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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 7, 1995
Dennis White
Chair, Franklin County Democratic Party
279 East Livingston Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Dear Mr. White:
Thank you for writing to express your concerns about the Food and
Drug Administration. Doug Sosnik forwarded your letter to me.
The President has consistently said that the Federal government
in general and the FDA in particular can regulate smarter -- with
less micromanagement and intrusiveness. Working with Vice
President Gore and the FDA, the President recently introduced a
series of regulatory reforms designed to look at "outcomes"
rather than "process" and to focus on the customers that we
serve. Earlier this year, he released a report outlining
specific reforms the FDA would implement to meet these goals.
The President believes that more can and should be done to change
the way the FDA regulates. However, he also believes that the
FDA must continue to play an essential role in ensuring the
safety and efficacy of drugs and devices and in maintaining the
high quality of our foods.
Like you, the President believes that adults are capable of
making their own decisions about smoking. However, overwhelming
evidence has shown that children are particularly susceptible to
tobacco marketing. Some 3,000 young people take up smoking every
day, and millions will ultimately lose their lives to it. That
is why the President has authorized the Food and Drug
Administration to initiate a broad series of steps to limit both
minors' access to tobacco as well as the promotion and
advertising that enhances the appeal of tobacco products to teens
and children. The Administration's proposals to fight teen
smoking do not constitute a ban on smoking or a threat to
individual choices by adults. Instead, they are sensible steps
that will help us forge a better future for our children.
Dennis White
September 7, 1995
Page 2
We will keep your comments in mind as the Administration moves
forward in addressing these important issues. Thank you again
for taking the time to write.
Sincerely,
Carol Caree Hasco H. Rasco
Assistant to the President for
Domestic Policy
6/23
CC
Franklin County Democratic Party
Huncox/Dous
June 20, 1995
Mr. Don Fowler, Chairman
Democratic National Committee
430 South Capitol Street, S.E.
Washington, D.C. 20003
Dear Mr. Fowler:
As chair of the Franklin County Democratic Party, I understand how critical Ohio will be
to President Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign. I intend to work closely with you and
others integral to next year's race to ensure that our state speaks strongly for the
president.
However, I am concerned about the FDA and the impact on voters that criticism of this
agency may have on our re-election efforts. Voter perception of the FDA is that
Commissioner Kessler follows his personal agenda above the public's agenda. Voters see
the FDA as unreceptive and uncooperative, and as more interested in policing orange
juice labeling than approving life-saving drugs and medical procedures like breast cancer
detection pads. As a smoker, I also think the FDA may be crossing the line once too often
when balancing individual choice versus health policy.
This is an issue ripe for exploitation by Republicans in this state, and one that deserves
greater attention from those close to the President. Perhaps the FDA should be targeted
as part of your "Reinventing America" effort. It may be time for a change of leadership at
the FDA.
I appreciate your consideration of this letter.
Sincerely,
Dennis White
Dennis White
Chair, Franklin County Democratic Party
cc: Mr. Harold Ickes, Asst. to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff
for Policy and Political Affairs
Executive Office of the President, 1st Floor, West Wing
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
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Get Involved! Check "Yes" for the Ohio Political Party Fund on Your Tax Return.
279 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 224-1193 FAX (614) 224-1196 Voice Mail (614) 224-0071
Paid for by Franklin County Democratic Party. Dennis L. White, Chair
THE WHITE HOUSE
gen FYI
WASHINGTON
for files
September 7, 1995
Lynn H. Whatley, Esq.
Whatley and Associates, P.C.
Post Office Box 11230
Atlanta, Georgia 30310-0230
Dear Ms. Whatley:
Thank you for writing to express your concerns about the Food and
Drug Administration. Doug Sosnik forwarded your letter to me.
The President has consistently said that the Federal government
in general and the FDA in particular can regulate smarter - - with
less micromanagement and intrusiveness. Working with Vice
President Gore and the FDA, the President recently introduced a
series of regulatory reforms designed to look at "outcomes"
rather than "process" and to focus on the customers that we
serve. Earlier this year, he released a report outlining
specific reforms the FDA would implement to meet these goals.
The President believes that more can and should be done to change
the way the FDA regulates. However, he also believes that the
FDA must continue to play an essential role in ensuring the
safety and efficacy of drugs and devices and in maintaining the
high quality of our foods.
The President shares your concern for those people who earn a
living in tobacco farming or related work. However, overwhelming
evidence has shown that children are particularly susceptible to
tobacco marketing. Some 3,000 young people take up smoking every
day, and millions will ultimately lose their lives to it.
