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ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (ALL-IN-1 MAIL)
CREATOR: Jason S. Goldberg (GOLDBERG_JS) (OPD)
CREATION DATE/TIME:18-JAN-1996 12:33:05.01
SUBJECT: 1996-01-18 Statement by the President on Budget
TO: pauline M. Abernathy
(ABERNATHY_P) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:28:36.26
TO: John C. Angell
(ANGELL_J) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 15:08:39.34
TO: Kenneth S. Apfel
(APFEL_K) (OMB)
READ:18-JAN-1996 15:26:33.44
TO: Donald A. Baer
(BAER_D) Autoforward to: Kristin Leight
(LEIGHT_K) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 17:16:09.62
TO: Jeremy D. Benami
(BENAMI_J) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:36:28.99
TO: Jill M. Blickstein
(BLICKSTEIN_J) (OMB)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:43:14.40
TO: Erskine Bowles
(BOWLES_E) Autoforward to: Yusuf A. Khapra
(KHAPRA_Y)
(WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:29:08.24
TO: Emily Bromberg
(BROMBERG_E) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:50:14.20
TO: Susan Brophy
(BROPHY_S) Autoforward to: Stacey L. Rubin
(RUBIN_S) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:43:13.59
TO: Molly Brostrom
(BROSTROM_M) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Laura Capps
(CAPPS_L) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:28:41.34
TO: Kathleen (Kate) Carr
(CARR_K) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 15:49:00.05
TO: Barbara C. Chow
(CHOW_B) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 15:54:10.27
TO: William Curry
(CURRY_W) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:10:22.97
TO: Paul A. Deegan
(DEEGAN_P) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:51:42.86
TO: Paul R. Dimond
(DIMOND_P) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:03:47.33
TO: Chris Dorval
(DORVAL_C) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:38:01.83
TO: DONALD K. DUNN
(DUNN_D) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:42:48.97
TO: Nicole Elkon
(ELKON_N) (WHO)
READ:22-JAN-1996 09:33:36.15
TO: Rahm Emanuel
(EMANUEL_R) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Deborah L. Fine
(FINE_D) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:31:16.96
TO: Martha Foley
(FOLEY_M) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 15:05:38.40
TO: Donald L. Fowler
(FOWLER_D) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Mary Ellen Glynn
(GLYNN_M) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:05:47.98
TO: LAWRENCE J. HAAS
(HAAS_L) (OMB)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:57:36.95
TO: William A. Halter
(HALTER_W) (OMB)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:35:57.66
TO: Karen L. Hancox
(HANCOX_K) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:40:57.59
TO: John P. Hart
(HART_J) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:18:03.39
TO: Kathryn Higgins
(HIGGINS_K) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Elgie Holstein
(HOLSTEIN_E) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:40:08.71
TO: Heidi Kukis
(Heidi Kukis@EOP_OVP@CCGATE@EOPMRX)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Christopher C. Jennings
(JENNINGS_C) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:18:57.03
TO: Annette E. Johnson
(JOHNSON_AE) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:37:15.87
TO: Brian J. Johnson
(JOHNSON_BJ) (CEQ)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:39:28.41
TO: Jack M. Quinn
(Jack M.Quinn@EOP_OVP@CCGATE@EOPMRX)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Yusuf A. Khapra
(KHAPRA_Y) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:29:08.24
TO: Jennifer L. Klein
(KLEIN_J) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:36:42.15
TO: Lisa Kountoupes
(KOUNTOUPES_L) (OMB)
READ:30-JAN-1996 09:26:26.46
TO: David J. Lane
(LANE_D) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 15:53:50.17
TO: Jacob J. Lew
(LEW_J) (OMB)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Gordon Li
(LI_G) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:35:28.65
TO: Gaynor R. McCown
(MCCOWN_G) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:11:08.35
TO: Lorraine McHugh
(MCHUGH_L) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:57:56.22
TO: Joseph Minarik
(MINARIK_J) (OMB)
READ:19-JAN-1996 10:07:38.31
TO: Nancy-Ann E. Min
(MIN_N) (OMB)
READ:18-JAN-1996 16:07:15.88
TO: Julia Moffett
(MOFFETT_J) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:21:50.20
TO: Janet Murguia
(MURGUIA_J) (WHO)
READ:23-JAN-1996 15:50:23.22
TO: Lucie F. Naphin
(NAPHIN_L) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Jennifer L. Nelson
(NELSON_JL) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Erin A. O'Connor
(OCONNOR_E) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Thomas O'Donnell
(ODONNELL_T) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Aaron J. Rappaport
(RAPPAPORT_A) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 23:49:24.54
TO: Bruce N. Reed
(REED_B) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Cheryl S. Rodman
(RODMAN_C) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:28:44.79
TO: Rica F. Rodman
(RODMAN_R) (WHO)
READ:19-JAN-1996 11:02:29.83
TO: Richard L. Siewert
(SIEWERT_R) (WHO)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Stephen B. Silverman
(SILVERMAN_S) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:14:31.79
TO: Wendy L. Smith
(SMITH_WL) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:30:04.38
TO: Gene B. Sperling
(SPERLING_G) Autoforward to: Daniel Taberski
(TABERSKI_D)
(WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:52:24.37
TO: Patrick M. Steel
(STEEL_P) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:42:52.42
TO: George Stephanopoulos
(STEPHANOPO_G) Autoforward to: Laura Capps
(CAPPS_L)
(WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:28:41.34
TO: Barry J. Toiv
(TOIV_B) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 16:33:17.47
TO: Laura D. Tyson
(TYSON_L) Autoforward to: Thomas O'Donnell
(ODONNELL_T)
(WHO)
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TO: Lorraine A. Voles
(VOLES_L) Autoforward to: Remote Addressee
(Lorraine A.
Voles@LNGATE@EOPMRX)(VPO)
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TO: Michael Waldman
(WALDMAN_M) (OPD)
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TO: Christopher F. Walker
(WALKER_C) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:30:29.57
TO: Anne Walley
(WALLEY_A) (WHO)
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TO: Dena B. Weinstein
(WEINSTEIN_D) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:29:16.50
TO: Marilyn Yager
(YAGER_M) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 15:45:04.54
TO: Gabrielle M. Bushman
(BUSHMAN_G) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:10:47.69
TO: Anne E. McGuire
(MCGUIRE_A) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:06:11.07
TO: Angus S. King
(KING_A) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:39:35.95
TO: remote Addressee
([email protected]@INET)
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TO: FAX (56853,Peter Orszag)
(TLXA1MAIL_\F:56853\C:Peter Orszag\\)
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TO: FAX (96220073,Alan Cohen)
(TLXA1MAIL_\F:96220073\C:Alan Cohen\\)
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TO: FAX (56809,Mark Mazur)
(TLXA1MAIL_\F:56809\C:Mark Mazur\\)
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TO: FAX (9-485-3456,Peter Cari)
(TLXAIMAIL_\F:9-485-3456\C:Peter Cari\\)
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TO: FAX (96220073, Michael Barr)
(TLXA1MAIL_\F:96220073\C:Michael Bar\)
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(TLXA1MAIL_\F:96220073\C:Davidl Dreyer\\)
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([email protected]@INET)
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([email protected]@INET)
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TO: John O. Sutton
(SUTTON_J) (WHO)
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TO: Harold Ickes
(ICKES_H) (WHO)
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TO: Janice A. Enright
(ENRIGHT_J) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:15:18.67
TO: Remote Addressee
([email protected]@INET)
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TO: Carol Rasco
(RASCO_C) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:30:19.25
TO: Bruce Reed
(REED_B) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 15:06:47.48
TO: William Galston
(GALSTON_W)
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TO: Shirley Sagawa
(SAGAWA_S)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Robert E. Rubin
(RUBIN_R)
READ:NOT READ
TO: Gene Sperling
(SPERLING_G) Autoforward to: Daniel Taberski
(TABERSKI_D)
(WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:52:24.37
TO: W. Bowman Cutter
(CUTTER_W) Autoforward to: Elisabeth L. Lindemuth
(
LINDEMUTH_E) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:58:45.01
TO: Ira Magaziner
(MAGAZINER_I) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:53:15.48
TO: Sylvia M. Mathews
(MATHEWS_S)
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TO: Jose Cerda, III
(CERDA_J)
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TO: Julie E. Demeo
(DEMEO_J) (OPD)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:30:46.47
TO: alexis Herman
(HERMAN_A) (WHO)
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TO: Mike Lux
(LUX_M)
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TO: Amy Zisook
(ZISOOK_A) (WHO)
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TO: Steven M. Hilton
(HILTON_S)
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TO: Jeffrey S. Shulman
(SHULMAN_J) (WHO)
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TO: Marilyn DiGiacobbe
(DIGIACOBBE_M) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:31:53.22
TO: Barbara D. Woolley
(WOOLLEY_B) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 15:06:12.16
TO: Brian D. Bailey
(BAILEY_B) (WHO)
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TO: Adam R. Kreisel
(KREISEL_A) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:32:07.16
TO: Thomas F. McLarty
(MCLARTY_T) (WHO)
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TO: Jennifer M. O'Connor
(OCONNOR_J) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:59:44.36
TO: Jennifer N. Palmieri
(PALMIERI_J) (WHO)
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TO: Molly Varney
(VARNEY_M) (WHO)
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TO: Jonathan M. Prince
(PRINCE_J) (WHO)
READ:19-JAN-1996 17:36:04.65
TO: Steven A. Cohen
(COHEN_SA) (WHO)
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TO: David Shipley
(SHIPLEY_D) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 16:48:57.91
TO: Carolyn Curiel
(CURIEL_C) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 17:12:57.66
TO: James T. Edmonds
(EDMONDS_J) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:48:18.57
TO: Lisa M. Caputo
(CAPUTO_L) (WHO)
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TO: Margaret A. Williams
(WILLIAMS_MA) Autoforward to: Evan M. Ryan
(RYAN_E)
(WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:32:40.40
TO: Karen Finney
(FINNEY_K) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:45:20.48
TO: Melanne Verveer
(VERVEER_M)
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TO: G.N. Lattimore
(LATTIMORE_G) (WHO)
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TO: Patti Solis
(SOLIS_P) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:57:03.22
TO: Sara Grote
(GROTE_S) (WHO)
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TO: Julie Hopper
(HOPPER_J)
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(BARNETT_P)
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(BARTLEY_A)
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(LIMO_DG)
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TO: Nicole R. Rabner
(RABNER_N) (WHO)
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TO: Marcia L. Hale
(HALE_M) Autoforward to: R. Lawton Jordan III
(JORDAN_RL)
(WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:11:23.69
TO: Jeff Watson
(WATSON_J)
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TO: Dawn M. Friedkin
(FRIEDKIN_D)
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TO: Loretta Avent
(AVENT_L) Autoforward to: Elizabeth Spencer
(SPENCER_E) (WHO)
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TO: Elizabeth Spencer
(SPENCER_E)
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TO: Sharon Kennedy
(KENNEDY_SM)
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(DEAL_E)
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(MASON_K) (WHO)
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(WINDERBAUM_A)
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TO: Bruce Lindsey
(LINDSEY_B) (WHO)
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TO: John B. Emerson
(EMERSON_J) (WHO)
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TO: Jan O. Piercy
(PIERCY_J)
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TO: Deborah L. Coyle
(COYLE_D)
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TO: Dana D. Lawrence
(LAWRENCE_D)
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TO: Margaret C. Randall
(RANDALL_M) (WHO)
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TO: Antonella Pianalto
(PIANALTO_A) (WHO)
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(ROGERS_T)
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(RAVA_W)
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TO: Mark E. Hunker
(HUNKER_M)
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TO: Frederick C. Haggard
(HAGGARD_F)
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TO: Thomas A. Shea
(SHEA_T)
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(WENTZEL_T)
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TO: Laura M. Segal
(SEGAL_L)
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TO: Susan M. Enright
(ENRIGHT_S)
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TO: Peggy A. Clark
(CLARK_PA) (WHO)
READ:19-JAN-1996 18:01:16.85
TO: Julie K. Anderson
(ANDERSON_JK) (WHO)
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TO: Douglas S. Sheorn
(SHEORN_D) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 12:41:17.40
TO: David L. Plummer
(PLUMMER_D) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 14:00:50.48
TO: Christian M. Baldia
(BALDIA_C)
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TO: Jeffrey V. Burkeen
(BURKEEN_J)
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TO: Dina R. Kaplan
(KAPLAN_D)
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TO: John Podesta
(PODESTA_J)
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TO: Todd Stern
(STERN_T) (WHO)
READ:18-JAN-1996 13:57:38.31
TO: R. Paul Richard
(RICHARD_R)
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TO: Frances R. Wessel
(WESSEL_F)
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TO: Carter Wilkie
(WILKIE_C)
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TO: Kimberly Tilley
(TILLEY_K) Autoforward to: Remote Addressee
(Kimberly H
Tilley@LNGATE@EOPMRX )(VPO)
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TO: Elizabeth C. Bowyer
(BOWYER_E)
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TO: Anne Walker
(WALKER_A) Autoforward to: Daniel P. Collins
(COLLINS_D)
(WHO)
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TO: David Kusnet
(KUSNET_D)
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TO: Meeghan E. Prunty
(PRUNTY_M)
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TO: Paul W. Jamieson
(JAMIESON_P)
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(MEYER_P)
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(EDELSTEIN_S)
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January 18, 1996
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
The Briefing Room
11:37 A.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Although I am
disappointed that the Republican congressional leaders walked away
from our negotiations yesterday, I am not entirely discouraged.
After all, it is clear that a seven-year balanced budget, scored by
the Congressional Budget Office, one that gives the American people
modest tax relief and still protects the fundamental priorities of
Medicare, Medicaid, education and the environment, that this kind of
budget is clearly within our grasp right now.
Republicans and Democrats have already agreed to far
more than $600 billion in savings. That is more than we need to
balance the budget and to provide modest tax relief.
We set out to find a common-ground approach to balancing
the budget. We were successful in agreeing on more than enough cuts
to do the job. As the charts that all of you have show, I have gone
the extra mile. The Republicans asked for a plan from us that
balanced the budget in seven years. They then said they disagreed
with our economic assumptions, and they asked for a plan based on
their economic assumptions.
They then made some move themselves toward us, and so I
made further moves, as you see in that document. To say that there
has not been a good-faith effort here is not credible. We have given
a seven-year balanced budget based on the Congressional Budget
Office's own estimates, and we have shown here some further movement.
Now, let me say again: A lot of good has come out of
these talks. It is plain now to the whole country that not only
Americans in every community in our country, but people here in
Washington are committed to a balanced budget in seven years.
There are areas of disagreement, and they also involve
more than money; they also involve policy. You already know, as I
said, that we have moved toward them in trying to show good faith and
reach agreement on the dollars. There are still significant money
differences, and they are the same money differences that we started
with.
I believe that the Republicans are insisting on
reductions in Medicare, Medicaid, education and the environment,
which are clearly not necessary to balance the budget and not
necessary to give a modest tax cut. And I believe that those
reductions are in effect being put into this budget to pay for a tax
cut that is larger than is warranted under these circumstances.
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But let me say there are also some policy differences.
And I'll just mention a few. There are more, but let me mention a
few. Their Medicare program could require elderly people who choose
to go into managed care programs to pay extra fees to see the doctor
of their choice, something which is not required today.
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The medical savings account and fee-for-service options
they would provide to all seniors on Medicare could lead to the
healthiest and most well off of our senior citizens, taking money out
of the program, which would not be spent in any give year, and
leaving in the program people with higher medical costs with a lower
financial base to cover it. If enough of this happened, it literally
could cause the Medicare program to wither on the vine.
They would repeal Medicaid's guarantee of adequate
medical coverage for poor people, including poor children, pregnant
women and the disabled. With block grants in Medicaid and lower
levels of funding, states would be able to and actually might feel
constrained to cut back on services to people who need mental health
services, including hospital services. If the history that we all
have, the modern history, is any indication, those would be the
services that would be most vulnerable in tight budgetary times.
Their budget would dramatically cut programs that are
designed to prevent drugs and violence in our public schools. It
would deny preschool education through Head Start to about 200,000
young three- and four-year-old children from poor backgrounds and we
know will be helped by it. It would impose great cuts in aids to
poor schools that could cause class sizes to climb and certainly will
undermine our efforts to put computers in all the classes of the
United States as soon as we can in the next decade.
It ends the Goals 2000 program, which is the
administration's program to meet national educational standards which
have finally been set, but to do it through grass-roots reforms. It
ends the national service program, which this year is providing
20,000 young people the opportunity to serve their communities and to
bring in more volunteers to serve their communities in grass-roots
effort and earn money to go to college.
