 And now we are talking about how we can enhance our draft proposal, which deals with this problem, to meet and to take advantage of the input of Congress on this. There are some discrepancies between the proposal that AJJS has advanced in terms of making the enforcement more effective, both for the AFDC and non-AFDC, and the discussions that we had here. One of the issues is the question of the sharing of an incentive bonus pool, and we have the opportunity to create a ratio to allow the bonuses to be paid equally for a collection of non-AFDC enforcement degrees, as well as AFDC. In our draft and under our discussions, we considered a different shift, putting it in favor of AFDC called children, whether they're from welfare families or from other families, because we're still talking about children's benefits. So my talk will be talking about the need to have both equally distributed. Yes, we see it as an essential in any legislation that comes out. The benefits, there are benefits that have been decreed by either a court or through a administrative unit at the state level. This does not in any way interfere or prejudice state divorce laws or state actions. The federal government's role only triggers after there has been action taken at the state level under their laws with regard to child support. But the growing number of defaults has been alarming, and it's not only among those who are at the bottom of the economic ladder. It's growing in all income levels, and children are really the innocent victims here. Ed, I think you were making a statement. Well, what we're doing now, we're talking about providing funding to state enforcement agencies to do the collective. Yes, that's correct. The point I was making, we want to be sure that we're not creating a new federal crime. Well, no, we have a problem there. Although Peggy had not finished her presentation. But yeah, I think I do want to create a new federal crime. To this extent. Well, since you're the chief exhibit today, why don't you take George's chair? Well, all right. I don't want to do that. I'm going to run the Senate the second thing. Sorry. Covered? Surely, Tommy, she caught you in the nation. I'm thinking about next door. Just forget about that. Great. But the other side, you have one substantive story. And overall, this was the inquiry. It's got real life to it. We should have put that in the middle. You know, it was a cheap little thing. You know what I mean? I have a lawyer. You never notice a lot of times that you keep going to the Senate. It's always like that. It's just like books. It used to be Dave Cain. One time when I was a good old man, I went to the University of Chicago. And I studied at the library. And you know where the big library is. And I'll be careful of that. So I had one of the operations research type students. And they took a study at the library. And he went through it. And he signed out that some of the 55% of the books in the library had never been taken out. And then a big mother batch had been taken out a lot for a year and then never again. And obviously some professors signed it in the past. So don't worry remotely. And they'll be just as useful for a time. So you can have a smaller building and you can only have good books in there. That went over like a letter. I'm thinking of saying my dad's this type. I'm thinking of going out. Yes, I'm from a movie. The kids set up a bucket brigade. Literally. And moved it down to books. So I'm full of my own for a pass and a long time. President, are you going to approve the Madrid conference pack compromise? No questions, Ellen. But this is... We haven't started the meeting yet. You have made up your mind? You don't have any answers yet. Thank you. I haven't heard the questions. If you're right. You know the old question and answer story? The question is... I mean the answer is... Eddie Nelson. You know what the question is? How does Nelson Eddie put his name in the phonebook? There he had it even better when coming to the elevator. Yeah, I'm not saying. Happy Bastille Day. For us French Americans, this is a very important day. And nobody's told you that in the White House. No. Have a say. No. Happy Bastille Day. Well, come in. Oh, Pete. Vice President, how are you? Got all my time to cast just a nifty beat. They were just congratulating me on my first time out of the shoot. Vice Presidents and Lieutenant Governors get to cast those votes. Oh, well, that's just no fun. I'll see you. I'll see you. Hey, Mike. Excuse me. That's the gift from the White House. You mean your staff didn't tell you that? No. How about the Bastille Day? No, for us ethnic Americans, on magical holidays like that are really important. Come on, talk to us. Happy Bastille Day. Good to be with you. It's much trouble today as it wasn't best on that real Bastille Day. I've got an article by Bastille. You're all in under the tape. I'll be right back. Welcome. You're all down here. I'm coming down. And I also then want to move right in on the importance of the legislation providing for our share of the $8.5 billion, or our share of which is $8.5 billion of the internationally agreed increase in the resources of the International Monetary Fund. Some of you guys have made up of this, and some of you are looking for more information. And as we know, it's passed both the authorization and the appropriations for the IMF. We think that it's absolutely essential that this legislation be enacted now to ensure against further instability in international financial markets, which could, I think, hurt our own economic recovery. Leaders of the other industrialized nations, and I agree that Williamsburg, on a comprehensive strategy, were dealing with the international economic and debt problems. And the IMF quota is pivotal to that strategy. And we emphasized to all of our partners down there, our colleagues, and met with a good warm reception that we were going to work our heads off to get this through. It can't work effectively without these additional resources, and they must be in place before the end of the year. We all have an important stake, I think, in the name of a stable world economy, because we are, it is all interdependent now, and our country is leading the world in this recovery, and it will fail all over the world if we don't continue. So I need your support on this legislation, and I'm counting on Republicans to make sure that it will pass, and there is Don. Very good answer, Don. I'll speak more to this subject now. Well. Take the chair. I know you've got some things on your mind about the foreign affairs, and so forth. One item of business we'll be taking care of before we get underway in the Cabinet meeting, and that is the signing of this executive order today. It's a symbol of the commitment of this administration to do everything it can to keep alive the American dream for all of our citizens, and this is an executive order that has to do with more federal involvement in federal contracts for minority-owned businesses. And while our program for minority business development is important, it's by no means the most important of our efforts to promote this American dream for all our citizens. But beginning in the late 60s, on the very heels of the breakdown of legal racial barriers, the economy entered a period of contraction. And what it amounted to was that just when they achieved the rights to buy a ticket on the train, the economic train that they'd seen going by got on the train started going backward. So this has been a problem. The actions taken and the proposals that have been made by this administration are designed to get the train moving again, and the signs are clear now that our program is working. And in addition, because of the progress of the 1960s and this administration's firm commitment to protect the human rights and the economic freedom of all Americans, the passenger list is going to look a little different when the train starts rolling ahead this time. So without any further ado, I am delighted to sign this executive order. Where's Wendell? There. We've been to an election. Yes, you have. Hello. Good to see you. Good to see you. This side of the Atlantic this time. This side of the Atlantic this time. This side of the Atlantic this time. You finish your travel. You're finished. You're covered. Yes. Say the news. We're trying to tell funny stories. If you want to serve today, you're wondering. That's how we're coming out. You've got something coming. Know that you had a number of meetings and you've discussed some very important topics.