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Withdrawal/Redaction Sheet
Clinton Library
DOCUMENT NO.
SUBJECT/TITLE
DATE
RESTRICTION
AND TYPE
001. memo
Don Fowler to Jennifer O'Conner re: Minimum wage bill signing
08/15/1996
b(6)
[Personally Identifiable Information] [partial] (1 page)
COLLECTION:
Clinton Presidential Records
Chief of Staff
Jennifer O'Connor
OA/Box Number: 8154
FOLDER TITLE:
Minimum Wage
2016-0531-F
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CLINTON LIBRARY PHOTOCOPY
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Wage
Minimum Wage Bill Signing
AFL-CIO Executive Council
Babbitt, Randolph
Airline Pilots
Bahr, Morton
Communications Workers
Becker, George
Steelworkers
Brown, Clayola
Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
Bywater, William
Electrical Workers
Carter, Frank
Glass, Molder, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers
Fleming, Mac
Maintenance of Way
Forrest, Carolyn
UAW (Vice President)
Friend, Patricia
Association of Flight Attendants
Georgine, Robert
Building and Construction Trades
Goodwin, Michael
Professional Employees
Greene, Joe
American Federation of School Administrators
Hall, Sonny
Transport Workers
Haru, Sumi
Screen Actors Guild (Vice President)
Haynes, Carroll
Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 237
08/20/96 TUE 10:01 FAX
+++ GSHEA
003
LaSala, James
Amalgamated Transit
Lynch, Leon
Steelworkers (Vice President)
Mazur, Jay
UNITE
McEntee, Gerald
AFSCME
McKenzie, Andrew
Leather Goods, Plastics, Novelty and Service Workers
Monroe, Mike
Painters and Allied Trades
Moore, Arthur
Sheet Metal Workers
Sacco, Michael
Seafarers
Scardelletti, Robert
TCI
Sombrotto, Vincent
Letter Carriers
Sturdivant, John
AFGE
Sweeney - 2
AFL-CIO
Wages, Robert
Oil, Chemical, Atomic Workers
West, Jack
Iron Workers
Whitehead, Alfred
Firefighters
WHSO DRAFT LAYOUT 1
a/o 8/15; K. Widdess
strengthening America's
SIGNING OF THE MINIMUM WAGE BILL
Tuesday, August 20, 1996
South Lawn
Max 600 guests/Open Press
A Families New minimum wage
Guest Invite:
1:30 p.m.
EV Gate Opens:
1:15 p.m.
PRINCIPAL:
2:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
IN PLACE TIME.
1:00 p.m.
Working families and Adoptive families arrive to the NorthWest Gate and are escorted to Rose
Garden.
Staff Contact: Jen Klein, Bibb Hubbard
1:15 p.m.
East Visitor Entrance opens for guest arrival. Guests Hold in Sculpture Garden
until seated by Social Aides.
Staff Contact: Kim Widdess
TBD
Social Aides seat guests on the South Lawn
SOUTH LAWN SET UP (Per J. King) : Marine Band on balcony; Press risers behind seating;
cutaway on west side of drive.
Program Stage: New stage (size tbd) on South Lawn outside Dip Room; steps on back and
east side; Canopy removed; Blue Goose; (# tbd) chairs/flags on stage; stanchions around stage.
Signing Stage: Stage (3' high, size tbd) on South Lawn, on an angle to Program Stage - off
East side of stage; signing table/chair; (#tbd) chairs; flags tbd; steps on East side of stage;
stanchions around stage.
Bleachers: Bleachers for 100 starting at Signing Stage height located behind
Signing Stage.
RESERVED SEATING:
-Families: Approx. 100
-Members of Congress: Approx. 70
-IGA: tbd
-Cabinet Officials: tbd
-AFL-CIO President
-Others tbd
TBD
THE FIRST LADY proceeds to Dip Room (TBD)
1:30 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT proceeds to Rose Garden for a brief meet and greet with Working Families
and Adoptive Families.
1:45 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT arrive in the Oval Office for briefing.
Briefing Participants: list contact?
-THE PRESIDENT
-THE VICE PRESIDENT
-THE FIRST LADY tbd
-Others TBD
1:55 p.m.
Upon conclusion of briefing, THE PRESIDENT and THE VICE PRESIDENT proceed to the
Dip Room to greet stage participants.
Staff Contact: tbd
Participants:
-THE PRESIDENT
-THE VICE PRESIDENT
-THE FIRST LADY (TBD)
-Stage Participants (tbd)
2:00 p.m.
SPEAKING PROGRAM BEGINS:
Speaking Program Stage Participants:
-THE PRESIDENT
-THE VICE PRESIDENT
-Others tbd
-Stage Participants are announced from the Dip Room and proceed to their seats on stage.
-THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY are announced from the
Dip Room to honors and proceed to their seats on stage.
-speaking program tbd
2:35 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT invites families (and others tbd) to join him at the signing stage.
Signing Stage Participants:
-THE PRESIDENT
-Families (on risers behind stage)
-others TBD
this Aupen diesn't
-Families are escorted to the signing stage risers by Social Aides.
-THE PRESIDENT proceeds to signing table stage to sign the bill.
2:40 p.m.
Following signing, THE PRESIDENT exits stage and works ropeline.
3:00 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT, THE VICE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart.
GUEST DEPARTURE: Guests depart South East Gate. Some guests may be escorted to
North Grounds for press interviews. Those guests will depart NorthWest Gate.
3:05 p.m.
THE FIRST LADY proceeds to Residence (tbd) for brief hold
-Adoption Community gathers in Sculpture Garden
Staff Contact: Katie Button
3:10 p.m.
Adoption Community proceeds to Blue Room for photo op with THE FIRST LADY.
3:30 p.m.
Adoption Community departs East Gate.
CONTACTS:
-Briefing Paper:
-Remarks:
-Working Families: Bibb Hubbard (DOL)
-Adoptive Families: Jenn Klein/Katy Button
-Members of Congress: Anne Cattalini/Janet Murguia
-Elected Officials: Megan Williams/Marcia Hale
-Stage Set up: Josh King
-Guest List: Kim Widdess
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JUN-26-1996 16:02 TO:241 - J. O' CONNOR
FROM:DADE, J.
P. 1/5
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
LRM NO: 4893
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Washington, D.C. 20503-0001
FILE NO: 364
URGENT
6/26/96
LEGISLATIVE REFERRAL MEMORANDUM
Total Page(s): 5
TO: Legislative Liaison Officer - See Distribution below:
FROM: Janet FORSGREN fance R. Forgres (for) Assistant Director for Legislative Reference
OMB CONTAC- CONNIE BOWERS 395-3803 Legislative Assistant's Line: 395-7362
C=US, A=TELAMAIL, P=GOV+EOP, O=OMB, OU1=LRD, S=BRIATICO, G=ANNA, I=M
[email protected]
SUBJECT: Proposed Report on Raising the Minimum Wage
DEADLINE: 5:00 p.m., Today Wednesday, June 26,1996
In accordance with OMB Circular A-19, OMB requests the views of your agency on the above subject before
advising on its relationship to the program of the President.
Please advise us if this Item will affect direct spending or receipts for purposes of the
"Pay-As-You-Go" provisions of Title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.
DISTRIBUTION LIST:
AGENCIES:
EOP: Ken Apfel/M. Cassell
Barry White
Carole Kitti
Janet Himler
Ellen Seidman
Debra Bond
Joe Minarik
OMB LA
Tom Kane
Mike Schmidt
Jennifer O'Connor
Jim Murr
Janet Forsgren
JUN-26-1996 16:02 TO:241 - J. O' CONNOR
FROM: DADE, J.
P. 2/5
RESPONSE TO
LRM NO:
4893
LEGISLATIVE REFERRAL
FILE NO:
364
MEMORANDUM
If your response to this request for views is short (e.g., concur/no comment), we prefer that you respond by e-mail or
by faxing us this response sheet.
If the response is short and you prefer to call, please call the branch-wide line shown below (NOT the analyst's line)
to leave a message with a legislative assistant.
You may also respond by:
(1) calling the analyst/attomey's direct line (you will be connected to voice mail if the analyst does not answer); or
(2) sending us a memo or letter
Please include the LRM number shown above, and the subject shown below.
CONNIE BOWERS 1395-3803
TO:
Office of Management and Budget
Fax Number: 395-6148
Branch-Wide Line (to reach legislative assistant): 395-7362
FROM:
(Date)
(Name)
(Agency)
(Telephone)
SUBJECT: Proposed Report on Raising the Minimum Wage
The following is the response of our agency to your request for views on the above-captioned subject:
Concur
No Objection
No Comment
See proposed edits on pages
Other:
FAX RETURN of
pages, attached to this response sheet
P. .3/5
JUN-26-1996 16:02 TO:241 - J. O' CONNOR
FROM:DADE, J.
UUS
NEW REVISED SDE DEAFT -- 5/26/95 10:50 am
Dear :
The minimum wage must be a living. wage if we are to make
work pay. In February 1995, I proposed a 90-cant increase in the
minimum wage to take effect in two steps in July 1995 and July
1996. A bipartisan majority of the Congress and an overwhelming
majority of Americans support this minimum wage increase.
Congress should have long ago Sexe adopted this common sense proposal.
Instead, at a time when approximately 10 million workers and
their families should be looking forward to receiving the final
portion of their raise, the majority leadership plans to offer an
amendment which would deny potentially millions of low-wage
workers any raise and to further delay e minimum wage increase
for the rest. I strongly oppose any measure that would deny a
minimum wage increase to those workers who need and deserve 1C.
under the majority leadership proposal, employees of fully
two-thirds of all firms in the United states -- all businesses
with annual revenues of less than $500.000 annually -- would not
be eligible for an increase in the minimum wage. Potentially
millions of workers would be locked in to the current $4.25 per
hour minimum wage. This provision will adversely affect working
adults as well as working youth, including those who already hold
jobs at today's $6.25 minimum wage. You cannot raise a family on
$4.25 an hour, regardless of the size of the business for which
you work. It is simply not fair to leave these workers behind.
They deserve a living wage too.
The majority leadership bill would also deny a minimum wage
increase to every worker for the first six months of their
employment with any employer. This is another piece of an
apparent strategy to provide a minimum wage increase with one
hand and take it away with the other. This provision is more
extreme than the House-passed varsion which the Administration
strongly opposed and a radical and unacceptable expansion of the
"youth training wage" included in the 1989 minimum wage bill. It
doubles -- from 90 to 180 days -- the time period in which an
employer could deny any new employees the minimum wage increase.
and fails to limit this extended subminimum wage to workers under
20 years old. It creates a permanent subminimum wage of 84.25
for every worker without any requirement that employers train
JUN-26-1996 16:02 TO:241 - J. O' CONNOR
FROM: DADE, J.
P.4/5
2
these lower paid workers. In industries where high turnover is
common like retail some workers may never graduate from
the subminimum wage. This proposal will discourage BOTH
employers from taking any stops to retain their workers and
reduce turnover.
TO make matters worse, the majority leadership bill would
delay any increase in the minimum wage for yet another six menths
compared to the House-passed bill, and a year-and-a-half later
than my proposal. The minimum wage is already perilously close
to its lowest real value in do years. Inflation has largely
repealed the minimum vage increase enacted by an overwhelming
bipartisan majority in both houses of Congress in 1989 and signed
by President Bush. Theye can be no justification for further
delay. Minimum wage workers and their families nsed a raise and
they need it now.
The majority leadership bill would also dany a minimum wage
increase to "tipped employees" .. for example, waiters and
delivery people. Current law requires that employers pay tipped
employees at least 50 percent of the minimum wage with their tips
making up the difference. This bill would lock in a wage of
$2.11 per hour for tipped employees. In sum, this prevision
would force tipped employees -- a large percentage of whom are
among our society's lowest paid workers -- to pay for the minimum
wage increase out of their customers' tips. In the last 15
years, tipped employees have seen their legally-required minimum
wage increase only 11.5 cents per hour. This is simply not fair.
and this bill would perpetuate the unfairness indefinitely.
Beyond its efforts to underwine the minimum wage increase.
the majority leadership bill would effectively deprive workers of
pay for (1) virtually all home-to-work travel in employer-
provided vehicles, without necessary employee protections, and
(2) any activities performed by an employee which are "incidental
to" the use of an employer's vehicle for commuting, without any
necessary limitations. The bill would deny all claims for wages,
including overtime. already submitted by workers for travel time
of this type. The effect of the bill could well be to cut
workers' earnings for time they spend working. I oppose this
provision OF the bill.
Finally, I also oppose the provision in this bill that would
diminish the protection of "computer professionals" under the
JUN-26-1996 16:02 TO:241 - J. O' CONNOR
FROM: DADE, J.
P. 5/5
3
law. If this bill is enacted, in the Tuture as wages rise, fewer
and fewer computer professionals will have to be paid overtime
when they work excessive hours.
The American people want the minimum wage increased. A
bipartisan majority in Congress wants the minimum wage increased.
Millions of bard-working low-wage verkers in this great country
need and deserve a raise. The majority leadership should put
aside its family income reduction package and immediately allow
an honest up-or-down vote on the minimim wage.
Sincerely,
08/14/96
13:07
202 508 6946
AFL-CIO PRES OFF
001/011
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
IMPRICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR
815 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
JOHN J. SWEENEY
RICHARD L. TRUMKA
Washington, D.C 20006
LINDA CHAVEZ-THOMPSON
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY-TREASURER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
(202) 637-5000
Albon Snanker
Edward T Hanley
1
Wayne E Glenn
James E Hallield
AFL
CIO
Vincent R. Sembrotte
Gorald W McEnted
William H. Bywater
Marvin I Boode
John 1. JUYLE
Monon Bank
Flobart A, Georgate
Gono Upsnaw
Juy Mazur
Lenore Miller
John J Barry
Mon Rdler
Gauge ! Kourpos
John N.
Frank Hantey
James J. Nonen
OF
Michael Same
Ron Carsy
Antur A. Cola
Frank Hun
INDUSTRIAL
Glurin T Johnson
Douglas H. Donty
George F Becker
Stephen P Tokich
J Randbiph Rabbin
Clayola Brown
Richard W. Cordiz
M.A Mac' Fleming
Carolyn Forrest
-
Pai Friend
Michael Goodwin
Joe L. Greene
Sonny Hall
Sumi Haru
Carroll Haynes
James LaSala
winiam Lucy
Leon Lynch
Doug McCarron
Andrew McKenzie
A.L "Mike" Monice
Arthur Moom
Anuto S. Rudriguez
Roben A Scandations
Robert E Wages
Jako West
Affred K Whitehoad
FAX TRANSMISSION
August 14, 1996
To:
Shana Tesler/Jennifer O'Connor
Fax no:
202-456-5820
Total pages: 10
From:
Rhonda Shoemaker/Gerry Shea
Attached is a list of names, numbers and addresses for labor
folks to attend the Kennedy-Kassebaum Healthcare Bill Signing
on Aug. 21, 1996.
Since space is somewhat limited, Mr.
Sweeney and Gerry have indicated (*) the appropriate people to
be invited.
If you need any further information, please let me know.
Many thanks.