It would no longer require companies to pay for the
clean-up of toxic wastes if the waste had been lying around nine
years or more. We know that 10 million children now live within four
miles of a toxic waste site. Under their plan, the taxpayers would
have to pick up the tab for these toxic dumps that were in existence
before 1987. It would dramatically cut environmental enforcement to
guarantee clean air and clean water. It would take the environmental
police off the beat with cuts of about 30 percent.
So these are the policy issues involved, and these are
just a few of them. When I submitted the plan to balance the budget
in seven years that the Congressional Budget Office agreed did that,
I thought that would be the basis for our moving quickly to an
agreement based on what we could agree on. I am still committed to
that, but let me that to me, I heard the leaders of the Republican
Congress say over and over again: We have to balance the budget; we
have to balance the budget; why won't the President agree to balance
the budget in seven years; why won't the President agree to the
Congressional Budget Office numbers? Now it is: Why won't the
President agree to bigger reductions in Medicare and a bigger tax
cut?
Now, if the job is balancing the budget, we know there
will be differences between the two parties. These are healthy
differences. We ought to have a lot of debates here. But I want to
remind you, there was only one hearing, only one on the congressional
Medicare plan.
So we can debate some of these policy differences all
year long, and the American people can make their decision about what
is or is not the right course to follow. But we already have
agreement on way more than enough budget savings to balance this
budget and to give a modest tax cut. It is wrong for us to defer
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this because of disagreements that are not necessary to resolve in
order to have a balanced budget or a modest tax cut.
I am committed to finishing this job. I am committed to
working to resolve the remaining problems with the Congress. I did
have a constructive 40-minute conversation yesterday. And to the
Republicans in Congress, let me say again: My door is open. It is
open. It will stay open. I have spent 50 hours on this working with
them, and I am committed to continuing to work with them until we get
the job done.
Thank you.
END
11:45 A.M. EST
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (ALL-IN-1 MAIL)
CREATOR: Jason S. Goldberg (GOLDBERG_JS) (OPD)
CREATION DATE/TIME:23-JAN-1996 22:47:59.05
SUBJECT: 1996-01-23 STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
TO: pauline M. Abernathy
( ABERNATHY_P) (OPD)
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TO: John C. Angell
(ANGELL_J) (WHO)
READ:24-JAN-1996 09:25:18.39
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
January
23, 1996
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
OF THE PRESIDENT
U.S. Capitol
9:14 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of the 104th
Congress, distinguished guests, my fellow Americans all across our
land: Let me begin tonight by saying to our men and women in uniform
around the world, and especially those helping peace take root in
Bosnia and to their families, I thank you. America is very, very
proud of you. (Applause.)
My duty tonight is to report on the state of the Union
-- not the state of our government, but of our American community;
and to set forth our responsibilities, in the words of our Founders,
to form a more perfect union.
The state of the Union is strong. (Applause.) Our
economy is the healthiest it has been in three decades. We have the
lowest combined rates of unemployment and inflation in 27 years. We
have completed created nearly 8 million new jobs, over a million
of them in basic industries, like construction and automobiles.
America is selling more cars than Japan for the first time since the
1970s. And for three years in a row, we have had a record number of
new businesses started in our country. (Applause.)
Our leadership in the world is also strong, bringing
hope for new peace. And perhaps most important, we are gaining
ground in restoring our fundamental values. The crime rate, the
welfare and food stamp rolls, the poverty rate and the teen pregnancy
rate are all down. And as they go down, prospects for America's
future go up. (Applause.)
We live in an age of possibility. A hundred years ago
we moved from farm to factory. Now we move to an age of technology,
information, and global competition. These changes have opened vast
new opportunities for our people, but they have also presented them
with stiff challenges. While more Americans are living better, too
many of our fellow citizens are working harder just to keep up, and
they are rightly concerned about the security of their families.
We must answer here three fundamental questions: First,
how do we make the American Dream of opportunity for all a reality
for all Americans who are willing to work for it? Second, how do we
preserve our old and enduring values as we move into the future?
And, third, how do we meet these challenges together, as one America?
We know big government does not have all the answers.
We know there's not a program for every problem. (Applause.) We
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know, and we have worked to give the American people a smaller, less
bureaucratic government in Washington. And we have to give the
American people one that lives within its means. (Applause.) The
era of big government is over. (Applause.) But we cannot go back to
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the time when our citizens were left to fend for themselves.
(Applause.)
Instead, we must go forward as one America, one nation
working together to meet the challenges we face together.
Self-reliance and teamwork are not opposing virtues; we must have
both. (Applause.) I believe our new, smaller government must work
in an old-fashioned American way, together with all of our citizens
through state and local governments, in the workplace, in religious,
charitable and civic associations. Our goal must be to enable all
our people to make the most of their own lives -- with stronger
families, more educational opportunity, economic security, safer
streets, a cleaner environment in a safer world.
To improve the state of our Union, we must ask more of
ourselves, we must expect more of each other, and we must face our
challenges together. (Applause.)
Here, in this place, our responsibility begins with
balancing the budget in a way that is fair to all Americans.
(Applause.) There is now broad bipartisan agreement that permanent
deficit spending must come to an end. (Applause.)
I compliment the Republican leadership and the
membership for the energy and determination you have brought to this
task of balancing the budget. (Applause.) And I thank the Democrats
for passing the largest deficit reduction plan in history in 1993,
which has already cut the deficit nearly in half in three years.
(Applause.)
Since 1993, we have all begun to see the benefits of
deficit reduction. Lower interest rates have made it easier for
businesses to borrow and to invest and to create new jobs. Lower
interest rates have brought down the cost of home mortgages, car
payments and credit card rates to ordinary citizens. Now, it is time
to finish the job and balance the budget. (Applause.)
Though differences remain among us which are
significant, the combined total of the proposed savings that are
common to both plans is more than enough, using the numbers from your
Congressional Budget Office to balance the budget in seven years and
to provide a modest tax cut.
These cuts are real. They will require sacrifice from
everyone. But these cuts do not undermine are fundamental
obligations to our parents, our children, and our future, by
endangering Medicare, or Medicaid, or education, or the environment,
or by raising taxes on working families. (Applause.)
I have said before, and let me say again, many good
ideas have come out of our negotiations. I have learned a lot about
the way both Republicans and Democrats view the debate before us. I
have learned a lot about the good ideas have that we could all
embrace.
We ought to resolve our remaining differences. I am
willing to work to resolve them. I am ready to meet tomorrow. But I
ask you to consider that we should at least enact these savings that
both plans have in common and give the American people their balanced
budget, a tax cut, lower interest rates, and a brighter future. We
should do that now and make permanent deficits yesterday's legacy.
(Applause.)
Now it is time for us to look also to the challenges of
today and tomorrow, beyond the burdens of yesterday. The challenges
are significant. But our nation was built on challenges. America
was built on challenges, not promises. And when we work together to
meet them, we never fail. That is the key to a more perfect Union.
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Our individual dreams must be realized by our common efforts.
Tonight I want to speak to you about the challenges we
all face as a people. Our first challenge is to cherish our children
and strengthen America's families. Family is the foundation of
American life. If we have stronger families, we will have a stronger
America.
Before I go on, I'd like to take just a moment to thank
my own family, and to thank the person who has taught me more than
anyone else over 25 years about the importance of families and
children - a wonderful wife, a magnificent mother and a great First
Lady. Thank you, Hillary. (Applause.)
All strong families begin with taking more
responsibility for our children. I've heard Mrs. Gore say that it's
hard to be a parent today, but it's even harder to be a child. So
all of us, not just as parents, but all of us in our other roles --
our media, our schools, our teachers, our communities, our churches
and synagogues, our businesses, our governments - all of us have a
responsibility to help our children to make it and to make the most
of their lives and their God-given capacities.
To the media, I say you should create movies and CDs and
television shows you'd want your own children and grandchildren to
enjoy. (Applause.)
I call on Congress to pass the requirement for a V chip
in TV sets so that parents can screen out programs they believe are
inappropriate for their children. (Applause.) When parents control
what their young children see, that is not censorship; that is
enabling parents to assume more personal responsibility for their
children's upbringing. And I urge them to do it. The V chip
requirement is part of the important telecommunications bill now
pending in this Congress. It has bipartisan support, and I urge you
to pass it now. (Applause.)
To make the V chip work, I challenge the broadcast
industry to do what movies have done -- to identify your program in
ways that help parents to protect their children. And I invite the
leaders of major media corporations in the entertainment industry to
come to the White House next month to work with us in a positive way
on concrete ways to improve what our children see on television. I
am ready to work with you. (Applause.)
I say to those who make and market cigarettes, every
year a million children take up smoking, even though it's against the
law. Three hundred thousand of them will have their lives shortened
as a result. Our administration has taken steps to stop the massive
marketing campaigns that appeal to our children. We are simply
saying: Market your products to adults, if you wish, but draw the
line on children. (Applause.)
I say to those who are on welfare, and especially to
those who have been trapped on welfare for a long time: For too long
our welfare system has undermined the values of family and work,
instead of supporting them. The Congress and I are near agreement on
sweeping welfare reform. We agree on time limits, tough work
requirements, and the toughest possible child support enforcement.
But I believe we must also provide child care so that mothers who are
required to go to work can do so without worrying about what is
happening to their children. (Applause.)
I challenge this Congress to send me a bipartisan
welfare reform bill that will really move people from welfare to work
and do the right thing by our children. I will sign it immediately.
(Applause.)
Let us be candid about this difficult problem. Passing
a law, even the best possible law, is only a first step. The next
step is to make it work. I challenge people on welfare to make the
most of this opportunity for independence. I challenge American
businesses to give people on welfare the chance to move into the work
force. I applaud the work of religious groups and other who care for
the poor. More than anyone else in our society, they know the true
difficulty of the task before us, and they are in a position to help.
Everyone of us should join them. That is the only way
we can make real welfare reform a reality in the lives of the
American people.
To strengthen the family we must do everything we can to
keep the teen pregnancy rate going down. I am gratified, as I'm sure
all Americans are, that it has dropped for two years in a row. But
we all know it is still far too high.
Tonight I am pleased to announce that a group of
prominent Americans is responding to that challenge by forming an
organization that will support grass-roots community efforts all
across our country in a national campaign against teen pregnancy.
And I challenge all of us and every American to join their efforts.
I call on American men and women in families to give
greater respect to one another. We must end the deadly scourge of
domestic violence in our country. (Applause.) And I challenge
America's families to work harder to stay together. For families who
stay together not only do better economically, their children do
better as well.
In particular, I challenge the fathers of this country
to love and care for their children. If your family has separated,
you must pay your child support. We're doing more than ever to make
sure you do, and we're going to do more, but let's all admit
something about that, too: A check will substitute for a parent's
love and guidance. And only you -- only you can make the decision to
help raise your children. No matter who you are, how low or high
your station in life, it is the most basic human duty of every
American to do that job to the best of his or her ability.
(Applause.)
Our second challenge is to provide Americans with the
educational opportunities we'll all need for this new century. In
our schools, every classroom in America must be connected to the
information superhighway, with computers and good software, and
well-trained teachers. We are working with the telecommunications
industry, educators and parents to connect 20 percent of California's
classrooms by this spring, and every classroom and every library in
the entire United States by the year 2000. (Applause.) I ask
Congress to support this education technology initiative so that we
can make sure this national partnership succeeds.
Every diploma ought to mean something. I challenge
every community, every school and every state to adopt national
standards of excellence; to measure whether schools are meeting those
standards; to cut bureaucratic red tape so that schools and teachers
have more flexibility for grass-roots reform; and to hold them
accountable for results. That's what our Goals 2000 initiative is
all about.
I challenge every state to give all parents the right to
choose which public school their children will attend; and to let
teachers form new schools with a charter they can keep only if they
do a good job. (Applause.)
I challenge all our schools to teach character
education, to teach good values and good citizenship. And if it
means that teenagers will stop killing each other over designer
jackets, then our public schools should be able to require their
students to wear school uniforms. (Applause.)
I challenge our parents to become their children's first
teachers. Turn off the TV. See that the homework is done. And
visit your children's classroom. No program, no teacher, no one else
can do that for you.
My fellow Americans, higher education is more important
today than ever before. We've created a new student loan program
that's made it easier to borrow and repay those loans, and we have
dramatically cut the student loan default rate. That's something we
should all be proud of because it was unconscionably high just a few
years ago.
Through AmeriCorps, our national service program, this
year 25,000 young people will earn college money by serving their
local communities to improve the lives of their friends and
neighbors. (Applause.)
These initiatives are right for America and we should
keep them going. And we should also work hard to open the doors of
college even wider. I challenge Congress to expand work-study and
help one million young Americans work their way through college by
the year 2000; to provide a $1000 merit scholarship for the top five
percent of graduates in every high school in the United States; --
(applause) -- to expand Pell Grant scholarships for deserving and
needy students; and to make up to $10,000 a year of college tuition
tax deductible. It's a good idea for America. (Applause.)
Our third challenge is to help every American who is
willing to work for it, achieve economic security in this new age.
People who work hard still need support to get ahead in the new
economy. They need education and training for a lifetime. They need
more support for families raising children. They need retirement
security. They need access to health care. More and more Americans
are finding that the education of their childhood simply doesn't last
a lifetime.
So I challenge Congress to consolidate 70 overlapping,
antiquated job-training programs into a simple voucher worth $2,600
for unemployed or underemployed workers to use as they please for
community college tuition or other training. This is a G.I. Bill for
America's workers we should all be able to agree on. (Applause.)
More and more Americans are working hard without a
raise. Congress sets the minimum wage. Within a year, the minimum
wage will fall to a 40-year low in purchasing power. Four dollars
and 25 cents an hour is no longer a minimum wage, but millions of
Americans and their children are trying to live on it. I challenge
you to raise their minimum wage. (Applause.)
In 1993, Congress cut the taxes of 15 million
hard-pressed working families to make sure that no parents who work
full-time would have to raise their children in poverty, and to
encourage people to move from welfare to work. This expanded earned
income tax credit is now worth about $1,800 a year to a family of
four living on $20,000. The budget bill I vetoed would have reversed
this achievement and raised taxes on nearly 8 million of these
people. We should not do that. We should not do that. (Applause.)
I also agree that the people who are helped under this
initiative are not all those in our country who are working hard to
do a good job raising their children and at work. I agree that we
need a tax credit for working families with children. That's one of
the things most of us in this Chamber, I hope, can agree on. I know
it is strongly supported by the Republican majority. And it should
be part of any final budget agreement. (Applause.)
I want to challenge every business that can possibly
afford it to provide pensions for your employees. And I challenge
Congress to pass a proposal recommended by the White House Conference
on Small Business that would make it easier for small businesses and
farmers to establish their own pension plans. That is something we
should all agree on. (Applause.)
We should also protect existing pension plans. Two
years ago, with bipartisan support that was almost unanimous on both
sides of the aisle, we moved to protect the pensions of 8 million
working people and to stabilize the pensions of 32 million more.
Congress should not now let companies endanger those workers's
pension funds. (Applause.)
I know the proposal to liberalize the ability of
employers to take money out of pension funds for other purposes would
raise money for the treasury. But I believe it is false economy. I
vetoed that proposal last year, and I would have to do so again.
(Applause.)
Finally, if our working families are going to succeed in
the new economy, they must be able to buy health insurance policies
that they do not lose when they change jobs or when someone in their
family gets sick. Over the past two years, over one million
Americans in working families have lost their health insurance. We
have to do more to make health care available to every American. And
Congress should start by passing the bipartisan bill sponsored by
Senator Kennedy and Senator Kassebaum that would require insurance
companies to stop dropping people when they switch jobs, and stop
denying coverage for preexisting conditions. Let's all do that.
(Applause.)
And even as we enact savings in these programs, we must
have a common commitment to preserve the basic protections of
Medicare and Medicaid not just to the poor, but to people in
working families, including children, people with disabilities,
people with AIDS, senior citizens in nursing homes.
In the past three years, we've saved $15 billion just by
fighting health care fraud and abuse. We have all agreed to save
much more. We have all agreed to stabilize the Medicare Trust Fund.
But we must not abandon our fundamental obligations to the people who
need Medicare and Medicaid. America cannot become stronger if they
become weaker. (Applause.)
The G.I. Bill for workers, tax relief for education and
child rearing, pension availability and protection, access to health
care, preservation of Medicare and Medicaid -- these things, along
with the Family and Medical Leave Act passed in 1993 -- these things
will help responsible, hard-working American families to make the
most of their own lives.
