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-Wennesty DecemBer 8th
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
12/06/1993 17:54 PRINT & COPY
P.02
Cong. Sprises Christmas Stumel Lunch
Guest List for Dec. 8 Luncheon
Debra Andrews
Sheila Anthony
Vickie Barcia
Betty Applegate
Sue AuCoin
Lou Bevill
Michaelene Bilbray
Geisela Blatnik
Dolores Beilenson
Carolyn Bonker
Lois Breaux
Charlotte Brooks
Janet Bryant
Suzie Brewster
Becky Browder
Retty Chapman
Mary Clement
Tarry Byrne
Kate Carr
Sheila de Lugo
Amy Coleman
Lillian Darden
Lucille de la Garza
Debbie Dingell
Sandy Eckart
ROSCCE Dellums
cont
12/06/1993 17:54 PRINT & COPY
P.03
Guest List--page 2
Susie Dicks
Linda Dooley
Judy Fazio
Heather Foley
Feggy Fisher
Lucy Fc1ey
Dorothy Ford
Marcia Ford
Fhode Glickman
Nancy Hamilton
Helen Creen
Janet Hall
Carrie Hamburg
Carol Ann Hochtrueckner
Mancy Hefner
Frances Howard
Marlene Howard
Nancy Hughes
Trudi Inslee
Barbara Johnson
Judy Hoyer
Hina Hunkin Faleomavaega
Suzanne Johnson
Dorothy Kastenmcier
Cail Kildee
JaCKIE Klein
Rosalie King
Mary Johnston
cont.
12/06/1993 17:55 FRINT & COPY
P.04
Guest List page 3
Laurie Kirby
Alta Leath
Alice Lancaster
Ginger Laughlin
Doris Matavi
Markt Meyer -- Markt is the spelling
%00 Mikva
Karen Minge
Mery Meeds
Deni Mineta
Diane Nagle
Carrie Nelson
Joyce Murtha
Lamite Neal
Phyllis Olin
Verma Pastor
Joan Obey
Jo Foshard
Lisa Price
Parbara Fichardson
Lynda Fobb
Lila Rosenthal
Doris Sangmeister
Sharon Rockefeller
Joan Rose
Luella Rowland
Sylvia Sabo
cont.
P.05
12/06/1993 17:55 PRINT & COPY
Guest List--page 1
Susan Sikorski
Susie Skelton
Emily Scheuer
MARY Serrano
Laura Skagga
Paula Swift
Retty Ant Tanner
Laurie Stupak
Cayle Tauzin
Cecile Tauzin
Betty Jo Thornton
Fetty Vanik
Shirley Volkmer
Barbara Valentine
Carmala Walgren
Addie Yates
Lorraine Underwood
such
98 navies on this list
cont
12/06/1993 17:55 PRINT & COPY
P.06
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Additional guests for Dec. 8 Luncheon
Paula Blanchard
Martha Cooper
Jane Filner
Vickie Levin
Alanna McHugh
Tort reutsch
Leslie Hayes
Susan Blumenthal
Chris Downey
Alma Brown
Donna McLarty
Tunky Riley
Heidi Shulman
TOTOL
D
December 7, 1993
BUFFET BREAKFAST WITH HEALTH SECURITY ACT COSPONSORS
DATE:
December 8, 1993
LOCATION:
Indian Treaty Room, OEOB
TIME:
8:30 am
FROM:
Steve Ricchetti, Melanne Verveer
Chris Jennings, Jack Lew
I.
PURPOSE
1.
To thank House and Senate Members who have cosponsored the
Health Security Act;
2.
To illustrate the important role the Administration views its core
supporters playing during the upcoming legislative effort;
3.
To indicate our desire to be particularly responsive to and work
with our friends in the Congress who have been with us from the
beginning; and
4.
To re-energize the Members on this issue during the
December/January recess.
II.
BACKGROUND
The Health Security Act (H.R. 3600 in the House and S. 1757 in the
Senate) has 101 cosponsors in the House and 31 cosponsors in the
Senate. As you will note from the attached list of cosponsors, the
Administration's health care proposal has garnered the cosponsorship of
every Committee Chairman and Subcommittee Chairman who has
primary jurisdiction over health care. Only one other bill that has been
introduced in either body has more cosponsors -- a proposal sponsored
by Republican Leader Michel has about 20 more cosponsors. (Of course
Michel does not have the diversity of interests on the Republican side of
the aisle as do the Democrats, e.g. McDermott single payer/Cooper
managed competition.)
Although there are a significant number of cosponsors, it is important to
note that many of the cosponsors, particularly in the House, do not yet
feel comfortable with the bill. Some of the Members went on board
despite their feelings that they could get more out of the process if they
held out their support. (They were convinced, in particular, by Majority
Leader Gephardt and Senator Daschle that it was essential that there be
a strong showing of support for the President's legislation.)
