REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT ACT

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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
AT THE SIGNING CEREMONY
FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT ACT
July 22, 1982
The Rose Garden
1:30 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. I think b
anything some thanks are in order. First, I would like to
the Members of the Congress whose hard work has resulted in
the Small Business Innovation Development Act and, particul
Senators Weicker and Rudman and Congressmen Mitchell and M
their work. And, of course, the small business community i
be complimented for a job well-done.
As you know last March, I submitted to the Cong
first annual report on the state of small business. In tha
I reiterated my support for the bill that's about to be mad
you just think about that. There's a government report who
recommendations are actually being followed. (Laughter.)
So, I'm very happy to put my John Hancock on th
legislation today. I might even sign my own name. (Laught
Our nation is blessed with two important qualit
are often missing in other societies: our spirit of entrep
and our capacity for invention and innovation. These two e
are combined in the small businesses that guide our land.
we meet here today, there's some fellow or gal in a researc
a garage inventing something that will make our future heal
more productive or more comfortable.
I ,believe the bill recognizes the contributions high-technology firms to the nation's growth, productivity
competitiveness. The innovation and productivity of small
are well-documented and known to all of us.
I need not report the overwhelming statistics.
the statistics I see in this job are less than upbeat, but
encouraged when I read what small businesses are doing for
Small business is a tonic for what ails this co
assin and si bin this Act, we're showing our resolve to.
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this most innovative sector. The Small Business Innovation
Act recognizes that we in government must work in partnersh
small business to ensure that technologies and processes a
transferred to commercial applications.
Now, we face the difficult task of implementin
program in several agencies of the government. Let me ass
this administration's strong commitment to this program.
direct the rest of the government to cooperate fully and s
putting it into effect.
And now I had better get to the business of si
legislation and making it law. (Applause.) You still don
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It is law. (Applause.) Now, we have to go vote
Thank you all. (Applause.)
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Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT
AT THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES
CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE COALITION CELEBRATION
Organization of American States Building
Washington, D.C.
July 21, 1982
THE PRESIDENT: I assure you I'm not going to keep you
from your dinner long or your festivities long, but I am delighted
to be with you this evening and to congratulate all the Caribbean
Basin Coalition members. You've come up with a wonderful way for
all of us to express our support for strengthening Caribbean Basin
economies.
I particularly want to thank the co-chairman, Frank
Borman, who was just here and Lee Kling, David Rockefeller and
Sam Segnar, the host committee and all the supporters from business:
and voluntary organizations. And a special thanks to the delegates
from the Caribbean and Central America.
Last February,in this same great Hall of the Americas,
I spoke of my conviction that this hemisphere was a special place
with a special destiny. The Caribbean Basin Initiative was
launched to help our neighbors by the sea, some two dozen countries
of the Caribbean Basin, to reach their full potential. We're
talking about assistance to support a modern economy, but also,
trade, investment, and commerical financing to develop the magic
of the marketplace, the only hope for eventual escape from dependence
to self-sustained growth.
Now, this is the United States' part of a larger
program that was worked out in cooperation with supporting countries
in the region such as Mexico, Canada, Venezuela, and Colombia and
by the countries represented by so many of you from the nations of
the Caribbean. This is not a Made-in-America program. It's a
Made-in-Americas program, as I told some of you this morning.
Our countries are neighbors, linked geographically,
politically, economically, culturally and strategically. We have
our differences as neighbors always do, but we can deal directly with
and manage these differences because we're neighbors.
Our friends in the Caribbean now face grave economic
problems and the political instability and sometimes subversion
which inevitably feed on those problems. There is no quick solution.
Recovery in the United States and world economies will help, but
we must also think about and build for the longer term. That's why
the countries of this region have pulled together to initiate this
program.
With the Caribbean Basin Initiative we can open a window
onto a different time, a different future--a future in which the
creative energies of free individuals lead to prosperity and the
freedom to choose their own destiny.
The CBI legislation is now before the Congress. I
consider passage of that program a top priority. We need a farsighted
act by our people now, a time of great economic trial for us as well,
so we can prevent even greater expenditures of energy, time and
treasure in the future.
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Our neighbors deserve our cooperation. We share a
commitment to freedom and independence. The idea of democracy is
strong there. Over two-thirds of the countries in the area are
democracies. In Central America democracy has made great strides
and inspired enthusiasm as was clear in the massive vote in El
Salvador.