Therefore, the President has authorized the Food and Drug
Administration to initiate a broad series of steps to limit both
minors' access to tobacco as well as the promotion and
advertising that enhances the appeal of tobacco products to teens
and children. These proposals do not constitute a ban on
smoking, a threat to individual choices by adults, or an effort
to destroy the tobacco industry. Instead, they are sensible
steps that will help us forge a better future for children.
Lynn H. Whatley, Esq.
September 7, 1995
Page 2
We will keep your comments in mind as the Administration moves
forward in addressing these important issues. Thank you again
for taking the time to write.
Sincerely,
Carol CaroltRasco H. Rasco
Assistant to the President for
Domestic Policy
Law Offices
WHATLEY & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
POST OFFICE BOX 11230
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30310-0230
LYNN H. WHATLEY, Esq.
(404) 752-8095
(404) 752-7592
FACSIMILE
office
June 18, 1995
Mr. Erskine Bowles, Asst. to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff
Executive Office of the President, 1st Floor, West Wing
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Bowles:
As a practicing attorney who has worked very hard in my community, I have to
disagree with what Dr. Kessler is doing as it relates to the FDA.
Tobacco was one of our first agricultural crops and it also served as a basis for our
nation's early economy. Today, thousands of people earn living in tobacco farming
or related jobs.
Dr. Kessler of the FDA is determined to destroy this important crop and its related
industries. He wants to do this by expanding the FDA's authority. He does not care
about the economic repercussions of his intended destruction of the tobacco
industry. This is an outrageous and blatant example of government regulatory abuse.
President Clifton cannot just sit back and allow this to happen.
Fair is fair and it is definitely not fair for Dr. Kessler to use tax dollars to broaden his
power base so he can destroy the way we earn those same tax dollars. I cannot
stress how important I think it is for President Clinton to take action against Dr.
Kessler. The President represents every American, even those who smoke.
Whatley.
cc:
Doug Sosnick, Assistant to the President for Political Affairs
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 18, 1995
W. David Leak, M.D.
Pain Net, Inc.
1935 West Schrock Road
Westerville, Ohio 43081
Dear Dr. Leak:
Thank you for writing to share your thoughts on the health care
system and on the Republican's plan to cut $450 billion from
Medicare and Medicaid. I very much appreciate hearing from
people, like you, who truly understand the impact that these cuts
will have on the high quality health care that we are fortunate
to have in this country.
The President made his priorities clear in his balanced budget
proposal. His budget showed that we can eliminate the deficit
while protecting investments in health care and education and
giving a targeted tax cut to middle-class Americans. He has also
made it clear that he would veto the current Republican plan to
sacrifice Medicare, Medicaid and education to pay for a huge and,
we believe, unnecessary tax cut.
The President values your efforts to share your expertise and
experience as these issues continue to be debated in Congress and
across the nation. As you wrote in your letter to Mr. Panetta,
the American public needs to know about what the cuts currently
being debated will mean for health care in this country.
Sincerely,
Carol
Carol H. Rasco
Assistant to the President
for Domestic Policy
CC: The Honorable Leon Panetta
THE WHITE HOUSE
AUG 29 1995
WASHINGTON
August 9, 1995
W. David Leak, M.D.
Pain Net, Inc.
1935 West Schrock Road
Westerville, Ohio 43081
Dear Dr. Leak:
Thank you for your letter concerning health care reform. I
appreciate your kind words and your offer of assistance to the
Administration.
In order to give your request to discuss your health care
experiences and ideas regarding reform the appropriate attention, I
have forwarded your letter to Ms. Carol Rasco, Assistant to the
President for Domestic Policy, and asked that she follow up with you
directly.
Again, thank you for writing. I hope you enjoyed your visit to
Washington last month.
Sincerely
Lega E. Panetta
Chief of Staff
CC: The Honorable Carol Rasco
LEP/tab
PAIN NET, INC.
July 12, 1995
Mr. Leon Panetta
White House Chief of Staff
Executive Office of the President
White House
Washington, D.C.
Re:
Clinton/Gore '96 Conference Call, Tuesday, July 12, 1995
Dear Mr. Panetta:
I appreciate you taking the time out of your busy schedule to speak with the Business Outreach
group concerning the Clinton/Gore '96 campaign.
My areas of concern are, specifically, cuis in the area of health care and education. As you
will recall, we previously discussed the significant impact that minor changes in the health care
system have relative to overall outcome, i.e., the Krebs cycle ( a copy of which is enclosed ).
I look forward to the meeting with the President in Washington, D.C., on July 25, 1995 at the
Hay Adams Hotel. At this time, I would like to offer my assistance in the areas in which we
have the most expertise to facilitate the process of dissemination of positive information. PAIN
NET EDUCATION, INC. the company on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and
Negotiations, mission is to advise the President on matters relative to trade. Our strongest area
of expertise is in medicine, science and intellectual property.