The First Lady thought that the cosponsors of the Health Security Act
needed to be acknowledged prior to their departure for the year. In
addition to this event and thank you notes sent out by Mrs. Clinton to
every cosponsor, each of the cosponsor's office in the Senate and a list of
the most influential House cosponsors (worked out with Gephardt's
office) has been called and offered individual briefings, an Administration
principal to go out to their District for a health care field event, and the
opportunity to bring in their informal health care advisory groups into
the OEOB for a meeting with an Administration official. (So far, the
response has been positive and very appreciative.)
Despite our work with the Members, there will be those in the room
whose support does not run deep and who feel that we may already be
assuming their support. This breakfast is a good opportunity to signal
that the Administration will not take their support for granted and wants
to do whatever it can to be responsive to their needs/priorities. It
also will be a good opportunity to illustrate our acceptance and
understanding that the legislative game has now moved onto
Congressional turf, and to exhibit our confidence that this process will
further strengthen an already solid proposal.
III.
PARTICIPANTS
House and Senate Cosponsors of Health Security Act. (See attached list
of confirmed and possible attendees.)
NOTE: It is Congressman Tom Barrett's (D-WI) birthday tomorrow
-- Wednesday. You may want to wish him a happy birthday during the
meet and greet portion (after your remarks).
George Kundanis, Speaker's Office; Andrea (Andie) King, Majority Leader
Gephardt's office, John Hilley and Chris Williams of Majority Leader
Mitchell's office.
The First Lady
IV.
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Members arrive at 8:15 am.
President and First Lady arrive at 8:30 am.
First Lady gives very brief welcoming and appreciation remarks, and
introduces the President. (Mrs. Clinton's primary role, however, is to
introduce the President.)
President concludes remarks, asks Members to continue to eat, and
(along with the First Lady) "works" the Members.
NOTE:
The President is scheduled to stay for a total of 30 minutes.
He is then scheduled to leave for the NAFTA thank you
coffee. (Some of the Members who are being thanked for
that purpose -- Dodd, Rostenkowski, Matsui, Richardson,
and possibly Folely -- will join the President in the ride over
to that event.)
V.
PRESS PLAN
Closed press. (White House photographers will be present.)
VI.
REMARKS
Too often we do not get a chance to show how much we appreciate
the Members of Congress who have illustrated a willingness to
publicly state their support of Administration initiatives. Today is
just such an occasion.
Next session, there will be no greater a priority Administration
initiative than health care. Your past and continuing support has
been and will continue to be critical, and I want to thank you for
your tremendous support.
I am well aware that a number of you do not feel comfortable with
every comma, sentence and paragraph of our legislation. The
nature of health care makes It almost certain that this will be the
case for almost every American.
What we have presented to you is what we believe to be a solid
package that meets the six principles that we all share: security
for every American, savings, simplicity, quality, choice and
responsibility. We worked hard to produce the best possible
proposal.
Having said this, this Administration is well aware that it is now
your turn to probe and modify this proposal to make it stronger
than it already is. We welcome and look forward to this process.
During the legislative process, there will be many Members of
many Committees who have an important role to play. To the
extent the Administration is called on to assist the Congress in its
role, I want you to know that we are committed to be particularly
responsive and helpful to our early supporters.
While we have a ways to go to sign a comprehensive health reform
legislation into law, we have made great progress. Together we
have moved the debate from IF health care reform gets enacted to
what month in 1994 health care reform will get enacted. We have
moved the debate from whether the reform will be incremental to
how UNIVERSAL COVERAGE that is AFFORDABLE to ALL
Americans will be assured.
We have made tremendous achievements to date. However, we
have much work to do to assure that we reach our ultimate
achievement a comprehensive reform initiative signed into law.
I cannot think of a better collection of Members that I would more
prefer to have on my side to start this process than those in this
room. Again, thank you.
East Coast Reception
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:01PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
U U Mr. & Mrs. Paul Berger (Debra)
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Debra Berger
Chevy Chase, MD
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffry Best (Suzanne)
A A Hon. (Lt.Gov) & Mrs. Don Beyer (Megan)
Richmond, VA
U
Hon. Ronald Blackwood
Mayor, City of Mount Vernon
A
Mr. John Blair
Darien, CT
A
Mr. James O'Donnell
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Blinken (Vera)
New York, NY
U
Hon. Robert Boorstin
Special Assistant to the President for Policy Coordination
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Borges (Lynne)
New York, NY
A
Mr. William Boyland
Brooklyn, NY
A
Mr. John Cooper
U U
Mr. Taylor Branch & Ms. Christine Macy
Baltimore, MD
U
Mr. William Brandt, Jr.
Chicago, IL
U
Mr. Harold-Brazil
A
Mr. Joe Brennan
former Governor of Maine
A
Ms. Connie LaPointe
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Britton (Valerie)
Troy, NH
U
Mr. John Broderick
Manchester, NH
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Bronfein (Jessica)
Baltimore, MD
U
Hon. Susan A. Brophy
Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Director for
Legislative Affairs
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Brown (Sylvia)
Ocean, NJ
U
Mr. Willie B. Brown
Newark, NJ
U
Mr. George Bruno
Manchester, NH
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Bruno (Concetta)
Director, Political Action & Legislation
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:01PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
A
Mr. Wayne Bryant
Camden, NJ
A
Mr. Wayne Bryant, Jr.