But employers and employees must do their part, as well,
as they are doing in so many of our finest companies -- working
together, putting the long-term prosperity ahead of the short-term
gain. As workers increase their hours and their productivity,
employers should make sure they get the skills they need and share
the benefits of the good years, as well as the burdens of the bad
ones. When companies and workers work as a team they do better, and
so does America.
Our fourth great challenge is to take our streets back
from crime and gangs and drugs. At last we have begun to find a way
to reduce crime, forming community partnerships with local police
forces to catch criminals and prevent crime. This strategy, called
community policing, is clearly working. Violent crime is coming down
all across America. In New York City murders are down 25 percent; in
St. Louis, 18 percent; in Seattle, 32 percent. But we
still have a long way to go before our streets are safe and our
people are free from fear.
The Crime Bill of 1994 is critical to the success of
community policing. It provides funds for 100,000 new police in
communities of all sizes. We're already a third of the way there.
And I challenge the Congress to finish the job. Let us stick with a
strategy that's working and keep the crime rate coming down.
(Applause.)
Community policing also requires bonds of trust between
citizens and police. I ask all Americans to respect and support our
law enforcement officers. And to our police, I say, our children
need you as role models and heroes. Don't let them down.
The Brady Bill has already stopped 44,000 people with
criminal records from buying guns. The assault weapons ban is
keeping 19 kinds of assault weapons out of the hands of violent
gangs. I challenge the Congress to keep those laws on the books.
(Applause.)
Our next step in the fight against crime is to take on
gangs the way we once took on the mob. I'm directing the FBI and
other investigative agencies to target gangs that involve juveniles
and violent crime, and to seek authority to prosecute as adults
teenagers who maim and kill like adults.
And I challenge local housing authorities and tenant
associations: Criminal gang members and drug dealers are destroying
the lives of decent tenants. From now on, the rule for residents who
commit crime and pedal drugs should be one strike and you're out.
(Applause.)
I challenge every state to match federal policy to
assure that serious violent criminals serve at least 85 percent of
their sentence. (Applause.)
More police and punishment are important, but they're
not enough. We have got to keep more of our young people out of
trouble, with prevention strategies not dictated by Washington, but
developed in communities. I challenge all of our communities, all of
our adults, to give our children futures to say yes to. And I
challenge Congress not to abandon the Crime Bill's support of these
grass-roots prevention efforts. (Applause.)
Finally, to reduce crime and violence we have to reduce
the drug problem. The challenge begins in our homes, with parents
talking to their children openly and firmly. It embraces our
churches and synagogues, our youth groups and our schools.
I challenge Congress not to cut our support for
drug-free schools. People like the DARE officers are making a real
impression on grade schoolchildren that will give them the strength
to say no when the time comes. (Applause.)
Meanwhile, we continue our efforts to cut the flow of
drugs into America. For the last two years, one man in particular
has been on the front lines of that effort. Tonight I am nominating
him -- a hero of the Persian Gulf War and the Commander in Chief of
the United States Military Southern Command -- General Barry
McCaffrey, as America's new Drug Czar. (Applause.)
General McCaffrey has earned three Purple Hearts and two
Silver Stars fighting for this country. Tonight I ask that he lead
our nation's battle against drugs at home and abroad. To succeed, he
needs a force far larger than he has ever commanded before. He needs
all of us. Every one of us has a role to play on this team.
Thank you, General McCaffrey, for agreeing to serve your
country one more time. (Applause.)
Our fifth challenge: to leave our environment safe and
clean for the next generation. Because of a generation of bipartisan
effort we do have cleaner water and air, lead levels in children's
blood has been cut by 70 percent, toxic emissions from factories cut
in half. Lake Erie was dead, and now it's a thriving resource. But
10 million children under 12 still live within four miles of a toxic
waste dump. A third of us breathe air that endangers our health.
And in too many communities the water is not safe to drink. We still
have much to do.
Yet Congress has voted to cut environmental enforcement
by 25 percent. That means more toxic chemicals in our water, more
smog in our air, more pesticides in our food. Lobbyists for
polluters have been allowed to write their own loopholes into bills
to weaken laws that protect the health and safety of our children.
Some say that the taxpayer should pick up the tab for toxic waste and
let polluters who can afford to fix it off the hook. I challenge
Congress to reexamine those policies and to reverse them.
(Applause.)
This issue has not been a partisan issue. The most
significant environmental gains in the last 30 years were made under
a Democratic Congress and President Richard Nixon. We can work
together. We have to believe some basic things. Do you believe we
can expand the economy without hurting the environment? I do. Do
you believe we can create more jobs over the long run by cleaning the
environment up? I know we can. That should be our commitment.
(Applause.)
We must challenge businesses and communities to take
more initiative in protecting the environment, and we have to make it
easier for them to do it. To businesses this administration is
saying: If you can find a cheaper, more efficient way than
government regulations require to meet tough pollution standards, do
it -- as long as you do it right. To communities we say: We must
strengthen community right-to-know laws requiring polluters to
disclose their emissions, but you have to use the information to work
with business to cut pollution. People do have a right to know that
their air and their water are safe. (Applause.)
Our sixth challenge is to maintain America's leadership
in the fight for freedom and peace throughout the world. Because of
American leadership, more people than ever before live free and at
peace. And Americans have known 50 years of prosperity and security.
We owe thanks especially to our veterans of World War
II. (Applause.) I would like to say to Senator Bob Dole and to all
others in this Chamber who fought in World War II, and to all others
on both sides of the aisle who have fought bravely in all our
conflicts since: I salute your service and so do the American
people. (Applause.)
All over the world, even after the Cold War, people
still look to us and trust us to help them seek the blessings of
peace and freedom. But as the Cold War fades into memory, voices of
isolation say America should retreat from its responsibilities. I
say they are wrong.
The threats we face today as Americans respect no
nation's borders. Think of them: terrorism, the spread of weapons
of mass destruction, organized crime, drug trafficking, ethnic and
religious hatred, aggression by rogue states, environmental
degradation. If we fail to address these threats today, we will
suffer the consequences in all our tomorrows. (Applause.)
Of course, we can't be everywhere. Of course, we can't
do everything. But where our interests and our values are at stake,
and where we can make a difference, America must lead. We must not
be isolationist. We must not be the world's policeman. But we can
and should be the world's very best peacemaker. (Applause.)
By keeping our military strong, by using diplomacy where
we can and force where we must, by working with others to share the
risk and the cost of our efforts, America is making a difference for
people here and around the world. For the first time since the dawn
of the nuclear age -- for the first time since the dawn of the
nuclear age -- there is not a single Russian missile pointed at
America's children. (Applause.)
North Korea has now frozen its dangerous nuclear weapons
program. In Haiti, the dictators are gone, democracy has a new day,
the flow of desperate refugees to our shores has subsided. Through
tougher trade deals for America -- over 80 of them -- we have opened
markets abroad, and now exports are at an all-time high, growing
faster than imports and creating good American jobs. (Applause.)
We stood with those taking risks for peace: In Northern
Ireland, where Catholic and Protestant children now tell their
parents, violence must never return. In the Middle East, where Arabs
and Jews who once seemed destined to fight forever now share
knowledge and resources, and even dreams.
And we stood up for peace in Bosnia. Remember the
skeletal prisoners, the mass graves, the campaign to rape and
torture, the endless lines of refugees, the threat of a spreading
war. All these threats, all these horrors have now begun to give way
to the promise of peace. Now, our troops and a strong NATO, together
with our new partners from Central Europe and elsewhere, are helping
that peace to take hold.
As all of you know, I was just there with a bipartisan
congressional group, and I was so proud not only of what our troops
were doing, but of the pride they evidenced in what they were doing.
They knew what America's mission in this world is, and they were
proud to be carrying it out. (Applause.)
Through these efforts, we have enhanced the security of
the American people. But make no mistake about it: important
challenges remain.
The START II Treaty with Russia will cut our nuclear
stockpiles by another 25 percent. I urge the Senate to ratify it
now. (Applause.) We must end the race to create new nuclear weapons
by signing a truly comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty this year.
(Applause.)
As we remember what happened in the Japanese subway, we
can outlaw poison gas forever if the Senate ratifies the Chemical
Weapons Convention this year. (Applause.) We can intensify the
fight against terrorists and organized criminals at home and abroad
if Congress passes the anti-terrorism legislation I proposed after
the Oklahoma City bombing now. (Applause.) We can help more people
move from hatred to hope all across the world in our own interest if
Congress gives us the means to remain the world's leader for peace.
(Applause.)
My fellow Americans, the six challenges I have just
discussed are for all of us. Our seventh challenge is really
America's challenge to those of us in this hallowed hall tonight: to
reinvent our government and make our democracy work for them.
Last year this Congress applied to itself the laws it
applies to everyone else. (Applause.) This Congress banned gifts
and meals from lobbyists. This Congress forced lobbyists to disclose
who pays them and what legislation they are trying to pass or kill.
This Congress did that, and I applaud you for it. (Applause.)
Now I challenge Congress to go further -- to curb
special interest influence in politics by passing the first truly
bipartisan campaign reform bill in a generation. (Applause.) You,
Republicans and Democrats alike, can show the American people that we
can limit spending and we can open the airwaves to all candidates.
(Applause.)
I also appeal to Congress to pass the line-item veto you
promised the American people. (Applause.)
Our administration is working hard to give the American
people a government that works better and costs less. Thanks to the
work of Vice President Gore, we are eliminating 16,000 pages of
unnecessary rules and regulations, shifting more decision-making out
of Washington, back to states and local communities.
As we move into the era of balanced budgets and smaller
government, we must work in new ways to enable people to make the
most of their own lives. We are helping America's communities, not
with more bureaucracy, but with more opportunities. Through our
successful empowerment zones and community development banks, we're
helping people to find jobs, to start businesses. And with tax
incentives for companies that clean up abandoned industrial property,
we can bring jobs back to places that desperately, desperately need
them.
But there are some areas that the federal government
should not leave and should address and address strongly. One of
these areas is the problem of illegal immigration. After years of
neglect, this administration has taken a strong stand to stiffen the
protection of our borders. We are increasing border controls by 50
percent. We are increasing inspections to prevent the hiring of
illegal immigrants. And tonight, I announce I will sign an executive
order to deny federal contracts to businesses that hire illegal
immigrants. (Applause.)
Let me be very clear about this: We are still a nation
of immigrants; we should be proud of it. We should honor every legal
immigrant here, working hard to be a good citizen, working hard to
become a new citizen. But we are also a nation of laws.
I want to say a special word now to those who work for
our federal government. Today our federal is 200,000 employees
smaller than it was the day I took office as President. (Applause.)
Our federal government today is the smallest it has been in 30 years,
and it's getting smaller every day. Most of our fellow Americans
probably don't know that. And there's a good reason -- a good
reason: The remaining federal work force is composed of hard-working
Americans who are now working harder and working smarter than ever
before to make sure the quality of our services does not decline.
(Applause.)
I'd like to give you one example. His name is Richard
Dean. He's a 49 year-old Vietnam veteran who's worked for the Social
Security Administration for 22 years now. Last year he was hard at
work in the Federal Building in Oklahoma City when the blast killed
169 people and brought the rubble down all around him. He reentered
that building four times. He saved the lives of three women. He's
here with us this evening, and I want to recognize Richard and
applaud both his public service and his extraordinary personal
heroism. (Applause.)
But Richard Dean's story doesn't end there. This last
November, he was forced out of his office when the government shut
down. And the second time the government shut down he continued
helping Social Security recipients, but he was working without pay.
On behalf of Richard Dean and his family, and all the
other people who are out there working every day doing a good job for
the American people, I challenge all of you in this Chamber: Never,
ever shut the federal government down again. (Applause.)
On behalf of all Americans, especially those who need
their Social Security payments at the beginning of March, I also
challenge the Congress to preserve the full faith and credit of the
United States -- to honor the obligations of this great nation as we
have for 220 years; to rise above partisanship and pass a
straightforward extension of the debt limit and show people America
keeps its word. (Applause.)
I know that this evening I have asked a lot of Congress,
and even more from America. But I am confident: When Americans work
together in their homes, their schools, their churches, their
synagogues, their civic groups, their workplace, they can meet any
challenge.
I say again, the era of big government is over. But we
can't go back to the era of fending for yourself. We have to go
forward to the era of working together as a community, as a team, as
one America, with all of us reaching across these lines that divide
us -- the division, the discrimination, the rancor -- we have to
reach across it to find common ground. We have got to work together
if we want America to work. (Applause.)
I want you to meet two more people tonight who do just
that. Lucius Wright is a teacher in the Jackson, Mississippi, public
school system. A Vietnam veteran, he has created groups to help
inner-city children turn away from gangs and build futures they can
believe in. Sergeant Jennifer Rodgers is a police officer in
Oklahoma City. Like Richard Dean, she helped to pull her fellow
citizens out of the rubble and deal with that awful tragedy. She
reminds us that in their response to that atrocity the people of
Oklahoma City lifted all of us with their basic sense of decency and
community.
Lucius Wright and Jennifer Rodgers are special
Americans. And I have the honor to announce tonight that they are
the very first of several thousand Americans who will be chosen to
carry the Olympic torch on its long journey from Los Angeles to the
centennial of the modern Olympics in Atlanta this summer - not
because they are star athletes, but because they are star citizens,
community heroes meeting America's challenges. They are our real
champions.
Please stand up. (Applause.)
Now, each of us must hold high the torch of citizenship
in our own lives. None of us can finish the race alone. We can only
achieve our destiny together -- one hand, one generation, one
American connecting to another.
There have always been things we could to together,
dreams we could make real which we could never have done on our own.
We Americans have forged our identity, our very union, from the very
point of view that we can accommodate every point on the planet,
every different opinion. But we must be bound together by a faith
more powerful than any doctrine that divides us by our believe in
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progress, our love of liberty, and our relentless search for common
ground.
America has always sought and always risen to every
challenge. Who would say that having come so far together, we will
not go forward from here? Who would say that this age of possibility
is not for all Americans?
Our country is and always has been a great and good
nation. But the best is yet to come if we all do our parts.
Thank you, God bless you and God bless the United States
of America. Thank you. (Applause.)
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(BEAUBAIRE_D) (WHO)
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TO: Jeremy D. Benami
(BENAMI_J) (WHO)
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TO: Jill M. Blickstein
(BLICKSTEIN_J) (OMB)
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TO: Erskine Bowles
(BOWLES_E) Autoforward to: Yusuf A. Khapra
(KHAPRA_Y)
(WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 12:40:07.96
TO: Emily Bromberg
(BROMBERG_E) (WHO)
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TO: Susan Brophy
(BROPHY_S) Autoforward to: Stacey L. Rubin
(RUBIN_S) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 08:43:16.34
TO: Molly Brostrom
(BROSTROM_M) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 08:56:53.79
TO: Gabrielle M. Bushman
(BUSHMAN_G) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 08:47:16.36
TO: Phillip M. Caplan
(CAPLAN_P) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 09:01:44.67
TO: Laura Capps
(CAPPS_L) (WHO)
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TO: Kathleen (Kate) Carr
(CARR_K) (WHO)
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TO: Barbara C. Chow
(CHOW_B) (WHO)
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TO: William Curry
(CURRY_W) (WHO)
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(DEEGAN_P) (OPD)
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(DIMOND_P) (OPD)
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TO: Chris Dorval
(DORVAL_C) (OPD)
READ:19-MAR-1996 09:12:18.32
TO: DONALD K. DUNN
(DUNN_D) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 12:50:37.14
TO: Nicole Elkon
(ELKON_N) (WHO)
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TO: Rahm Emanuel
(EMANUEL_R) (WHO)
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TO: Deborah L. Fine
(FINE_D) (OPD)
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TO: Martha Foley
(FOLEY_M) (WHO)
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TO: Donald L. Fowler
(FOWLER_D) (WHO)
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(GLYNN_M) (WHO)
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(HAAS_L) (OMB)
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TO: William A. Halter
(HALTER_W) (OMB)
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TO: Karen L. Hancox
(HANCOX_K) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 08:18:06.97
TO: John P. Hart
(HART_J) (WHO)
READ:21-MAR-1996 18:24:08.35
TO: Kathryn Higgins
(HIGGINS_K) (WHO)
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TO: Elgie Holstein
(HOLSTEIN_E) (OPD)
READ:19-MAR-1996 10:40:40.12
TO: Heidi Kukis
( Heidi Kukis@EOP_OVP@CCGATE@EOPMRX ).