Since I submitted the CBI program to the Congress in
April, I've met with a number of leaders from the region, most
recently, President Suazo of Honduras, President-elect Jorge Blanco
of the Dominican Republic and I know that the economic crisis in
the area has worsened. We must act now and I want you to know that
I'm personally leading the effort to assure passage of this vitally
needed legislation before a summer recess. I welcome all the support
that all of you can give us and I, again, say thank you very much
for being here and for your interest. God bless you and have a
wonderful evening.
(Applause.)
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Office of the Press Secretary
July 22, 1982
The United Transportation Union (UTU) and virtually all the'
major railroads in the United States are currently involved
in a labor dispute over the wages, work rules and other conditions
of employment to be included in a new national collective bargain-
ing agreement. This dispute began in early February 1981 when
the UTU and the carriers exchanged contract proposals. Negotia-
tions between the UTU and the representative of the carriers,
the National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC), began during the
summer of 1981. A bargaining impasse was reached after several
months of negotiations and mediation was requested pursuant
to the Railway Labor Act, the Federal statute which sets forth
the procedures for collective bargaining in the railroad and
airline industries. Mediation commenced in December 1981 under
the auspices of the National Mediation Board and continued through
the latter part of June 1982. Despite these extensive efforts,
a settlement has not been reached and the parties are free to
resort to self help on July 30, 1982.
The UTU has indicated that it does not intend to strike
the entire railroad industry, but rather that it will engage
in selective strikes against specific carriers. On July 16,
1982, the UTU notified nine railroads that the union might strike
at 12:01 a.m., local time, July 30, 1982. The potential strike
targets are nine of the largest railroads in the United States:
(1) The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company,
(2) Burlington Northern Railroad Company, (3) The Chessie System
Railroads (a unit of CSX Corporation), (4) The Family Lines
Rail System (a unit of CSX Corporation), (5) Illinois Central
Gulf Railroad, (6) Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, (7) Norfolk
Southern Corporation (includes the Norfolk & Western Railway
Company and the Southern Railway Company), (8) Southern Pacific
Transportation Company, and (9) Union Pacific Railroad.
In its July 16 notification, the UTU threatened to strike
all the carriers represented by the NRLC should non-targeted
railroads implement changes to their labor agreements or lockout
their employees. On July 16, the carriers through the NRLC
responded to the UTU that in order to maintain the integrity
of national bargaining they would cease operations at 12:01
a.m., local time, July 30, 1982, on the non-struck carriers
and simultaneously implement the changes in work rules they
had been seeking. Because of the threatened action of the UTU,
and the counteraction of the carriers, a national railroad
strike is impending for July 30, 1982.
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In view of these circumstances, a strike by the UTU,
which represents about 85,000 operating employees in this
dispute, will effectively shut down most rail service in
the United States. The 100-plus carriers represented in
these negotiations operate approximately ninety percent of
the railroad track mileage in the United States and serve
all the contiguous states with the exception of Rhode Island.
In addition, the carriers who are not subject to this dispute,
such as ConRail, would be substantially affected through their
inability to interline with the struck railroads. In total,
about 300,000 unionized workers would be involved out of a
total U.S. railroad workforce of 400,000.
The impact of a railroad strike would have an immediate
effect on the public. The railroad industry -- always crucial
to the U.S. economy -- has taken on increased significance
in recent years. In 1981, railroads carried 38 percent of
all intercity freight traffic, the largest share carried by
any single mode of transport. This compares with less than
36 percent of all intercity freight traffic in 1979. Railroads
are also one of the primary transporters of Department of
Defense freight traffic. In fiscal year 1981, railroads
carried 18 percent of Department of Defense freight traffic.
For the first six months of fiscal year 1982, nearly one-
quarter of Department of Defense freight was transported by
rail. In addition to the national defense implications,
several other key industries would also be severely affected
by a rail strike. The coal industry, for example, relies
heavily on rail transport. Well over 5 million carloads of
coal are shipped by rail annually, nearly one-quarter of all
loaded rail cars. The transport of the winter wheat harvest
will also be adversely affected by a strike. The winter wheat
harvest has important implications in terms of the balance
of payments -- the estimated value of the winter wheat to be
exported is $5.5 billion. Finally, although AMTRAK is not
a party to this dispute, its intercity passenger service may
also be curtailed because it contracts with other railroads
for train and engine crews, and has no operating employees
of its own.