U
Mr. Arthur Caio
U
Ms. Ellen Camhi
Stamford, CT
U U
Hon. (Gov.) Gaston Caperton & Ms. Rachael Worby
Governor of West Virginia (D)
A
Ms. Constance Caplan
The Time Group
A
Mr. Frank Gant
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Capuano (Barbara)
A R
Mr. George E. Carenbauer III
Charleston, WV
A
Ms. Pat Carrol
Arlington, VA
A
Mr. Paul Richanbach
U
Mr. Bill Cashin
A
Ms. Alice Chamberlain
Warner, NH
A
Mr. Stephen Brown
U
Ms. Shirley Chisholm
Former U.S. Representative
A
Ms. Una Clarke
Brooklyn, NY
A
Ms. Lesley Clarke
U
Ms. Marilyn Cohen
Chair, Democratic Town Committee of West Hartford
AA
Hon. & Mrs. Michael Connolly (Lynda)
Secretary of State, Massachusetts
U
Ms. Vivian Cook
South Ozone Park, NY
U U
Hon. & Mrs. Cardell Cooper (Sandy)
Mayor of East Orange, New Jersey
U
Mr. Bernard Craighead
Alexandria, VA
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Clive Cummis (Ann)
Newark, NJ
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Cumsky (Claudia)
Princeton, NJ
U U
Hon. (Gov.) & Mrs. Mario M. Cuomo (Matilda)
Governor of New York (D)
U
Hon. J. Joseph Curran, Jr.
Maryland Attorney General
U
Mr. William Curry
State Comptroller
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Daffron (Linda)
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:01PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
A
Assemblywoman Gloria Davis
Bronx, NY
A
Judge Hanzel L. McGee
U U Mr. & Mrs. Alfred DeCotiis (M. Lisbeth)
DeCotiis, Philips & Lundsten
U
Hon. (Gov.) Howard Dean
Montpelier, VT
U U
Hon. & Mrs. David M. Dinkins
Mayor of New York City
A A
Sen. & Mrs. George Disnard (Mary)
Clearmonte, NH
UU
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Dolan (Helen)
Chairman and CEO, Cablevision Systems Corporation
U U Mr. Thomas Donahue & Ms. Rachelle Horowitz
Secretary-Treasurer, AFL-CIO
A
Ms. Charlene Drew-Jarvis
Washington, DC
A
Mr. John Droney
West Hartford, CT
A
Ms. Patricia Don
U
Mr. John Droney, Jr.
Farmington, CT
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Guy DuFault (Anne)
Warwick, RI
A
Ms. Hazel Dukes
NAACP
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Kris Durmer (Lynda)
Nashua, NH
UU Mr. Douglas S. Eakley & Ms. Patricia van Tassel
Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ehrenberg (Camille)
New York, NY
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Elisa (Dawn)
Roxbury, MA
A
Hon. (Rep.) Eliot L. Engel
House of Representatives
A
Mrs. Sylvia Engel
U
Ms. Sandra Feldman
New York, NY
A
Ms. Geraldine Ferraro
Keck, Mahin & Cate
A
Mr. John Zaccaro
U
Mr. Fernando Ferrer
Borough of the Bronx
UU Hon. (Gov.) & Mrs. James J. Florio (Lucinda)
Governor of New Jersey (D)
AA
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Foley (Eva)
Washington, DC
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:01PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
A
Ms. Jeanne Fox
NJDEPE
A
Mr. Stephen DeMicco
U
Ms. Anita Freedman
Portsmouth, NH
A
Mr. James Alec French
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Stacy Lewis
A A
Rep. Tony Fulton & Dr. Jacqueline Fulton
State Rep., State of Maryland
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Gagnon (Phyllis)
Claremont, NH
U
Sen. Joseph L. Galiber
State Senator, State of New York
U
Mr. Gordon Gant
U
Mr. David Gantt
A A Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Garaufis (Eleanor Prescott)
Bayside, NY
U
Mr. Ed Garcia
U
Mr. Anthony Genovesi
New York, NY
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Gibson (Diana)
Baltimore, MD
A
Mr. John Giere
Kutack Rock
R A
Mrs. Janet Ginsberg
A A
Hon. & Mrs. Parris Glendenning (Frances Anne)
Prince George's County Executive
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Goldberg (Ronnie)
Westfield, NJ
U
Mr. Al Gordon
Delmar, NY
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Green (Phyllis)
Managing Director, Lehman Brothers
U
Hon. Mark Green
New York, NY
U
Ms. Elinor Guggenheimer
New York, NY
A A
Ms. Elaine Guiney & Mr. Terrence Guiney
Dorchester, MA
A A Mrs. Vera Hall & Mr. Lawrence Hall
Baltimore, MD
U
Hon. John D. Hart
Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs
U U
Mr. John Harwood & Mrs. Frankie Blackburn
Wall Street Journal
U U
Ms. Juliette Heintze & Mr. James Lloyd
Washington, DC
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:01PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
A
Ms. Earline Hill
A