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TO: Christopher C. Jennings
(JENNINGS_C) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 07:40:32.87
TO: Annette E. Johnson
(JOHNSON_AE) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 09:21:02.88
TO: Brian J. Johnson
(JOHNSON_BJ) (CEQ)
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TO: Jack M. Quinn
(Jack M. Quinn@EOP_OVP@CCGATE@EOPMRX)
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(KHAPRA_Y) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 12:40:07.96
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(KIEFFER_C) (OMB)
READ:19-MAR-1996 12:04:19.43
TO: Angus S. King
(KING_A) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 08:47:25.24
TO: Jennifer L. Klein
(KLEIN_J) (OPD)
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TO: Charles S. Konigsberg
(KONIGSBERG_C) (OMB)
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(KOUNTOUPES_L) (OMB)
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TO: David J. Lane
(LANE_D) (OPD)
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(LEW_J) (OMB)
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TO: Gordon Li
(LI_G) (WHO)
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TO: Gaynor R. McCown
(MCCOWN_G) (OPD)
READ:19-MAR-1996 08:53:41.60
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(MCGUIRE_A) (WHO)
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TO: Lorraine McHugh
(MCHUGH_L) (WHO)
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TO: Joseph Minarik
(MINARIK_J) (OMB)
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TO: Nancy-Ann E. Min
(MIN_N) (OMB)
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TO: Julia Moffett
(MOFFETT_J) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 10:22:15.08
TO: Janet Murguia
(MURGUIA_J) Autoforward to: Annette E. Johnson
(JOHNSON_AE)
(WHO)
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TO: Lucie F. Naphin
(NAPHIN_L) (WHO)
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(NELSON_JL) (WHO)
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(OCONNOR_E) (WHO)
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(ODONNELL_T) (WHO)
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(ORSZAG_J) (OPD)
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(RAPPAPORT_A) (OPD)
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(REED_B) (WHO)
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(RODMAN_C) (WHO)
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TO: Rica F. Rodman
(RODMAN_R) (WHO)
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(SIEWERT_R) (WHO)
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TO: Stephen B. Silverman
(SILVERMAN_S) (WHO)
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TO: Wendy L. Smith
(SMITH_WL) Autoforward to: Wendy A. Heistad
(HEISTAD_W)
(WHO)
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TO: Gene B. Sperling
(SPERLING_G) Autoforward to: Daniel Taberski
(TABERSKI_D)
(WHO)
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TO: Patrick M. Steel
(STEEL_P) (WHO)
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TO: George Stephanopoulos
(STEPHANOPO_G) Autoforward to: Laura Capps
(CAPPS_L)
(WHO)
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TO: Todd Stern
(STERN_T) (WHO)
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(TESLER_S) (WHO)
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TO: Barry J. Toiv
(TOIV_B) (WHO)
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TO: Laura D. Tyson
(TYSON_L) Autoforward to: Thomas O'Donnell
(ODONNELL_T)
(WHO)
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TO: Lorraine A. Voles
(VOLES_L) Autoforward to: Remote Addressee
(Lorraine A.
Voles@LNGATE@EOPMRX )(VPO)
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TO: Michael Waldman
(WALDMAN_M) (OPD)
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TO: Christopher F. Walker
(WALKER_C) (WHO)
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TO: Anne Walley
(WALLEY_A) (WHO)
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TO: Dena B. Weinstein
(WEINSTEIN_D) (WHO)
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TO: William White
(WHITE_WI) (WHO)
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TO: Chantale Wong
(WONG_C) (OMB)
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TO: Marilyn Yager
(YAGER_M) (WHO)
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TO: Jason S. Goldberg
(GOLDBERG_JS) (OPD)
READ:18-MAR-1996 23:47:21.42
TO: Kris Balderston
(BALDERSTON_K) (WHO)
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TO: Sheila D. Turner
(TURNER_S) (WHO)
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TO: LeeAnn Inadomi
(INADOMI_L) (WHO)
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TO: John O. Sutton
(SUTTON_J) (WHO)
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TO: Harold Ickes
(ICKES_H) (WHO)
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TO: Janice A. Enright
(ENRIGHT_J) (WHO)
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TO: Allison Wilkie
(WILKIE_A) (WHO)
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TO: Peggy A. Lewis
(LEWIS_P) (WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 15:41:22.07
TO: Julia R. Green
(GREEN_J) (WHO)
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TO: Laura D. Schwartz
(SCHWARTZ_L) (WHO)
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TO: Joshua N. Silverman
(SILVERMAN_J) (WHO)
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TO: Brenda Anders
(ANDERS_B) (WHO)
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TO: Roger V. Salazar
(SALAZAR_R) (WHO)
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TO: Steven A. Cohen
(COHEN_SA) (WHO)
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(EDWARDS_A) (WHO)
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TO: Paul K. Engskov
(ENGSKOV_K) (WHO)
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TO: Jeremy Gaines
(GAINES_J) (WHO)
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(MASON_J) (WHO)
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(MCCURRY_M) (WHO)
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(MCKIERNAN_K) (WHO)
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TO: APRIL K. MELLODY
(MELLODY_A) (WHO)
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(RIVASVAZQU_A) (WHO)
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(TERZANO_V) (WHO)
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TO: Carol Rasco
(RASCO_C) (WHO)
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TO: Bruce Reed
(REED_B) (WHO)
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(GALSTON_W)
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(SAGAWA_S)
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(RUBIN_R)
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TO: Gene Sperling
(SPERLING_G) Autoforward to: Daniel Taberski
(TABERSKI_D)
(WHO)
READ:19-MAR-1996 08:20:53.20
TO: W. Bowman Cutter
(CUTTER_W) Autoforward to: Elisabeth L. Lindemuth
(
LINDEMUTH_E) (WHO)
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TO: Ira Magaziner
(MAGAZINER_I) (WHO)
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(MATHEWS_S)
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(DEMEO_J) (OPD)
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(HERMAN_A) (WHO)
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(SATTERFIEL_L) (WHO)
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(CARVER_H) (WHO)
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TO: Jeffrey S. Shulman
(SHULMAN_J) (WHO)
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(DIGIACOBBE_M) (WHO)
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(WOOLLEY_B) (WHO)
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(BAILEY_B) (WHO)
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(KREISEL_A) (WHO)
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(MCLARTY_T) (WHO)
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(OCONNOR_J) (WHO)
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(PALMIERI_J) (WHO)
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(VARNEY_M) (WHO)
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(PRINCE_J) (WHO)
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TO: David Shipley
(SHIPLEY_D) (WHO)
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TO: Carolyn Curiel
(CURIEL_C) (WHO)
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TO: James T. Edmonds
(EDMONDS_J) (WHO)
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TO: Lisa M. Caputo
(CAPUTO_L) (WHO)
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TO: Margaret A. Williams
(WILLIAMS_MA) Autoforward to: Evan M. Ryan
(RYAN_E)
(WHO)
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(FINNEY_K) (WHO)
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(VERVEER_M)
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(LATTIMORE_G) (WHO)
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(SOLIS_P) (WHO)
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(GROTE_S) (WHO)
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(RABNER_N) (WHO)
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TO: Marcia L. Hale
(HALE_M) Autoforward to: R. Lawton Jordan III
(JORDAN_RL)
(WHO)
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TO: Jeff Watson
(WATSON_J)
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(FRIEDKIN_D)
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(AVENT_L) Autoforward to: Elizabeth Spencer
(SPENCER_E) (WHO)
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(SPENCER_E)
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(KENNEDY_SM)
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(DEAL_E)
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(MASON_K) (WHO)
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(WINDERBAUM_A)
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(LINDSEY_B) (WHO)
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TO: John B. Emerson
(EMERSON_J) (WHO)
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(PIERCY_J)
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(COYLE_D)
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(LAWRENCE_D)
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(RANDALL_M) (WHO)
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(PIANALTO_A) (WHO)
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(ROGERS_T)
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(RAVA_W)
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(HUNKER_M)
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(HAGGARD_F)
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(SHEA_T)
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(WENTZEL_T)
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(SEGAL_L)
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(ENRIGHT_S)
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(CLARK_PA) (WHO)
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(ANDERSON_JK) (WHO)
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TO: Douglas S. Sheorn
(SHEORN_D) (WHO)
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TO: David L. Plummer
(PLUMMER_D) (WHO)
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TO: Christian M. Baldia
(BALDIA_C)
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TO: Jeffrey V. Burkeen
(BURKEEN_J)
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(KAPLAN_D)
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(PODESTA_J)
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(RICHARD_R)
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(WESSEL_F)
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TO: Carter Wilkie
(WILKIE_C)
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TO: Kimberly Tilley
(TILLEY_K) Autoforward to: Remote Addressee
(Kimberly H
Tilley@LNGATE@EOPMRX )(VP0)
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TO: Elizabeth C. Bowyer
(BOWYER_E)
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TO: Anne Walker
(WALKER_A) (WHO)
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(KUSNET_D)
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(PRUNTY_M)
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TEXT:
PRINTER FONT 12_POINT_ROMAN
PRESIDENT CLINTON'S FY 1997 BUDGET BALANCES IN 7 YEARS WHILE
PROTECTING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, EDUCATION, & THE ENVIRONMENT
March 19, 1996
PRESIDENT CLINTON CONTINUES HIS STRONG LEADERSHIP ON DEFICIT
REDUCTION - The first President in 17 years to submit a Balanced
Budget using CBO numbers -- while protecting Medicare, Medicaid,
Education and the Environment, and cutting taxes for middle
-class
families.
o
The Strongest Record on Deficit Reduction of Any President in
History. President Clinton inherited a $290 billion deficit
and cut it nearly in half -- without 1 Republican vote. The
U.S. deficit today is now the lowest of any major economy in
the world as a share of the economy.
After Voting Unanimously Against President Clinton's Deficit
Reduction Plan, Republicans Have Now Embraced It. President
Clinton's 1993 deficit reduction plan is cutting $1 trillion
over 7 years. It has been so successful that Republicans have
not sought to repeal it. Indeed their plan is built on it;
without the President's deficit reduction plan, their budget
would not come close to reaching balance.
o
President Clinton's Balanced Budget Makes Real Spending Cuts.
Because of the President's 1993 plan, spending is lower as a
share of the economy than in any year since 1979. The
President's Balanced Budget includes nearly $300 billion in
entitlement savings ($124 billion in Medicare savings, $59
billion from Medicaid, and $40 billion from welfare reform)
and nearly $300 billion in discretionary cuts.
THIS BUDGET SHOWS AGAIN THAT THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO SIGN A 'BALANCED
BUDGET THAT PROTECTS MEDICARE, MEDICAID, EDUCATION AND THE
ENVIRONMENT.
President Clinton Vetoed The Extreme Republican Budget Because
It Violated America's Values. It wasn't a difference about
spending -- it was a difference over whether to impose extreme
cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, Education, and the Environment,
and raise taxes on working families.
No To Needless Medicare & Medicaid Cuts. Republicans wanted
the President to sign a bill that cut Medicare and Medicaid
by $433 billion -- even though it is not necessary to
balance the budget.
No To Needless Education & Environment Cuts. Republicans
wanted the President to sign a bill that cut Education and
Training by $31 billion and environmental enforcement by 25%
-- even though it is not necessary to balance the budget.
o No To Needless Tax Increases. Republicans wanted the
President to sign a bill that cut the EITC by $31 billion,
raising taxes on 8 million families -- even though it is not
necessary to balance the
WE HAVE A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO BALANCE THE BUDGET AND ENACT
REAL REFORMS -- BUT ONLY IF REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO COME BACK TO
COMMON GROUND IN PROTECTING MEDICARE, MEDICAID, EDUCATION AND THE
ENVIRONMENT.
o
Balance the Budget Now. Both sides have agreed to common
savings of $700 billion. Congress should pass these common
savings, and give the American people a balanced budget the
President can sign.
o
Congress Should Pass Health Care Protections For Workers --
the bipartisan Kennedy
-Kassebaum Bill to eliminate
pre
-existing conditions exclusions and allow workers to keep
their health insurance when they change or lose their jobs.
Congress Should Pass Bipartisan Welfare Reform that is tough
on work and protects children. The President's proposal
establishes tough work requirements, time limits, and provides
for needed child care.
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PRESIDENT CLINTON'S BALANCED BUDGET SHOWS THAT WE CAN BALANCE THE
BUDGET WHILE PROTECTING WORKING FAMILIES AND INVESTING IN EDUCATION
Tax Cuts For Middle Class Families. Cuts taxes for middle
class families to make it easier to raise children, pay for
their childrens' education, and save for retirement.
Continues Investments In Education, Training, and Technology:
20% increase in major education and training programs in
1997 over 1993 levels.
$61 billion more for education and training over 7 years
than the Republican budget.
Nearly $1 billion more for Title I for basic and advanced
skills assistance in 1997 than in 1993.
Increases funding for other education and training programs
that work, such as: Pell Grants, Safe & Drug Free Schools,
Charter Schools, School to Work, and Goals 2000.
Technology Literacy Challenge -- $2 billion fund to help
states, local communities, and the private sector bring the
future to the fingertips of every child through computers &
connections.
Investments in technological skills and advancement though
the Advanced Technology Program, Manufacturing Extension
Program, and the National Information Infrastructure.
Major Expansion of Head Start:
o New commitment to fund 1 million Head Start opportunities
for preschool children by 2002.
$1.2 billion increase in 1997 over 1993 levels.
Supports nearly 800,000 Head Start opportunities in 1997 --
46,000 more than in 1995.
Other New Education Initiatives:
$1000 Honors Scholarships for top 5% of graduates from every
high school.
Expanded Work Study to reach 1 million students by the year
2000.
$250 million job training initiative to reduce unemployment
among low
-income youth.
$10,000 Tuition Tax Deduction to help middle
-class families
afford college.o
Continues Commitment To National Service:
Funds 30,000 AmeriCorps members in 1997 -- 5,000 more than
this year -- for a total of 100,000 AmeriCorps opportunities
over the program's first 4 years.
More Assistance For Dislocated Workers:
o Double the funding from when President Clinton took office
-- $1.3 billion in FY97.
Assists an estimated 646,000 dislocated workers in FY97, up
from 300,000 in 1993.
New Protections For Working Families:
Health Insurance for Laid
-Off Workers -- Health insurance
assistance for 3.8 million Americans a year who lose
insurance when they lose their job.
Pension Simplification -- to make it easier for employers to
provide pensions.
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PRESIDENT CLINTON'S BALANCED BUDGET CONTINUES
AMERICA'S COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
Increases Enforcement. 23% increase in 1997 in EPA's operating
program over 1993 levels -- which includes funds for
environmental enforcement, state grants, research, and
technology development.
Increases Clean Water Protections. $1.35 billion for Clean
Water State Revolving Funds -- $225 million more than the
vetoed Republican FY96 appropriations bill.
Toxic Waste Protections. Restores Superfund to the FY95 level
-- $231 million above the vetoed Republican FY96 appropriations
bill -- to ensure that priority sites are cleaned up.
New Brownfields Initiative: targeted tax incentives to clean
up waste sites in distressed communities, spur private sector
job creation and return land to productive uses.
New Everglades Initiative: $1.5 billion over 7 years to
restore the Florida Everglades.
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE 4 YEARS MAKES
PRINTER FONT 12_POINT_ROMAN
I.
ELIMINATING THE DEFICIT
Four Years Ago.
The deficit was $290 billion -- the highest dollar level in
history -- and rising.
As President Clinton took office in January 1993, CBO
projected the deficit would soar to $455 billion in FY2000
and to $589 billion in FY2002.
Today.
The deficit has been nearly cut in half in three years, from
$290 billion to $164 billion.
The deficit is smaller as a share of the economy than any
major economy in the world.
Actual deficits in fiscal years 1993 to 1995 were $123
billion lower than the Administration projected after
enactment of the 1993 Economic Plan.
CBO now projects that the deficit will be $1.5 trillion lower
over the next 7 years than projected when President Clinton
took office, even without the President's balanced budget.
Because of President Clinton's 1993 Economic Plan, the 1995
budget would have had a $14 billion surplus, had it not been
for the interest on the debt accumulated during Reagan and
Bush.
II. THE GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING LESS
Four Years Ago.
Spending as a share of the economy increased for four years
in a row during the Bush Administration.
Today.
Government spending as a share of the economy is lower than
under the Reagan or Bush Administrations -- the lowest of
any year since 1979.
President Clinton's 1993 Economic Plan cut spending by $255
billion, and his balanced budget cuts spending by over $600
billion more. President Clinton's Balanced Budget cuts
discretionary spending by $297 billion and cuts entitlements
by more than $300 billion.
III. THE ERA OF BIG GOVERNMENT IS OVER
Four Years Ago.
The Federal bureaucracy was larger when President Bush left
office than when Reagan took office.
Non
-defense employment reached its highest level in history
under President Bush.
Today.
Reduced the federal workforce by more than 200,000 workers
-- to the smallest in three decades.