08/14/96
13:07
202 508 6946
AFL-CIO PRES OFF
1
002/011
AFL-CIO staff to be invited to Kennedy-Kassebaum Bill Signing, Aug. 21:
Mr. John J. Sweeney, President (202-637-5221)
Mr. Richard L. Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer (202-637-5300)
Ms. Linda Chavez-Thompson, Executive Vice President (202-637-5205)
Gerald M. Shea, Assistant to the President for Government Affairs (202-637-5237)
Peggy Taylor, Legislative Director (202-637-5090)
AFL-CIO
815 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
08/14/98
13:08
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003/011
vill
August 1996
AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
John J. Sweeney, President
Richard L. Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer
of
Linda Chavez-Thompson, Executive Vice President
Captain J. Randolph Babbirt, President
Air Line Pilots Association
1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/797-4010
202/797-4052 (FAX)
Morton Bahr. President
Communications Workers of America
*
501 Third Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/434-1110
202/434-1139 (FAX)
John J. Barry, President
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
1125 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/728-6010
202/467-6316 (FAX)
George Becker, President
United Steelworkers of America
Five Gateway Center
*
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
412/562-2300
412/562-2598 (FAX)
Moe Biller, President
American Postal Workers Union
1300 L Street, N.W.
*
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/842-4200
202/842-4297 (FAX)
08/14/98
13:08
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4
004/011
AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
2
August 1996
Marvin J. Boede, President
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of
the United States and Canada
901 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/628-5823
202/628-5024 (FAX)
Clayola Brown, International Vice President
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
275 Seventh Avenue, 15th Floor
New York. New York 10001
212/206-8900
212/206-9179 (FAX)
William H. Bywater, President
International Union of Electronic, Electrical. Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers
1126 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/296-1200
202/785-4563 (FAX)
Ron Carey, President
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
*
25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/624-6800
202/624-8102 (FAX)
Arthur A. Coia, President
Laborers' International Union of North America
905 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
of
202/737-8320
202/737-2754 (FAX)
Douglas H. Dority, President
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
1775 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
of
202/223-3111
202/466-1562 (FAX)
08/14/96
13:08
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1
005/011
AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
3
August 1996
M.A. "Mac" Fleming, President
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
26555 Evergreen Road, Suite 200
Southfield, Michigan 48076
810/948-1010
810/948-7150 (FAX)
Carolyn Forrest, Vice President
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International
Union
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48214
313/926-5000
313/823-6016 (FAX)
Patricia Friend, President
Association of Flight Attendants
1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Third Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/328-5400
202/328-5424 (FAX)
Robert A. Georgine, President
Building and Construction Trades Department
*
815 16th Street, N.W., Suite 603
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/347-1461
202/628-0724 (FAX)
Wayne E. Glenn, President
United Paperworkers International Union
P.O. Box 1475
Nashville, Tennessee 37202
615/834-8590
615/834-7741 (FAX)
Michael Goodwin, President
Office and Professional Employees International Union
of
265 West 14th Street, Suite 610
New York, New York 10011
212/675-3210
212/727-3466 (FAX)
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AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
4
August 1996
Joe L. Greene, President
American Federation of School Administrators
1729 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/986-4209
202/986-4211 (FAX)
Sonny Hall, President
Transport Workers Union of America
80 West End Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10023
212/873-6000
212/721-1431 (FAX)
Edward T. Hanley, President
Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union
1219 28th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
202/393-4373
202/333-0468 (FAX)
Frank Hanley, President
International Union of Operating Engineers
1125 17th Street, N.W.
*
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/429-9100
202/778-2619 (FAX)
Sumi Haru, 1st Vice President
Screen Actors Guild
5757 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90036
213/954-1600
213/549-6603 (FAX)
James E. Hatfield, Chairman
Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union
P.O. Box 607
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
610/565-5051
610/565-0983 (FAX)
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007/011
AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
5
August 1996
Carroll Haynes, President
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 237
216 West 14th Street
New York, New York 10011
212/924-2000
212/242-8772 (FAX)
Frank Hurt, President
Bakery. Confectionery and Tobacco Workers International Union
10401 Connecticut Avenue
Kensington. Maryland 20895
301/933-8600
301/946-8452 (FAX)
Gloria T. Johnson, Director
Department of Social Action
International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers
1126 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
*
202/296-1200
202/785-4563 (FAX)
John T. Joyce, President
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen
815 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/783-3788
*
202/383-3103 (FAX)
George J. Kourpias, President
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
*
301/967-4502
301/967-4587 (FAX)
James LaSala, President
Amalgamated Transit Union
5025 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Third Floor
Washington, D.C. 20016
202/537-1645
202/244-7824 (FAX)
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AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
6
August 1996
William Lucy, Secretary-Treasurer
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
1625 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/429-1200
202/429-1102 (FAX)
Leon Lynch, Vice President
United Steelworkers of America
Five Gateway Center
Pinsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
412/562-2400
412/562-2599 (FAX)
Jay Mazur, President
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
1710 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
212/265-7000
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212/315-3803 (FAX)
Douglas McCarron, President
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Carpenter's Building
101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/546-6206
202/543-5724 (FAX)
Gerald W. McEntee. President
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
1625 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
*
202/429-1100
202/429-1102 (FAX)
Andrew McKenzie, President
International Leather Goods, Plastics Novelty and Service Workers' Union
300 S. Grand Blvd., Suite 241
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
314/533-3633
314/533-1805 (FAX)
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Lenore Miller, President
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
30 East 29th Street, Fourth Floor
New York, New York 10016
212/684-5300
212/779-2809 (FAX)
A.L. "Mike" Monroe, President
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades of the United States and Canada
United Unions Building
1750 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/637-0720
202/637-0771 (FAX)
Arthur Moore, President
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
United Unions Building
1750 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/783-5880
202/662-0894 (FAX)
James J. Norton, President
Graphic Communications International Union
1900 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/462-1400
202/331-9516 (FAX)
Arturo S. Rodriguez, President
United Farm Workers of America
P.O. Box 62
Keene. California 93531
805/822-5571
805/822-6103 (FAX)
Michael Sacco, President
Seafarers International Union of North America
5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way
Camp Springs, Maryland 20746
301/899-0675
301/899-7355 (FAX)
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Robert A. Scardelletti, President
TransportationCommunications International Union
3 Research Place
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301/948-4910
301/948-1369 (FAX)
Albert Shanker, President
American Federation of Teachers
555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
A
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/879-4440
202/879-4545 (FAX)
Vincent R. Sombrotto, President
National Association of Letter Carriers
100 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
*
202/393-4695
202/628-7720 (FAX)
Andrew L. Stern, President
Service Employees International Union
of
1313 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/898-3200
202/898-3402 (FAX)
John N. Sturdivant, President
American Federation of Government Employees
*
80 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/639-6435
202/639-6490 (FAX)
Gene Upshaw, President
Federation of Professional Athletes
2021 L Street, N.W., Sixth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/463-2212
202/857-0380 (FAX)
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Robert E. Wages, President
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
P.O. Box 281200
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
303/987-2229
303/987-1967 (FAX)
Jake West, President
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
1750 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/383-4810
202/638-4856 (FAX)
Alfred K. Whitehead, President
International Association of Fire Fighters
United Unions Building
1750 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/737-8484
202/737-8418 (FAX)
Stephen P. Yokich, President
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International
Union
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
of
Detroit, Michigan 48214
313/926-5201
313/823-6016 (FAX)
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Document No.
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
8:00 AM
DATE: 8/19/96
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
8/20/96
SUBJECT: Remarks -- Minimum Wage Bill
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VICE PRESIDENT
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
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REMARKS ON MINIMUM WAGE BILL-SIGNING
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Good afternoon. I am delighted to be joined by Secretary Reich, and, of course, by
Senator Kennedy -- who probably broke the wage and hour laws by working so hard to pass
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this bill. I also thank Leader Daschle, Leader Gephardt, Congressman Bonior, and
Congressman Clay, who could not be with us today. And I am grateful to the countless labor
unions, religious groups, economists, and business people that have made this cause their
concern.
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It is with great satisfaction that I will sign this bill to raise the minimum wage, giving
more than ten million Americans a chance to raise stronger families, and build better futures.
By coming together across the lines that divide us -- by finding this crucial common ground
-- we have made this a real season of achievement for the American people.
At its heart, this bill affirms the most profoundly American values: offering
opportunity to all. Demanding responsibility from all. And coming together as a community
to do what is right. $4.25 an hour just isn't enough to raise a family. Our hardest-pressed
families need and deserve this raise. All Americans know this is the right thing to do.
Our economic strategy has given us growth that is both steady and strong. Our auto
industry now makes more cars than Japan. We have 900,000 new construction jobs. There is
a record number of businesses owned by women. We have cut the deficit by more than half
-- and it is now the smallest it has been since 1981. Our economy has created over 10
million jobs. And real hourly wages, which fell for a decade, are on the rise again.
Our challenge is to give every American the chance to reap the rewards of this
changing, expanding economy. That is why we cut taxes for fifteen million working families,
and are working to give families a new tax cut for education. That is why I will sign the
Kennedy-Kassebaum bill tomorrow to ensure that if you lose your job or change jobs, you
won't lose your health care. And that is why I will sign a bill that marks not the end, but the
whyone we welfare
here do
beginning of our effort to give jobs to every American who is moving off of welfare. After
all, the best anti-poverty program is a job.,
Look around me. These are some of the hardest-working people in America -- with
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some of the strongest values in America. Seventy percent of minimum wage earners are
adults, and six out of ten are working women. To them, work is about more than a paycheck.
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It is about their pride as well. They want a wage they can raise their families on.
By raising the minimum wage by 90 cents, this law gives those families an additional
$1,800 a year enough to buy seven months of groceries, or several months of rent or child
content
care. For many, this bill will make the difference that keeps their family together.
At
I want to offer a special word of gratitude to the businesses and small business owners
the available
who supported this bill. Many of the minimum wage employers I talk to want to pay more
than $4.25 an hour, and know they can do it without hurting their businesses - as long as
their competitors do it at the same time. This bill will allow them to do that. It also includes
a number of measures to help the small businesses that are the greatest engines of growth in
this economy.
It increases the amount of capital that a small business can expense, to spark the kind
of investment that creates growth and jobs. It extends the research tax credit, to help
businesses stay competitive in a fast-moving economy. And it extends a tax incentive for
businesses that train and educate their employees. That's good news for the people who need
those skills -- and it's good news for a country that needs the best-educated workforce to seize
all the opportunities of the 21st century.
This legislation does even more to strengthen families, by helping millions more
Americans to save for their own retirements. This bill makes it dramatically easier for small
businesses to offer pension plans, by creating a new small business 401(k) plan. It also lets
more Americans take their pensions with them when they change jobs, by eliminating the
one-year wait before you can start saving at a new job.
We believe that as many as ten million Americans without pensions today will earn
them as a result of this bill. And I am delighted that we are joined by Shawn Marcell, the
C.E.O. of Prima Facie, a fast-growing video monitoring company with seventeen employees.
Shawn stood with me when I announced these proposals, and promised that if we made
pensions easier and cheaper for small businesses like his, he would give pensions to his all of
his employees. Today, he has told me that he is making good on that pledge. [ASK TO
STAND.] I predict that thousands of small business owners will follow his extraordinary
example.
Finally, this bill does something that is very important to me, and to Hillary. It offers
a tax credit to make adoptions more affordable, giving more children what every child needs
and deserves: loving parents, and strong, stable home. Two weeks ago, we held a celebration
for the American athletes who made us so proud in Atlanta. One of them, Dan O'Brien,
spoke movingly about being adopted, and how much the support of his family has meant in
his life. Right now, there are tens of thousands of children waiting for the kind of family that
made such a difference to him. At the same time, there are thousands of middle class
families that want to bring a child into their homes, but cannot afford it. This tax credit will
bring them together. It will help families adopt children with disabilities, or take in two
siblings rather than splitting them up. It will end the longstanding bias against interracial
adoption, which too often means an endless wait for the children. As much as we talk about
strong, loving families, it is not every day that we enact, a law that literally creates them. I'm
proud that this is such a day.
Beside me is the desk used by Frances Perkins the first woman member of any
president's cabinet, and one of our nation's greatest secretaries of labor. It was from this desk
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that many of America's pioneering wage, hour, and workplace laws originated - including the
very first 25-cent minimum wage, signed into law by President Roosevelt in 1938. They
understood that a living wage was about more than feeding a family, or shelter from a storm.
A living wage makes it possible to participate in what Secretary Perkins called the "culture of
community" - to take part in the family, community, and religious life we all cherish,
confident in our ability to provide for ourselves and our children.
By signing this bill, I have the honor of granting a raise to more than ten million
Amerticans, and honoring their hard work, their responsibility, their dreams for their families.
It is in their name that I lift this pen, and give America's new minimum wage the force of
law.
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STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 3448, the "Small Business
Job Protection Act of 1996".
This Act provides a needed and long overdue pay raise for
many of the nearly 10 million Americans and their families who
must make ends meet while working at or near the minimum wage.
The minimum wage will be increased in two steps. On
October 1, 1996, the minimum wage will increase from $4.25 to
$4.75 an hour. On September 1, 1997, it will increase to $5.15
an hour. Raising the minimum wage for millions of America's
hardest workers is the right thing to do.
Regrettably, this Act does not contain the "clean" minimum
wage increase that I requested and strongly preferred. For
example, it creates a new and permanent youth subminimum wage and
denies increased cash wages to most employees who earn part of
their income from tips. Nonetheless, I have put aside my
objections to these provisions to assure that the minimum wage
increase is provided to the millions of workers who will benefit
from it.
The Act also adopts many of the pension reforms proposed by
my Administration more than a year ago. It creates a new
simplified 401 (k) plan that will make it easier for small
businesses to provide coverage for their employees. I am pleased:
that many additional workers will have pension coverage. I
regret, however, that the Act provides a smaller share of
benefits to lower and middle wage workers than my proposal.
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The Act repeals the "family aggregation rule," which limited
the pension benefits of family members working together in the
same business. It increases the portability of pensions, making
it easier for employers to enable workers to save for retirement
from their first day on the job. The vesting period for pension
benefits in multiemployer plans is reduced from ten to five
years, immediately vesting over 1 million workers in their
benefits. The Act also contains the Administration's proposal to
allow non-profit organizations and Indian tribes to maintain
401 (k) plans for their workers; changes tax rules to assure
veterans that they will have pension coverage if they return to
their civilian jobs after military service; and enhances pension
protection and benefits for millions of employees of State and
local governments.
H.R. 3448 also includes important provisions to enhance and
protect the retirement benefits of women. It allows a spouse who
does not work outside the home to contribute up to $2,000
annually to an individual retirement account. And its provisions
will improve protection of spousal benefits in the choice of an
annuity and during divorce proceedings.
I strongly support many of the tax-relief provisions in this
bill. For example, as advocated by my Administration in 1993,
the bill would increase the amount of tangible personal property
that small businesses are permitted to expense. Although this
measure is phased in more slowly than I proposed, it nevertheless
will provide an incentive for small businesses to increase their
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investment in capital assets, and will simplify tax reporting for
eligible small businesses.
Encouraging research is an important goal of the
Administration. Incentives for investment in research are
particularly important because the U.S. economy is becoming
increasingly knowledge-intensive, and because private sector
investment in research often creates benefits for the U.S.
economy that are not captured by an individual firm. I am
pleased that the bill extends the research tax credit. I am
disappointed, however, that the Congress did not adopt my
recommendation that the research tax credit be fully reinstated
back to July 1, 1995, when it last expired, and made permanent.
Research projects take many years to complete, and the impact of
the credit will be undermined if firms cannot count on it being
reinstated.
I am also pleased that the bill contains a temporary
extension of the $5,250 exclusion for employer-provided
educational assistance. Employer-provided educational assistance
is important for U.S. competitiveness because it encourages the
development of better-educated employees and boosts the
productivity of the American workforce. I am disappointed that
the Congress failed to make this incentive permanent, and
eliminated the incentive for post-graduate education.
To provide small businesses with an extra incentive to
promote the growth of employer-provided educational assistance, I
proposed a ten percent tax credit for educational assistance
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provided by small businesses. I remain committed to this
proposal and to my comprehensive program to guarantee that a
college education is both accessible and affordable to all
Americans at any time in their lives. To further this goal, I
have previously announced proposals for a $10,000 education and
job training deduction, and a $1,500 tax credit toward the first
two years of post-secondary education for any student who earns a
B average.
H.R. 3448 provides a nonrefundable tax credit of up to
$5,000 per child for adoption expenses, and $6,000 for those
families who adopt children with special needs. Promoting
adoption is one of the most important things we can do to
strengthen families and give more children a healthy home. This
legislation will help alleviate economic barriers to adoption and
enable many middle class families, for whom adoption might
otherwise be too expensive, to adopt children.
The bill also prohibits adoption placement agencies
receiving Federal funds from denying or delaying adoptions based
on race, color, or national origin. This provision is consistent
with my Administration's policy of ending the historical bias
against interracial adoptions, which too often has meant
interminable waits for children to be matched with parents of the
same race.
I am also pleased with the Act' 8 foreign trust provisions.
These provisions, which were proposed by my Administration, will
curb an alarming increase in the number of U.S. citizens who do
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not pay the required U.S. tax on their foreign trust assets. It
is time We require these people to face their existing tax
obligations.
The bill replaces the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) with a
new Work Opportunity Tax Credit. I am pleased to see
improvements that address many of the concerns raised about
implementation of the TJTC. The new credit will provide
incentives to employers to hire individuals from targeted groups
most in need of jobs and with the least skills, and it will
promote longer, more meaningful work experiences for individuals
hired under the credit.
I am very disappointed that Congress chose to add to this
important legislation two provisions that I strongly oppose, and
to which I objected when I vetoed legislation containing them
last year.
One of these provisions repeals a 1993 initiative of this
Administration that reduces tax incentives for U.S. companies to
move jobs and operations abroad. Repeal of this provision will
allow businesses to avoid taxes by accumulating foreign earnings
without limit.