Ms. Michelle Armstrong
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley W. Hill (Ruby)
New York, NY
U
Hon. Steven Hilton
Deputy Assistant to the President & Deputy Director of Public
Liaison
A A Mr. & Mrs. Gary Hindes (Denise)
Wilmington, DE
A A Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Hobart (Dorothy)
Albany, NY
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Hodes (Susan)
Manalapin, NJ
A A Hon. Steven S. Honigman & Mrs. Irene Finel-Honigman
General Counsel, Department of the Navy
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Hoog (Sandy)
Hill & Knowlton
A
Ms. Betty Hutcheon
Keyes-Martin
A
Mr. Douglas Hutcheon
U U
Mr. Harold Ickes & Ms. Laura Handman
New York, NY
A A
Mr. & Mrs. David Ifshin (Gail)
Prudential Securities
U
Mr. Harold James
Philadelphia, PA
A
Hon. Sharpe James
Mayor
A
Mr. Hubert James
Brooklyn, NY
A
Ms. Melanie Schmidt
U
Ms. Margaret Jarvis
Poco, WV
U
Ms. Cynthia Jenkins
Laurelton, NY
A
Ms. Susan John
Rochester, NY
A
Mr. Fredrick Jacobs
A A
Ms. Barbara Johnson & Mr. Stuart Johnson
Mineola, NY
A A
Rep. & Mrs. Jerrauld C. Jones (Lyn)
State Rep., State of Virginia
A U Professor & Mrs. Don Jones (Karen)
Drew University
U
Mr. Raymond Jordan
UU
Hon. & Mrs. Vernon E. Jordan, Jr. (Ann)
Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:01PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
U
Mr. Thomas Kaplan
Baltimore, MD
U
Hon. Paul Kelly
Senate Majority Leader, Rhode Island State Senate
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Kelly (Susan R.)
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy
U U
Hon. Sharon Pratt Kelly & Mr. James Kelly
Mayor
A A
Mr. & Mrs. John C. King (Patricia)
AP
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Lane Kirkland (Irena)
President, AFL-CIO
A
Mr. Alan Kligerman
Pleasantville, NJ
A A Mr. Victor Kovner & Ms. Sarah Kovner
Lankenau Kovner and Kurtz
A
Mr. John Lacey
Southington, CT
A
Ms. Jennifer Davis
A A
Mr. Marc Lackritz & Ms. Mary DeOreo
President, Securities Industry Association
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Landow (Barbara)
Landow & Company
U
Sen. Gloria Lawlah
State Senator, State of Maryland
R A
Mrs. Kathleen Scribner Leslie
U
Mr. Raymond J. Lesniak
Chairman, New Jersey State Democratic Committee
A
Mr. Bruce Levine
Spring Valley, NY
A
Ms. Ann Nordon
A
Ms. Susan Bass Levine
New York, NY
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Lewan (Maria)
Alexandria, VA
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Guillermo Linares (Evelyn)
New York City Council
U
Hon. Ira Magaziner
Deputy Assistant to the President & Senior Adviser for Policy
Development
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Herb Magidson (Barbara)
Albany, NY
U
Mr. Ron Magrios
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Malson (Laurel)
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Joe Mansion
Fairmount, WV
A
Mr. Sam Brunelli
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:02PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
U
Ms. Helen Marshall
East Elmhurst, NY
U
Rep. Jackie R. Mattison
State Rep., State of New Jersey
AA Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. McDermott (Laura)
Albany, NY
U
Mr. Eddie McElroy
Warwick, RI
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald W. McEntee (Barbara)
President, American Federation of State, County & Municipal
Employees
A
Ms. Ricia McMahon
Acting Chief of Staff, Office of National Drug Control Policy
A
Mr. Sean McMahon
A A
Mr. Kenneth Melvin & Mrs. Sylvia Hodges-Melvin
Portsmouth, VA
U
Ms. Ruth W. Messinger
Manhattan Borough President
A
Ms. Lenore Miller
President, Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
A
Ms. Georgia Dunfee
U
Hon. Cheryl Mills
Associate Counsel to the President
AA
Mrs. Jann Embry Miner & Mr. Steven Miner
Reva, VA
U
Hon. Jim Mitchell
State Chair
U
Sen. Velmanetta Montgomery
State Senator, State of New York
A A
Mr. & Mrs. James E. Moore (Jane)
President, ContiFinancial Services Corporation
U
Mr. Richard Moore
Oxbridge, MA
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Moose (Margaret)
Undersecretary of State for Management-des., Department of State
A A Mrs. Libby Moroff & Mr. Saul Moroff
New York, NY
A A
Mr. & Mrs. David Mortman (Doris)
President, David A. Mortman, P.C.
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Moses (Sybil)
Sills, Cummis, Zuckerman, et al.
