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roam. Supreme Court justices,
members of Congress, Cabinent of-
ficials, Joint Chiefs of Staff and
foreign diplomats attend the speech.
One member of the Cabinent
does not attend the speech so that
someone is ready to assume the
presidency in case of disaster.
U Minutes before the address, a
Clinton aide faxes a copy of the
president's speech to the House
Television studio. The manuscript
- marked directions for camera
operators to focus on specific mem-
bers of Congress and others in the
House chamber - includes
last-minute handwritten revisions.
U A few minutes before 9 p.m.,
the president's family arrives in the
guest box, directly to the left of the
president's podium. Hillary and
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After the speech, Con-
In the Speaker's rooms just out- gressional pages pick up souvenirs,
side the chamber, Clinton drinks cof- including cardboard nameplates and
fee and eats cookies with the the president's water glass.
After the House Doorkeeper yells, "Mr.
Speaker, the President of United States," the
chiseled-glass doors swing open and the
president enters the chamber to thunderous
applause - so much so that the cameras
actually shake.
Proposed legislation would
protect state's environment
Congressional leadership, making
small talk and telling jokes.
Diplomats enter the chamber by
seniority, while members of
Congress continue to applaud and
shake hands with ambassadors.
Thirty minutes later - and 10 min-
utes late - the Supreme Court and
President's Cabinent are announced.
After the House Doorkeeper
yells, "Mr. Speaker, the President of
United States," the chiseled-glass
doors swing open and the president
enters the chamber to thunderous
applause - so much so that the
cameras actually shake. Clinton
shakes dozens of hands while
making his way to the roster.
Minutes after Clinton finishes,
House minority leader Bob Michel
(R-Ill.) delivers the Republican re-
sponse, part of which is scribbled
while listening to the president.
Across from the chamber in
Statuary hall, hundreds of newspa-
per, TV and radio reporters inter-
view dozens of members of
Congress. Presidential press aides,
who each describe the speech differ-
ently, share the limelight and put
their own "spin" on the event.
Finally, minutes after Pres-
ident Clinton leaves, the security
dogs return home to Virginia.
Another joint session of Congress is
over.
LANSING (AP) - Legislation
designed to protect Michigan from
environmental contamination
caused by abandoned oil and natu-
ral gas wells was unveiled yester-
day in the state Senate.
"Under my legislation, these
often dangerous wells can be
properly closed and the areas
cleaned up," Sen. John Pridnia (R-
Hubbard Lake) said.
"Currently, ground water and
the environment may be at risk,
and we must look ahead to ensure
a safe and healthy environment for
all Michigan residents. One mil-
lion dollars spent today could save
us tens of millions of dollars in the
future."
Pridnia said that before 1929,
wells weren't registered. Now, the
state often can't get money for
cleanup because the former own-
ers are often hard to identify and
those who are known sometimes
can't pay.
Such wells can leak, creating a
pipeline funneling contaminants
directly into the water table, or salt
water from the drilling can pollute
the environment, officials said.
"It's a statewide problem,"
Pridnia said. "There are hundreds
of abandoned oil and gas wells in
Michigan. When owners and op-
erators walk away from their re-
sponsibility ... the state must use
taxpayer dollars."
Under the legislation, the
"orphan oil and gas fund" would
be established. Money for the fund
would come the severance tax
currently assessed on all producers
who withdraw oil or gas from pri-
vate land.
According to Pridnia, the cur-
rent tax is 5 percent of the gross
cash market value of gas produced
and 6.6 percent of the gross cash
value of oil. About $50 million a
year is sent to the state general
fund, the main state budget bank
account.
Pridnia's legislation would
send $1 million, or 2 percent,
whichever is more, of the total tax
earnings to clean up leaking wells.
Current estimates show that
capping and cleaning up each well
will cost about $500,000. That
would allow the Department of
Natural Resources to close about
twenty sites a year.
*nviron ent
Proposed legislation in the
state Senate would create a
fund to pay for the
maintenance and closure
of abandoned oil and
natural gas wells.
About 170 unmaintained
wells have been found by
the Department of Natural
Resources.
Unclosed wells can
contaminate the state's
water supply and
environment.
The legislation would
provide funds for the DNR
to close about 20 sites a
year.
The fund would be
financed by a severance tax
currently assessed on all
producers who withdraw
oil or gas from private land.
Pridnia's office said records
are incomplete or missing for
some 22,000 wells drilled between
1927 and 1960. About 170 prob-
lem well sites already have been
found by the DNR.
Through 1992, state records
show 43,233 oil and gas wells
were drilled in Michigan.
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Hazlett also said his department
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He said prospective faculty
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Meyer shares Hazlett's senti-
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CLINTONing program, by cutting health-care
costs, can we most benefit our econ-
Continued from page 1 omy," he said.
Clinton urged passage of a Pledging to support the crime
spending package to stimulate the bill, which was stalled at the end of
economy which includes new the last session of Congress, Clinton
construction, earned income tax said, "I've got a deal for you. You
credits and a summer jobs project pass the Brady bill and I'll sign it,"
which would create 700,000 new in a reference to President Bush's
federally financed jobs. earlier agreement to the sign the
Senate Majority Leader George gun-control bill in exchange for pas-
Mitchell (D-Maine) said he believed sage of tougher crime legislation.
the plan's "new vision" would be Clinton also said he supports in-
widely accepted, saying, "I think the creasing funding of Head Start to
people will respond, and I think the cover all eligible and federal financ-
Congress will respond to the ing of vaccinations.
people." Students were wary of the presi-
Rep. Bob Michel (R-Ill.), the dent's broad agenda and wondered
House minority leader, delivered the how he could see all of his programs
official Republican response. through.
"He seems to be going back to "Clinton is concentrating on too
the future, and that's the not the way many issues and he's not going to be
to do things by repeating the same able to accomplish all of them," said
mistakes of the past," Michel said. Beth Rachubin, a first-year Nursing
Pausing to reiterate the impor- student.
tance he places on the issue, Clinton "'It seems to me he is asking a lot
talked at length about rising health of people and of the Congress. I just
care costs which he said would hope he hasn't bitten off more than
"threaten our economy." He said he can choose," said Scott
health care costs would represent Goldsmith, an LSA first-year
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