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RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL (EXTERNAL MAIL)
CREATOR: [email protected]@INET@EOPMRX
CREATION DATE/TIME: 1-FEB-1996 17:11:00.00
SUBJECT: BIA thanks VP Gore
TO: JOHNSON_BJ
( JOHNSON_BJ@A1@CD ) (CEQ)
READ: 1-FEB-1996 17:18:51.25
TO: mckiernan_k
( mckiernan_k@A1@CD ) (WHO)
READ: 1-FEB-1996 17:25:48.00
TEXT:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 1996
Michael Anderson (O) 202/208-5116
ASSISTANT SECRETARY - INDIAN AFFAIRS
APPLAUDS EFFORTS OF
VICE PRESIDENT GORE
Ada E. Deer, Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs, today expressed her gratitude
to Vice President Al Gore for directly intervening on behalf of Americans
Indians in last week's intense negotiations over the Department of the
Interior's (DOI) continued funding resolution.
"Vice President Gore once again demonstrated his strong leadership and concern
over the devastating effect massive budget cuts would have on American Indian
programs, said Ms. Deer. "His efforts will have a decisive and immediate
positive impact on the Indian Community, she says.
The debate between President Clinton and Congressional Republicans over the
federal government's fiscal year 1996 budget resulted in his veto of an Interior
Appropriations bill he considered mean-spirited and unacceptable in cuts to
Indian and environmental programs. In retaliation, many Bureaus were targeted
by Congress to receive drastically reduced funding in the continuing resolution.
However, Vice President Gore championed the cause of Indian tribal governments
in tough last-minute negotiations with the Congress. As a result, funding for
Indian tribal governments will be provided at the agreed upon 1996 Conference
level as opposed to announced cuts between 25 and 36 percent, as the Senate had
supported.
Federal government funding for Indian tribal governments is critical because,
unlike city, county, or state governments that typically have a non-federal tax
base as a primary source of revenue, Indian tribes often rely on federal funds
for service delivery.