The second provision completely repeals the tax credit
related to corporate investments in Puerto Rico and other insular
areas. I had urged Congress to reform the credit and use the
resulting revenue for Puerto Rico' S social programs and job
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companies to obtain benefits by merely attributing income to the
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islands, but it would have continued the credit for wages and
local taxes paid and capital investments made there, as well as
for earnings reinvested in Puerto Rico and qualified Caribbean
Basin Initiative countries. H.R. 3448 ignores the real needs of
our citizens in Puerto Rico, ending the incentive for new
investment immediately and for existing investments eventually.
I remain committed to an effective incentive based on real
economic activity in underdeveloped islands, and I hope that
Congress will act to continue the incentive for economic activity
next year.
Notwithstanding these objections, I am pleased to sign
H.R. 3448 into law because it will provide a pay raise for
millions of deserving workers, create useful tax incentives for
small businesses, encourage adoptions, and take a good first step
toward providing adequate retirement benefits, portability, and
security for American workers. I strongly believe, however, that
we can and should do more to increase training incentives and
provide pension benefits, portability, and security for low- and
moderate-wage earners. We will continue to work to accomplish
those goals.
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American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
AMERICAN FECERATION OF LABOR
815 Sixteenth Street, N.W.
JOHN J. SWEENEY
RICHARD L. TRUMKA
LINDA CHAVEZ-THOMPSON
Washington, D.C 20006
PRESIDENT
SECRETARY-TRFASURER
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
(202) 637-5000
Albert Shanker
Edward T Hanley
Wayne t. Glenn
Jamos E Hallield
AFL
CIO
Vincent A Sumbrotto
Gerate W. McFiner
William H. Bywater
Marvin J. Boade
CONORESS
Juhn T Julyral
Menon Banr
Robert A. Georgine
Gene Upshaw
CORPORATION
Jay Mazur
Lenore Miller
July J. Barry
More Biller
George J. Kourpias
June N. Sturdivant
Frank Hanley
James J. Nonon
OF
Michael Sacco
Ron Carey
Arther A Coin
Frank Hun
INDUSTRIAL
Glones 1. Johnson
Douglas H. Dority
George F Becker
Stephen P. Yokich
J. Handolph Babbet
Chycle Brown
Richard W Certiz
M.A. "Mac" Fleming
Camlyn Formal
Pat Friend
Michael Goodwin
for L. Greene
Suring Hall
Sumi Haru
Lamoll Haynes
lames LaSala
William Lucy
Loon Lynch
Doug McCarron
Androw McKcnzic
AI Miler Manroe
Annur Monre
Anuro 5. Rodriguez
Robert A. Scardellem
Roben F Wager
Jake Wast
Allried K. Whitehead
FAX TRANSMISSION
August 14, 1996
To:
Shana Tesler/Jennifer O'Connor
Fax no:
202-456-5820
Total pages: 11
From:
Rhonda Shoemaker/Gerry Shea
Attached is a list of names, numbers and addresses for labor
folks to attend the Minium Wage Bill Signing on Aug. 20, 1996.
Later this morning, I hope to fax over a list of probably not more
than 25 additional names.
If you need any further information, please let me know.
Thanks.
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AFL-CIO staff:
Mr. John J. Sweeney, President (202-637-5221)
Mr. Richard L. Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer (202-637-5300)
Ms. Linda Chavez-Thompson, Executive Vice President (202-637-5205)
Gerald M. Shea, Assistant to the President for Government Affairs (202-637-5237)
Denise Mitchell, Assistant to the President for Public Affairs (202-637-5340)
Jon Hiatt, General Counsel (202-637-5053)
Peggy Taylor, Legislative Director (202-637-5090)
Jane O'Grady, Legislative Representative (202-637-5393)
Linda Miller, Legislative Aide (202-637-5211)
AFL-CIO
815 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Mr. Edward A. Mohler, President
Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO
7 School Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410-269-1940)
Mr. Daniel G. LeBlanc, President
Virginia State AFL-CIO
3315 W. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23230
(804-355-7444)
Mr. Joslyn N. Williams, President
Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO
Suite 300
1101 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
(202-289-7174)
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John J. Sweeney, President
Richard L. Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer
Linda Chavez-Thompson, Executive Vice President
Captain J. Randolph Babbitt, President
Air Line Pilots Association
1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/797-4010
202/797-4052 (FAX)
Morton Bahr, President
Communications Workers of America
501 Third Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/434-1110
202/434-1139 (FAX)
John J. Barry. President
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
1125 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/728-6010
202/467-6316 (FAX)
George Becker, President
United Steelworkers of America
Five Gateway Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
412/562-2300
412/562-2598 (FAX)
Moe Biller, President
American Postal Workers Union
1300 L Street. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/842-4200
202/842-4297 (FAX)
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Marvin J. Boede, President
United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of
the United States and Canada
901 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/628-5823
202/628-5024 (FAX)
Clayola Brown, International Vice President
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
275 Seventh Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, New York 10001
212/206-8900
212/206-9179 (FAX)
William H. Bywater, President
International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers
1126 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/296-1200
202/785-4563 (FAX)
Ron Carey, President
International Brotherbood of Teamsters
25 Louisiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/624-6800
202/624-8102 (FAX)
Arthur A. Coia, President
Laborers' International Union of North America
905 16th Street, N.W.
Washington. D.C. 20006
202/737-8320
202/737-2754 (FAX)
Douglas H. Dority, President
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
1775 K Street, N.W.
Washington. D.C. 20006
202/223-3111
202/466-1562 (FAX)
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M.A. "Mac" Fleming, President
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes
26555 Evergreen Road, Suite 200
Southfield, Michigan 48076
810/948-1010
810/948-7150 (FAX)
Carolyn Forrest, Vice President
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International
Union
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit. Michigan 48214
313/926-5000
313/823-6016 (FAX)
Patricia Friend, President
Association of Flight Attendants
1625 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Third Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/328-5400
202/328-5424 (FAX)
Robert A. Georgine, President
Building and Construction Trades Department
815 16th Street, N.W., Suite 603
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/347-1461
202/628-0724 (FAX)
Wayne E. Glenn, President
United Paperworkers International Union
P.O. Box 1475
Nashville, Tennessee 37202
615/834-8590
615/834-7741 (FAX)
Michael Goodwin, President
Office and Professional Employees International Union
265 West 14th Street, Suite 610
New York, New York 10011
212/675-3210
212/727-3466 (FAX)
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Joe L. Greene, President
American Federation of School Administrators
1729 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20009
202/986-4209
202/986-4211 (FAX)
Sonny Hall, President
Transport Workers Union of America
80 West End Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, New York 10023
212/873-6000
212/721-1431 (FAX)
Edward T. Hanley. President
Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union
1219 28th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20007
202/393-4373
202/333-0468 (FAX)
Frank Hanley, President
International Union of Operating Engineers
1125 17th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/429-9100
202/778-2619 (FAX)
Sumi Haru, 1st Vice President
Screen Actors Guild
5757 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90036
213/954-1600
213/549-6603 (FAX)
James E. Hatfield, Chairman
Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union
P.O. Box 607
Media, Pennsylvania 19063
610/565-5051
610/565-0983 (FAX)
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AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
5
August 1996
Carroll Haynes, President
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 237
216 West 14th Street
New York, New York 10011
212/924-2000
212/242-8772 (FAX)
Frank Hurt, President
Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers International Union
10401 Connecticut Avenue
Kensington, Maryland 20895
301/933-8600
301/946-8452 (FAX)
Gloria T. Johnson, Director
Department of Social Action
International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine and Furniture Workers
1126 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/296-1200
202/785-4563 (FAX)
John T. Joyce, President
International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen
815 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/783-3788
202/383-3103 (FAX)
George J. Kourpias, President
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
9000 Machinists Place
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
301/967-4502
301/967-4587 (FAX)
James LaSala, President
Amalgamated Transit Union
5025 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Third Floor
Washington, D.C. 20016
202/537-1645
202/244-7824 (FAX)
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AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
6
August 1996
William Lucy, Secretary-Treasurer
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
1625 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/429-1200
202/429-1102 (FAX)
Leon Lynch, Vice President
United Steelworkers of America
Five Gateway Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
412/562-2400
412/562-2599 (FAX)
Jay Mazur, President
Union of Necdletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
1710 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
212/265-7000
212/315-3803 (FAX)
Douglas McCarron, President
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Carpenter's Building
101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/546-6206
202/543-5724 (FAX)
Gerald W. McEntee, President
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
1625 L Street. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/429-1100
202/429-1102 (FAX)
Andrew McKenzie, President
International Leather Goods, Plastics Novelty and Service Workers' Union
300 S. Grand Blvd., Suite 241
St. Louis, Missouri 63103
314/533-3633
314/533-1805 (FAX)
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AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
August 1996
Lenore Miller, President
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
30 East 29th Street, Fourth Floor
New York, New York 10016
212/684-5300
212/779-2809 (FAX)
A.L. "Mike" Monroe, President
International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades of the United States and Canada
United Unions Building
1750 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/637-0720
202/637-0771 (FAX)
Arthur Moore, President
Sheet Metal Workers International Association
United Unions Building
1750 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/783-5880
202/662-0894 (FAX)
James J. Norton, President
Graphic Communications International Union
1900 L Street. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/462-1400
202/331-9516 (FAX)
Arturo S. Rodriguez, President
United Farm Workers of America
P.O. Box 62
Keene, California 93531
805/822-5571
805/822-6103 (FAX)
Michael Sacco, President
Seafarers International Union of North America
5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way
Camp Springs, Maryland 20746
301/899-0675
301/899-7355 (FAX)
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8
August 1996
Robert A. Scardelletti, President
Transportation-Communications International Union
3 Research Place
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301/948-4910
301/948-1369 (FAX)
Albert Shanker, President
American Federation of Teachers
555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/879-4440
202/879-4545 (FAX)
Vincent R. Sombrotto, President
National Association of Letter Carriers
100 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/393-4695
202/628-7720 (FAX)
Andrew L. Stern, President
Service Employees International Union
1313 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/898-3200
202/898-3402 (FAX)
John N. Sturdivant. President
American Federation of Government Employees
80 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/639-6435
202/639-6490 (FAX)
Gene Upshaw, President
Federation of Professional Athletes
2021 L Street, N.W., Sixth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/463-2212
202/857-0380 (FAX)
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AFL-CIO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
8
August 1996
Robert A. Scardelletti, President
Transportation-Communications International Union
3 Research Place
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301/948-4910
301/948-1369 (FAX)
Albert Shanker, President
American Federation of Teachers
555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/879-4440
202/879-4545 (FAX)
Vincent R. Sombrotto, President
National Association of Letter Carriers
100 Indiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/393-4695
202/628-7720 (FAX)
Andrew L. Stern, President
Service Employees International Union
1313 L Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
202/898-3200
202/898-3402 (FAX)
John N. Sturdivant, President
American Federation of Government Employees
80 F Street. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202/639-6435
202/639-6490 (FAX)
Gene Upshaw, President
Federation of Professional Athletes
2021 L Street, N.W., Sixth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
202/463-2212
202/857-0380 (FAX)
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UNION STAFF ACTIVE IN MINIMUM WAGE LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN:
United Auto Workers (UAW)
Alan Reuther, Legislative Director
1757 N St, NW
Wash., DC 20036
202-828-8500
Bricklayers
Joanna Reagan, Legislative Director
815 15th St., NW
Wash., DC 20005
202-783-3788
Carpenters
James Kolb, Robert Powers, Legislative Representatives
101 Constitution Ave., NW
Wash., DC 20001
202-546-6206
Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
Gary Sauter, Legislative Director
1775 K St., NW
Wash., DC 20006
202-223-3111
Laborers
Don Kaniewski, Legislative Director
905 16th St., NW
Wash., DC 20006
202-737-8320
MEBA/NMU District No. 5
Elwood Hampton, Legislative Director
1125 15th St., NW
Wash., DC 20005
202-296-4076
Service Employees (SEIU)
Nancy Donaldson, Legislative Director
1313 L St., NW
Wash., DC 20005
202-898-3365
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United Steelworkers (USWA)
Bill Klinefelter, Legislative Director
Jack Sheehan, former Legislative Director
815 16th St., NW
Room 706
Wash., DC 20006
202-637-5198
State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Chuck Loveless, Legislative Director
1625 L St., NW
Wash., DC 20036
202-429-1194
Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters
Bill Hamilton, Legislative Director
25 Louisiana Ave., NW
Wash., DC 20001
202-624-8741
UNITE
Evelyn Dubrow, Legislative Director
815 16th St., NW
Room 401
Wash., DC 20006
202-637-5353
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August 1996
Robert E. Wages, President
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
P.O. Box 281200
Lakewood, Colorado 80228
303/987-2229
303/987-1967 (FAX)
Jake West, President
International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
1750 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/383-4810
202/638-4856 (FAX)
Alfred K. Whitehead, President
International Association of Fire Fighters
United Unions Building
1750 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202/737-8484
202/737-8418 (FAX)
Stephen P. Yokich, President
United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International
Union
8000 East Jefferson Avenue
Detroit. Michigan 48214
313/926-5201
313/823-6016 (FAX)
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
August 20, 1996
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT SIGNING OF THE SMALL BUSINESS
JOB PROTECTION ACT OF 1996
The South Lawn
2:25 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Cathy, it may be your
birthday, but I would say that everybody feels that you have
given us a great gift today by reminding us about what this is
all about. And we wish you and your fine children well. And I
don't think being in the band will hurt them a bit. I'm glad
you're going to do that. (Laughter.)
I want to thank the members of our administration who are
here -- Secretary Reich, Small Business Administrator Phil Lader
and others. I want to thank all the members of Congress who are
here, especially Senator Kennedy who, himself, probably broke the
wage in hour laws by working so hard to pass this bill. If we'd
been paying him by the hour we'd be underpaying him in the last
year. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
There are a lot of people who worked hard on this bill who
aren't here -- Senator Daschle, Congressman Gephardt, Congressman
Bonior, Congressman Clay, in particular did. I want to join with
others and thank the countless labor unions who have championed
this bill, led by the truly tireless John Sweeney. (Applause.)
I'd like to remind the American people of something, because
sometimes our unions are criticized for looking out for their
members too much. There are very few unions in America that have
minimum wage workers. Most of these unions did this because they
thought it was the right thing to do. They spent their time and
their money and their energy trying to help other people who do
not belong to their organization, and I thank you for that.
(Applause.)
I'd like to thank the religious groups, the economists, the
business people who have made this their cause of concern.
Again, I thank the members, including members of both parties,
who supported this legislation.
I'll say more in a moment about the rest of the bill, but
let me just begin by saying this is a truly remarkable piece of
legislation. It is pro-work, pro-business and pro-family; it
raises the minimum wage; it helps small businesses in a number of
ways that I will explain in a moment, including retirement and
incentive to invest; and it promotes adoption in two very
sweeping ways that have long needed to be done in the United
States. This is a cause for celebration for all Americans of all
parties, all walks of life, all faiths. This bill represents the
very best in our country.
It will give 10 million Americans, as Cathy said, a chance
to raise stronger families and build better futures. By coming
together across lines that have too often divided us and finding
common ground, we have made this a real season of achievement for
the people of America.
At its heart, this bill does reaffirm our most
profoundly American values -- offering opportunity to all,
demanding responsibility from all, and coming together as
a community to do the right thing. This bill says to the
working people of America: If you're willing to take
responsibility and go to work, your work will be honored.
We're going to honor your commitment to your family, we're
going to recognize that $4.25 an hour is not enough to
raise a family.
It's harder and harder to raise children today
and harder and harder for people to succeed at home and at
work. And I have said repeatedly, over and over again to
the American people: We must not force our families to
make a choice. Most parents have to work. We have a
national interest in seeing that our people can succeed at
home where it counts the most in raising their children,
and succeed at work so they 11 have enough income to be
able to succeed at home. We must do both, and this bill
helps us achieve that goal. (Applause.)
These 10 million Americans will become part of
America's economic success story. A success story that in
the last four years has led us to 900,000 new construction
jobs; a record number of new businesses started, including
those owned by women and minorities; a deficit that is the
smallest it's been since 1981, and 60 percent less than it
was when I took office; 10 million new jobs; 12 million
American families who have been able to take advantage of
Family and Medical Leave; almost 4.5 million new
homeowners and 10 million other Americans who refinanced
their homes at lower mortgage rates. And, most
importantly of all, perhaps, real hourly wages, which fell
for a decade, have finally begun to rise again. America
is on the move. (Applause.)
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But our challenge, my fellow Americans, is to
make sure that every American can reap the rewards of a
growing economy, every American has the tools to make the
most of his or her own life, to build those strong
families and to succeed at home and at work. As the Vice
President said, the first step was taken in 1993 with the
passage of the Family and Medical Leave Law and with the
Earned Income Tax Credit, which cut taxes for 15 million
working families. Today, that earned income tax credit is
worth about $1,000 to a family of four with an income
under $28,000 a year.