U U
Mr. & Mrs. J. Richard Munro
Chairman, American Television & Communications Corporation
A
Mr. Thomas Murphy
Staten Island, NY
A
Ms. Harriet Merchant
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:02PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
A
Ms. Sondra Murphy
Greenwich, CT
A
Mr. Bill Brandt
U
Ms. Victoria Murphy
Portland, ME
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Pat Nemoyer (Elyse)
Buffalo, NY
A
Ms. Susan Ness
Bethesda, MD
A
Mr. Larry Schneider
A A
Ms. Sharon Nordgren & Dr. Richard Nordgren
Hanover, NH
A
Mr. Clarence Norman
Assemblyman
A
Ms. Denise Pease
U
Mr. Mike Novell
U
Hon. Bernard W. Nussbaum
Assistant to the President & Counsel
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Nyman (Shelley)
Long Beach, NY
U
Ms. Carol O'Clearaican
New York, NY
A
Mr. John O'Leary
Portland, ME
A
Ms. Patricia Cepeda
U
Mr. Earl O'Neal
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Pacheco (Barbara)
U
Ms. Jan Paschal
Meredith, NH
U
Hon. (Rep.) Donald M. Payne
Black Caucus, House of Representatives
A A
Ms. Edith Payne & Mr. John Payne
Stryker, Tams and Dil
A
Mr. Kenneth R. Pentony
Noving, York and Pentony
A
Ms. Kiersten Pentony
U
Sen. Jack Perry
State Senator, State of New York
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Pillsbury (Caroline)
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Raymond Pocino
Trenton, NJ
U
Mr. Joe Powell
Scott Depot, WV
A
Councilman Adam Clayton Powell, IV
New York, NY
A
Ms. Rolanda Watts
REPORT DATE: 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:02PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
A
Ms. Stephanie Powers
Keene, NH
A
Mr. Gregory Martin
U U
Mr. & Mrs. William Ranier (Carolyn)
Riverside, CT
U U
Mr. Robert S. Raymar & Mrs. Ronnie Libowitz
Hellring Lindemann
U
Mr. David Richardson
Harrisburg, PA
U
Ms. Annette Robinson
Brooklyn, NY
U
Mr. Felix Rohaton
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rose (Yvette)
Managing Director, Credit Agricole Futures
U
Mr. Marty Rouse
Yonkers, NY
A
Ms. Sarah Rovner
New York, NY
U
Mr. Fred Rozelle
HH Cutler Company
U
Hon. Robert E. Rubin
Assistant to the President for Economic Policy
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Sabbath (Carole)
Engelwood Cliffs, NJ
U
Mr. Stanley Schlein
Whitman and Ransom
A A
Hon. Kurt L. Schmoke & Dr. Patricia Schmoke
Mayor of Baltimore
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Schneider (Cynthia)
Washington, DC
U
Ms. Claire Schulman
Borough President
U U
Hon. (Rep.) & Mrs. Charles E. Schumer (Iris)
(D/New York), House of Representatives
A
Assemblyman Larry Seabrook
Bronx, NY
AA
Ms. Lee Seeman & Mr. Murray Seeman
Great Neck, NY
U
Hon. Eli J. Segal
Assistant to the President & Director of the Office of National
Service
A A
Hon. (Rep.) & Mrs. Jose Serrano (Mary)
House of Representatives
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Shanker (Eadie)
President, American Federation of Teachers
A A
Mrs. Deanne Shatz & Mr. Paul Shatz
Washington, DC
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:02PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
U
Mr. Terry Shumaker
Bow, NH
A A Mr. & Mrs. Thomas L. Siebert (Deborah)
Attorney, Besozzi & Gavin
U
Mr. Ed Silverman
Washington, DC
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Simms (Candace)
Baltimore, MD
A
Ms. Ada Smith
Brooklyn, NY
A
Dr. Moses Page Snead
U
Mrs. Margaret Smith
U
Mr. Charles S. Smith
Chair, West Virginia Democratic Party
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Al Smith (Carol)
Darien, CT
A
Ms. Maggie Smith
Woodbury, NJ
A
Mr. John R. Maier
A U Rev. & Mrs. Deforest (Buster) Soaries (Margaret)
Trenton, NJ
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sommer (Marjorie)
MWW/Strategic Communications
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Vincent Sorrentino
Hamburg, NY
U
Mr. Archie Spigner
St. Albans, NY
A A
Mr. & Mrs. John T. Spotila (Louise)
Attorney
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Steele
A
Ms. Paula Stern
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Paul London
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Sterns (Joanne)
Hannock & Weisman
A
Mr. Gerald Stockman
Lawrenceville, NJ
A
Ms. Kathy Curvy
A A
Ms. Sharon Stone & Mr. William Stone
East Greenwich, RI
A A
Ms. Nancy Stower & Mr. Richard Stower
Merrimack, NH
U
Mr. Oren Teicher
White Plains, NY
A
Hon. Mary Sue Terry
Richmond, VA
U
Mr. Curtis Thomas
Harrisburg, PA
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:02PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
U U Ms. Susan Thomases & Mr. William Bettridge
New York, NY
U
Ms. Maida Townsend
Montpelier, VT
A A
Mrs. Shirley Turner & Mr. Donald Turner
Lawrenceville, NJ
A A Mr. Carl R. Tuvin & Ms. Marla F. Gibson
Chevy Chase, MD
U U
Mr. Mark Warner & Ms. Lisa Collis
President, Columbia Cellular Corporation
A A
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Washington (Sheryl)
Washington, DC
A
Ms. Jessica Wasserman
Washington, DC
A
Mr. Jim Kopetsky
U
Mr. Theodore V. Wells
Lowenstein, Sandler, Kohl, Fisher & Voylan
A
Ms. Debbie Wilhite
A
Ms. Arliss E. Wilhite, Jr.
