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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
YOUNG PRESIDENT'S ORGANIZATION BRIEFING
TALKING POINTS
MAY 19, 1997
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Acknowledgments: Secretary Rubin, Secretary Glickman, Director of the National
Economic Council Sperling; Pat Powers, Young President's Organization Chairman; Warren
Rustand, World President's Chairman; Ken Adelman, Public Policy Seminar Co-Chair.
I'm happy to see all of you here in Washington for your 10th Annual Public Policy
Seminar. Over 1200 CEO's have participated in this program over the past 10 years
I know
first hand the impact of your good work, as two of my close friends and advisors, Mack McLarty
and Phil Lader, are former members of this organization.
Our economy is now the envy of the world. Results of the strategy we put in place 4 ½
years ago are beyond debate: 12 million new jobs, the highest economic growth in a decade, the
lowest unemployment in 24 years, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the largest decline in income
inequality since the 1960's. And the deficit has been cut already by 77 percent. Business has
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already grown by 10.5 percent per year since 1993 the fastest for any Administration since
Kennedy. By continuing to cut the deficit we will keep interest rates low and continue to boost
business investment
We will give America a balanced budget that is in balance with our values; that
protects Medicare and Medicaid, education and the environment; one that gives tax relief to
working families, and that prepares our people for the 21st Century. 5 million American
children will have health care; $35 B in tax relief for higher Ed., HOPE scholarship, $10K
deduction, largest increase in Pell Grants in 3 decades, funds America Reads; 500 toxic waste
sites will be cleaned up; immigrants who legally come to America will be treated fairly, middle
class families will have tax relief to help sell a home, raise their children and send those children
to college. In each of these ways this budget agreement honors our values.
This budget will move people from welfare to work by providing tax incentives to
businesses to hire welfare recipients. I challenge all of you to take part in our effort.
(Another hey element of economic rategy is to increase exports through tough trade agreements
Our administration has concluded more than 200 separate trade agreements, and
Now, exports are at a record high. We lead the world in high technology and agricultural exports,
and we broke seven years of global gridlock This is a record to build on, not rest on. I have
called upon Congress to give me the authority to negotiate new trade agreements, called fast
track negotiating authority. With fast track authority, we can open trade in areas where
American firms are leading, we can negotiate new agreements and open new markets. We will
create opportunities for our workers and our businesses in the global economy America ca America cannot
lead if we don't act
By being here and being involved, you are helping to forge the essential partnership
between the private sector and government. We must work together and learn from one
another so that we can make tremendous progress and provide our citizens with the tools they
need to improve their lives. Thank you.
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
YOUNG PRESIDENT'S ORGANIZATION BRIEFING
TALKING POINTS
MAY 19, 1997
Acknowledgments: Pat Powers, Young President's Organization Chairman; Warren Rustand,
World President's Chairman; Ken Adelman, Public Policy Seminar Co-Chair.
I'm happy to see all of you here in Washington for your 10th Annual Public Policy
Seminar. Over 1200 CEO's have participated in this program over the past 10 years
I know
first hand the impact of your good work, as two of my close friends and advisors, Mack McLarty
and Phil Lader, are former members of this organization.
Our economy is now the envy of the world. Results of the strategy we put in place 4 ½
years ago are clear: 12 million new jobs, the highest economic growth in a decade, the lowest
unemployment in 24 years, the lowest inflation in 30 years, the largest decline in income
inequality since the 1960's. And the deficit has been cut already by 77 percent. By continuing to
cut the deficit we will keep interest rates low and continue to boost business investment, which
has Business has already grown by 10.5 percent per year since 1993 the fastest for any
Administration since Kennedy. International deficit comparisons: in 1992, the deficit in
Germany and Japan was lower as a percentage of GDP than in the US; today, the situation is
reversed. We are one of the only major economies that would meet the Maastrict criteria (the
rules for entering European Monetary Union ) The budget agreement which we reached two
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weeks ago, and now have finalized the details of, is one which will keep in place the economic
strategy that has served our nation so well for the last four and a half years.