Well, today, we complete the second half of
that effort. Together with our tax cut for working
families, this bill ensures that a parent working
full-time at the minimum wage can lift himself or herself
and their children out of poverty. Nobody who works
full-time with kids in the home should be in poverty. If
we want to really revolutionize America's welfare system
and move people from welfare to work and reward work, that
is the first, ultimate test we all have to meet. If you
get up every day and you go to work, and you put in your
time and you have kids in your home, you and your children
will not be in poverty. (Applause.)
We have some hard working minimum wage people
here today supporting Cathy. Let me tell you about them.
Seventy percent of them are adults, six of 10 are working
women, and for them, work is about more than a paycheck,
it's about pride. They want a wage they can raise their
families on. By raising the minimum wage by 90 cents,
this bill, over two years, will give those families an
additional $1,800 a year in income -- enough to buy seven
months of groceries, several months of rent, or child
care. Or, as Cathy said, to pay all of the bills from the
utilities in the same month.
For many, this bill will make the difference
between their ability to keep their families together and
their failure to do so. These people reflect America's
values, and it's a lot harder for them than it is for most
of us to go around living what they say they believe in.
It's about time they got a reward and, today, they' get
it. (Applause.)
I would also like to say a very special word of
thanks to the business owners, especially the small
business owners who supported this bill. Many of the
minimum wage employers I talk to wanted to pay their
employees more than $4.25 an hour and would be happy to do
so as long as they can do it without hurting their
businesses, and that means their competitors have to do
the same thing. This bill will allow them to compete and
win, to have happier, more productive employees, and to
know they're doing the right thing. For all of those
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small businesses, I am very, very appreciative.
(Applause.)
I would also like to say that this bill does a
remarkable number of things for small businesses. In each
of the last three years, our nation has set a new record
in each succeeding year in the number of new businesses
started. And we know that most of the new jobs in America
are being created by small- and medium-sized businesses.
In 1993, I proposed a $15,000 increase in the amount of
capital a small business can expense, to spark the kind of
investment that they need to create jobs. Well, in 1993
we only won half that increase, but today I'll get to sign
the second half into law, and I thank the Congress for
passing that, as well. (Applause.)
As the Vice President said, this bill also
includes a Work Opportunity Tax Credit to provide jobs for
the most economically disadvantaged working Americans,
including people who want to move from welfare to work.
Now, there will be a tightly drawn economic incentive for
people to hire those folks and give them a chance to enter
the workforce, as well. It extends the research tax
credit to help businesses stay competitive in the global
economy. It extends a tax incentive for businesses to
train and educate their employees. That's good news for
people who need those skills, and it's good news for
America because we have to have the best educated
workforce in the world in the 21st century.
This legislation does even more to strengthen
small business by strengthening the families that make
them up. It helps millions of more Americans to save for
their own retirement. It makes it much easier for small
businesses to offer pension plans by creating a new small
business 401 (k) plan. It also lets more Americans keep
their pensions when they change jobs without having to
wait a year before they can start saving at their new
jobs. As many as 10 million Americans without pensions
today could now earn them as a result of this bill.
I'm delighted we are joined today, among
others, by Shawn Marcell, the CEO of Prima Facie, a
fast-growing video monitoring company in Pennsylvania,
which now has just 17 employees
-- but that's a lot more than he started with. He stood
with me in April and promised that if we kept our word and
made pensions easier and cheaper for small businesses like
his, he'd give pensions to all of his employees. Today,
he has told us he's making good on that pledge. I'd like
him to stand up, and say I predict that thousands more
will follow Shawn's lead. Thank you, Shawn. Please stand
up. Let's give him a hand. God bless you, sir. Thank
you. (Applause.)
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I'd also like to say a special word of thanks
to our SBA Administrator, Phil Lader, and to the White
House Conference on Small Business. When the White House
Conference on Small Business met, they said one of their
top priorities was increasing the availability and the
security of pensions for small business owners in America.
This is a good thing. It is also pro-work, pro-family and
pro-business.
Finally, this bill does something else that is
especially important to me and to Hillary -- and I'm glad
she's here with us today. It breaks down the financial
and bureaucratic barriers to adoption, giving more
children what every child needs and deserves -- loving
parents and a strong, stable home. (Applause.)
Two weeks ago, we had a celebration for the
American athletes who made us so proud in Atlanta at the
Centennial Olympics. Millions of Americans now know that
one of them -- the Decathlon Gold medalist, Dan O'Brien --
speaks movingly about having been an adopted child and how
much the support of his family meant in his life. Right
now, there are tens of thousands of children waiting for
the kind of family that helped to make Dan O'Brien an
Olympic champion. At the same time, there are thousands
of middle class families that want to bring children into
their homes but cannot afford it. We're offering a $5,000
tax credit to help bring them together. It gives even
more help to families that will adopt children with
disabilities or take in two siblings, rather than seeing
them split up.
And, lastly, this bill ends the long-standing
bias against interracial adoption which has too often
meant an endless, needless wait for America's children.
(Applause.)
You know, as much as we talk about strong,
loving families, it's not every day that we here in
Washington get to enact a law that literally creates them
or helps them stay together. This is such a day.
Although he can't be with us today, I also want to thank
Dave Thomas, himself adopted, who went on to found Wendy's
and do SO much for our country. Perhaps more than any
other American citizen, he has made these adoption
provisions possible, and we thank him.
Lastly, I'd like to point out that we do have
some significant number of adoptive families here with us
today, including some who are on the stage. And so I'd
just like to acknowledge the Weeks (ph.) family, the
Wolfington (ph.) family, the Outlaw (ph.) family, the
Fitzwater (ph.) family, and ask them and anyone else here
from the adoptive family community to stand up who'd like
to stand. We'd like to recognize you and thank you for
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being here. Thank you all for being here. Thank you.
(Applause.)
Beside me, or in front of me now, is the desk
used by Frances Perkins -- Franklin Roosevelt's labor
secretary and the very first woman ever to serve in the
Cabinet. She was one of our greatest labor secretaries.
It was from her desk that many of America's pioneering
wage, hour and workplace laws originated -- including the
very first 25 cent an hour minimum wage signed into law by
President Roosevelt in 1938.
Secretary Perkins understood that a living wage
was about more than feeding a family or shelter from a
storm. A living wage makes it possible to participate in
what she called the culture of community -- to take part
in the family, the community, the religious life we all
cherish. Confident in our ability to provide for
ourselves and for our children, secure in the knowledge
that hard work does pay. A minimum wage increase,
portable health care, pension security, welfare to work
opportunities -- that's a plan that's putting America on
the right track.
Now, we have to press forward, giving tax cuts
for education and child-rearing and child care, buying a
first home, finishing that job of balancing the budget
without violating our obligations to our parents and our
children and the disabled and health care, to education
and the environment and to our future. That's a plan that
will keep America on the right track, building strong
families and strong futures by working together.
For everyone here who played a role in this
happy day, I thank you, America thanks you, and our
country is better because of your endeavors. God bless
you. Thank you. (Applause.)
(The bill is signed.) (Applause.)
END
2:42 P.M. EDT
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
August 20, 1996
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT SIGNING OF THE SMALL BUSINESS
JOB PROTECTION ACT OF 1996
The South Lawn
2:25 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. Cathy, it may be your
birthday, but I would say that everybody feels that you have
given us a great gift today by reminding us about what this is
all about. And we wish you and your fine children well. And I
don't think being in the band will hurt them a bit. I'm glad
you're going to do that. (Laughter.)
I want to thank the members of our administration who are
here -- Secretary Reich, Small Business Administrator Phil Lader
and others. I want to thank all the members of Congress who are
here, especially Senator Kennedy who, himself, probably broke the
wage in hour laws by working so hard to pass this bill. If we'd
been paying him by the hour we'd be underpaying him in the last
year. Thank you very much. (Applause.)
There are a lot of people who worked hard on this bill who
aren't here -- Senator Daschle, Congressman Gephardt, Congressman
Bonior, Congressman Clay, in particular did. I want to join with
others and thank the countless labor unions who have championed
this bill, led by the truly tireless John Sweeney. (Applause.)
I'd like to remind the American people of something, because
sometimes our unions are criticized for looking out for their
members too much. There are very few unions in America that have
minimum wage workers. Most of these unions did this because they
thought it was the right thing to do. They spent their time and
their money and their energy trying to help other people who do
not belong to their organization, and I thank you for that.
(Applause.)
I'd like to thank the religious groups, the economists, the
business people who have made this their cause of concern.
Again, I thank the members, including members of both parties,
who supported this legislation.
I'll say more in a moment about the rest of the bill, but
let me just begin by saying this is a truly remarkable piece of
legislation. It is pro-work, pro-business and pro-family; it
raises the minimum wage; it helps small businesses in a number of
ways that I will explain in a moment, including retirement and
incentive to invest; and it promotes adoption in two very
sweeping ways that have long needed to be done in the United
States. This is a cause for celebration for all Americans of all
parties, all walks of life, all faiths. This bill represents the
very best in our country.
It will give 10 million Americans, as Cathy said, a chance
to raise stronger families and build better futures. By coming
together across lines that have too often divided us and finding
common ground, we have made this a real season of achievement for
the people of America.
At its heart, this bill does reaffirm our most
profoundly American values -- offering opportunity to all,
demanding responsibility from all, and coming together as
a community to do the right thing. This bill says to the
working people of America: If you're willing to take
responsibility and go to work, your work will be honored.
We're going to honor your commitment to your family, we're
going to recognize that $4.25 an hour is not enough to
raise a family.
It's harder and harder to raise children today
and harder and harder for people to succeed at home and at
work. And I have said repeatedly, over and over again to
the American people: We must not force our families to
make a choice. Most parents have to work. We have a
national interest in seeing that our people can succeed at
home where it counts the most in raising their children,
and succeed at work so they 11 have enough income to be
able to succeed at home. We must do both, and this bill
helps us achieve that goal. (Applause.)
These 10 million Americans will become part of
America's economic success story. A success story that in
the last four years has led us to 900,000 new construction
jobs; a record number of new businesses started, including
those owned by women and minorities; a deficit that is the
smallest it's been since 1981, and 60 percent less than it
was when I took office; 10 million new jobs; 12 million
American families who have been able to take advantage of
Family and Medical Leave; almost 4.5 million new
homeowners and 10 million other Americans who refinanced
their homes at lower mortgage rates. And, most
importantly of all, perhaps, real hourly wages, which fell
for a decade, have finally begun to rise again. America
is on the move. (Applause.)
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But our challenge, my fellow Americans, is to
make sure that every American can reap the rewards of a
growing economy, every American has the tools to make the
most of his or her own life, to build those strong
families and to succeed at home and at work. As the Vice
President said, the first step was taken in 1993 with the
passage of the Family and Medical Leave Law and with the
Earned Income Tax Credit, which cut taxes for 15 million
working families. Today, that earned income tax credit is
worth about $1,000 to a family of four with an income
under $28,000 a year.
Well, today, we complete the second half of
that effort. Together with our tax cut for working
families, this bill ensures that a parent working
full-time at the minimum wage can lift himself or herself
and their children out of poverty. Nobody who works
full-time with kids in the home should be in poverty. If
we want to really revolutionize America's welfare system
and move people from welfare to work and reward work, that
is the first, ultimate test we all have to meet. If you
get up every day and you go to work, and you put in your
time and you have kids in your home, you and your children
will not be in poverty. (Applause.)
We have some hard working minimum wage people
here today supporting Cathy. Let me tell you about them.
Seventy percent of them are adults, six of 10 are working
women, and for them, work is about more than a paycheck,
it's about pride. They want a wage they can raise their
families on. By raising the minimum wage by 90 cents,
this bill, over two years, will give those families an
additional $1,800 a year in income -- enough to buy seven
months of groceries, several months of rent, or child
care. Or, as Cathy said, to pay all of the bills from the
utilities in the same month.
For many, this bill will make the difference
between their ability to keep their families together and
their failure to do so. These people reflect America's
values, and it's a lot harder for them than it is for most
of us to go around living what they say they believe in.
It's about time they got a reward and, today, they'll get
it. (Applause.)
I would also like to say a very special word of
thanks to the business owners, especially the small
business owners who supported this bill. Many of the
minimum wage employers I talk to wanted to pay their
employees more than $4.25 an hour and would be happy to do
so as long as they can do it without hurting their
businesses, and that means their competitors have to do
the same thing. This bill will allow them to compete and
win, to have happier, more productive employees, and to
know they're doing the right thing. For all of those
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small businesses, I am very, very appreciative.
(Applause.)
I would also like to say that this bill does a
remarkable number of things for small businesses. In each
of the last three years, our nation has set a new record
in each succeeding year in the number of new businesses
started. And we know that most of the new jobs in America
are being created by small- and medium-sized businesses.
In 1993, I proposed a $15,000 increase in the amount of
capital a small business can expense, to spark the kind of
investment that they need to create jobs. Well, in 1993
we only won half that increase, but today I'll get to sign
the second half into law, and I thank the Congress for
passing that, as well. (Applause.)
As the Vice President said, this bill also
includes a Work Opportunity Tax Credit to provide jobs for
the most economically disadvantaged working Americans,
including people who want to move from welfare to work.
Now, there will be a tightly drawn economic incentive for
people to hire those folks and give them a chance to enter
the workforce, as well. It extends the research tax
credit to help businesses stay competitive in the global
economy. It extends a tax incentive for businesses to
train and educate their employees. That's good news for
people who need those skills, and it's good news for
America because we have to have the best educated
workforce in the world in the 21st century.
This legislation does even more to strengthen
small business by strengthening the families that make
them up. It helps millions of more Americans to save for
their own retirement. It makes it much easier for small
businesses to offer pension plans by creating a new small
business 401 (k) plan. It also lets more Americans keep
their pensions when they change jobs without having to
wait a year before they can start saving at their new
jobs. As many as 10 million Americans without pensions
today could now earn them as a result of this bill.
I'm delighted we are joined today, among
others, by Shawn Marcell, the CEO of Prima Facie, a
fast-growing video monitoring company in Pennsylvania,
which now has just 17 employees
-- but that's a lot more than he started with. He stood
with me in April and promised that if we kept our word and
made pensions easier and cheaper for small businesses like
his, he'd give pensions to all of his employees. Today,
he has told us he's making good on that pledge. I'd like
him to stand up, and say I predict that thousands more
will follow Shawn's lead. Thank you, Shawn. Please stand
up. Let's give him a hand. God bless you, sir. Thank
you. (Applause.)
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I'd also like to say a special word of thanks
to our SBA Administrator, Phil Lader, and to the White
House Conference on Small Business. When the White House
Conference on Small Business met, they said one of their
top priorities was increasing the availability and the
security of pensions for small business owners in America.
This is a good thing. It is also pro-work, pro-family and
pro-business.
Finally, this bill does something else that is
especially important to me and to Hillary -- and I'm glad
she's here with us today. It breaks down the financial
and bureaucratic barriers to adoption, giving more
children what every child needs and deserves -- loving
parents and a strong, stable home. (Applause.)
Two weeks ago, we had a celebration for the
American athletes who made us so proud in Atlanta at the
Centennial Olympics. Millions of Americans now know that
one of them -- the Decathlon Gold medalist, Dan O'Brien --
speaks movingly about having been an adopted child and how
much the support of his family meant in his life. Right
now, there are tens of thousands of children waiting for
the kind of family that helped to make Dan O'Brien an
Olympic champion. At the same time, there are thousands
of middle class families that want to bring children into
their homes but cannot afford it. We're offering a $5,000
tax credit to help bring them together. It gives even
more help to families that will adopt children with
disabilities or take in two siblings, rather than seeing
them split up.
And, lastly, this bill ends the long-standing
bias against interracial adoption which has too often
meant an endless, needless wait for America's children.
(Applause.)
You know, as much as we talk about strong,
loving families, it's not every day that we here in
Washington get to enact a law that literally creates them
or helps them stay together. This is such a day.
Although he can't be with us today, I also want to thank
Dave Thomas, himself adopted, who went on to found Wendy's
and do so much for our country. Perhaps more than any
other American citizen, he has made these adoption
provisions possible, and we thank him.
Lastly, I'd like to point out that we do have
some significant number of adoptive families here with us
today, including some who are on the stage. And so I'd
just like to acknowledge the Weeks (ph.) family, the
Wolfington (ph.) family, the Outlaw (ph.) family, the
Fitzwater (ph.) family, and ask them and anyone else here
from the adoptive family community to stand up who'd like
to stand. We'd like to recognize you and thank you for
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being here. Thank you all for being here. Thank you.
