio
called on Attorney General Barr to determine whether criminal
charges should be brought against Walsh and his staff. "Walsh's
alleged attempt to extort perjured testimony out of Mr. Weinberger
in return for reduced charges underscores a pattern of callous
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conference.
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U.S. prisoners of war to the Soviet Union and said it hoped the
controversy ignited by President Yeltsin would not block
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Vietnam and the United States," Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Dy
Nien told a news conference.
CAMBODIA (Tokyo/AP) -- The U.S., Japan and other delegates to a
conference on Cambodia accused the Khmer Rouge of threatening the
U.N. effort to rebuild the war-scarred nation. In a statement, the
33 countries and 12 international organizations participating
expressed "serious concern over the difficulties (the U.N.) is
encountering in the implementation of the agreements, in particular
over the refusal of one party to allow the necessary deployment of"
U.N. troops.
NORTH KOREA (Jakarta/Reuter) -- Undersecretary of Defense Paul
Wolfowitz singled out North Korea as the biggest threat to security
in the Asia-Pacific region and said defense barriers were necessary
to keep other threats from emerging. He said that although North
Korea's buildup of conventional forces over the last several
decades and its recent nuclear efforts were dangerous, they were
not unmanageable.
LENNON FILE (UPI) -- The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the
Bush Administration to keep secret a government file on the
activities of slain musician John Lennon on the grounds that
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let stand a ruling of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordering the
FBI to justify in court why it has refused to release information
sought under the Freedom of Information Act by a history professor
and Lennon authority.
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