Employment at every Cabinet Department is lower than when
President Clinton took office -- with the single exception
of the Justice Department which has increased as part of our
anti
-crime efforts.
Closing more than 2,000 unnecessary government field
offices.
Eliminating 16,000 pages of unneeded rules and regulations.
PRINTER FONT 14_POINT_ROMAN
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THE REAL CLINTON RECORD
PRINTER FONT 11_POINT_ROMAN
March 18, 1996
PRINTER FONT 12 POINT_ROMAN
PRESIDENT CLINTON TOOK ON THE STATUS
-QUO AND THE SPECIAL INTERESTS
AND PASSED REAL REFORMS THAT ARE HELPING AMERICAN FAMILIES.
oThe most successful legislative agenda since President Johnson.
During the first two years, Congress passed 86% of President
Clinton's legislative agenda -- highest record of success in 26
years.
Passed and signed the 1993 Economic Plan -- without 1
Republican vote -- helped turn the economy around and put our
country back on track.
8 million new jobs in 3 years -- including nearly 8 times
more private sector jobs per month than in the previous
Administration.
Unemployment now at 5.5% -- down from over 7% before
President Clinton took office.
Lowest combined unemployment, inflation and mortgage rates
in 27 years.
Deficit cut nearly in half -- after 12 years in which the
national debt quadrupled.
Took on the NRA and passed the Brady Bill, Assault Weapons
Ban, and a tough anti
-Crime Bill -- putting 100,000 new cops
on street, and making 3
-strikes
-and
-you're
-out the law of the
land.
o
Took on Strong Interests Even Within His Own Party and passed
NAFTA and GATT -- opening foreign markets to American
businesses, creating thousands of high wage jobs, and helping
increase exports by 1/3.
Took on Politics As Usual and fought for and signed the Motor
Voter Law, the Lobbying Reform Law, the Congressional
Accountability Law, and is fighting for real Campaign Finance
Reform.
Took on the Tobacco Lobby with new measures to fight teenage
smoking, including requiring states to enforce laws banning
the sale and distribution of tobacco products to children.
o
Took on the Health Insurance Lobby by proposing a health care
reform plan in 1993, and is fighting for the Kennedy
-Kassebaum
Bill that would eliminate pre
-existing conditions exclusions
and allow workers to keep their health insurance when they
change or lose jobs.
Took on the Special Interests and Middlemen on Student Loans
by fighting to protect Direct Student Loans -- putting the
student interest first and the lenders and middlemen last.
o
The Real Education President. Washington Post columnists
stated: "Bill Clinton has earned the coveted mantle of
'Education President." [Washington Post, 10/16/94.]
PRESIDENT CLINTON IS THE FIRST PRESIDENT IN 17 YEARS TO SUBMIT A
BALANCED BUDGET USING CBO ESTIMATES -- HE STOPPED THE EXTREME
REPUBLICAN BUDGET THAT WOULD HAVE DEVASTATED MEDICARE, MEDICAID,
EDUCATION, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
President Clinton Vetoed The Extreme Republican Budget
Because It Violated America's Values. It wasn't a difference
about spending -- it was a difference over whether to impose
extreme cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, Education, and the
Environment, and raise taxes on working families.
No To Needless Medicare & Medicaid Cuts. Republicans
wanted the President to sign a bill that cut Medicare and
Medicaid by $433 billion -- even though it is not
necessary to balance the budget.
No To Needless Education & Environment Cuts. Republicans
wanted the President to sign a bill that cut Education and
Training by $31 billion and environmental enforcement by
25% -- even though it is not necessary to balance the
budget.
No To Needless Tax Increases. Republicans wanted the
President to sign a bill that cut the EITC by $31 billion,
raising taxes on 8 million families -- even though it is
not necessary to balance the budget.
IF REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO COME BACK TO COMMON GROUND, THE
PRESIDENT IS READY TO GET THINGS DONE.
Balance the Budget Now. Both sides have agreed to common
savings of $700 billion. Congress should pass these common
savings, and give the American people a balanced budget the
President can sign.
Congress Should Pass Health Care Protections For Workers --
the bipartisan Kennedy
-Kassebaum Bill to eliminate
pre
-existing conditions exclusions and allow workers to keep
their health insurance when they change or lose jobs.
o
Congress Should Pass Bipartisan Welfare Reform that is tough
on work and protects children. The President's proposal
establishes tough work requirements, time limits, and provides
for needed child care.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Laura D. Schwartz ( CN=Laura D. Schwartz/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:23-OCT-1998 13:36:05.00
SUBJECT:
TO: SHIRLEY (Pager) #SAGAWA ( SHIRLEY (Pager) #SAGAWA [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
fyi - americorps has been cancelled -have a nice day thanks laura
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Rodgers, Dana" ("Rodgers, Dana" [ UNKNOWN 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:28-OCT-1998 14:08:54.00
SUBJECT: RE: AmeriCorps member at Social Security eve
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Hi Shirley - it's still me. Send me the info & I'll see if I can get it in
the issue coming out in a couple of weeks. How's it going?
From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 1998 2:01 PM
To: Rodgers, Dana
Subject: AmeriCorps member at Social Security eve
Hi Dana. I'm not sure if you are still doing the newsletter, but thought
you (or whomever is in charge) might want to include something about Tyra
Brown, an AmeriCorps members (with Jumpstart in DC) who was a panelists at
the President's Social Security event yesterday. I have info if you need.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Tanya E. Martin ( CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:29-OCT-1998 14:22:22.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
I work on national service and education issues for the DPC. I am
putting together a budget proposal on afterschool expansion for AmeriCorps
and/or other national serviceprograms based on some input from John
Gomperts and others at CNS. Neera Tanden shared with me your proposal on
AmeriCorps expansion. I'd like to talk to you about AmeriCorps and can be
reached at 65228. Thanks.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Tanya E. Martin (CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 3-NOV-1998 17:09:45.00
SUBJECT: Re: AmeriCorps
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Yes, in fact Harris came in and met with Bruce Reed today. On AmeriCorps
in particular, we are looking at options for (1) expanding the AmeriCorps
program to 70,000, which is in the Corporation's FY 2000 budget request;
(2) creating AmeriCorps Seniors; and (3) increasing the number of
work-study students performing service in exchange for work-study funds.
I'm going to try and set up meetings to discuss this for either Thur or
Fri of this week.
Shirley S. Sagawa
11/03/98 03:19:16 PM
Record Type: Record
To: Tanya E. Martin/OPD/EOP
cc:
Subject: Re: AmeriCorps
Hi Tanya. Any further thoughts/discussion on $ for AmeriCorps?
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 4-NOV-1998 16:14:45.00
SUBJECT: Americorps and national service initiatives.
TO: Pamela B. VanWie ( CN=Pamela B. VanWie/OU=OMB/O=EOP @ EOP [ OMB ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Robert M. Shireman ( CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
There will be an Americorps meeting on Friday, November 6th at pm in The
Old Executive Office Building, in room 211. Please e-mail me your
confirmation of attendance. If you need to be cleared in please e-mail me
the following information: date of birth, social security number and the
correct spelling of your name. If you have any questions please call me
at 456-5543.
Participants
John Gomperts-CNS
Gary Kowalchek-CNS
Shirley Sagawa-WH
Neera Tanden-WH
Pam Van Wie-WH
Bob Shireman-WH
Bruce Davie-
Thanks,
Chantell Long
Domestic Policy Council
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 4-NOV-1998 13:58:13.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps and after-school
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Bruce seemed relatively hesitant to divide up after-school pots of money
into two or three areas; he really wants to explore putting additional
money in 21st Century Learning Centers alone. However, I think he's also
relatively interested in boosting AmeriCorps' funding (he met with Harris
Wofford some time in the last week). I wanted to see if you were really
intent on some form of targeted after-school money for AmeriCorps, or
whether your overall goal is getting more money for AmeriCorps (not that
these things are mutually exclusive). Anyway, we're sensing some serious
opposition, and I don't want to push really hard at the expense of more
overall money for AmeriCorps. Let's talk when you get a minute. Thanks
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Hi John. We're updating our accomplishments chart and planning next year
-- I need to fill in what the First Lady has done vis a vis service since
Dec. 97. So far, I know she did a Jumpstart event, AmeriCorps Alums, and
the rally on reauthorization (do you know the date?). Anything else you
can think of?
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [OPD])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 5-NOV-1998 09:39:48.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps meeting has been cancelled
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Pamela B. VanWie ( CN=Pamela B. VanWie/OU=OMB/O=EOP @ EOP [ OMB ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Robert M. Shireman ( CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Sonyia Matthews ( CN=Sonyia Matthews/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
The AmeriCorps meeting that has been schedule for Friday, Nov. 6th at 1pm
has been cancelled until further notice.
Thanks,
Chantell Long
6-5543
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 5-NOV-1998 10:39:25.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps Meeting Rescheduled for Friday again
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Robert M. Shireman ( CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Sonyia Matthews ( CN=Sonyia Matthews/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Sorry that I keep changing the AmeriCorps meeting but the meeting will
remain schedule for Friday, November 6th at 1pm in The Old Executive
Office Building in room 211. Please e-mail me your confirmation of
attendance. If you have any questions please call me at 202-456-5543.
Thank you for your patience!
Thanks,
Chantell Long
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long (CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 5-NOV-1998 09:50:16.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps Meeting
TO: pauline_abernathy ( pauline_abernathy @ ed.gov @ inet [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Tanya E. Martin ( CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [OPD])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Pamela B. VanWie ( CN=Pamela B. VanWie/OU=OMB/O=EOP @ EOP [ OMB ] )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Robert M. Shireman ( CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD )
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Sonyia Matthews ( CN=Sonyia Matthews/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [OPD])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
The AmeriCorps meeting has been scheduled for Monday, November 9th, 1998
at 1 lam at the Old Executive Office Building in room 211. Please e-mail
me your confirmation of attendance. Also if you need to be cleared in the
building please e-mail me the following information:
1. Date of Birth
2. Correct spelling of your name
3. Social Security number
Participants
Gary Kowalchek- CNS
John Gomperts-CNS
Shirley Sagawa-WH
Neera Tanden-WH
Pamela Van Wie-WH
Robert Shireman-WH
Bruce Davie
Pauline Abernathy-ED
Agenda
1. AmeriCorps Education awards tax status
2. Work-study awards and community service
3. Senior service expansion
4. AmeriCorps
Purpose of meeting:
To discuss AmeriCorps and national service
initiatives.
Please e-mail me your confirmation of attendance as soon as possible.
If you have any questions please call me at 202-456-5543.
Thanks,
Chantell Long
Domestic Policy Council
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 5-NOV-1998 09:51:05.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps Meeting
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Does this have implications for our meeting on Monday?
Forwarded by Neera Tanden/WHO/EOP on 11/03/98 08:42
PM
Chantell S. Long
11/05/98 09:48:04 AM
Record Type: Record
To: See the distribution list at the bottom of this message
cc: Sonyia Matthews/OPD/EOP
Subject: AmeriCorps Meeting
The AmeriCorps meeting has been scheduled for Monday, November 9th, 1998
at 1 lam at the Old Executive Office Building in room 211. Please e-mail
me your confirmation of attendance. Also if you need to be cleared in the
building please e-mail me the following information:
1. Date of Birth
2. Correct spelling of your name
3. Social Security number
Participants
Gary Kowalchek- CNS
John Gomperts-CNS
Shirley Sagawa-WH
Neera Tanden-WH
Pamela Van Wie-WH
Robert Shireman-WH
Bruce Davie
Pauline Abernathy-ED
Agenda
1. AmeriCorps Education awards tax status
2. Work-study awards and community service
3. Senior service expansion
4. AmeriCorps
Purpose of meeting:
To discuss AmeriCorps and national service
initiatives.
Please e-mail me your confirmation of attendance as soon as possible.
If you have any questions please call me at 202-456-5543.
Thanks,
Chantell Long
Domestic Policy Council
Message Sent
To:
Robert M. Shireman/OPD/EOP
Jgompert @ cns.gov
Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP
Neera Tanden/WHO/EOP
Pamela B. VanWie/OMB/EOP
pauline_abernathy @ ed.gov @ inet
Tanya E. Martin/OPD/EOP
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 6-NOV-1998 09:24:14.00
SUBJECT: AMERICORPS (REMINDER)
TO: Robert M. Shireman ( CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ([email protected] [ UNKNOWN])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Pamela B. VanWie ( CN=Pamela B. VanWie/OU=OMB/O=EOP @ EOP [ OMB D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
THE AMERICORPS MEETING IS TODAY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH, 1998 AT 1PM IN ROOM
211 OF THE OLD EXECUTIVE OFFICE BUILDING (PLEASE USE 17TH & G STREETS
ENTRANCE). IF YOU HAVE NOT SENT AN CONFIRMATION OF ATTENDANCE PLEASE DO
ASAP. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME AT 456-5543.
THANKS,
CHANTELL LONG
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Jospin, Debbie" ("Jospin, Debbie" [ UNKNOWN
CREATION DATE/TIME:10-NOV-1998 15:31:31.00
SUBJECT: FW:
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO )
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Shirley -- attached is the email that I received from Nicole Rabner. You
know that we received the extra $10 million in AmeriCorps Grants that we
are
trying to figure out what to do with. Gary and I want to get some bang for
the money, and are suggesting the Challenge Grant vehicle (where grantees
have to produce a 1/1 match). By doing this, we keep the money out of the
1/3, 1/3, 1/3 split (which is a misnomer since we still have the $40
million
cap on National Directs) -- giving us potentially more control of the
money,
an ability to target the money, and an ability to make some of the money
available to national non-profits (that haven't seen any new money in
years).
That said, to respond to Harris, we thought about focusing part of the
money
to grantees that want to do "young heroes" or Saturdays of service
programs.
We could also target some of the money to programs that address the "aging
out of foster care" issue, if you think that would be helpful. Please let
me
know what you think.
Also, any word on Gene yet? It was great seeing you at lunch! Love -- Deb
Fron: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, November 06, 1998 1:54 PM
To: Jospin, Debbie; Liss, Margaret
Cc: Liss, Margaret
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Shirley Sagawa suggested that perhaps I speak with you about the issue
outlined in a recent e-mail to John Gomperts (I think John has been away,
and I haven't talked directly with him yet). My phone # is 456-7263.
Forwarded by Nicole R. Rabner/WHO/EOP on 11/06/98
12:52 PM
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Nicole R. Rabner
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11/04/98 11:20:29 AM
Record Type: Record
To: jgompert @ cns.gov @ inet
cc:
Subject:
I have been trying to reach you to discuss possible CNS involvement in an
issue I am working on for the First Lady. The issue focuses on young
people who "age out" of foster care, i.e. they have been in foster care and
turn 18 without being adopted or permanently placed. Because federal
foster care assistance ends for these young people at age 18, they face an
immediate, difficult transition to adulthood. As you might imagine, this
group of young people are vulnerable to a variety of things -- as a group,
they lag behind in terms of educational achievement, are disproportionately
represented in homeless shelters, often find themselves without health
insurance, and on a whole lack permanence and guidance, even life skills.
There are some federal programs targeted to assisting this population, but
they are small in scale. What we are exploring is whether we might be able
to target existing federal programs to assist this population.
I am very interested in ways in which CNS might play a role, particularly
because I understand the CNS charter includes a mention of this population
of young people. At the suggestion of Shirley Sagawa, who as you know has
re-joined our staff, I talked with Tess Scannel at the Corporation. Tess
is very knowledgeable about this population from her work at the CWLA. She
suggested that the NCCC and other CNS programs might make sense to explore,
but recommended that I first talk with you so that you might call an
internal meeting to discuss.
I plan to call an interagency meeting next week to bring together the
departments of Education, HHS, Labor, etc. to discuss this issue and would
love to include CNS in this discussion. My goal is to develop an executive
memorandum that helps to target existing resources and programs to this
population. What follows are an overview piece of this issue and a recent
column by the First Lady. Please advise. Thanks so much.
Independent Living
Each year approximately 17,000 18 year olds ?age out? of the public child
welfare system and are expected to function as adults. These young adults
entered foster care due to abuse and neglect. They were unable to return to
their birth families and did not find permanency with an adoptive family.
Federal financial support to them ends just at the time they are making the
critical transition to adulthood.
A proportion of these children are supported by two HHS programs:
The Independent Living Program (ILP) provides funds to the States that may
be used to provide services to foster children who are 16 year of age or
older to help them make the transition to independent living by supporting
them as they earn a high school diploma; receive vocational training and
education; and learn daily living skills such as budgeting, career planning
and securing housing and employment. The types of services vary from State
to State and may not be used for room or board.