(Applause.)
Beside me, or in front of me now, is the desk
used by Frances Perkins -- Franklin Roosevelt's labor
secretary and the very first woman ever to serve in the
Cabinet. She was one of our greatest labor secretaries.
It was from her desk that many of America's pioneering
wage, hour and workplace laws originated -- including the
very first 25 cent an hour minimum wage signed into law by
President Roosevelt in 1938.
Secretary Perkins understood that a living wage
was about more than feeding a family or shelter from a
storm. A living wage makes it possible to participate in
what she called the culture of community -- to take part
in the family, the community, the religious life we all
cherish. Confident in our ability to provide for
ourselves and for our children, secure in the knowledge
that hard work does pay. A minimum wage increase,
portable health care, pension security, welfare to work
opportunities -- that's a plan that's putting America on
the right track.
Now, we have to press forward, giving tax cuts
for education and child-rearing and child care, buying a
first home, finishing that job of balancing the budget
without violating our obligations to our parents and our
children and the disabled and health care, to education
and the environment and to our future. That's a plan that
will keep America on the right track, building strong
families and strong futures by working together.
For everyone here who played a role in this
happy day, I thank you, America thanks you, and our
country is better because of your endeavors. God bless
you. Thank you. (Applause.)
(The bill is signed.) (Applause.)
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To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt
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"Small Business Exemption" Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Some proponents of a new small business exemption under the Fair Labor Standards
Act (FLSA) - which would remove minimum wage and overtime protection for all
employees of businesses which do an annual dollar volume of business of less than
$500,000 - argue that this change is needed to restore an exemption that was
eliminated as a result of an error in the 1989 Amendments to the FLSA. They point
to efforts in both the House (sponsored by then-Congressman Espy) and the Senate
(sponsored by Senator Bumpers) in the early 1990s to change the coverage provisions
of the FLSA.
But the truth is that the Fair Labor Standards Act -- since its original enactment in
1938 - has never contained an across-the-board small business exemption.
The 1989 Amendments eliminated a narrowly targeted exemption for only small retail
and service firms. Employees of all other small businesses such as garment
manufacturing firms, small mines, small guard service and janitorial companies --
have always been subject to minimum wage and overtime protection under the FLSA
based on "individual coverage." That is, since 1938, employees who work in small
non-retail/service firms have been covered by the FLSA's minimum wage and
overtime protections if they engage in work activities related to interstate commerce.
In fact, "individual coverage" based on activities relating to interstate commerce was
originally the only basis for coverage under the FLSA.
Notwithstanding any confusion or disagreement about whether earlier legislation was
intended to restore the pre-1989 small retail and service business exemption from
individual coverage -- or substantially broaden this exemption to include all small
businesses - the effect of a small business exemption like that recently considered,
and rejected, in the House is clear.
Such a small business exemption would have the effect of denying any minimum wage
increase to possibly millions of current workers now covered by the FLSA in the
kinds of jobs in the kinds of industries that have always been afforded this essential
workplace protection.
Even worse, such an exemption would have the effect of denying any Federal
minimum wage and overtime protection to as many as 10 million workers starting
work for nearly two-thirds of U.S. businesses in the future. Enforcement experience
in the garment and janitorial service industries, for example, clearly indicates the
grave danger of exempting all small employers from minimum wage and overtime
protection; in many cases these are the businesses where the most vulnerable workers
find employment.
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Such a small business exemption would deprive virtually every new employee --
regardless of their wage level of Federal overtime protection if they go to work for
a firm with annual gross revenues of $500,000 or less. It would take away
"America's time-and-a-half" for these workers.
Such an exemption could create an incentive for larger firms to spin-off work to small
low-wage contractors and subcontractors to reduce or hold down labor costs.
Such an exemption would also adversely affect the ability to effectively enforce
minimum wage and overtime in larger companies where the annual gross revenue is
difficult to establish or prove in order to assert "enterprise" coverage under the FLSA.
The Goodling Amendment in the House which the President threatened to veto -
was based on the Espy/Bumpers bill, but modified the approach by grandfathering in
current covered employees at the current minimum wage rate. Senator Bond and
others appear to be considering similar small business exemption amendments - such
as locking in the current minimum wage for small businesses without affecting
coverage or current employees' entitlement to the (lower) minimum wage and
overtime which are characterized as improvements over Espy/Bumpers. But in
opposing the Goodling amendment, the President has already indicated his intent to
veto a minimum wage increase for some if it comes with the price tag of excluding
other workers who have always been covered. This approach too deprives certain
workers of the treatment they have always been afforded under the FLSA, and would
create a two-tier minimum wage for adult workers with those locked in at a wage
level that reflects a 40 year low in value.
As the President said on May 22 in reference to the small business exemption then
being considered and ultimately defeated in the House:
"
the House leadership is today proposing a giant fraud on the American
people. Their legislation will eliminate the minimum wage for all workers
hired by fully two-thirds of American businesses. I hope Senator Dole will join
me in opposing this extreme measure. We must not tolerate sweatshops and a
repeal of wage protections for millions of Americans, as a condition of assuring
a living wage for some workers."
"Let me be clear: Eliminating the minimum wage is no way to raise it. If
Congress sends me a bill to eliminate the minimum wage and wage protection
for millions of workers, I will veto it."
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"Small Business Exemption" Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Background
When the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was originally enacted in 1938, the only
basis for coverage of the minimum wage and overtime (and child labor) provisions
was "individual coverage" of only those workers whose work activities related to
interstate commerce. At the time, there was an exemption from the minimum wage
and overtime provisions for all employees of local retail/service establishments. The
FLSA -- since its original enactment - has never contained an across-the-board small
business exemption.
Over the years, the FLSA has frequently been amended - typically to expand
coverage to more businesses and more employees.
In 1961, the FLSA was amended to add a new basis for minimum wage and overtime
coverage of "enterprises" so that all employees of firms - with some employees
engaged in interstate commerce - that did more than $1 million in annual dollar
volume were covered, irrespective of whether the employee was individually covered
based on interstate commerce. This significantly increased the number of employees
covered by minimum wage and overtime protection. As a result, workers would be
covered either if they work for a covered enterprise or (individually) if they work in
activities related to interstate commerce in a firm that doesn't meet the enterprise test.
At the same time (1961), the retail/ service establishment exemption was narrowed to
encompass only small retail/service firms with specified annual dollar volumes --
which changed up and down through subsequent amendments over the years. The
effect was that all employees of such small retail/service firms were exempt
irrespective of whether individually engaged in interstate commerce activities.¹
Employees of all other small businesses - such as garment manufacturing firms, small
mines, small guard service and janitorial companies - had always been subject to
minimum wage and overtime protection under the FLSA based on "individual
coverage." That is, employees who work in small non-retail/service firms have
always been covered by the FLSA's minimum wage and overtime protections if they
engage in work activities related to interstate commerce.
In 1989, in conjunction with the two-stage minimum wage increase (the first since
1 In 1966, the enterprise coverage threshold was reduced to $500,000 for most enterprises; in
1974 it was further reduced to $250,000. Exempt small retail/service firms became defined as those
with annual dollar volumes which conformed with the enterprise coverage threshold, also as a result
of the 1974 Amendments.
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1981), the enterprise coverage threshold was increased back to $500,000. At the
same time, the small retail/service exemption from individual coverage was repealed.
Some believe that this was an inadvertent drafting error in the legislation. Others
believe that the intent was to establish an across-the board small business exemption
though this was not the effect of the law enacted. Others believe this repeal was an
intentional change as a trade-off for the increased enterprise coverage threshold.
In any case, the repeal had the effect of extending minimum wage and overtime
protection to individually-covered employees of small retail/service establishments that
had previously been exempt. This effect gave rise to introduction of remedial
legislation (Bumpers/Espy), never enacted, that some characterized as intended to
restore the status quo ante the 1989 amendments. In fact, the legislative proposals
actually introduced would not have merely restored the pre-1989 situation; rather,
these bills would have established an across-the-board minimum wage and overtime
exemption for all small businesses (under $500,000 in annual dollar volume) and,
thus, would have removed minimum wage and overtime protection from classes of
workers that had always been covered since 1938.
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Q:
Why has the Congress not extended the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to all
businesses in the United States?
A:
Federal authority to regulate employee wage payments under the FLSA derives from the
Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. Congress found that without FLSA's
protections, substandard labor conditions were detrimental to the health, efficiency, and
general well-being of workers in industries engaged in commerce. Such conditions
would: (1) burden the channels and instrumentalities of commerce and cause them to be
used to spread substandard labor conditions among workers throughout the States; (2)
burden the free flow of goods in commerce; (3) create an unfair method of competition
in commerce; (4) cause labor disputes that obstructed commerce; and (5) interfere with
the orderly and fair marketing of goods in commerce. Starting in 1938, the FLSA only
covered individual employees who were engaged in commerce or in the production of
goods for commerce, or in any activity closely related and directly essential to producing
goods for commerce - i.e., workers were "individually" covered (based on their direct
connection to interstate commerce).
FLSA's coverage provisions are construed broadly to give effect to its remedial
purposes, while exceptions to coverage are construed narrowly. With few exceptions
(the 1989 FLSA Amendments being the most notable), the Congress has enacted
successive amendments continually expanding the Act's coverage. Beginning in 1961,
FLSA was amended to add a second way that workers would be covered - "enterprise
coverage" -- which extended the Act's protections to all employees in an enterprise
engaged in commerce meeting a specified annual dollar volume test, even if every
employee was not individually engaged in commerce, as long as at least some
employees were engaged in commerce or in the production of goods for commerce, or
were handling, selling or otherwise working on goods or materials that had been moved
in or produced for commerce. This "enterprise coverage" threshold was changed over
the years by later amendments, and is currently $500,000 based on the 1989 FLSA
Amendments.¹ Congress has never assumed that every employee in every business
would always be covered, but has required that there be the requisite connection to
commerce, either through "individual" or "enterprise" coverage.
FLSA also contains numerous exemptions from minimum wage or overtime (or both),
which exempt certain otherwise covered employees from FLSA's monetary requirements
-- e.g., "executive, administrative and professional" employees who meet certain criteria;
outside sales persons; employees of certain seasonal amusement or recreational
establishments, small newspapers, and small telephone companies; workers on small
farms (under 500 "man-days" of labor per quarter); casual babysitters and persons
employed as companions to the elderly or infirm. Under current law, any employee of a
business that does less than $500,000 in annual business who does not engage in
commerce or produce goods for commerce is not required to be paid the minimum wage
or overtime.
1 Also, under current law, all employees of hospitals, schools and institutions of higher
education, and Federal, State and local governments are covered irrespective of the annual dollar
volume of business done.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
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Office of Legislative Affairs
SUBJECT: Threshold Minimum Wage Coverage
I talked to DOL about the Daschle question and they are doing a
short Q&A. Essentially, the answers were all raised in the
meeting in Leon's office -- the feds argued in 1938 that its
authority to regulate wages was based in the interstate commerce
clause and in 1961 the so-called enterprise threshold assumed
every business over $500,000 to be engaged in interstate
commerece. The yeras in which congress adjusted this amount had
to do with their attempt to keep cuurent with inflation; it was
not an attempt to expand or limit coverage. DOL believes that the
main reason for the under $500K exemption is that it is simply
another exemption among the 5 pages of other exemptions listed in
the FLSA.
They are providing more details.
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Possible Proposed FLSA Changes
These changes would all have the effect of denying minimum wage/overtime and potentially
equal pay and child labor protection to certain classes of employees currently protected.
1. Portal Act (Travel Time) Amendment: Eliminates pay for home to work travel by employees
in an employer-provided vehicle, and activities performed by an employee which are "incidental to
the use of such vehicle for commuting," If the travel is within the "normal commuting area of the
employer's business" and use of the vehicle is "subject to an agreement" between the employer and
employee or employee's representative. The proposal would apply retroactively to pending actions.
This will exclude more than just ordinary travel time from home to work. It is not clear which
activities are "incidental to the use of such vehicle for commuting." The proposal lacks sufficient
safeguards to ensure that use of the employer's vehicle is strictly voluntary by employees. This may
disrupt some ongoing practices where the travel time is paid for, lowering compensation for some
workers. We have already clarified "home-to-work" travel in company vehicles through our April
3, 1995. interpretation. Codification of the DOL interpretation as provided in the Andrews
substitute would be acceptable.
2. Small Business Coverage Threshold: Current law covers any worker engaged in interstate
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commerce, the production of goods for interstate commerce, or in any activity closely related or
directly essential to producing goods for interstate commerce, as well as employees of covered
the
"enterprises". Employees would be covered by the FLSA (minimum wage, overtime, etc.) under
this proposal only if they worked for a firm with annual gross revenues of more than $500,000, and
eliminates "individual coverage" of employees who work in interstate commerce for firms with gross
revenues less than $500,000. It goes beyond the pre-1989 exemption which exempted only
employees of small retail/service establishments, and only for minimum wage and overtime. This
would remove a substantial number of previously-protected low-wage workers from FLSA coverage
(garment industry sweatshops, industrial homework, sheltered workshops, farmworkers, etc.), and
would remove child labor protections in many industries in the future. The proposal would sanction
the return of exploitative labor conditions (low wages, no overtime pay, long work hours, child
labor abuses) as smaller companies in all industries seek a competitive cdge over businesses
regulated by FLSA. The proposed grandfather provision for currently-covered workers would create
a two-tier wage system and, therefore, leave these employees outside the scope of future minimum
wage increases.
3. Opportunity Wage: Establishes a permanent (no sunset), fixed sub-minimum wage - at the flat
rate of $4.25, not 85 percent of the minimum wage - for all workers (not just youth) in their first
90 days of employment with any employer (not Just the first employer). This proposal establishes,
in effect, a permanent lower minimum wage for those temporary/contingent workers (e.g., garment
and farm workers, retail employees) who seldom work more than 90 days for an employer.
4. Tip Credit: Eliminate the existing provision which requires employers of tipped employees (e.g.,
waiters and waitresses) to pay at least 50% of the statutory minimum wage in cash and replace it
with a provision which locks the cash wage at the current standard - $2.13 - even after the
statutory minimum wage goes up. This proposal denies tipped employees any benefit from this
minimum wage increase and, because it replaces an "index" formula with a fixed rate, it denies any
automatic future increases in the minimum wage.
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5. Computer Exemption: Eliminate the existing provision exempting certain "computer
professionals" from requirements that they receive overtime pay if they earn more than 6.5 times the
minimum wage and replace it with a provision exempting these workers from overtime if they earn
more than $27.63 per hour. Here again, this replaces an index formula with a fixed rate. This
proposal means that no additional computer professionals will be protected by the FLSA's "time and
one-half" overtime requirement and, over time, fewer and fewer computer professionals will be
subject to this protection.
