[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 207 (Thursday, October 26, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54931-54932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26740]
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Part V
The President
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Proclamation 6843--National Consumers Week, 1995
Proclamation 6844--United Nations Day, 1995
Proclamation 6845--Veterans Day, 1995
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Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 207 / Thursday, October 26, 1995 /
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 6843 of October 23, 1995
National Consumers Week, 1995
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Business and trade have always been central to the
American experience. In the period since the Industrial
Revolution, the extraordinary growth of our economy has
created a marketplace that is the foundation of global
commerce. Unparalleled natural and human resources have
energized every part of our society--from the
agricultural heartland that feeds an international
community; to the textile and steel mills that began
the machine age in America; to the scientific,
computer, and information companies that are leading
the way into the fast-paced world of the 21st century.
Consumer protections such as fair pricing and product
safety rules are more necessary than ever to ensure
that all of us are able to fully and fairly participate
in a free enterprise system that encourages
competition, productivity, and innovation. These
protections have evolved alongside the remarkable
expansion of the world economy. In 1962, President John
F. Kennedy clarified the importance of consumer
protection in a Special Message to Congress that has
become known as the Consumer Bill of Rights. This
statement articulated each person's rights to safety,
information, and choice, and the right to be heard in
the process of resolving consumer problems. In 1975
President Gerald R. Ford added the right to consumer
education.
As the driving force behind the richest, most
prosperous country in the world, the United States'
free market is a model for others to emulate. We must
ensure that our system continues to emphasize the
centrality of the consumer even as it becomes
increasingly technology-oriented. Accordingly, last
year, I was proud to add the latest element to the
Consumer Bill of Rights--the right to service--which
urges that convenience, courtesy, performance, and
responsiveness remain hallmarks of the American
marketplace. So that Federal workers and agencies can
take the lead in providing high-quality service, my
Administration has also initiated the National
Performance Review to improve efficiency and promote
excellence in every sector of our Government.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim October 22 through October
28 as National Consumers Week. I call upon Government
officials, industry leaders, and the people of the
United States to recognize the vital relationship
between our economy and our citizenry and to support
the right of all Americans to service excellence.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-third day of October, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twentieth.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 95-26740
Filed 10-24-95; 2:36 pm]
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