The Transitional Living Program (TLP) provides funds to local community
based organizations for residential care, life skills training, and other
support services to homeless adolescents, ages 16-21. These programs help
these youth achieve self-sufficiency, avoid long-term dependency on social
welfare, and become independent, productive members of society.
Both ILP and TLP service providers are encouraged to support young people
through a youth development approach which suggests that the best way to
prevent young people's involvement in risky behavior is to help them
achieve their full developmental potential. Youth development strategies,
therefore, focus on giving young people the chance to exercise leadership,
build skills, and become involved in their communities.
Like all young adults those leaving the foster care system need support to
achieve an effective passage to adulthood. Unlike most, their lives have
been chaotic and unpredictable. Maltreatment, lack of connection to
families, multiple placements, and the resulting mental health and
educational consequences, make the transition to self sufficiency and
adult-functioning very difficult. Research documenting the experiences of
these youngsters in the years immediately following foster care identifies
unstable housing and homelessness, depression, poor health, violence and
incarceration as part of their experience.
The support these youngsters need to achieve self-sufficiency, stable
living arrangements and mature relationships includes:
Medical services, including mental health;
Education and/or vocational training;
Employment preparation and opportunities, including internships;
Transitional and/or supported housing; and
Psycho-social support via mentorship, counseling and/or or support
groups.
TALKING IT OVER
BY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
RELEASE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1998, AND THEREAFTER
I met the most extraordinary young woman last week. Joy Warren had just
begun her first week at Yale Law School. But what's remarkable is that Joy
grew up in foster care, and like more than 20,000 foster-care children each
year, she "aged out" of the system when she turned 18.
This means Joy has been entirely on her own, without the traditional
support system so many families provide, for the past seven years years
in which she managed to receive a college degree, work as an advocate to
improve foster care and begin law school.
Children who grow up in foster care face many of the same challenges as
other children and have many of the same needs. But they also have special
challenges that demand special attention -- and too often they just don't
get it.
One 13-year-old foster child told me what she wants most: "I want a place
that I can call home; a room that I can call my room; a family that I can
love and would love me back." Is this too much to ask?
Although my own mother was never in formal foster care, her teen parents
were unable to care for her when she was born. They sent her to live with
her grandparents, but when that didn't work out, she went to live in the
home of a family where she helped take care of the children for room and
board.
My mother has often told me how grateful she is to the woman with whom she
lived because she got to see what a real family was like. She watched what
happens inside a home where parents and children go through all they should
go through as a family. And she wanted to pass that opportunity on.
When I was growing up, she invited young women from a group home to come
and work for us, spending time with our family, much as my mother had done
so many years before.
I'm proud that this Administration has cared enough to improve and reform
our nation's foster-care system, including passing the Family and Medical
Leave Act, which gives time off for parents to adopt a child. Tax credits
are now available for families who adopt, and foster care and adoption have
been freed from discrimination and delays based on race, culture and
ethnicity.
I was especially proud when, last year, the President signed the Adoption
and Safe Families Act of 1997, a historic step toward improving the lives
of children in foster care. The aim of this bill is to place this country's
500,000 foster-care children in safe, stable, loving and permanent homes.
And it will help us meet our national goal of doubling the nation's annual
adoption rate.
But, as important as this bill is, it doesn't address all the needs of the
children who "age out" of the system each year and who, like Joy Warren,
have to make the tough transition to living on their own.
Last year, at a roundtable in Berkeley, Calif., I spent an afternoon
listening to young people describe the challenges of leaving the
foster-care system. A disproportionate number are homeless and have trouble
finishing school, finding jobs and receiving adequate health care. And,
often, they don't get the life skills they need to survive in today's
world.
There are many programs that work, several of which exist as a result of
the advocacy and leadership of former foster kids like Joy. One national
conference, Destination Future, where I met Joy last week, brings together
older foster children and homeless young people to teach them life skills
and advocacy techniques. Programs in Texas and Florida provide
college-tuition assistance for young people in foster care. In Los Angeles
County, set-aside entry-level jobs are available for young people aging out
of foster care. Massachusetts has a teen parent transitional living
program. And the California Youth Connection has become a national model of
how to bring young foster teens together to form a network of support and
advocacy.
One of the most critical challenges remaining is to make sure that children
who age out of foster care gain access to health care. It is outrageous
that these young people should find themselves among the uninsured. Some
states are addressing this issue, but there is still far to go.
We must also strengthen the Federal Independent Living Program, which
provides 85,000 young people critical assistance in their transition to
independent living, helps them earn their high school diplomas and offers
access to vocational training.
Federal legislation and state programs have put us on the right track. But
we must do better. Now is the time to make sure that the 20,000 young
people who each year become too old to remain in foster care receive the
help they need to become independent and productive members of society.
To find out more about Hillary Rodham Clinton and read her past columns,
visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com.
COPYRIGHT 1998 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:10-NOV-1998 16:26:11.00
SUBJECT: Getting back on the White House schedule
TO: Stacie Spector ( CN=Stacie Spector/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Anne E. McGuire ( CN=Anne E. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Tanya E. Martin ( CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Thurgood Marshall Jr ( CN=Thurgood Marshall Jr/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: "West, Tara" ("West, Tara" [ UNKNOWN
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
It's very important that we not lose site of the fact that we need to get
service back on the President's schedule.
Remember that what we had planned on October 23 was two events rolled into
one -- giving the President's Service Awards and celebrating reaching the
100,000 member mark for AmeriCorps.
We need to reschedule the President's Service Awards -- he's got to give
these things. People flew in from around the country for this ceremony. I
don't know if this is possible, but how about inviting these folks to a
White
house Christmas party, and spending 10 minutes beforehand actually giving
them the awards. Could we do that?
On the ameriCorps event, we have to decide whether the 100,000 thing is now
too old, or whether there is some way to still celebrate reaching this
benchmark. We could come up with all kinds of different schemes --
celebrations, roundtables, site visit. You name it. Or we can wait (not
my
favorite option) for a policy announcement.) I don't favor waiting because
there has been some buzz about AmeriCorps -- mostly good except for
yesterday's USA Today editorial. We should capitalize on the good, and
crush
the bad.
Please let me know what you think about all this. Thanks. JG
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:10-NOV-1998 17:35:28.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps follow up meeting
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Pamela B. VanWie ( CN=Pamela B. VanWie/OU=OMB/O=EOP @ EOP [ OMB 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Tanya E. Martin ( CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Robert M. Shireman ( CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
There will be an AmeriCorps follow up meeting on Thursday, November 12th,
1998 at 2:30pm in the Old Executive Office Building, room 450. If you
have any questions please call me at 456-5543.
Thanks,
Chantell Long
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Karen Tramontano ( CN=Karen Tramontano/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:11-NOV-1998 10:42:06.00
SUBJECT: Americorp
TO: Jonathan A. Kaplan ( CN=Jonathan A. Kaplan/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [OPD])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Ann F. Lewis (CN=Ann F. Lewis/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Tanya E. Martin (CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Anne E. McGuire (CN=Anne E. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: George Selmont ( CN=George Selmont/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO )
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Podesta asked that I pull together a group to work thru Americorp issues
I think I have the right people on this e-mail but if someone is left
off the list -- pls let me know. also, re:nec participation -- i know bob
shireman used to do this --- but he is leaving -- so jon would you pls
designate someone.
i'd like to do this meeting on thursday -- jess (george selmont) will be
calling you to arrange a convenient time --
thanks
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-NOV-1998 12:00:57.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Pamela B. VanWie ( CN=Pamela B. VanWie/OU=OMB/O=EOP @ EOP [ OMB ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
The AmeriCorps meeting will be in ROOM 324 NOT IN 450. The meeting is
schedule for today, Thursday, November 12th, 1998 at 2:30pm in OEOB.
Please e-mail me and let me know you received this message.
Thanks,
Chantell Long
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [OPD])
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-NOV-1998 11:15:14.00
SUBJECT: Room change
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Can you inform Mary Ellen McGuire that the room has changed for the
AmeriCorps meeeting today. The meeting will be held in room 324 in OEOB
at 2:30pm. If you have questions please call me at 6-5543. Please
e-mail me and let me know if Mary gets the message.
Thanks,
Chantell Long
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-NOV-1998 08:05:15.00
SUBJECT: RE: need a better number
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: "West, Tara" ("West, Tara" [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
On the leg affairs business, that has been a real weakness. Gene always
attended the john Hilley/Larry Stein meetings. But he never developed a
relationship with a staffer who watched over this in a serious way. When I
had something I really needed, I would go to Larry or Janet M. But again,
there was no continuing attention. Mark Isaac has been going to more of
the
Larry Stein meetings lately, and is working on getting someone assigned to
our portfolio.
On the HRC stuff, 1 didn't realize that you didn't have it yet, and I will
get it sent over shortly. Sorry about that.
I gather that I will see you later today -- 2:30 I think -- to talk about
AmeriCorps. I'll look forward to that. JG
From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 3:39 PM
To: Gomperts, John
Subject: Re: need a better number
Hi John. Sorry -- we only have one receptionist on today and she went to
lunch. Question is: who have you been dealing with in WH leg affairs on
AmeriCorps?
Also, still missing the stuff on HRC's events with CNS -- need date for
reauthorization rally and a DC service-learning event?
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "West, Tara" ("West, Tara" [ UNKNOWN
CREATION DATE/TIME:12-NOV-1998 14:25:22.00
SUBJECT: RE: need a better number
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN D
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Hi Shirley,
I'm working on getting you the info about the First Lady's appearances with
us. Here's what I have so far:
1/19/98 MLK Day of Service Literacy Fair at the MCI Center
3/19/98 Reauthorization event on Capitol Hill
6/18/98 Jumpstart (AmeriCorps program) convention- rally at Mazique Head
Start Center, DC.
What else would you like? I can't figure out which service learning event
you were referring to- do you know anything else about it?
Please let me know. Thanks,
-tara
From: Gomperts, John
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 1998 8:00 AM
To: "[email protected]
Cc: West, Tara
Subject: RE: need a better number
On the leg affairs business, that has been a real weakness. Gene always
attended the john Hilley/Larry Stein meetings. But he never developed a
relationship with a staffer who watched over this in a serious way. When I
had something I really needed, I would go to Larry or Janet M. But again,
there was no continuing attention. Mark Isaac has been going to more of
the
Larry Stein meetings lately, and is working on getting someone assigned to
our portfolio.
On the HRC stuff, I didn't realize that you didn't have it yet, and I will
get it sent over shortly. Sorry about that.
I gather that I will see you later today -- 2:30 I think -- to talk about
AmeriCorps. I'll look forward to that. JG
From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 3:39 PM
To: Gomperts, John
Subject: Re: need a better number
Hi John. Sorry -- we only have one receptionist on today and she went to
lunch. Question is: who have you been dealing with in WH leg affairs on
AmeriCorps?
Also, still missing the stuff on HRC's events with CNS -- need date for
reauthorization rally and a DC service-learning event?
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Tanya E. Martin ( CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:13-NOV-1998 17:49:53.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps/National Service Initiatives
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Alison Perkins-Cohen ( CN=Alison Perkins-Cohen/OU=OMB/O=EOP @ EOP [ OMB ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Kristin_bunce ( Kristin_bunce @ ed.gov @ inet [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jgompert ( Jgompert @ cns.gov @ inet [ UNKNOWN 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Robert M. Shireman ( CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Sarah A. Bianchi CN=Sarah A. Bianchi/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: laura_wood ( laura_wood @ ed.gov @ inet [ UNKNOWN D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: George kowalczyk ( George_kowalczyk @ cns.gov @ inet [ UNKNOWN 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Charles R. Marr ( CN=Charles R. Marr/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: tara_west ( tara_west @ ed.gov @ inet [ UNKNOWN D
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
We will meet early next week (possibly Tues at 11) to continue discussion
on the options for policy intiatives on national service. Chantell Long
will send out a more specific meeting notice. These are the initiatives
under discussion:
1. Senior Service - increasing senior service based on Experience Corps
or Senior in Schools demonstration to get 10,000 seniors providing
sustained service in schools, child care facilities and other community
centers. Follow up: CNS to provide description of types of incentives
that could be offered to seniors and options on cost.
2. Junior AmeriCorps-- expanding AmeriCorps to the 11th and 12th grade
levels as a demonstration based on the part-time structure for current
AmeriCorps members e.g., 5 hours per week school year committment with
full-time summers in exchange for hourly wages and $1000 education award.
Followup: CNS to cost out options and projected numbers of participants.
3. AmeriCorps -- expanding basic AmeriCorps program. Follow-up: CNS to
provide options and costs for increasing AmeriCorps grant program through
summer program or regular program expansion.
4. Taxability -- eliminating the taxability of AmeriCorps education
awards. Follow-up: Treasury to provide three options based on input from
CNS on profiles of current AmeriCorps participants (e.g. how many Corps
members are going on to college, graduate school etc.).
5. Service Learning - encouraging school districts to adopt service
learning requirements/curriculum. Follow up: CNS to provide options on
service goals, service learning coordinators, non-profit participation,
bully-pulpit.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:15-NOV-1998 21:13:03.00
SUBJECT: RE: AmeriCorps visibility
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
I am ready to do whatever you like. I will call in the morning and we can
set something up.
This is a very important discussion, and of course, it remains important
that
we do this intelligently and with continued sensitivity to the need to be
non-partisan. However, please do not take that to mean that I don't want
to
do it. On the contrary, if we proceed with the right caution and
sensitivity, I think this is something that will work for the President and
for AmeriCorps.
Let's discuss how to move forward. Thanks. JG
From: [email protected]:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, November 13, 1998 4:59 PM
To: Gomperts, John
Subject: AmeriCorps visibility
There is a lot of interest over here in thinking through how we can make
AmeriCorps more visible. There are also a lot of folks who aren't as
familiar with what's gone on with the Grassley deal, America's Promise, MLK
day, PR strategy, etc. We would like to set up a briefing and discussion
with some of the senior people here, maybe Thursday next week. Give me a
call and we can discuss details.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:16-NOV-1998 10:52:29.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Robert M. Shireman ( CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Sonyia Matthews ( CN=Sonyia Matthews/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
I am trying to setup an AmeriCorps meeting on Tuesday, November 18th at
1 am. Can you check your schedules and see if this time is good for you,
if not please e-mail your availability for this week.
Thanks,
Chantell Long
Domestic Policy Council
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:16-NOV-1998 15:31:11.00
SUBJECT: RE: AmeriCorps visibility
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
All OK. I will await marching orders. JG
From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 1998 3:23 PM
To: Gomperts, John
Subject: RE: AmeriCorps visibility
Will let you know about the time and place. I also am checking with Karen
on agenda. Seems to me they should hear not just about PR/recruitment
plans, but also reauth strategy, major events (MLK day, National
Service-Learning Leader Schools ceremony, volunteer week, etc.), and other
strategies to raise awareness (like AmeriCorps Alums). I think the focus
should be AmeriCorps, but you should also raise Learn and Serve and Senior
corps. Finally, it would be useful to hear about CNS's relationship with
America's Promise.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:16-NOV-1998 15:13:43.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps Meeting
TO: Tanya E. Martin ( CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Charles R. Marr (CN=Charles R. Marr/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jonathan H. Schnur ( CN=Jonathan H. Schnur/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ([email protected] UNKNOWN
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Robert M. Shireman ( CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Sarah A. Bianchi ( CN=Sarah A. Bianchi/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] [email protected] [ UNKNOWN
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
There will be an AmeriCorps Meeting on Tuesday, November 17th, 1998 at
1 lam in The Old Executive Office Building in room 324. Please e-mail me
your confirmation of attendance. Also if you need to be cleared in please
send me the following information: date of birth, social security number,
correct spelling of your name. If you have any questions please call me
at 456-5543.
Thanks,
Chantell Long
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:16-NOV-1998 15:06:33.00
SUBJECT: RE: AmeriCorps visibility
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Excellent. I will wear a tie -- though I guess "message" people should be
more behemian than that. Let me know when and where (or is that wear?).
JG
From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]l
Sent: Monday, November 16, 1998 2:58 PM
To: Gomperts, John
Subject: RE: AmeriCorps visibility
The players are Karen Tramontano, who is a deputy assistant to the
president in the chief of staff's office, Bruce Reed, Anne Lewis, Anne
McGuire, Gene Sperling (or the guy who has been going to the other
AmeriCorps meeting), and maybe someone from legislative affairs.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Nicole R. Rabner ( CN=Nicole R. Rabner/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:16-NOV-1998 10:44:35.00
SUBJECT: Re: HRC memo
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O-EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Re: education issues, Neera, Jen and I have been involved over the past
year on a variety of issues, and given HRC's renewed interest in them, I
imagine we will continue to be. We will likely divide up the education
issues, however, and take the lead on different pieces, i.e. Neera on
after-school opportunities, me on pre-school, etc. This process of
drafting this memo will likely make things more clear.