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REPORT TIME: 2:53 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Bob Barrie
O'Connor & Hannan
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Colleen Barry
American Association of Classified School Employees
Hon. (Sen.) Max Baucus
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Xavier Becerra
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. George F. Becker
United Steel Workers President; OPA, United Steel Workers of America-AFL-CIO VP
Pittsburgh, PA
A
Ms. Olena Berg
Assistant Secretary, Pension Welfare and Benefits Administration
A
Ms. Mae H. Best
Chief of Adoptions, D.C. Department of Social Services
Mr. Len Bickwit
Miller & Chevalier
Hon. (Sen.) Joseph R. Biden
(D/ Delaware), United States Senate
Ms. Barbara Bingham
A
Mr. Edward J. Black
Computer & Communications Industry Association
A
Ms. Diane Blagman
Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Greenberg & Traurig
A
Mr. Bob Blair
Manatt, Phelps, Phillips
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Robert S. Boege
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Thomas Hale Boggs
Partner, Patton, Boggs, & Blow
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:53 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Ms. Amy Bondurant
Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand
Hon. (Rep.) David E. Bonior
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Peter Borromeo
Office of Congressman Quinn, U.S. House of Representatives
Ms. Terry Bourgeois
Ms. Loretta Bowen
2
Washington, DC
Hon. (Sen.) Barbara Boxer
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Mr. David Bradley
National Community Action Foundation
Hon. (Sen.) John B. Breaux
(D/Louisiana), United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Richard Brennan
Department of Labor
A
Ms. Deborah Briceland-Betts
Executive Director, Older Women's League
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Clayola Brown
International Vice President, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
New York, NY
Ms. Maxine Brown
Council Member, Rochester, NY
A
Ximenia Brown
Department of Labor, Policy
A
Mr. Bill Buie
Mr. Grover Bynum
Director, Governmental Affairs, Sprint
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:53 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. William H. Bywater
President, International Union of Electrical Workers
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Bill Cable
Timmons & Company
A
Mr. Jack Caldwell
President, Premier Pontiac-Nissan
Little Rock, AR
A
Mr. Anthony Calhoun
A
Ms. Patricia Campbell-White
1996 Public Policy Liaison, National Association of Realtors
Rehoboth Beach, DE
A
Ms. Mary Eva Candon
Brady & Berliner
A
Mr. Arthur N. Caple
Executive Director, MD TEachers & State Emp. Supp. Ret. Plan
Baltimore, MD
Hon. (Rep.) Benjamin L. Cardin
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Hugh Carey
Senior Vice President, W.R. Grace & Company
Ms. Kate Carey
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
A
Mr. Bob Carr
The Jefferson Group
A
Mr. Samuel A. Carradine
Executive Director, National Association of Minority Contractors
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Frank W. Carter
President, Glass, Molder, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International union
Media, PA
Mr. Phillip Cavanaugh
Vice President & General Manager, Chevron Company
Hon. (Sen.) John H. Chafee
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Ms. Letitia Chambers
President, Chambers Associates Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Victoria J. Norman (Substitute for: Louis Cherpes)
A
Ms. Susan Shank Mix (Substitute for: Nancy Chupp)
Mr. Jim Clark
Tax Counsel, Ways and Means Finance Committee
Hon. (Rep.) William L. Clay
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Tom Cochran
Executive Director, US Conference of Mayors
Washington DC
A
Mr. Jeffrey Howard Cohen
Wshington, DC
Mr. Arthur A. Coia
General President, Laborers' International Union of North America
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Gail Coleman
Solicitor's Office, Department of Labor
A
Miss Rubie Coles
Women Work
Washington, DC
A
Mr. John F. Colwell
Department of Labor
A
Mr. Edward G. Connelly
Auto Dealers & Drivers for Free Trade
A
Mr. Preston L. Connor
National Association of Part Time and Temporary Employees
A
Mr. and Mrs. David Cophan
A
Ms. Maria Cordone
IAM, Retirees
A
Mr. Greg Cortes
Americas Foundation
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Hon. (Rep.) Robert E. Cramer
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Richard Crawford
Hon. (Rep.) Elijah E. Cummings
Congressman, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mrs. Lynn G. Cutler
Senior Vice President, The Kamber Group
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Todd T. Dankmyer
Senior Vice President, Communications, National Association of Retail Druggists
Alexandria, VA
A
Mr. Justin Dart
Washington, DC
Hon. (Sen.) Thomas A. Daschle
Senator, U.S. Senate
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Dianne M. Davies
Legislative Representative, American Bankers Association
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Dixie Davis
The Adoption Exchange
Denver, CO
A
Mr. Jeffrey D DeBoer
National Realty Committee
Washington, DC
Mr. Rick Deigel
7
Hon. (Rep.) Rosa DeLauro
(D/Connecticut), House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. John G. Kopanke (Substitute for: Butler Derrick)
A
Mr. Bob Diamond
Whitten & Diamond
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Lisa Diehl
Center for Economic Options
Charleston, WV
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Ms. Diane Dobson
A
Hon. (Sen.) Christopher J. Dodd
(D/Connecticut), United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Diane Dodson
A
Ms. Nancy Donaldson
Legislative Director, Service Employees International Union
Washington, DC
Hon. (Sen.) Byron L. Dorgan
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Kay Bengston (Substitute for: Kay Dowhower)
Lutheran Office for Government Affairs
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Evelyn Dubrow
Legislative Director, UNITE
Washington, DC
A
Mrs. Jean Castells (Substitute for: Lynn Dudley)
Hon. (Rep.) Jennifer B. Dunn
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. David Dunphy
Hon. (Rep.) Richard J. Durbin
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. James J. Eagan
Long Term Care Campaign
A
Ms. Maria Echaveste
Department of Labor
A
Mr. Mark Eckman
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
Hon. (Rep.) Chet Edwards
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Mr. Ross E. Eisenbrey
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Kathy Eitelberg
Siegal Co.
A
Mr. Maurice Emsellum
National Employment Law Project
A
Hon. (Rep.) Eliot L. Engel
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Mary (Pepper) English
Executive Director, Government, Bellsouth Corp.
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Paul Equale
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Independent Insurance Agents of America
Washington, DC
Mr. Edward P. Faberman
Vice President, Federal Affairs, American Airlines
Washington, DC
A
Hon. (Rep.) Chaka Fattah
Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Jeff Faux
President, Economic Policy Institute
Washington, DC
A
Reverend William Fay
Associate General Secretary, U.S. Catholic Conference
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Vic H. Fazio
(D/California), House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Hon. (Sen.) Dianne Feinstein
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Richard John Fiesta
Department of Labor
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Carl Fillichio
Associate Director for Strategic Planning, U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Matthew P. Fink
President, Investment Company Institute
Washington, DC
Ms. Cindy Fithian
National Council of Senior Citizens
A
Mr. M.A. "Mac" Fleming
President, Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
Southfield, MI
A
Mr. Todd Flournoy
Hon. (Sen.) Wendell H. Ford
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Carolyn Forrest
Vice President, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union
Detroit, MI
A
Mr. John Fraser
Department of Labor
Ms. Caroline Fredrickson
Ms. Betty Friedan
A
Ms. Richelle Friedman
Network
A
Ms. Patricia Friend
President, Association of Flight Attendants
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Jonathon Fritts
Worker Options Resource Center
Hon. (Rep.) Martin Frost
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Mark McDermott (Substitute for: Arthur Gajarsa)
A
Mr. John P. Galles
National Small Business United
Hon.(Rep.) Samuel Gedjenson
Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Robert A. Georgine
President, Building and Construction Trades Department
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Richard A. Gephardt
Minority Leader, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Louis M. Gerber
Communications Workers
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Sam Gibbons
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Ms. Karen Gilgoff
Assistant Director, AFSCME Retiree Program
A
Mr. Ramsay H. Gillman
National Automobile Dealers Association
A
Mr. Michael Ginley
Department of Labor
A
Ms. Elinor Glenn
SEIU Retirees
Hon. (Sen.) John H. Glenn
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Jere Glover
Small Business Administration
Washington DC
A
Honorable Thomas P. Glynn
Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Arthur Godi
1996 President, National Association of Realtors
Stockton, CA
A
Mr. Earl S. Gohl
Washington Representative, Office of Governor Casey
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Lesley Gold
Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Wendy Goldberg
Press Secretary, Small Buisness Association
Washington
A
Ms. Liz Gonchar
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Michael Goodwin
Viga President, Office and Professional Employees International Union
New York, NY
Hon. (Rep.) Bart Gordon
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Roberta Messinger (Substitute for: Frederick Graefe)
A
Hon.(Rep.) Gene Green
A
Ms. Phyllis Greenberger
Executive Director, Women's Health Research
A
Mr. Joe L. Greene
President, American Federation of School Administrators
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Deborah Greenfield
Department of Labor
A
Mr. Robert Greenstein
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
A
Ms. Janice Gregory
ERISA Industry Committee
A
Ms. Janice Griffin
Vice President, Government Affairs, The Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Harry Gunther
National Council on Senior Citizens
A
Hon. (Gov.) Carl T.C. Gutierrez
Governor of Guam
Agana, GU
A
Mr. Timothy Haake
Wunder Diefenderfer Cannon and Thelen
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Mike Haga
Food Research and Action Center
Mr. Bill Little (Substitute for: Elliott Hall)
A
Mr. Sonny Hall
International President, Transport Workers Union of America
New York, NY
A
Mr. Bill Hamilton
Legislative Director, International Brotherhood of Teamesters
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Elwood Hampton
Legislative Director, MEBA/NMU District No. 5
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Lloyd Hand
Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Frederick J. Hannett
Vice Chairman & COO, Jefferson Group
Washington, DC
A
Hon. (Sen.) Tom Harkin
(D/lowa), United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Bill Harmon
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Mr. Laurence D. Harris
MCI Telecommunications Corporation and Subsidiaries
Washington, DC
Mr. Seth Harris
Special Assistant, U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Barbara Harrison
Wednesday's Child, Channel 4 Television
A
Dr. Heidi Hartman
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Jerry Hartz
Office of the Democratic Whip
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Ms. Sumi Haru
Vice President, Screen Actors Guild
Los Angeles, CA
Hon. (Sen.) Orrin G. Hatch
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Audrey Tayes Haynes
Director, Government Relations, National Federation of Business and Professional Women / USA
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Carroll Haynes
President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 237
New York, NY
Mr. Robert L. Healy
Manager of Federal Government Relations, ARCO
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Jan Heffner
Executive Director, The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Columbus, OH
Guest: Ms. Casey Osterkamp
Hon. (Rep.) W. G. Hefner
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Diane A. Heim
Department of Labor
A
Ms. Janice Hendrix
Department of Labor
A
Ms. Georgina Verdugo (Substitute for: Antonia Hernandez)
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Jon Hiatt
General Counsel, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
Mr. Steve Hightower
Office of Senator Daschle, U.S. Senate
A
Mr. David Hildebrandt
Profit Sharing Council of America
A
Mr. Norman Hill
A. Philip Randolph Institute
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:54 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Hon. (Rep.) Maurice D. Hinchey
(D/New York), House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Richard Hinz
Pension Welfare and Benefits Administration
A
Mr. Thomas William Hipple
Director, Government Affairs, National Association of Home Builders
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Lisa Holden
A
Ms. Arlene Holt
AFL-CIO
Mr. Tom Hoog
Chairman, Hill &Knowlton
A
Ms. Joanne House
National Breast Cancer Coalititon
A
Mr. Michael House
Hogan & Hartson
Washington, DC
Ms. Mary Lynch Howell
Vice President, Government Affairs, Textron, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Karen Howse
Guests: Ms. Karie Howse, Ms. Lucinda Howse
A
Mr. Dan Hoydysh
Unisys Corp.
Washington, DC
A
Hon. (Rep.) Steny H. Hoyer
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Walter E. Huizenga
President, American International Automobile Dealers Association
Alexandria, VA
A
Mr. Steve Humerickhouse
A
Mr. Philip A. Hutchinson
President & CEO, Association of International Automobile Manufacturers Association
Arlington, VA
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME:
2:55 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Ms. Amy Isaacs
President, Americans for Democratic Action
Washington, DC
Mr. David L. Ivey
Institutional & Municipal Parking Congress
Mr. Joel Jankowsky
Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss Hauer and Field
Ms. Kelly Jenkins
National Committee on Pay Equity
Mr. Broderick Johnson
Ms. Carolyn Johnson
National Adoption Center
Philadelphia, PA
Mr. David Johnson
President, Johnson, Smith, Dover, Kitzmiller, and Stewart
Washington, DC
Mr. Joel Johnson
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Nancy L. Johnson
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Timothy P. Johnson
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Tom Jolly
Partner, Keck, Mahin and Cate
A
Mr. Jim Jones
A
Mr. Dennis Jungmeyer
President, Arkansas Automobile Dealders Assn.
North Little Rock, AR
A
Ms. Kathleen Kahlau
U.S. Catholic Conference
A
Mr. William C. Kamela
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REPORT DATE:
August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME:
2:55 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Donald J. Kaniewski
Laborers' International Union
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Jonathon Kaplan
A
Mr. Gene Karp
Arlington, VA
Mr. Richard F. Keating
Vice President, National & International Affairs, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Lana Keelty
Legislative Representative, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Washington, DC
Mr. Peter G. Kelly
Senior Vice President, Black, Manafort, Stone & Kelly
Alexandria, VA
A
Mr. Don Kennard
A
Hon.(Sen.) Ted Kennedy
Hon. (Rep.) Barbara B. Kennelly
(D/Connecticut), House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Ms. Leslie Bialos Kerman
Epstein, Becker and Green
Washington, DC
Mr. Thomas Kernans
Hon. (Sen.) John F. Kerry
(D/Massachusetts), United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Geraldine Washington (Substitute for: Steven Kest)
Hon. (Rep.) Dale E. Kildee
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Peter T. King
(R/New York), House of Representatives
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:55 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mrs. Susan King
Administrator for Professional Services, Oregon Nurses Association
Portland, OR
Ms Nancy Ruth Kirshner
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of Labor
Hon. (Rep.) Gerald D. Kleczka
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Manuel Castells (Substitute for: James Klein)
Mr. Jim Klein
Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans
Washington DC
A
Mr. Morton Klevan
Pension Welfare and Benefits Administration
Mr. Albert Knoll
Senior Government Relations Representative, Sun Company, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Catherine Baker Knoll
Harrisburg, PA
Guests: Mr. Christian Knoll, Mr. Tyler Knoll
Mr. James Kolb
Legislative Director, Carpenters
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Sandra Kolenda
Mon Valley Unemployed Committee
Ms. Sadra Kolende
Office of Senator Daschle, U.S. Senate
Mr. George J. Kourpias
President, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Upper Marlboro, MD
A
Mr. Marvin Krislov
Deputy Solicitor, Department of Labor
A
Mr. Joe Kroll
Executive Director, North American Council on Adoptable
St. Paul, MN
A
Mr. Jacob Kuitwaard
Government Affairs, National Association of Realtors
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:55 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Mr. Jake Kuitwaard
National Association of Realtors
Drenda Lakin
Center Director, Spaulding for Children
Southfield, MI
Mr. David Lambert
Vice President, Government Affairs, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Mr. Jonathan Lange
BUILD
Ms. Drenda Larkin
Center Director, Spaulding for Children
Southfield, MI
Mr. James LaSala
President, Amalgamated Transit Union
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Weldon Latham
Senior Partner, Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Daniel G. LeBlanc
President, Virginia State AFL-CIO
Richmond, VA
A
Mr. Stephen Lee
Pension Welfare and Benefits Administration
A
Mr. Mark Leggett
Rev. Michael Lemmons
National Congress of Black Churches
Hon. (Sen.) Carl Levin
(D/Michigan), United States Senate
Washington, DC
Mr. Ken Levine
Wunder, Diefenderfer, Cannon & Thelan
Washington, DC
Mr. Larry Levinson
Attorney, Vernor Lipford
Mr. Robert J. Levy
Communications Specialist for Treasurer, Pennsylvania Treasury
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:55 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Mr. Michael Lewan
APCO Associates
A
Hon. Anne H. Lewis
Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor
Washington, DC
Hon.(Rep.) John Lewis
U.S. Congressman, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Robert G. Liberatore
Vice President of Washington Affairs, Chrysler Corporation
Washington, DC
Ms. Judith Lichtman
President, Women's Legal Defense Fund
A
Ms. Karen Lightfoot
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
A
Mr. Gerald Lindrew
Department of Labor
Mr. Nick Littlefield
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Paul Lodico
Mon Valley Unemployed Committee
Ms. Ann Looper
Director, Federal Legislative Affairs, The American Institute of Architects
Washington, Dc
A
Marjorie Allen (Substitute for: Chuck Loveless)
Legislative Affairs Specialist, AFSCME
Washington, DC
Mr. William Lucy
AFSCME
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Sandra Lund
California Public Employees Retirement System
A
Mr. Leon Lynch
Vice President, United Steelworkers of America
Pittsburgh, PA
A
Ms. Lisa M. Lynch
Chief Economist, Department of Labor
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:55 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Scott Macey
Chairman, ERISA Industry Committee
A
Mr. Mark A. Mack
A
Ms. Emily Mah
A
Ms. Lisa L. Maher
Director, Policy Advisor, Chrysler Corporation
Washington, DC
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Mainwaring
Mr. Daniel Maldonado
MARC Associates, Incorporated
Washington, DC
Ms. Barbara Malinowski
Mr. William Malinowski
Bishop James Mallone
U.S. Catholic Conference
OH
Hon. (Rep.) Carolyn B. Maloney
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Andrew E. Manatos
President, Manatos & Manatos
Washington, DC
Mr. Chuck T. Manatt
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Philips
Washington, DC
Mr. Steven Mandel
Department of Labor
Ms. Cynthia Marano
Executive Director, Wider Opportunities for Women
Washington, DC
Ms. Paula Calimafde Mark
Small Business Council of America, Inc.