A
Mr. Enoch H. Williams
Brooklyn, NY
A
Ms. Charisse Adamson
U
Mr. Jack Williams
U
Hon. Ralph G. Wright
Speaker of the House, State of Vermont
U
Mayor Tom Young
Syracuse, NY
U U
Mr. & Mrs. Jerold L. Zaro (Toni)
Managing Partner, Ansell, Zaro, Bennett, Kenny and Grimm
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:02PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
REGRETS
R
Mr. Lane Bailey
Washington, DC
R
Mr. Richard Balducci
R
Mr. Cecil Banks
Orange, NJ
R
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Bildner (Joan)
SME Company, Inc.
R
Mr. Clarence Blount
Baltimore, MD
R
Mr. Peter Burling
Cornish, NH
R
Mrs. Elizabeth Carenbauer III
R
Ms. Janice Casco
Fairmont, WV
R
Hon. (Rep.) Eva M. Clayton & Mr. Theaoseus Clayton
D/North Carolina, Black Caucus
R
Mr. Arthur Eve
Deputy Speaker of of New York State Assembly Legislative Office
Building
R
Mr. Marc Ginsberg
Bethesda, MD
R
Ms. Aurelia Greene
R
Ms. Alison Greene
White Plains, NY
R
Sen. John Larson
R
Mr. Pat Lemaire
Lewiston, ME
R
Mr. Peter Leslie
Cape Elizabeth, ME
R
Ms. Wynona Lipman
R
Mr. John LoCicero
R
Mr. George Maglaras
Dover, NH
R
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Mazur (Connie)
President, International Ladies' Garment Workers Union
R
Mr. Bennett Millstein
Chair, Democratic Town Committee of Bloomfield
R
Mr. Stephen Oxman
R
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Sagner (Ruth)
Sagner Company
R
Mr. Jack Sheinkman
President, Amalgamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union
R
Hon. & Mrs. Stephen J. Solarz (Nina)
CSIS
R
Hon. Mickey Steinberg
Lieutenant Governor, Maryland
REPORT DATE 12/07/93
REPORT TIME 04:03PM
Holiday Reception - December 8, 1993
R
Hon. (Gov.) & Mrs. Bruce Sundlun (Marjorie)
Governor of Rhode Island (D)
R
Ms. Jackie Thomas
South Orange, NJ
R
Rep. Rick Trombly
Minority Leader, House
R
Mr. Albert Vann
Brooklyn, NY
R
Ms. Juanita Watkins
Laurelton, NY
Privileged and Confidential
DETERMINED TO BE AN
December 7, 1993
ADMINISTRATIVE MARKING
INITIALS: SOB DATE: 4/17/14
MEMORANDUM FOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
2014-0483-5
FROM:
JACK LEW
SUBJECT: LEON PANETTA BRIEFING WITH MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Tomorrow at 2:00 Leon Panetta will be briefing a group of moderate/conservative
members of the House on FY 95 budget issues and the relationship between the budget and
health care reform.
This meeting is a result of the suggestion which Dick Gephardt made when he met
with you last week and invitations were made in consultation with his office.
The best outcome of this meeting will be an understanding that health care reform is
necessary to accomplish long term health care cost controls, which are necessary for long
term deficit reduction.
This meeting is not likely to produce either co-sponsors or an overwhelming
endorsement of health care reform. Our goal for the meeting is to begin a dialogue in the
aftermath of Penny-Kasich so that when the budget and the balanced budget debates begin
next year these Members understand better the adverse consequences for any health care
reform of separate attempts to cut health care entitlements.
Attached are the charts that Leon Panetta is planning to use in his remarks.
Attendance
The following Members have indicated that they will attend:
Jim Moran (VA)
Tim Penny (MN)
David Price (NC)
Ike Skelton (MO)
Glen Browder (AL)
The following Members have indicated that they might attend are:
Buddy Darden (GA)
John Spratt (SC)
Charles Stenholm (TX)
John Tanner (TN)
Maria Cantwell (WA)
A number of additional Members have been invited and have not yet responded.