As an active physician practitioner in the current health care system, my experience and expertise
is in the actual delivery of medical care. I am acutely aware of the day to day problems that
are involved in both providing appropriate treatments and interventions, and securing them for
those from whom they are medically indicated. Additionally, we have clinical experience, that
relates to the inhuman outcomes and atrocities which occur, when the management of dollars
takes precedence over the delivery of medically adequate, and necessary care to patients.
These realities I believe need to be addressed, and if announced properly, can be used very
favorably to help the issues that Mr. Clinton and Mr. Gore are promoting relative to the
Administration's position. I am prepared to discuss these matters in detail, and provide examples
of the horrors we currently encounter on a daily basis with our medical system. The institution
of rapid monetary cuts, as proposed in the current congressional plan, will result in these
occurrences escalating, and their impact becoming more abhorrent. Education with factual
information delineating these dire consequences, I am convinced, will motivate the public to
insist that humane solutions be developed to meet their present and future health care needs.
1935 W. Schrock Road
Westerville, Ohio 43081
(614) 895-0449
FAX (614) 895-0442
page 2
July 12, 1995
Mr. Leon Panetta
Again, I appreciate your time.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
David Jaca
W. David Leak, M.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive, Officer Pain Net, Inc.
Director, Pain Control Consultants, Inc.
Diplomate, American Board of Pain Medicine
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enclosure: copy of Krebs cycle
cc:
Mr. William J. Clinton, President of the United States, White House
Mr. Jack Rosen, Chairman, National Finance Council, Democratic National Committee
Mr. James Rubin, Director of Business Outreach, Clinton/Gore '96
Ms. A. Elizabeth Ansel, Chief Operating Officer, Pain Net, Inc.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 17, 1995
Mr. Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas Youth Foundation
P.O. Box 491481
College Park, GA 30349
Dear Mr. Douglas:
Thank you for writing to express your concerns about the
Food and Drug Administration. Doug Sosnik forwarded your letter
to me.
The President has consistently said that the Federal
government in general and the FDA in particular can regulate
smarter -- with less micromanagement and intrusiveness. Working
with Vice President Gore and the FDA, the President recently
introduced a series of regulatory reforms designed to look at
"outcomes" rather than "process" and to focus on the customers
that we serve. Earlier this year, he released a report outlining
specific reforms the FDA would implement to meet these goals.
The President believes that more can and should be done to
change the way the FDA regulates. However, he also believes that
the FDA must continue to play an essential role in ensuring the
safety and efficacy of drugs and devices and in maintaining the
high quality of our foods.
We will keep your comments in mind as the Administration
moves forward in addressing these important issues. Thank you
again for taking the time to write.
Sincerely,
CarotHRasco
Carol H. Rasco
Assistant to the President for
Domestic Policy
M.D.Y.F.
Michael Douglas Youth Foundation
P.O. Box 491481 College Park, GA 30349
404/837-6719
June 16, 1995
Mr. Doug Sosnick, Assistant to the President for Political Affairs
Executive Office of the President, 2nd Floor, West Wing
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Sosnick:
As a community leader and a social activist, I am very concerned about the major
role that the FDA have in people lives today.
At a time when the general public is clearly fed up with government regulations, I
can't believe the FDA Commissioner persists in trying to broaden his personal power
base through increased regulations. First, he sought to control the tobacco industry
by bringing it under FDA control, then he moved onto orange juice and vitamins.
Apparently, he is now concerned with seafood.
President Clinton has demonstrated time again, he understands the people views on
the role of government. He and his administration have worked hard to bring federal
agencies in line with these views. President Clinton apparently did not get the
message across to the FDA. I would like to suggest the President deliver this
message now.
Sincerely,
Michael Douglas
cc:
Mickey Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 17, 1995
Mr. Lamar Allen
Community Management Services, Inc.
219 Ashby Street, S.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30314
Dear Mr. Allen:
Thank you for writing to express your concerns about the
Food and Drug Administration. Doug Sosnik forwarded your letter
to me.
The President has consistently said that the Federal
government in general and the FDA in particular can regulate
smarter -- with less micromanagement and intrusiveness. Working
with Vice President Gore and the FDA, the President recently
introduced a series of regulatory reforms designed to look at
"outcomes" rather than "process" and to focus on the customers
that we serve. Earlier this year, he released a report outlining
specific reforms the FDA would implement to meet these goals.