A
Ms. Jeannine Markoe
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Ms. Denise Mitchell
Assistant to the President for Public Affairs, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
Mr. Anthony Moffett
Chairman and CEO, Strategic Policy, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Edward A. Mohler
President, Maryland State and D.C. AFL-CIO
Annapolis, MD
A
Mr. A.L. (Mike) Monroe
President, International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades of the United States and Canada
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Arthur Moore
President, Sheet Metal Workers International Association
Washington, DC
Ms. Cynthia L. Moore
Washington Counsel, National Counsel on Teacher Retirement
Arlington, VA
Mr. Frank Moore
WMS Technologies
Washington, DC
Mr. Jack F. Moore
Secretary/Treasurer, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) James P. Moran
(D Virginia), House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Norah Moseley
Committee on Ways and Means
A
Mrs. Kate Moss
Kate Moss Company
Washington, DC
Hon. (Sen.) Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
Mr. Steve Mulder
A
Ms. Irma R. Munoz
Deputy Associate Administrator for Marketing and Customer Service, Small Business Administration
Washington, DC
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Mr. Daniel H. Murray
Vice President, The Dutko Group
Washington, DC
Hon. (Sen.) Patty Murray
(D/Washington), United States Senate
Washington, DC
Mr. Larry Naake
Executive Director, National Association of Counties
Washington, DC
Mr. Roy Neel
U.S. Telephone Assn
Washington D.C.
A
Ms. Patricia Nelson
Principal, O'Brien and Calio
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Richard Nelson
Department of Labor
A
Mr. Thomas M. Nemet
Executive Officer, Auto Dealers and Drivers for Free Trade
Jamaica, NY
A
Mr. Fred Nesbitt
International Association of Firefighters
A
Mr. Clyde Northrop
Hon. (Rep.) Eleanor Holmes Norton
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. James J. Norton
President, Graphic Communications International Union
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Michael Novelli
A
Ms. Karen Nussbaum
AFL-CIO
Washington DC
A
Ms. Carolyn G. O'Brien
Arlington, VA
Mr. Larry O'Brien
Partner, O'Brien and Calio
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REPORT DATE: August 18, 1996
REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Mr. Kevin Michael O'Connell
Owner-Operator, Independent Drivers Association
Mr. Kirk O'Donnell
O'Conner and Hannan
A
Ms. Jane O'Grady
AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
Mr. G. John O'Hanlon
Raffaeli, Spees Springer and Smith
A
Mr. John O'Hanlon
Raffaelli, Spees, Springer & Smith
Washington, DC
Mr. Tom O'Hara
Vice President, Government Relations, Prudential Insurance Company of America
Washington, DC
Mr. Christopher "Kip" O'Neill
O'Neill and Arthy
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Joe O'Neill
President, Public Strategies Washington Inc.
A
Hon. (Rep.) James L. Oberstar
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Russell Orban
Office of Congresswoman Lambert
Washington, DC
A
Mr. John Orlando
Vice President, Timmons and Co. Inc
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Bill Orton
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Barney Oursler
Mon Valley Unemployment Committee
Mr. Chris Owens
Office of Senator Daschle, U.S. Senate
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REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
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A
Ms. Christine Owens
Worker Options Resource Center
Hon. (Rep.) Major R. Owens
Black Caucus, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Hon. Geri Palast
Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Department of Labor
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Mary Lou Palmer
Administrative Assistant, Congressman Jack Quinn's Office
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Benjamin L. Palumbo
Arlington, VA
Mr. David Parker
President, Aluminum Association
Washington, DC
A
Emil Parker
Us Dept of HHS
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Mehul J. Patel
Manasquan, NJ
Mr. William L. Bell (Substitute for: George Peapples)
Hon. (Sen.) Claiborne Pell
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Nancy Pelosi
(D/California), House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Gary J. Perkinson
Senior Vice President, Government Relations, Beneficial Management Corporation
Washington, DC
A
Mr. John Peterson
President, National Automobile Dealers Association
McLean, VA
A
Mr. Gary Frank Petty
Fairfax, VA
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REPORT TIME: 2:55 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Craig Helsing (Substitute for: Morry Markowitz)
Hon. (Rep.) Matthew G. Martinez
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Joel Marx
Small Business Campaign
Mr. Theodore Mason
Attorney and Board Member, National Adoption Center
A
Honorable Robert T. Matsui
Washington, DC
Mr. Richard Mays
Cassidy & Associates
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Jay Mazur
President, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees
New York, NY
A
Mr. Robert McAlpine
National Urban League
Mr. David McAteer
Solicitor, Department of Labor
Mr. Douglas McCarron
President, UNited BRotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Brian J. McCarthy
Fried Films & Tri-Star
Culver City, CA
A
Mr. Frank E. McCarthy
Executive Vice President, National Automobile Dealers Association
McLean, VA
A
Mrs. Pamela McDermott
Guests: Ms. Jordan McDermott, Mr. Drew McDermott
A
Mr. Gerald W. McEntee
President, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees
Washington, DC
Mr. Bob McGee
Vice President, Occidental
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:55 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Bob McGlotten
Partner, Government Affairs, McGlotten and Jarvis
A
Mr. Andrew McKenzie
President, INternational Leather Goods, Plastics, NOvelty and Service Worker's Union
St. Louis, MI
Hon. Thomas "Mack" F. McLarty
Counselor to the President for Business Affairs, The White House
Washington, DC
Mr. Francis X. McLaughlin
Director, Political Affairs, American Dental Association
A
Ms. Laramie F. Mcnamara
Mr. Michael McShane
Manager, Government Relations, TRW Inc.
Arlington, VA
Mr. Charlie Melody
A
Honorable Cynthia A. Metzler
Washington, DC
Mr. Kweisi Mfume
President and CEO, NAACP
Baltimore, MD
Hon. (Sen.) Barbara A. Mikulski
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Lenore Miller
Retail, Wholesale and Dept. Store
New York, NY
A
Ms. Linda Miller
Legislative Aide, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) David Minge
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Patsy T. Mink
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Lawrence Mishel
Economic Policy Institute
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REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
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Mr. Frank Phifer
Professional Assistant, Committee on Ways and Means
Washington, DC
Ms. Joann Piccolo
Vice President, Motorola, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Mr. William Pierce and Mrs. Paula O'Connor
President, National Council for Adoption
A
Ms. Catherine Pinkerton
Catholic Network of Volunteer Services
Washington D.C.
A
Mr. Jon Plebani
Arter & Hadden
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Anthony Podesta
Podesta & Associates, Inc.
Washington, DC
Mr. John Podesta
Washington, DC
Mr. David Podoff
Staff, Committee on Ways and Means
A
Mr. Steven J. Powell
Holland and Knight
Mr. Robert Powers
Legislative Representative, Carpenters
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Robert C. Pozen
General Counsel, Fidelity Investments
Boston, MA
Ms. Kate Premo
National Federation of Business and Professional Women
Washington, DC
Mr. Hugh B. Price
President, National Urban League
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Ann Pride
Federal Affairs Executive, Entergy
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REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Ms. Sydney Probst
Kansas City Southern
A
Mr. Steve Protulis
Executive Director, National Council of Senior Citizens
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Peter Prowitt
Manager, Federal Legislative Affairs, General Electric
Washington, DC
Ms. Mady Prowler
Director, Adoption Assistance Programs, National Adoption Center
Hon. (Rep.) Deborah Pryce
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Hon. (Sen.) David Pryor
United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Hon. (Rep.) Jack Quinn
(R/New York), House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Tom Quinn
O'Connor & Hannan
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Robert Ragan
Manager, Public Affairs, Bechtel Group, Inc.
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Jill Hill Randolph
Hon. (Rep.) Charles B. Rangel
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Joanna E. Reagan
Legislative Director, BAC
Washington, DC
Mr. John M. Rector
Vice President of Government Affairs, National Association of Retail Druggists
Alexandria, VA
A
Mr. Arthur J. Reddy
Executive Director, International Union of Police Associations
Alexandria, VA
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REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Hon.(Rep.) Jack Reed
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Stephen Regenstreif
AFSCME Retirees
Hon. Robert B. Reich
Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Carlos Resendez
National Council on Public Employee Retirement Systems
A
Mr. Stephen A. Yokich (Substitute for: Alan Reuther)
A
Mrs. Mary Ann Richardson
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor
Hon. (Rep.) William B. Richardson
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Frank Riggs
Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Lynn N. Rivers
Representative, U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Susan A. Roach
Mc Keesport, PA
Hon. (Sen.) Charles S. Robb
(D/Virginia), United States Senate
A
Ms. Kristin Paulson (Substitute for: Wade Robert)
Manager, Congressional Affairs, United Technologies Corp.
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Mike Roberts
Washington Representative, American Academy of Opthamology
Washington, DC
Hon.(Sen) John D. Rockefeller
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Timothy J. Roemer
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Hon. (Rep.) Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Daniel N. Rosenblatt
Executive Director, International Association of Chiefs of Police
Alexandria, VA
A
Ms. Ann Rosewater
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and External Affairs, Department of Health and Human Services
Washington DC
Hon. (Sen.) William V. Roth
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
Ms. Molly Rowley
Democratic Policy Committee
Mr. Marty G. Russo
Senior VP, Cassidy and Associates
Mr. Peter Rutledge
A
Mr. Michael Sacco
Seafarers International Union of North America
Camp Springs, MD
A
Mr. William Samuel
Department of Labor
Washington, DC
Hon. (Sen.) Paul S. Sarbanes
(D/Maryland), United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Aubrey Sarvis
Vice President, Federal Relations, Bell Atlantic Corporation
Washington, DC
A
Mr. John Stanley Satagaj
President, Small Business Legislative Council
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Jean Hutter (Substitute for: Gary Sauter)
Associate Director of Government Affairs, United Food and Commercial Workers
Silver Springs, MD
Hon. (Rep.) Thomas C. Sawyer
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
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A
Mr. Robert A. Scardelletti
President, Transportation/Communications International Union
Rockville, MD
A
Mr. Harold A. Schaitberger
Exec. Asst. to the General President, International Association of Fire Fighters
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Ranit Schmelzer
Democratic Policy Committee
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Philip Schneider
National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Ms Judy H. Schub
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Daniel Schulder
Legislative Director, National Council of Senior Citizens
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Leon Schull
Americans for Democratic Action
Ms. Beth Schulman
UFCW
Hon. (Rep.) Robert C. Scott
Representative, US House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Mr. Bob Scully
Executive Director, National Association of Police Organizations
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Suzanne B. Seiden
Department of Labor
Washington, DC
Mr. Albert Shanker
President, American Federation of Teachers
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Isaac Shapiro
Hon. (Rep.) E. Clay Shaw
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
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A
Hon. (Rep.) Christopher Shays
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Gerald Shea
Assistant to the President for Gov't Affairs, AFL-CIO
Mr. Jack Sheehan
Former Legislative Director and Assistant to the President, United Steelworkers of America
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Susan Sherk
Staff, Small Business Administration
Ms. Debra Silimeo
Democratic Policy Committee
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Stephanie Silverman
A
Hon. (Sen.) Paul Simon
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Rita Simon
American University
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Gilbert Simonetti
Partner, Price Waterhouse
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) David E. Skaggs
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Marty Slate
Director, Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation
A
Mr. David Smith
Department of Labor
A
Mr. Lee Snell
David Vienna & Association
A
Mr. Vincent R. Sombrotto
President, National Association of Letter Carriers
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) John M. Spratt
House of Representatives
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:56 PM
Accepts and No Responses
Chief Mark Spurrier
Major Cities Chiefs, Baltimore County Police Department
Towson, MD
Ms. Deborah Standeven
A
Ms. Cheryl M. Stauts
Alexandria, VA
Mr. Larry Stein
United States Senate
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Mike Stern
Investment Company Institute
Ms. Suzanne Stokes
Federation of Business and Professional Women
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Kenneth M. Stram
Washington, DC
Mr. Bob Strauss
A
Mr. John N. Sturdivant
President, American Federation of Government Employees
Washington, DC
Ms. Ann Sullivan
Adoption Program Director, Child Welfare League of America
A
Mr. Scott Sutherland
A
Ms. Mary Swedin
Assistant Administrator, Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Washington, DC
A
Mr. John J. Sweeney
President, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Stephanie Swirsky
Department of Labor
A
Ms. Anne Switek
Pension Welfare and Benefits Administration
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REPORT TIME: 2:57 PM
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Mr. George Tagg
Federal Express PAC
Washington, DC
Mr. Jon Talisman
Staff, Committee on Ways and Means
A
Ms. Linda Tarr-Whelan
Center on Policy Alternatives
Washington, DC
Ms. Audrey Tayes-Haynes
Business and Professional Women/USA
Ms. Peggy Taylor
Legislative Director, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
A
Mr. William Taylor
A
Mr. Ricardo Luis Tejada
Department of Labor
A
Mr. Bennie L. Thayer
National Association for the Self Employed
Washington, DC
Mr. David D. Tice
Institute of Business Designers
Ms. Gaylene Toccoli
Guest: Ms. Semantha Toccoli
A
Mr. Greg Toomey
Executive Director, American Trucking Assn.
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Robert G. Torricelli
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Totaro
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
Guests: Ms. Juliana Totaro, Mr. Christopher Totaro
A
Mr. Vincent Matthew Trivelli
Morgantown, WV
A
Hon. Jack Valenti
President, Motion Picture Association of America
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:57 PM
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A
Ms. Rosemary Vardell
National Center for Early Childhood Workforce
A
Ms. Jennifer Vasilov
Coalition on Human Needs
A
Mr. Howard Vine
Greenburg & Taurig
Mr. David Voight
Director, Small Business Center, Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Harold L. Volkmer
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Howard L. Waddell
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Robert E. Wages
President, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Lakewood, CO
A
Ms. Ella Sheridan Jackson (Substitute for: H. Walker)
Hon. (Rep.) Mike Ward
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Keith Watson
A
Ms. Claudia Wayne
National Center for Early Childhood Workforce
A
Mr. Robert Weinberger
Vice President, Government Affairs, H&R Block Inc.
Ms. Gail Weiss
Econ. Opp. Committee, U.S. House of Representatives
Mr. Arnold F. Wellman
United Parcel Service
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Judy Wells
Hon. (Sen.) Paul Wellstone
Senator, United States Senate
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:57 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mrs. Gail Berry West
A
Mr. Jake West
President, International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Alice Wharton
A
Ms. Rosalie W. Whelan
Director, Retired Members Department, Service Employees Internation Union
Washington, DC
Mr. Joel White
Office of Congressman Shays, U.S. House of Representatives
A
Ms. Susan J. White
Legislative Counsel, Nat'l Assn. of Gov't Deferred Comp. Ad.
Lexington, KY
A
Mr. Alfred Whitehead
President, International Association of Firefighters
Washington, DC
Ms. Cathy Wilkinson
Wheeling, WV
Guests: Ms. Lisa Moore, Ms. Deborah Moore
A
Ms. Coquese Williams
A
Mr. JosyIn N. Williams
President, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
Hon. (Rep.) Pat Williams
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Steve Williams and Mrs. Donna Fitzwater
Guests: Miss Haile Tina Fitzwater-Williams, Miss Maya Fitzwater-Williams
Ms. Vera Williams
Office of Senator Daschle, U.S. Senate
Ms. Vera Williams
Monessen, PA
Guest: Mr. Terrodric Williams
Mr. Wade S. Williams
Deloitte & Touche
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME:
2:57 PM
Accepts and No Responses
A
Mr. Wayne Williams
American International Automobile Dealers Association
A
Ms. Carol W. Wilner
Legislative Counsel, LUCENT Technologies
A
Mr. Michael J. Wilson
A
Ms. Claudia Withers
Fair Employment Council of Greater Washington
Hon. (Rep.) Lynn C. Woolsey
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
Hon. (Sen.) Ron Wyden
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Hon. (Rep.) Albert Russell Wynn
Representative, House of Representatives
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Bruce Yarwood
Legislative Counsel, American Health Care Association
Washington, DC
Mr. Ted Zegers
Democratic Policy Committee
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REPORT TIME: 2:57 PM
Regrets
R
Mr. David A. Barrett
Principal, Morgan Stanley
R
Mr. John J. Barry
President, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Catherine P. Bennett
Vice President, Federal Tax & Trade, Pfizer, Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Michael S. Berman
President, The Duberstein Group, Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Susan Bianchi-Sand
Executive Director, National Committee on Pay Equity
Washington, DC
R
Mr Moe Biller
President, American Postal Workers Union
Washington, DC
R
Hon. George Blackwood
Mayor Pro Tem, Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO
R
Mr. Marvin J. Boede
President, United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Timothy A. Boggs
Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Time Warner Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Mrs. Betty Hudson Bowers
Vice President, Government Relations, Fluor Corporation
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Leland C. Brendsel
Freddie Mac Foundation
R
Mr. Mike Canning
Legislative Director, National Troopers Coalition
R
Mr. Ron Carey
President, International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Maxine C. Champion
Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Nestle Enterprises, Inc.