I have found, however, that while it is helpful to have one person taking
the lead on any one issue, it is better if we all stay involved, because
(as you know so well with National Service) when the issue is hot, it
takes more than one person to manage and because the issues have
implications for one another (i.e. child care and pre-school). So I
imagine we will try to designate a lead staffer in issue areas, but to the
extent possible all stay involved to varying degrees.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Nicole R. Rabner ( CN=Nicole R. Rabner/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:16-NOV-1998 10:09:41.00
SUBJECT: Re: HRC memo
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
The memo format worked well, I think. As I reviewed it it, I realized
that she probably did 75-80 percent of the proposed items. We will try to
be as specific as possible in the new memo, but for some of the
less-fleshed out issues, I suspect we will only be able to give general
ideas of direction, etc. Should I assume that you and Mary Ellen will
draft the Americorps section?
The Deputies meeting was fine. It focused on the President's schedule (a
copy of which I'll send to you by inter-office mail). There was a lot of
interest in getting the specifics of HRC's announcements in Latin America,
particularly the hurricaine relief announcements, so that Leg. Affairs can
brief interested Members of Congress, and Communications can get the word
out. Josh Gottbaum from OMB said he could get the #s of the announcements
out, but if we have press paper, we should forward it to Press, C
ommunications, Leg Affairs, Cabinet Affairs, the VP's office, etc. Do
you want me to follow up with NSC?
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:16-NOV-1998 13:47:51.00
SUBJECT: RE: AmeriCorps visibility
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Tomorrow and Wednesday are fine, and Thursday until 3 is OK. I'm working
hard to keep Friday free.
Who are the other players involved at the White House?
Let me know how you want to proceed.
Hope lunch and chat with harris was good. JG
From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, November 16, 1998 10:08 AM
To: Gomperts, John
Subject: RE: AmeriCorps visibility
Great. We all agree that we need to be subtle and preserve bipartisan
support. There was a lot of interest in what the Republican governors have
done and are willing to do. Everyone here gives Harris a lot of credit for
getting us to this point. I think you should lay out what your strategy
has been and what you think it should be going forward, including any roles
you see for POTUS or FLOTUS. Let me know what times work/don't work for
you this week and I'll get the ball rolling with folks here.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: George Selmont ( CN=George Selmont/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:17-NOV-1998 20:24:48.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Shirley,
The AmeriCorps mtg has been bumped back. It will run from 3-4 tomorrow
(wednesday) in the Roosevelt Room. Can you confirm this with the
Corporation folks?
Thanks,
--Jess x61987
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Chantell S. Long ( CN=Chantell S. Long/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:17-NOV-1998 09:26:28.00
SUBJECT: Reminder
TO: Robert M. Shireman (CN=Robert M. Shireman/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jonathan H. Schnur ( CN=Jonathan H. Schnur/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN ] )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Sarah A. Bianchi ( CN=Sarah A. Bianchi/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [OPD])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Alison Perkins-Cohen ( (CN=Alison Perkins-Cohen/OU=OMB/O=EOP @ EOP [ OMB ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ([email protected] [ UNKNOWN )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: [email protected] ( [email protected] [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Tanya E. Martin (CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Sonyia Matthews (CN=Sonyia Matthews/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD D
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: [email protected] ([email protected] [ UNKNOWN ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
There will be an AmeriCorps meeting today, November 17th, 1998 at 1 lam in
the Old Executive Office Building room 324. If you HAVE NOT
confirmed your attendance please do so by e-mailing or calling me at
456-5543.
Thanks,
Chantell Long
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:19-NOV-1998 08:55:10.00
SUBJECT: Somewhat random thought
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ))
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Has Millard Fuller ever been in the box for a State of the Union. If not,
I
would recommend him, along with an Americorps member who works at Habitat.
That would make the point of our connection very powerfully. Millard
would
be tickled. Mrs. Clinton thinks very highly of him, and vice versa. Think
about it. JG
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CREATOR: "Carol M. Beach" ("Carol M. Beach" [ UNKNOWN ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:30-NOV-1998 16:46:51.00
SUBJECT: Upcoming Columns
TO: Leela deSouza ( CN=Leela deSouza/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Alice J. Pushkar (CN=Alice J. Pushkar/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Pamela Cicetti ( CN=Pamela Cicetti/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Noa A. Meyer ( CN=Noa A. Meyer/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Nicole R. Rabner (CN=Nicole R. Rabner/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Neera Tanden ( CN=Neera Tanden/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Marsha E. Berry ( CN=Marsha E. Berry/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Laura E. Schiller ( CN=Laura E. Schiller/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Katharine Button ( CN=Katharine Button/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jennifer L. Klein ( CN=Jennifer L. Klein/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Ellen M. Lovell ( CN=Ellen M. Lovell/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Christine N. Macy ( CN=Christine N. Macy/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Here's the rundown for the rest of the month:
(We did Buddy and Socks this week)
Next Week: Social Security Conference -- (who's in charge here? Is it Mon
and Tues? Shall I come?)
Dec. 15: Mideast Trip (who's going? -- who can give me info on trip? can
we write ahead of time?)
Dec. 22: Christmas at White House theme (i'll get a tour from Debbie
McGinn and go to press preview -- who's in charge of that?)
Dec. 29: HRC would like to do letters and maybe some update on year's
columns: Here's what we've done. Does anyone have any update they'd like
to
share?)
1/6
Child CAre
1/13
Presidential Medal of Freedom/Americorps
1/20
White House Endowment
1/27
Save Our Treasures
2/3
Switzerland Trip
2/10
Home Visitation
2/17
1st Millennium Lecture
2/24
Chips
3/3
Read Across America
3/10
International Women's DAy
3/17
Americorps
3/24 Africa
3/31 Africa
4/7 Jonesboro
4/14
Irish Peace Process
4/21 Child CAre
4/28 WH Volunteers
5/5
Bankruptcy
5/12 World Health Organization Anniversary
5/19 Vouchers
5/26 DuSable High School
6/2 Welfare to Work
6/9 Asthma
6/16 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
6/23
Tobacco Bill
6/30 China
7/7
Marine Band
7/14
Treasures Tour
7/21
??
7/28 Cancer
8/5 FMLA
8/11
Africa Bombing
8/18 FEMA
8/25
White House Fellows
9/1
Russia, IReland, KaBOOM
9/8
Back to School, Education Agenda
9/15
Peace Corps
9/22 Aging out of Foster CAre
9/29 Bankruptcy
10/7
Juvenile Justice Bill
10/14
Minimum Wage
10/21
105th Congress
10/28 Voting
11/3
Sculpture Garden
11/10
Hurricane Mitch
11/17
After SChool
11/24
Adoption Event
12/1
Buddy/Socks Book
Alice -- I asked Creators about letters and they're checking. Pam, do you
ever get letters from Creators about the column?
Any other thoughts? I'd like to get the last two done ahead of time so
that
HRC will have a Christmas break. Thanks.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Katharine Button ( CN=Katharine Button/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 1-DEC-1998 18:55:49.00
SUBJECT:
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Tom Freedman from DPC wanted to meet with you and Melanne on some
Americorps stuff she asked him to look at. Can you do Monday at 3:00 pm?
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Karen Tramontano ( CN=Karen Tramontano/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 4-DEC-1998 12:47:54.00
SUBJECT: Re: reconvening AmeriCorps
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Carolyn T. Wu ( CN=Carolyn T. Wu/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
yes, let's do a follow-up mtg --- carolyn can work w/ you to schedule this
Shirley S. Sagawa
12/04/98 11:54:34 AM
Record Type: Record
To: Karen Tramontano/WHO/EOP
cc: George Selmont/WHO/EOP
Subject: reconvening AmeriCorps
I think the memo will be here today. Should we set up a meeting for the
group next week? How is the afternoon of the 8th or morning of the 9th or
afternoon of the 10th?
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Bruce N. Reed ( CN=Bruce N. Reed/OU=OPD/O=EOP [ OPD ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 4-DEC-1998 11:17:48.00
SUBJECT: Re: OMB Passback for AmeriCorps
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Did you get a copy of Harris's appeal? The President said yesterday he
wants to make Americorps a big part of the State of the Union, with new
initiatives, someone in the box, etc. -- so we're in good shape to push
OMB. Give me a call when you get a chance.
Shirley S. Sagawa
11/23/98 08:23:46 AM
Record Type: Record
To: Tanya E. Martin/OPD/EOP, Bruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP
cc:
Subject: OMB Passback for AmeriCorps
Do you know what to expect for AmeriCorps from OMB? When I talked with
Jack a while ago, he wasn't optimistic.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 4-DEC-1998 11:14:32.00
SUBJECT: RE: additions
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
I think I got 90% of this from our chat. I actually hjad done a number of
these things already. And I sharpened various parts up. I think you will
like the final product.
As to the timing of the meeting, I'll make time any of the times you
mentioned. My first question is this: who's in this meeting. Do you want
your whole crowd and our whole crowd. There is obvious value in involving
folks. Or do you want a somewhat sharper edged meeting that is just Harris
and me (or just Tara and me) with you, Karen, Bruce and Ann? I can argue
for
either position with equal vigor.
Let me know your thoughts. If you want to go the Harris route, then
scheduling is a bigger question. If it just me, or the whole gang, then
all
of us schlubs can available whenever it works for you guys.
Thanks again for all your help. This partnership is working out very well
so
far. Now we kjust have to see whether we can produce some action!
Thanks!!
JG
From:[email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 2:54 PM
To: Gomperts, John
Subject: additions
It seems like the current key themes and objectives section mixes
"messages" and "strategies" -- you might want to add a strategies section
and more clearly make the first section themes. "Focus on AmeriCorps
members" seems like a strategy, "recruiting needs" could be rephrased as
"AmeriCorps needs idealistic, energetic Americans to join up" and
"decentralized structure" could be "AmeriCorps is a model of local control"
or something like that. Then, maybe the following could be strategies to
advance these themes:
Launch major recruitment campaign (to fill the X additional new slots
available this year and X more that should be available next year)
Deepen connections between CNS and members and build stronger grassroots
networks
Celebrate the 5th anniversary of AmeriCorps, including national, regional,
and local events highlighting the contributions of AmeriCorps to
communities and bringing exemplary individual AmeriCorps members to the
attention of the public
Solidify bi-partisan support, focusing on Republican governors
Connect AmeriCorps to important issues (afterschool, etc.)
Mobilize influential leaders in support of continuing and expanding
national service
May want to emphasize potential partners that could help:
AmeriCorps Alums, which would recruit Alums to join and continue the spirit
of the program through service
State Commissions, which could reach governors and influential commission
members
National nonprofit organizations, which could engage their most influential
board members
Grantmakers Forum, which could contribute resources
America's Promise
Points of Light Foundation
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Karen Tramontano ( CN=Karen Tramontano/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 7-DEC-1998 13:22:01.00
SUBJECT: Re: americorp
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Carolyn T. Wu ( CN=Carolyn T. Wu/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
this could work -- carolyn can you work this out w/ others
Shirley S. Sagawa
12/07/98 12:32:04 PM
Record Type: Record
To: Karen Tramontano/WHO/EOP
cc:
Subject: Re: americorp
1 haven't told CNS the time for Wednesday -- do you want to use the 2:30
time slot for the internal meeting and schedule a meeitng with them for
after that later this week or next? Or try for sometime this afternoon or
tomorrow?
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Laura Emmett ( CN=Laura Emmett/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 8-DEC-1998 19:45:47.00
SUBJECT: Americorps Mtg. POSTPONED
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Anne E. McGuire ( CN=Anne E. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Elena Kagan ( CN=Elena Kagan/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Stacie Spector ( CN=Stacie Spector/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Ruby Shamir ( CN=Ruby Shamir/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Charles R. Marr ( CN=Charles R. Marr/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Bruce N. Reed ( CN=Bruce N. Reed/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Tanya E. Martin ( CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD D
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TO: Laura Emmett ( CN=Laura Emmett/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jennifer M. Palmieri ( CN=Jennifer M. Palmieri/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
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TO: Jonathan E. Smith ( CN=Jonathan E. Smith/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Ann F. Lewis (CN=Ann F. Lewis/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
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TO: Cathy R. Mays (CN=Cathy R. Mays/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
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TO: Karen Tramontano ( CN=Karen Tramontano/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO )
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: Carolyn T. Wu ( CN=Carolyn T. Wu/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
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Carolyn will send out a new time and date tomorrow
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Carolyn T. Wu
12/07/98 11:19:15 AM
Record Type: Non-Record
To: See the distribution list at the bottom of this message
cc:
Subject: Americorps
The meeting will take place in OEOB 180 on Wednesday (12/9) at 2:30.
Please feel free to contact me should you have questions.
Forwarded by Carolyn T. Wu/WHO/EOP on 12/07/98
11:17 AM
Carolyn T. Wu
12/07/98 10:34:17 AM
Record Type: Non-Record
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cc:
Subject: Americorps
Karen would like to hold a meeting on Americorps this week. Please let
me know if Wednesday (12/9) at 2:30 works for you or your principal. The
following people are invited to attend:
Bruce Reed
Charles Marr
Ann Lewis
Stacie Spector
Jen Palmieri
Elena Kagan
Anne McGuire
Tanya Martin
Shirley Sagawa
Message Sent
To:
Bruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP
Cathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP
Charles R. Marr/OPD/EOP
Ann F. Lewis/WHO/EOP
Ruby Shamir/WHO/EOP
Jonathan E. Smith/WHO/EOP
Stacie Spector/WHO/EOP
Jennifer M. Palmieri/WHO/EOP
Elena Kagan/OPD/EOP
Laura Emmett/WHO/EOP
Anne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP
Tanya E. Martin/OPD/EOP
Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP
Message Sent
To:
Karen Tramontano/WHO/EOP
Bruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP
Cathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP
Charles R. Marr/OPD/EOP
Ann F. Lewis/WHO/EOP
Ruby Shamir/WHO/EOP
Jonathan E. Smith/WHO/EOP
Stacie Spector/WHO/EOP
Jennifer M. Palmieri/WHO/EOP
Elena Kagan/OPD/EOP
Laura Emmett/WHO/EOP
Anne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP
Tanya E. Martin/OPD/EOP
Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Carolyn T. Wu ( CN=Carolyn T. Wu/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 9-DEC-1998 09:06:21.00
SUBJECT: Americorps Mtg. RESCHEDULED
TO: Cecilia E. Rouse ( CN=Cecilia E. Rouse/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Tanya E. Martin ( CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Laura Emmett ( CN=Laura Emmett/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
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TO: Jennifer M. Palmieri ( CN=Jennifer M. Palmieri/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jonathan E. Smith ( CN=Jonathan E. Smith/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Ann F. Lewis (CN=Ann F. Lewis/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [WHO])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Bruce N. Reed ( CN=Bruce N. Reed/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Anne E. McGuire (CN=Anne E. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Elena Kagan ( CN=Elena Kagan/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Stacie Spector (CN=Stacie Spector/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Ruby Shamir (CN=Ruby Shamir/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
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READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Please let me know if you can make a 12:30-1:30 mtg. on Americorps. Thank
you.
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09:04 AM
Laura Emmett
12/08/98 07:45:15 PM
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To: See the distribution list at the bottom of this message
cc: Carolyn T. Wu/WHO/EOP
Subject: Americorps Mtg. POSTPONED
Carolyn will send out a new time and date tomorrow
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Carolyn T. Wu
12/07/98 11:19:15 AM
Record Type: Non-Record
To: See the distribution list at the bottom of this message
cc:
Subject: Americorps
The meeting will take place in OEOB 180 on Wednesday (12/9) at 2:30.
Please feel free to contact me should you have questions.