The President believes that more can and should be done to
change the way the FDA regulates. However, he also believes that
the FDA must continue to play an essential role in ensuring the
safety and efficacy of drugs and devices and in maintaining the
high quality of our foods.
We will keep your comments in mind as the Administration
moves forward in addressing these important issues. Thank you
again for taking the time to write.
Sincerely,
Carot PRasco
Carol H. Rasco
Assistant to the President for
Domestic Policy
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.
M
219 ASHBY STREET, S.W. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30314
(404) 758-8023
S
June 18, 1995
Mr. Doug Sosnick, Assistant to the President for Political Affairs
Executive Office of the President, 2nd Floor, West Wing
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Sosnick:
I voted for Clinton in the 1992 election.
I want to compliment President Clinton and the members of his Administration for a
job well done. However, I am concerned about over-regulation by the Food & Drug
Administration (FDA). Newt Gingrich and his fellow Republicans have already
discussed plans to completely dismantle the agency. My fear is that Mr. Gingrich and
the Republican Party are reaching many Americans with this issue. I think, President
Clinton needs to take the contentious issue away for the Republicans. President
Clinton has worked hard to reduce the size of the federal bureaucracy, it would be a
shame to "lose" this issue because of the FDA and its Commissioner, Dr. David
Kessler.
Dr. Kessler is often referred to as Washington's most powerful bureaucratic czar.
He has regulatory control over a trillion dollars worth of our nation's GNP.
Unfortunately, he also has a personal program to regulate everything from the
manufacture of shower commode chairs to personal behavior. Under Dr. Kessler,
the FDA has experienced an unprecedented expansion of regulatory interference.
This at a time when President Clinton, Vice President Fore and many other
administration officials have been working hard to trim the fat from government
agencies.
Dr. Kessler should cooperate with the administration's position on "big government."
It will be too bad if the Republicans are successful in eliminating a worthwhile
agency such the FDA because of the actions of one bureaucrat.
Thank you.
James Veler
Lamar Allen
CC:
Mickey Kantor, U.S. Trade Representative
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
June 22, 1995
James B. Hanks
1217 West Third Street
Little Rock, AR 72201-1903
Dear Mr. Hanks:
Thank you for sending me your proposal on prescription-
writing by physician assistants. The President shares your
appreciation of the important role that physician assistants play
in delivering primary health care. The President's original
health care plan included increased funding for training of
physician assistants, and since debate on that proposal began,
states have dramatically increased their contributions to
training programs.
Nonetheless, the supply of physician assistants is still
insufficient to meet demand. Therefore, the Clinton
Administration has continued to support funding increases for
training. On September 30, 1994, the President signed into law
P.L. 103-333, which provided over $6.5 million for physician
assistants' training, an increase of $1.6 million over the
previous year's allocation.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) did, in fact,
create the mid-level practitioner registration category to which
you referred in your proposal. It was finalized and published in
the Federal Register on June 1, 1993 (58 FR 31171), and became
effective on July 1, 1993. Under this new registration category,
advanced practice nurses, physician assistants and others receive
individual DEA registrations granting controlled substances
privileges consistent with the authority granted them under state
law. If you have any questions concerning this registration
category, please feel free to contact Andrew McFaul at DEA's
Office of Diversion Control Liaison and Policy Section at (202)
307-7297. I have forwarded your proposal to Andrew McFaul and to
my health policy staff for further review.
Thank you again for writing. I appreciate the information
you shared with me based on your investigations of health care
professionals.
Sincerely,
Carol Caroc+Rasco H. Rasco
Assistant to the President
for Domestic Policy
School of Medicine
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Office of Administration
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA
me.
MA434 Medical Sciences Building
Columbia, Missouri 65212
Telephone (314) 882-6632
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(314) 882-8031
FAX: [314] 884=4691
February 10, 1995
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Carol Rasco
Assistant to the President
for Domestic Policy
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Carol:
Thanks for the recent information about your family and your life. It is amazing how fast our
children grow. Heather was especially interested in the newspaper clipping as she identified
Mary Margaret and other friends. I can see why you are so proud of her accomplishments.
Who knows, some day she may be our President!
I am very interested in working with you regarding some health care reform initiatives. My
current boss, Dr. Karl T. Weber, Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine, has some
keen insights into the delivery and financing of health care as it relates to teaching, research and
patient care. I would also like to work with you regarding the business of health care reform.
Hopefully, all of us should share beneficial plans to help our citizens. If you are interested,
please let me know.
Maybe you could visit beautiful Missouri to review our accomplishments and make
recommendations for improvement and/or we could visit DC and get a picture of Patrick in the
Oval Office.
Sincerely,
Thick Hampton
Rick Hampton
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