On July 8, 1982, the President established Emergency
Board No. 194, effective July 10, 1982, with respect to a
major dispute involving the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and the NRLC. The creation of that Board has the positive
effect of forestalling a nationwide rail strike called for
July 11, 1982. The last national railroad shut down occurred
in 1971 involving the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. That
strike was terminated by the Congress, which adopted ad hoc
legislation.
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Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release July 22, 1982
The United Transportation Union (UTU) and virtually all the
major railroads in the United States are currently involved
in a labor dispute over the wages, work rules and other conditions
of employment to be included in a new national collective bargain-
ing agreement. This dispute began in early February 1981 when
the UTU and the carriers exchanged contract proposals. Negotia-
tions between the UTU and the representative of the carriers,
the National Railway Labor Conference (NRLC), began during the
summer of 1981. A bargaining impasse was reached after several
months of negotiations and mediation was requested pursuant
to the Railway Labor Act, the Federal statute which sets forth
the procedures for collective bargaining in the railroad and
airline industries. Mediation commenced in December 1981 under
the auspices of the National Mediation Board and continued through
the latter part of June 1982. Despite these extensive efforts,
a settlement has not been reached and the parties are free to
resort to self help on July 30, 1982.
The UTU has indicated that it does not intend to strike
the entire railroad industry, but rather that it will engage
in selective strikes against specific carriers. On July 16,
1982, the UTU notified nine railroads that the union might strike
at 12:01 a.m., local time, July 30, 1982. The potential strike
targets are nine of the largest railroads in the United States:
(1) The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company,
(2) Burlington Northern Railroad Company, (3) The Chessie System
Railroads (a unit of CSX Corporation), (4) The Family Lines
Rail System (a unit of CSX Corporation), (5) Illinois Central
Gulf Railroad, (6) Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, (7) Norfolk
Southern Corporation (includes the Norfolk & Western Railway
Company and the Southern Railway Company), (8) Southern Pacific
Transportation Company, and (9) Union Pacific Railroad.
In its July 16 notification, the UTU threatened to strike
all the carriers represented by the NRLC should non-targeted
railroads implement changes to their labor agreements or lockout
their employees. On July 16, the carriers through the NRLC
responded to the UTU that in order to maintain the integrity
of national bargaining they would cease operations at 12:01
a.m., local time, July 30, 1982, on the non-struck carriers
and simultaneously implement the changes in work rules they
had been seeking. Because of the threatened action of the UTU,
and the counteraction of the carriers, a national railroad
strike is impending for July 30, 1982.
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In view of these circumstances, a strike by the UTU,
which represents about 85,000 operating employees in this
dispute, will effectively shut down most rail service in
the United States. The 100-plus carriers represented in
these negotiations operate approximately ninety percent of
the railroad track mileage in the United States and serve
all the contiguous states with the exception of Rhode Island.
In addition, the carriers who are not subject to this dispute,
such as ConRail, would be substantially affected through their
inability to interline with the struck railroads. In total,
about 300,000 unionized workers would be involved out of a
total U.S. railroad workforce of 400,000.
The impact of a railroad strike would have an immediate
effect on the public. The railroad industry -- always crucial
to the U.S. economy -- has taken on increased significance
in recent years. In 1981, railroads carried 38 percent of
all intercity freight traffic, the largest share carried by
any single mode of transport. This compares with less than
36 percent of all intercity freight traffic in 1979. Railroads
are also one of the primary transporters of Department of
Defense freight traffic. In fiscal year 1981, railroads
carried 18 percent of Department of Defense freight traffic.
For the first six months of fiscal year 1982, nearly one-
quarter of Department of Defense freight was transported by
rail. In addition to the national defense implications,
several other key industries would also be severely affected
by a rail strike. The coal industry, for example, relies
heavily on rail transport. Well over 5 million carloads of
coal are shipped by rail annually, nearly one-quarter of all
loaded rail cars. The transport of the winter wheat harvest
will also be adversely affected by a strike. The winter wheat
harvest has important implications in terms of the balance
of payments -- the estimated value of the winter wheat to be
exported is $5.5 billion. Finally, although AMTRAK is not
a party to this dispute, its intercity passenger service may
also be curtailed because it contracts with other railroads
for train and engine crews, and has no operating employees
of its own.
On July 8, 1982, the President established Emergency
Board No. 194, effective July 10, 1982, with respect to a
major dispute involving the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and the NRLC. The creation of that Board has the positive
effect of forestalling a nationwide rail strike called for
July 11, 1982. The last national railroad shut down occurred
in 1971 involving the Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen. That
strike was terminated by the Congress, which adopted ad hoc
legislation.