Forwarded by Carolyn T. Wu/WHO/EOP on 12/07/98
11:17 AM
Carolyn T. Wu
12/07/98 10:34:17 AM
Record Type: Non-Record
To: See the distribution list at the bottom of this message
cc:
Subject: Americorps
Karen would like to hold a meeting on Americorps this week. Please let
me know if Wednesday (12/9) at 2:30 works for you or your principal. The
following people are invited to attend:
Bruce Reed
Charles Marr
Ann Lewis
Stacie Spector
Jen Palmieri
Elena Kagan
Anne McGuire
Tanya Martin
Shirley Sagawa
Message Sent
To:
Bruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP
Cathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP
Charles R. Marr/OPD/EOP
Ann F. Lewis/WHO/EOP
Ruby Shamir/WHO/EOP
Jonathan E. Smith/WHO/EOP
Stacie Spector/WHO/EOP
Jennifer M. Palmieri/WHO/EOP
Elena Kagan/OPD/EOP
Laura Emmett/WHO/EOP
Anne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP
Tanya E. Martin/OPD/EOP
Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP
Message Sent
To:
Karen Tramontano/WHO/EOP
Bruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP
Cathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP
Charles R. Marr/OPD/EOP
Ann F. Lewis/WHO/EOP
Ruby Shamir/WHO/EOP
Jonathan E. Smith/WHO/EOP
Stacie Spector/WHO/EOP
Jennifer M. Palmieri/WHO/EOP
Elena Kagan/OPD/EOP
Laura Emmett/WHO/EOP
Anne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP
Tanya E. Martin/OPD/EOP
Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP
Message Sent
To:
Karen Tramontano/WHO/EOP
Bruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP
Cathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP
Charles R. Marr/OPD/EOP
Ann F. Lewis/WHO/EOP
Ruby Shamir/WHO/EOP
Jonathan E. Smith/WHO/EOP
Stacie Spector/WHO/EOP
Jennifer M. Palmieri/WHO/EOP
Elena Kagan/OPD/EOP
Laura Emmett/WHO/EOP
Anne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP
Tanya E. Martin/OPD/EOP
Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Carolyn T. Wu ( CN=Carolyn T. Wu/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:10-DEC-1998 10:28:28.00
SUBJECT: Americorps Mtg. scheduling
TO: Cecilia E. Rouse ( CN=Cecilia E. Rouse/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Tanya E. Martin (CN=Tanya E. Martin/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Laura Emmett ( CN=Laura Emmett/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jennifer M. Palmieri (CN=Jennifer M. Palmieri/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Jonathan E. Smith ( CN=Jonathan E. Smith/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
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TO: Ann F. Lewis (CN=Ann F. Lewis/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Bruce N. Reed ( CN=Bruce N. Reed/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [OPD])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Anne E. McGuire (CN=Anne E. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Elena Kagan ( CN=Elena Kagan/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD D
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Stacie Spector (CN=Stacie Spector/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO D
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TO: Ruby Shamir ( CN=Ruby Shamir/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
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TO: Cathy R. Mays ( CN=Cathy R. Mays/OU=OPD/O=EOP @ EOP [ OPD )
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: Karen Tramontano ( CN=Karen Tramontano/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
This meeting will be rescheduled for Monday or Tuesday due to conflicting
schedules. THank you for your cooperation.
Forwarded by Carolyn T. Wu/WHO/EOP on 12/10/98
10:27 AM
Carolyn T. Wu
12/09/98 09:22:44 AM
Record Type: Record
To: See the distribution list at the bottom of this message
cc:
Subject: Americorps Mtg. scheduling
Please let me know if 4 pm on Thursday (12/10), or Friday (12/10) at 11 am
works for you or your principal. I apologize for the confusion. Thanks
for your cooperation.
Message Sent
To:
Karen Tramontano/WHO/EOP
Bruce N. Reed/OPD/EOP
Cathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP
Ann F. Lewis/WHO/EOP
Ruby Shamir/WHO/EOP
Jonathan E. Smith/WHO/EOP
Stacie Spector/WHO/EOP
Jennifer M. Palmieri/WHO/EOP
Elena Kagan/OPD/EOP
Laura Emmett/WHO/EOP
Anne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP
Tanya E. Martin/OPD/EOP
Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP
Cecilia E. Rouse/OPD/EOP
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Kowalczyk, Gary" ("Kowalczyk, Gary" [ UNKNOWN 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME:14-DEC-1998 17:51:25.00
SUBJECT: Budget Discussions
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
CC: "Gomperts, John" ("Gomperts, John" [ UNKNOWN
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
This is an update following our earlier conversation.
We spoke a couple of times with Larry Matlack of OMB today. Larry
emphasized
that he was not negotiating or making a specific offer, but that he was
interested in different methods and costs for reaching the 100,000 member
goal.
Larry indicated that his proposal to get to 100,000 AmeriCorps members cost
about $72 million more than the original OMB mark in the first year, or $30
million less than what we had requested in the appeal. We reiterated the
view that we couldn't get there using his nos., and that relying solely on
the education award approach for full-time programs was not viable. He
asked
about stretching the proposal over three years; we disagreed.
Hence, the good news is that they are clearly trying to get to the goal of
100,000; the bad news is that they are still relying too heavily on the
education award only approach.
With respect to seniors, he would like to count 5,000 of them in the first
year, and 12,000 in the second year, toward the 100,000 goal. In internal
CNS conversations today, we remain concerned about mixing messages about
AmeriCorps, and hence told Larry that we didn't think they should be in
AmeriCorps at this stage. In our view, If seniors are AmeriCorps members,
then they should be eligible for an education award. Otherwise, it becomes
impossible to separate them from Foster Grandparents and Senior Companions.
I understood that you didn't think it wise to give seniors an education
award if they were part of AmeriCorps, and that you thought we could count
5,000 toward the AmeriCorps goal. Is that correct? If OMB's action means
that we will lose any new money for senior initiatives, then we in CNS may
want to rethink whether seniors should be part of the AmeriCorps
initiative.
We should discuss this issue tomorrow if you have a few minutes.
Larry was adamant that there will be no substantial new money, as requested
in our appeal, for Learn and Serve and senior programs. I told him that we
still had strong interests in these areas, and that they were supported in
our discussions with different White House staffs.
Larry mentioned a meeting tomorrow where national service will be
discussed.
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CREATOR: Ann F. Lewis (CN=Ann F. Lewis/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:15-DEC-1998 16:21:17.00
SUBJECT: Dec 21st service event
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Forwarded by Ann F. Lewis/WHO/EOP on 12/15/98 04:09
PM
"Murphy, Tara"
12/15/98 04:11:00 PM
Record Type: Record
To: Ann F. Lewis/WHO/EOP
cc: Anne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP, "Gomperts, John"
Subject: Dec 21st service event
After mulling it over a bit here with Harris and John, we'd like to suggest
softening the focus on AmeriCorps at next Monday's event. Our concern is
this -- if we make this just about the President and AmeriCorps -- there
is a
big risk our critics (AmeriCorps' and the President's) will hit us hard
saying president is once again using americorps members as props. (see page
18 in today's W. Post which features pete hoekstra charging that the Pres.
uses AMeriCorps to his political advantage).
Our solution would be to have a fewer AmeriCorps members there -- only the
ones who regularly work at the site and who will still be around on the
21st
-- and more community volunteers working with the President. We think we
could also get the head of Jubilee Enterprises -- Bob Boulter to serve
along
with a number of the volunteers who regularly work at its sites.
Another idea may be to have some members from the President's church
serving
with him.
Again, we want to create a great event for the President and Mrs. Clinton
enjoy -- think we have a better chance of keeping it clean -- and as you
said
this morning -- just pure service -- if we dilute the AmeriCorps focus.
If you want to talk with me directly about this -- i can be reached at
606-5000 X 158.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Anne E. McGuire ( CN=Anne E. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:16-DEC-1998 10:16:00.00
SUBJECT: possible venues for 21st
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Here are the options we are looking at today.
Forwarded by Anne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP on 12/16/98
10:15 AM
"Murphy, Tara" <TMURPHY @ cns.gov>
12/16/98 10:09:00 AM
Record Type: Record
To: Anne E. McGuire/WHO/EOP
cc:
Subject: possible venues for 21st
Potential venues for Dec. 21st event
Building/renovation
Latin American Youth Center
Youth Build/AmeriCorps
Kevin Harris - 319-8649
(30 AmeriCorps members)
1. 3043 15th St, NW
outdoor construction
temporary housing for runaway young men
2. 3045 15th St - indoor rehab of facility for runaway/homeless youth
Food Preparation
DC Central Kitchen
425 2nd St, NE
Contact: Robert Egger 234-0707
Distribute surplus food to seniors, homeless and after school programs.
Also
run job training programs for homeless. Large facility 10,000 sq. Ft
prepares 3,000 meals/day.
Volunteers include: AmeriCorps members, Center for Student Missions
(faith-based), community volunteers
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CREATOR: "Jospin, Debbie" ("Jospin, Debbie" [ UNKNOWN ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:16-DEC-1998 17:00:44.00
SUBJECT: RE: ed award only
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Shirley, please call me when you have a chance. I got a briefing today
from
Tara Murphy on the Monday service project. I've told Tara that I want to
be
at the service site with the POTUS and Mrs. Clinton. I don't know how the
rest of this stafff is handling it with you guys. I fear not well.
Hope that you are handling things okay
I am thinking of you.
Love,
Deb
From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 9:22 AM
To: Jospin, Debbie
Subject: ed award only
As you know, there is a lot of discussion about how we can get to 100,000
AmeriCorps members as cheaply as possible. Of course, everyone is talking
ed award onlys. How many ed award onlys can AmeriCorps absorb? Last I
heard, the existing ed award programs hadn't filled up
This strikes
me as a bad idea. What's the scoop?
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CREATOR: MaryEllen C. McGuire ( CN=MaryEllen C. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:18-DEC-1998 14:28:29.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps Tax Issue
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Shirley- I put this on your calendar.
Forwarded by MaryEllen C. McGuire/WHO/EOP on
12/18/98 02:28 PM
Tanya E. Martin
12/18/98 11:46:02 AM
Record Type: Record
To: Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP, Charles R. Marr/OPD/EOP, jgompert @ cns.gov
@ inet, George_kowalczyk @ cns.gov @ inet
cc: MaryEllen C. McGuire/WHO/EOP, Twest @ cns.gov @ inet
Subject: AmeriCorps Tax Issue
Please plan to attend a meeting on Monday, Dec 21 at 1PM in room TBD
(will send out a room number shortly). We will discuss the option of
tax-free treatment for AmeriCorps awards that are used to repay loans.
Treasury staff have analyzed this option and believe that the regulations
they are issuing regarding the Hope scholarships would negatively impact
AmeriCorps members who would be claiming loan forgiveness.
If you need to be waived into the OEOB, please call Chantell Long at
456-5543 (or email her at [email protected]).
Thanks.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: "Jospin, Debbie" ("Jospin, Debbie" [ UNKNOWN ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:21-DEC-1998 16:09:17.00
SUBJECT: FW: Delegation of Authority
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TO: 'Tracy Gray' ('Tracy Gray' [ UNKNOWN 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
One day, maybe you too can be named the Director of AmeriCorps*VISTA!
From: London, Diana
Sent: Friday, December 18, 1998 4:48 PM
To: _AmeriCorps*Vista
Cc: Jospin, Debbie
Subject: Delegation of Authority
During my absence from the office until January 4, 1999, Deb Jospin will
serve as Director of AmeriCorps* VISTA from December 21-24, and Kathi Dennis
from December 28-31. Please give them both your fullest cooperation, and
Happy Holidays!!
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CREATOR: "Kowalczyk, Gary" ("Kowalczyk, Gary" [ UNKNOWN
CREATION DATE/TIME:22-DEC-1998 17:43:47.00
SUBJECT: RE: Help
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Just yesterday, we told OMB that for $60 million above the mark, we could
get
16,000 more members than in 1999. Of that, 5,000 would be in the high
school
program, 5,000 would be in the summer, and 6,000 would be full-time, split
between regular/vista/ed award only/nccc. 16,000 more takes us from 53,000
to 69,000, one-third of the way to 100,000 by 2001.
OMB had given us a figure of $70 million, and we told them that, in
addition
to the $60 million, we wanted $5 million more in seniors and $5 million
more
in service-learning so that we could appeal more broadly to the service
world
and play the politics of this a bit more effectively. They are now balking
at these numbers, and want to put the $10 million in another agency.
Quite frankly, you can also put together an AmeriCorps package that costs
more than the $60 million, depending upon the mix, but we feel strongly
that
just an AmeriCorps increase is the wrong way to go, and that the mix
outlined
above is consistent with our earlier discussions about not relying too
heavily on the education award only.
From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 3:29 PM
To: Kowalczyk, Gary
Subject: Help
How many AmeriCorps members can we get for $75 million this year, if we
assume that most of the increase would go to full-time AmeriCorps
(regular/VISTA/NCCC plus ed award onlys) with the rest split between summer
and high school?
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: MaryEllen C. McGuire ( CN=MaryEllen C. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
CREATION DATE/TIME:22-DEC-1998 12:17:20.00
SUBJECT: AmeriCorps/Loose Ends
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
The AmeriCorps meeting is scheduled for 1:15 in Room 100. The time change
and room number went out. I need to know whom to clear from AmeriCorps-
should I just assume it is all the same players from last time?
I've gotten a yes from Karen T, , Laura Emmett (being sent for Bruce Reed)
and Stacie Spector.
Ann McGuire, Bruce Reed and Jennifer Palmieri are out of town.
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: MaryEllen C. McGuire ( CN=MaryEllen C. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 4-JAN-1999 15:58:17.00
SUBJECT: Scheduling Questions
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
Just a few things
-I had Nicole on the phone about our policy meetings and asked her about
Friday am for social security- she said that sounded great. Do you want me
to book a time?
-Are we going to add Gary Walters to Wed's meeting with Khaki?
-After you check with AmeriCorps for Monday's Conference call let me know
who else needs to be notified about it (all the usuals over here?).
ARMS Email SystemRECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (NOTES MAIL)
CREATOR: Anne E. McGuire (CN=Anne E. McGuire/OU=WHO/O=EOP [WHO])
CREATION DATE/TIME: 5-JAN-1999 17:53:59.00
SUBJECT: Re: conference call
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa ( CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP @ EOP [ WHO 1)
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
sorry, my computer broke. I was going to set up a call for 4:00 pm Monday
to keep our momentum going.
Shirley Sagawa
Anne McGuire
Karen Tramantano
Ann Lewis
Stacie Spector
Jen Palmieri
Bruce/Elena/Tanya
Americorps
Can you think of anyone else.
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CREATOR: "Murphy, Tara" <[email protected]> ("Murphy, Tara" <[email protected]> [ UNKNOWN 1)
CREATION DATE/TIME: 6-JAN-1999 17:05:15.00
SUBJECT: RE: First Lady's Box
TO: Shirley S. Sagawa (CN=Shirley S. Sagawa/OU=WHO/O=EOP [ WHO ])
READ:UNKNOWN
TEXT:
i am faxing you some additional names and bios -- they are alumns but not
from the first class. we can dig up more first class folks if you want --
but i think you might want to take a look at these folks first. an
advantage
about going with a recent americorps alum is that the experience is fresh -
and has most likely influenced what they are doing right now. a lot of the
folks on the list have gone on to school or are working in the service
field.
take a look and let me know what else you need
From: [email protected][SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 1999 4:05 PM
To: Gomperts, John; Murphy, Tara
Subject: First Lady's Box
Did your list for the box have current members or alums? They are looking
for alums now, preferably from the first class. Do we have others besides
Philip Wu, Laura, and Keith?
Forwarded by Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP on 01/06/99
02:35 PM
Clara J. Shin
01/06/99 02:28:31 PM
Record Type: Record
To: See the distribution list at the bottom of this message
cc:
Subject: First Lady's Box
Because of the time change for tomorrow's meeting, I need your names by
10:30 am tomorrow morning. Of course, the earlier the better. Also,
there have been several questions about the "notable characteristics"
information I requested. In addition to the basic information, I would
also greatly appreciate (in fact, need) a couple of articles of a
biographical nature as well as quotes you may have. Thanks for your
assistance and sorry for the changes.
Thanks,
Clara
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Ann F. Lewis/WHO/EOP
Cheryl M. Carter/WHO/EOP
Ellen M. Lovell/WHO/EOP
Marjorie Tarmey/WHO/EOP
Jeffrey A. Forbes/WHO/EOP
Elena Kagan/OPD/EOP
Shirley S. Sagawa/WHO/EOP
Richard Socarides/WHO/EOP
Marsha Scott/WHO/EOP
Andrew J. Mayock/WHO/EOP
Laura S. Marcus/WHO/EOP
Cathy R. Mays/OPD/EOP
Laura Emmett/WHO/EOP
Peter A. Weissman/OPD/EOP
Nancy Marlow/CEQ/EOP
Betty J. Fountain/OSTP/EOP
Jena V. Roscoe/WHO/EOP
Maria E. Soto/WHO/EOP
Maya Seiden/WHO/EOP
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Marsha E. Berry/WHO/EOP
Julie E. Mason/WHO/EOP
Ruby Shamir/WHO/EOP
Jocelyn A. Bucaro/WHO/EOP
Virginia L. Cearley/WHO/EOP