BACK-UP FOR BRIEFING OF PENNY-KASICH SUPPORTERS
CHART 1/COMPOSITION OF FEDERAL BUDGET OUTLAYS: FY 1995
Net Interest
$211 billion
14%
Non-Defense Discretionary
$268 billion
17%
Defense
$273 billion
18%
Entitlements
$774 billion
51%
Total
$1526 billion
100%
CHART 2 /COMPOSITION OF ENTITLEMENT SPENDING: FY 1995
Social Security
$334 billion
43%
Medicare
$161 billion
21%
Medicaid
$100 billion
13%
Federal Retirement
$83 billion
11%
Other
$95 billion
12%
CHART 3/DEFICIT PROJECTIONS
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
Where we were
255
302
301
298
347
387
429
478
Where we might be
255
245
176
151
155
149
134
139
Where we might be
with Health Care
255
245
167
149
158
156
113
103
CHART 4/CAPS ON DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
Over the next five years discretionary outlays will be at or
below the FY 1993 cap of $550 billion. This means $106.8 billion
will have to be cut below baseline to reach the caps.
CHART 5/DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
This chart shows in real dollars - 1987 dollars - the total
amount of discretionary spending. As you can see it reached a
high of $464 billion in FY 1991 and will fall to $387 billion in
FY 1998.
Note:
1982: Beginning of Reagan Presidency
$326 billion
1992: End of Bush Presidency
$536 billion
1993: Spending Cap
$550 billion
1994 to 1998
at or below $550 billion
CHART 6/ORIGINAL ADMINISTRATION PROPOSALS AND AGENCY REQUESTS
Here we have the original administration proposals for the
FY 1995 budget (proposed last year in the FY 1994 budget). As
you can see the President's original budget called for $19
billion more than the caps for discretionary spending. Second,
we show what the agencies have requested for the FY 1995 budget
in relation to the caps - $23.1 billion more than is allowed
under the cap. Both demonstrate how tight these caps are for FY
1995.
CHART 7/FINANCING HEALTH CARE REFORM
This chart describes the funding and expenditure situation
with regard to Health Care Reform. There are three specific
problems with cutting Medicare outside the context of health care
reform:
Increases Cost Shifting
O If further reductions are made in Medicare without
corresponding private sector reform, the "cost
shifting" onto the private insurance market will be
exacerbated.
Paying More Without New Benefits
o The Health Care reform bill requires copayments by
the elderly but provides a Medicare drug benefit and a
long-term care benefit. Penny-Kasich did not provide
these benefits, raising questions about fairness.
Cushion for Health Care Reform is Threatened
o Some have argued that the Medicare cuts taken by
Penny-Kasich are not needed because of the $44 billion
provided as a cushion for the estimates of the cost of
providing subsidies to low-wage workers and small, low-
wage firms. The notion of spending down this cushion is
fiscally irresponsible. The cushion is there to ensure
that if our estimates are off, we have included enough
financing up front to take care of the problem.
CHART 8: CLINTON ADMINISTRATION LIST OF INVESTMENTS
This is the list of the major investments targeted by the
Clinton Administration. Because of the freeze in funding for
discretionary spending to fund increased investment in these
areas we must make cuts in other programs.
CHART 9/REDUCTION IN FY 1994 APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
This is a breakdown by Appropriations Subcommittee of
accounts that were cut below FY 1993 levels in order to hit the
caps in the FY 1994 budget and to fund investments. The point is
that we had real cuts below FY 1993 levels - not just cuts below
baseline - to fund investments in the FY 1994 budget. We are
facing exactly the same situation in FY 1995.
CHART 10: FUNDING OF THE PRESIDENT'S FY 1994 INVESTMENT PROPOSALS
This chart shows the investments that were made possible in
the FY 1994 appropriations process by cuts in non-investment
programs.
CHART 11/ALL THE GROWTH IN INCOME TAXES GOES TOWARDS DEFICIT
REDUCTION
Here we see that the increase in revenues from FY 1994 to FY
1995 goes for: 1) covering the increase in interest and
entitlement spending and 2) reducing the budget deficit.
DEFENSE
A special word on defense and the consequences of a further
reduction in the caps.
Pay Raise and Inflation
o Because of the pay raise granted military personnel
this year ($14.5 billion over five years) and with
greater inflation predicted for the outyears ($32
billion over five years) the Defense Department already
faces a challenge meeting its five year targets
proposed by the President and adopted by the Congress
last year.
o Further reductions would mean one or more of the
following:
- accelerating the military personnel reduction
currently planned. This could threaten our
ability to respond to only one major regional
contingency, rather than two nearly simultaneous
ones as is currently planned.
- Cuts in R&D, Procurement and readiness.