We will give America a balanced budget that is in balance with our values; that
protects Medicare and Medicaid, education and the environment; one that gives tax relief to
working families, and that prepares our people for the 21st Century. 5 million American
children will have health care; 500 toxic waste sites will be cleaned up; immigrants who legally
come to America will be treated fairly, middle class families will have tax relief to help sell a
home, raise their children and send those children to college. In each of these ways this budget
agreement honors our values.
This budget will move people from welfare to work by providing tax incentives to
businesses to hire welfare recipients. I challenge all of you to take part in our effort.
By being here and being involved, you are helping to forge the essential partnership
between the private sector and government. We must work together and learn from one
another so that we can make tremendous progress and provide our citizens with the tools they
need to improve their lives.
Thank you.
5/19/97 10:30 a.m.
PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
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REMARKS TO YOUNG PRESIDENTS ORGANIZATION
THE WHITE HOUSE
MAY 19, 1997
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Before I begin, let me say a few words about China. How America's relationship with China
evolves -- and how China defines its greatness as a nation in the future -- will have as great an
impact on your lives and the lives of your children as any relationship we have. The continued
emergence of China as a great power that is stable politically and open economically, that respects
human rights and the rule of law, and that becomes a full partner in building a secure international
order is profoundly in America's interest.
With that in mind, I have decided to extend unconditionally Most Favored Nation trade status to
China -- as every President, Democrat or Republican, has done for the past XX years. America is
best served by a China that is open, stable, prosperous and secure -- not by an isolated,
unpredictable nation that refuses to play by the rules of international behavior. Extending to
China the same normal trade treatment we give to virtually every country on earth is the best way
to draw China further into the world -- and best way to secure America's future.
Some people would hold our trade relationship with China hostage to our disagreements on
human rights, the spread of weapons technology or the future of Hong Kong. Their motivation is
right -- but their answer is wrong. MFN renewal is not a referendum on China's policies -- it is a
vote for America's interests and ideals.
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Revoking MFN would cut off our contact with the Chinese people, not increase China's respect
for human rights. It would eliminate, not facilitate, cooperation on weapons proliferation. It
would drastically weaken Hong Kong -- which handles over 50% of U.S.-China trade and
depends on normal trade relations -- just when its economic strength is vital to ensure autonomy
from Beijing. It would close one of the world's most remarkable emerging markets to our
exports -- a market that already supports 170,000 American jobs. And it would inject uncertainty
into a region in the midst of profound change -- and whose stability turns on the role China plays.
Extending MFN is part of our broader policy of engagement with China -- working together
where we can, working through our differences constructively where we must. Real cooperation
is both possible and productive. We worked closely with China to extend the nuclear non-
proliferation treaty.. to conclude a historic accord that bans the testing of nuclear weapons to
freeze North Korea's nuclear weapons program to advance the prospects for a lasting peace on
the Korean peninsula. And increasingly, we are finding common ground in the fight against
common threats like drug trafficking, terrorism, alien smuggling and environmental decay.
Engagement does not mean endorsement. Where we disagree with China we will say so -- and
act to produce results, not rhetoric. We pressed China to stop the sale of ring magnets to
Pakistan -- and it has. We insisted China protect the intellectual property rights of American
videotape and compact disc makers -- and it is. We warned China to stop provocative military
exercises in the Strait of Taiwan -- and it did.
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I am determined that America avoid the temptation of reacting reflexively to the ups and downs of
our relationship with China. Encouraging China's emergence as a constructive and strong
member of the international community will take time, patience and above all consistency. We
cannot dictate China's direction -- but we can influence the path it chooses. Over time, as
contacts across borders, among people and between governments increase. as markets expand
and information flows as China plays it rightful role in the world. the roots of an open society
will gain strength and grow. And that will be good for China, for America and for the world.