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? THE WHITE HOUSE 40
Office of the Press Secretary
TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE
PRESIDENT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
July 21, 1982
Dear Mr. Speaker:
(Dear Mr. Chairman:)
In accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-384, I am
submitting the following report on progress made during the
past 60 days toward reaching a negotiated settlement of the
Cyprus problem.
In the course of continuing discussion of the, United Nations
"evaluation" of the intercommunal negotiations, the Greek Cypriot
and Turkish Cypriot negotiators met on May 18, 25 and 27, June 1,
3, 24 and 29 and July 1, 6 and 8. The negotiations are now in
recess with the next session scheduled for early August.
Throughout recent discussions, the negotiators have carefully
reviewed elements of the United Nations "evaluation" dealing
with inter alia the possible organization of the executive
structure of a federal system and the organs and powers of a
federal government. The intercommunal negotiations are con-
tinuing in a serious and constructive manner.
United Nations Secretary General Perez de Cuellar met in New York
on June 8 and 10 with Cypriot President Kyprianou and on June 9
with Turkish Cypriot leader Denktash. These meetings provided
a further opportunity for useful discussion of the status of
and developments in the intercommunal talks.
The United Nations continues to pay close attention to the Cyprus
problem. In his June 1, 1982 report to the Security Council
on Cyprus, a copy of which is attached, the Secretary General
reviewed recent developments and emphasized that "the intercommunal
talks continue to represent the best available method for pursuing
a concrete and effective negotiating process." He noted that
negotiations are proceeding at "a deliberate but reasonable
pace" and while major substantial problems are still to be
resolved, "they are being systematically reconsidered, reformulated
and reduced." The Secretary General also noted the prospective
need for devising solutions to unresolved constitutional and
territorial issues and urged the communities to give "earnest
thought" to the requirements for an agreement. We fully endorse
the efforts and observations of the Secretary General and his
Special Representative on Cyprus, Ambassador Hugo Gobbi.
I also note with pleasure that on June 15, 1982, the Security
Council unanimously passed a resolution extending the mandate
of the UN Peace-keeping Force on Cyprus (UNFICYP) to December 15,
1982. We share with other Security Council members the judgment
that the continued presence of UNFICYP adds a valuable dimension
of security and stability conducive to productive intercommunal
negotiations.
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July 21, 1982
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Office of the Press Secretary
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:
July 21, 1982
I am pleased to transmit to the Congress the Twelfth
Annual Report of the Council on Environmental Quality.
The American people insist on a quality environment.
We also strive for economic progress and the promise of a
better life. A clean healthy environment is a fundamental
part of that promise.
Our air must be fit to breathe and our water fit to
drink. We require standards of environmental quality that
will protect the most vulnerable -- the very young and the very
old, the infirm and the yet to be born. We care about our
parks, our wilderness, our wetlands and our endangered species.
We have already made great progress toward ensuring a
healthy environment. Our general course has been charted
with the passage of numerous Federal and state environmental
laws. Our state governments and many localities have
strengthened their capabilities for dealing with environmental
issues. Many of our industries are coming to view the genera-
tion of wastes as lost profit potential. It is now time
to make sure that the paths we have chosen are the best ones.
It is time to review the environmental regulations and to
make certain we are doing the most efficient job possible.
Certainly we can afford a clean environment, but we must
work for it in the most creative and effective way.
To operate more efficiently, I believe we must take
two major initiatives. First, we must create a more inno-
vative and flexible regulatory and economic framework in
which our environmental programs operate. Regulations should
complement, not stifle market forces in determining the most
cost-effective methods of proper environmental management.
Second, I believe that environmental decisions should
be brought closer to the people most affected by them.
Particularly in the past decade, the various state and local
governments have substantially improved their capability for
dealing with environmental issues. Therefore, we should
increase our reliance upon that expertise. The Federal
government should continue to establish environmental quality
standards, assure the enforcement of such standards, help
to relve environmental issues of a regional and interstate
cha ote nd continue to develop the scientific and technical
info ati toDkssary to carry out environmental protection
programs at al1sls of government.
Working together, we can make the necessary changes to
reach our environmental goals, and at the same time use our
resources wisely with the help of the free market. As we
do, we will create a healthful environment in a healthy
economy.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
July 21, 1982.
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