Chart 1. COMPOSITION OF FEDERAL
$ BILLIONS
BUDGET OUTLAYS
1,750
1,500
NON-DEFENSE
DISCRETIONARY
1,250
DEFENSE
1,000
INTEREST
750
ENTITLEMENTS
500
250
0
FY 1995
12/01/93
Chart 2. COMPOSITION OF
ENTITLEMENT SPENDING
$ BILLIONS
800
MEDICAID
MEDICARE
600
FEDERAL RETIREMENT
400
SOCIAL SECURITY
200
ALL OTHER
0
FY 1995
12/01/93
Chart 3. DEFICIT PROJECTION
$ BILLIONS
500
WHERE WE WERE
400
300
200
WHERE WE MIGHT BE
100
WHERE WE MIGHT BE WITH
HEALTH CARE PLAN
0
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
12/01/93
Chart 4. CAPS ON
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY
$ BILLIONS
2,840
BASELINE
FY 1994 - 1998
2,820
2,800
$106.8 B
2,780
2,760
2,740
2,720
CAPS, FY 1994 - 1998
2,700
0
12/01/93
Chart 5. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
IN BILLIONS OF 1987 DOLLARS
500
I
450
400
350
300
0
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
12/01/93
Chart 6. ORIGINAL ADMINISTRATION
PROPOSALS AND AGENCY REQUESTS
DISCRETIONARY BUDGET AUTHORITY
$ BILLIONS
530
525
AGENCY REQUEST
PROPOSALS IN FY 94
520
BUDGET
$23.1 B
515
$19.0 B
510
505
CAP
500
CAP
0
FY 1995
FY 1995
12/01/93
Chart 7. FINANCING HEALTH CARE REFORM
TOTALS: 1995 as 2000
$ BILLIONS
500
TOTAL REVENUE: $409
DEFICIT REDUCTION
DEBT SERVICE $4
$58
400
OTHERIREVENUE
TOTAL COST: $351
EFFECTS
$86
CUSHION
$44
300
FEDERAL PROGRAMS
SAVINGS $40
PREMIUM DISCOUNTS
TOBACCO TAX AND
$117
CORPORATE
ASSESSMENT
SELF - EMPLOYED
$89
TAX DEDUCTION $10
200
MEDICAID SAVINGS
MEDICARE DRUG
$65
BENEFIT
$66
MEDICARE SAVINGS
100
LONG-TERM CARE
$124
S62
PUBLIC HEAL TH / ADMINISTRATION /
MISCELLANE ous
$53
0
SOURCES OF FUNDS
USE OF FUNDS
11/18/93
Chart 8. THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION
PRIORITY INVESTMENTS
WIC
National Service
Clean Water
Empowerment Zones
NIST
Defense Conversion
Head Start
National Information
Ryan White
Highways
Goals 2000
Community Development
100,000 Cops
Banks
Job Training
Rural Development
12/01/93
Chart 9. REDUCTION IN FY 1994
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS
APPROPRIATION
ACCOUNTS
SAVINGS BELOW FY 1993
SUBCOMMITTEE
REDUCED
(BUDGET AUTHORITY IN BILLIONS)
Commerce/Justice/State
65
-1.4
Defense
46
-22.8
Energy and Water
12
-1.9
Foreign Operations
25
-1.9
Interior
32
-0.3
Labor/HHS/Education
18
-0.5
Legislative Branch
23
-0.02
Military Construction
5
-1.1
Rural Development
29
-2.1
Transportation
22
-0.6
Treasury/Postal
27
-0.1
VA/HUD
38
-4.9
TOTAL:
342
-37.6
12/01/93
Chart 10. FUNDING OF THE PRESIDENT'S
FY 1994 INVESTMENT PROPOSALS
(IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)
APPROPRIATION
AMOUNTS
AMOUNTS
SUBCOMMITTEE
REQUESTED
FUNDED
Commerce/Justice/State
987
673
Defense
331
540
Energy and Water
361
320
Foreign Operations
:
--
Interior
556
310
Labor/HHS/Education
7,134
2,733
Legislative Branch
:
:
Military Construction
i
:
Agriculture
1,083
751
Transportation
888
659
Treasury/Postal
105
82
VA/HUD
5,303
5,455
TOTAL:
16,747
11,523
12/01/93
DRAFT
DATE:
Wednesday, December 8, 1993
RE:
Eastern Reception
TIME:
7:00 p.m.
LOCATION:
Remarks: East Room
Reception: State Floor (Guests Only)
Receiving Line: Blue Room
DRESS:
Cocktail
No. OF GUESTS:
500/Closed Press
FROM:
Ann Stock
(Invitation time is 6:30 p.m.)
6:00 p.m.
Guests begin to arrive East Visitor's Gate and
proceed to State Floor.
Guests are greeted at East Wing Foyer and given a
copy of the White House Holiday Brochure.
Music Note: Frederick Chorale group from Maryland
performs in Book Seller's Foyer. The Marine
Orchestra performs in the Grand Foyer.
7:00 p.m.
THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY proceed to
Green Room where they are announced to Honors.
into East Room and proceed on stage located
at south end of room.
THE FIRST LADY welcomes guests and introduces
THE PRESIDENT. THE PRESIDENT remarks and
invites guests to enjoy reception.
THE PRESIDENT and THE FIRST LADY depart East
Room and proceed to Blue Room to begin photo
op with guests.
Notes: Photo op is in front of the Christmas
Tree.
After photo with the President and First Lady,
guests proceed through Green Room to the State
Dining Room.
This insua format will be the same
for the receptions on 12/16, 12/17 +12/18.