Washington, DC
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Regrets
R
Mr. Steve Champlin
Vice President, Duberstein Group
Washington, DC
R
Mrs. Linda Chavez-Thompson
Executive Vice President, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Louis Cherpes
R
Ms. Nancy Chupp
Church Women United
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Kenneth W. Cole
Vice President, Govt. Relations, Allied-Signal, Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Mr. D. Barry Connelly
ASsociated Credit Bureaus Inc.
R
Ms. Linda Susan Cox
Holt International Children's Services
Eugene, OR
R
Ms. Susan Dahlquist
Nat'l Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Nancy Danielson
National Farmers' Union
R
Mr. Dan Danner
VP for Government Affairs, National Federation of Independent Business
Washington, DC
R
Mr. James H. Davidson
Principal, The Davidson Colling Group
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Mitchell Delk
Vice President, Freddie Mac
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Tom Dennis
Vice President, Washington Region, Southern California Edison Company
R
Mr. Butler Derrick
Williams & Jensen, P.C.
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:57 PM
Regrets
R
Ms. Sheryl Dicker
Permanent Judicial Commission on Justice for Children
R
Ms. Debbie Dingell
Manager, Administration & Strategic Planning, General Motors Corporation
R
Mr. Chris Donnellan
Legislative Director, International Brotherhood of Police Officers
R
Ms. Lisa Donner
ACORN
R
Mr. Douglas H. Dority
President, United Food & Commercial Workers International Union
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Kay Dowhower
Executive Director, Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Tom Downey
Downey, Chandler Inc.
R
Ms. Lynn Dudley
Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans
Washington DC
R
Mr. Daniel A. Dutko
Chairman, The Dutko Group
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Dennis Eckhart
Arter & Hadden
R
Ms. Marian Wright Edelman
President, Children's Defense Fund
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Beverly L. Everson-Jones
Executive Director, National Association of Black Accountants Inc.
Greenbelt, MD
R
Mr. Jack Faris
National Federation of Independent Business
Washington D.C
R
Mr. Mike Ferrell
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
R
Mr. Claude Fontheim
Fontheim and Hammonds
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REPORT TIME: 2:57 PM
Regrets
R
Mr. Marty Franks
Senior Vice President, CBS Washington
R
Mr. Jim Free
Walker Free Associates
R
Mr. Paul Frick
House Democratic Policy Committee
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Susan Frievalds
The National Adoption Foundation
Minneapolis, MN
R
Mr. Arthur J. Gajarsa
Joseph, Gajarsa, McDermott & Reiner, P.C.
R
Mr. Wayne E. Glenn
President, United Paperworkers International Union
Nashville, TN
R
Ms. Olivia Golden
Commissioner, Dept. of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children, Youth and Families
Washington DC
R
Mr. Richard Goodstein
Browning-Ferris Industries
Washington, DC
R
Mr. David Gorin
Executive Vice President, National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds
Vienna, VA
R
Mr. Frederick Graefe
Baker & Hostetler
Washington, DC
R
Erie Green
Legman Brothers
R
Mr. Ernie Green
Managing Director, Lehman Brothers
R
Mr. Micah Green
Executive Vice President, Public Securities Ass'n.
Washington, DC
R
Mr. William J. Green
Vice President, Government Relations, MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, Inc.
Washington, DC
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R
Ms. Stacey Grundman
Special Assistant to the Secre, Office of the Secretary
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Elliott S. Hall
Vice President of Washington Affairs, Ford Motor Company
Washington, DC
R
Ms. CArol Hamilton
Women Work!
R
Mr. Edward T. Hanley
President, Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Frank Hanley
President, International Union of Operating Engineers
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Randolf Hardock
Davis & Harmon
R
Mr. James E. Hatfield
Chairman, Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics, and Allied Workers International Union
Media, PA
R
Ms. Dorothy Height
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
R
Mr. Wade Henderson
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
R
Ms. Antonia Hernandez
MALDEF
Pasadena, CA
R
Ms. Catherine L. Heron
McLean, VA
R
Ms. Catherine L. Herron
Investment Company Institute
R
Mr. Jeff Hirshberg
National Director, Government Relations, Ernst & Young
R
Ms. Margaret Renken Hudson
Vice President, Legislative Affairs, American Portland Cement Alliance
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Frank Hurt
President, Bakery, Confectionery & Tobacco Worker's International Union
Kensington, MD
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R
Ms. Angela Jackson
R
Ms. Gloria Johnson
President, Coalition of Labor Union Women
Washington, DC
R
Mr. John T. Joyce
President, International Union of Bricklayers
Washington, DC
R
Honorable Robert Jubelirer
Harrisburg, PA
R
Mr. Jim Kaitz
Financial Executives Institute
Washington DC
R
Mr. Steven Kest
ACORN
R
Mr. James A. Klein
Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans
R
Mr. Bill Klinefelter
Legislative Director, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Donna Lenhoff
Executive Director, Women's Legal Defense Fund
Washington D.C.
R
Mr. Chuck Loveless
Legislative Director, State, County and Municipal Employees
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Morry Markowitz
Association of International Automobile Manufacturers
R
Mr. Timothy McElwee
Executive Director, Church of Bretheran
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Meredith Ann Miller
Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Kirk O'Donnell
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
Washington, DC
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REPORT TIME: 2:58 PM
Regrets
R
Mr. Neil H. Offen
President, Direct Selling Association
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Jim Pasco
Executive Director, Fraternal Order of Police
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Howard G. Paster
Hill & Knowlton
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Scott Pasterick
Principal, Black, Manafort, Stone, & Kelly
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Alan J. Patricof
Chairman, Patricof & Company
New York, NY
R
Mr. George A. Peapples
General Motors Corporation
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Richard Pollack
Executive Vice President, American Hospital Association
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Paul Quinn
Wilkinson, Barker, Knauer & Quinn
Washington, DC
R
Mr. John Raffaelli
Raffaelli, Spees, Springer & Smith
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Alan Reuther
Legislative Director, United Automobile Workers
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Lisa Rickard
Vice President, Federal Affairs, Ryder Systems
Washington, DC
R
Mr. William K. Ris
Bethesda, MD
R
Mr. Wade Robert
United Technologies
Washington, DC
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Regrets
R
Mr. Arturo Rodriguez
President, United Farm Workers
Keene, CA
R
Mr. Peter Rose
Vice President, Goldman Sachs and Company
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Gary Sauter
Legislative Director, United Food and Commercial Workers
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Thom Shellabarger
United States Catholic Conference
R
Mr. Ed Silverman
Senior Vice President, Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc.
R
Mr. Eric Sklar
CEO, Burrito Brothers, Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Susan Smith
Arizona Cable Telecommunications Assn.
R
Ms. Ann Stallard
National President, YWCA of the USA
New York, NY
R
Honorable Woodrow Stanley
Mayor of Flint, Office of Mayor Woodrow Stanley
Flint, MI
R
Mr. Norman Stein
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New York, NY
R
Mr. Frank Stella
American Federation of Teachers Retirees
R
Mr. Andrew M. Stern
President, Service Employees International Union
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Terry Straub
Vice President, USX Corporation
Washington, DC
R
Mr. John Sturm
President, Newspaper Association of America
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REPORT TIME: 2:58 PM
Regrets
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Mr. Bill Sweeney
Director of Government Relation, EDS Corporation
R
Ms. Suzanne Taylor
President, STA Southern California Inc., National Association of Women Business Owners
R
Mr. Dave Thomas
Dave Thomas Foundation
Dublin, OH
R
Ms. Carole Thomson-Cole
Curtix Construction
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Richard Trumka
Secretary-Treasurer of AFL-CIO, AFL-CIO
Washington, DC
R
Mr. JEffrey TUrner
Partner, Patton and Boggs
Washington, DC
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Mr. Mark J. Ugoretz
President, The ERISA Industry Committee
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Gene Upshaw
President, Federation of Professional Athletes
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Yasmina Vinci
Execuitve Director, National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Washington, DC
R
Mrs. Fredda Vladeck
Department for Retiree Affairs - IBT
Washington, DC
R
Mr. H. Laird Walker
Vice President, US West, Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Duffy Wall
President, R. Duffy Wall & Associates
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Dorothy Walsh
VP, Federal Relations, Ameritech
Washington, DC, DC
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Regrets
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Ms. Susan Walter
General Electric Company
Wasington, DC
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Ms. Jane Robinson Ward
Director, Programs and Administration, National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA)
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Stephen E. Ward
Vice President, Government Affairs, Shell Oil Company
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Judy Weinman
UNITE, Retirees
R
Mr. William E. Wells
Vice President, NEC Technologies Inc.
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Rebecca Wesson-Darwin
President, National Association of Female Executives
R
Hon. Anne Lawrence Wexler
The Wexler Group
Washington, DC
R
Ms. Mary Lynne Whalen
Williams & Jensen, P.C.
R
Ms. Carol Williams
Children's Bureau, DHHS
R
Mr. Walt Williams
UAW, Retirees
R
Ms. Leslie Woolley
Alexandria, VA
R
Mr. Stephen P. Yokich
President, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union
Detroit, MI
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REPORT TIME:
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TOTAL COUNTS
Number of Accepts:
330
Number of Regrets:
138
Number of No Responses:
234
Number of Unknown Guests:
0
Number of Expected Attendees:
564
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Mr. Dennis J. Garrett
President
QualitiCare Logistics, Inc.
1821 Portal Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
Dear Dennis:
Thank you for your thoughtful letter.
I enjoyed seeing you, and I'm glad you took
the time to follow up on our discussion about
my Administration's job creation efforts. I
appreciate having your perspective and have
shared your letter with my staff.
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in the weeks and months ahead.
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April 11, 1996
The Honorable William J. Clinton
The President of the United States
Executive Office of the President
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
My wife, Caprece, and I really enjoyed talking with you at the Mayor's reception held in your honor
at his home last evening. I also enjoyed having had the opportunity to talk with you again during
the reception held by Michael Bronfein at Caves Valley Country Club. As I said during our
conversation at Caves Valley, I believe it is very important for your administration to discuss, in a
personalized way, its successful job creation efforts, to counter the constant job layoffs headlines
created by many major corporations. One way of doing this is to emphasize the number of jobs
created by specific companies in specific locales. This would allow individual citizens to relate to
the positive job information in their own communities.
Of course, having become a DNC Trustee, I am excited about continuing to support the DNC and
your reelection efforts.
Sincerely,
Dennis J. Garrett
President
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QualitiCare Logistics, Inc.
1821 Portal Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
410-633-0002
Fax 410-633-1762
DOROTHY ROBYN
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR ECONOMIC POLICY
NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL
(202) 456-2802
FAX (202) 456-2223
THE WHITE HOUSE
[email protected]
AMERICAN MARITIME CONGRESS
Franklin Square
1300 Eye Street, NW, Suite 250 West
Washington, DC 20005-3314
They ?, 1996
bill
Dear Dontly,
Once again, of want to that ym
for helpy to sheplend through our
on carge preference waiven.
This was such a contral issue for us
that l alm advised of fiber about
the great experience working with you
& flue Selman.
Hope to see gm in the coming week.
Gerlap he could get tagetter for lund
one day soon.
Legards
Slow
Phone: (202)842-4900 Fax: (202) 842-3492
AMERICAN MARITIME CONGRESS
Franklin Square, 1300 Eye Street, NW, Suite 250 West, Washington, DC 20005-3314
May 7, 1996
The Honorable Harold Ickes
Deputy Chief of Staff
for Policy and Political Affairs
Room 1, West Wing
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Ickes:
I am enclosing copies of letters our industry has sent to Dr.
Kelman and Admiral Herberger concerning the promising resolution of
a thorny and contentious maritime cargo preference issue that is
critical to our industry's survival.
By way of background, for more than two years we have been
wrestling with acquisition reform zealots in the Pentagon who had
a severe case of tunnel vision on their own program of reform for
reform's sake with no consideration of the politics of the issue,
of the disastrous impact on our industry and, indeed, on the
Administration's own maritime revitalization legislation of their
proposals, or of the ultimate costs to our economy and defense
sealift which would dwarf any gains their reforms might generate.
This issue was coming to a head this Spring and would have set
our industry and its bipartisan supporters on the Hill on a
collision course with the Administration. At this point, Dr.
Kelman stepped in, got the parties together, and forged a
constructive compromise that we believe will go a long way towards
resolving our industry's cargo preference problems as they relate
to acquisition reform.
I cannot emphasize too strongly my own and our industry's
admiration for Dr. Kelman's role and performance in this. He has
brought both sides together, laid the groundwork for an era of
cooperation between our industry, the Maritime Administration, and
the Department of Defense, and defused a very sensitive political
issue with an extremely deft hand. I would be remiss, as well, if
I did not mention the roles of Dorothy Robyn of the National
Economic Council, who has been a fair and sensitive referee on this
issue for more than a year, and the support provided by Admiral
Herberger of MarAd and his excellent staff.
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May 7, 1996
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Obviously, the end result will depend on the details and the
implementation. But I did want you to know how much our industry
appreciates the superlative way the Administration's team has taken
charge, defused this issue, and pointed us all in the right
direction.
Sincerely yours,
Seoria Citaner Tosi
Gloria Cataneo Tosi
Executive Director
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June 10, 1996
Dr. Steven Kelman
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Office of Management and Budget
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20503
Dear Dr. Kelman:
We are pleased with your letter of guidance to all federal contracting officers concerning
cargo preference waivers resulting from the implementation of the Federal Acquisition
Streamlining Act of 1994. As you know, we are deeply concerned about these waivers because
of the serious impact upon U.S.-flag merchant marine.
Your genuine consideration of our concerns is reflected in the guidance, and this is clearly
a positive step. Your guidance will ensure that the effects of these waivers will not cause a
massive loss of cargo for America's merchant ships. Congress never intended such a cargo loss
when it approved either the Act or the recently passed FY, 1996 Defense Department
Authorization legislation. In fact. Congress supports revitalizing America's merchant marine.
It would be intolerable for our nation, with global political, economic, and military
responsibilities, to place its security entirely in the hands of foreign-flag shipping. That is why
we have worked together for years in a bipartisan manner with both the current and past
Administrations to strengthen policies and rules which support a strong maritime industry.
Again, thank you for your continuing concern over future cargo losses for U.S.-flag ships.
We look forward to working with you during the implementation phase of your guidance. Your
attention and leadership are greatly appreciated With best wishes
Sincerely,
Frint Lou
Dola Breacy
Dehmang
May 6, 1996
Dr. Steven Kelman
Administrator, Office of Federal
Procurement Policy
Office of Management and Budget
Old Executive Office Building
17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20503
Dear Dr. Kelman:
On behalf of the entire industry, we would like to thank you for
the constructive compromise you have fashioned on the question of
subcontract cargo preference waivers in acquisition reform. Your
clarification of the intent and scope of these waivers and the excellent
guidance paper to all Federal contracting officers you have issued have
gone a long way towards allaying our concerns.
Although it will take a great deal of hard work and cooperation to
make this work in the coming year, your leadership has enabled us to
take a giant step forward towards resolving this issue while maintaining
the fundamental cargo base that is critical to our fleet.
We are grateful fcr your assistance and look forward to working
with you on this and other cargo preference issues as they may arise in
the months to come.
Sincerely yours,
AFL-CIO Maritime Trades
Labor Management Maritime
Department
Committee, Inc.
AFL-CIO Maritime Committee
Liberty Maritime Corporation
Afram Lines (USA, Ltd.)
Lykes Bros. Steamship Company
American Auto Carriers, Inc.
Marine Engineers' Beneficial
American Maritime Congress
Association
American Maritime Officers
Marine Transport Lines, Inc.
American Maritime Officers
Maritime Institute for Research
Service
and Industrial Development
American President Companies
Maritime Overseas Corporation
Apex Marine Corporation
Matson Navigation Company
Central Gulf Lines, Inc.
Mormac Marine Transport, Inc.
Crowley Maritime Corporation
Navieras-NPR, Inc.
District No. 4-NMU/MEBA
Seafarers International Union
Farrell Lines, Inc.
Sea-Land Service, Inc.
International Organization of
Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc.
Masters, Mates & Pilots
Transportation Institute
Keystone Shipping Company
Waterman Steamship Corporation
Kirby Corporation
A STRONG UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE IS VITAL TO OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE AND ECONOMY.
AMERICAN MARITIME CONGRESS
Franklin Square
1300 Eye Street, NW, Suite 250 West
Washington, DC 20005-3314
They 6, 1996
Dear Dorathy,
Twant to thank you again for all the
worl you did that helped us resohe our
Concern about Introntrant cauga preference
univer Energone in the industy is immersely
pleased with the outcome
again. many thank for you assistence
the are most undebted to gm
Legards,
Seven
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