RECORD TYPE: PRESIDENTIAL  (TRP NOTES MAIL)

CREATOR: Ron Klain ( CN=Ron Klain/O=OVP [ OVP ] )

CREATION DATE/TIME:20-MAY-1996 08:59:50.00

SUBJECT:  Updates

TO: Albert Gore ( CN=Albert Gore/O=OVP @ OVP [ OVP ] )
READ:UNKNOWN

CC: Heather M. Marabeti ( CN=Heather M. Marabeti/O=OVP @ OVP [ OVP ] )
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TEXT:
Here are a few items of interest this morning:



1.  POTUS Sched this Week.   The sched is heavy with foreign policy items:

	Mon --  MFN/China Speech at Pacific Basin Econ Council

	Tue --  Boorda Memorial	

	Wed -- Commencement Sp on For Pol at USCG Academy

	Thu --   Visit w/ Kohl in Wisc.

	Fri ---    No sched at present

	Sat/Sun -- Down after live radio address on Sat

Recall that you are travelling this entire week, except Wed AM, after 

today.



2.  Min Wage.  The House is expected to move this this week.  We are 

generally OK with the sm bus tax break add-ons, but strongly opposed to at 

least one of the pay-fors, a repeal of Sec. 936's favorable tax treatment 

of Puerto Rico.  Also, the House is adding one mildly unacceptable 

anti-labor provision (which removes the requirement that employers pay 

for/count the hours of workers while in transit if the employer provides 

the transit).  A Dole-Daschle deal this week is possible, to move a clean 

min wage and a clean gas tax suspension -- but not certain.



3.  Defend America.  We can expect action on this GOP missile defense 

legislative package in both the  House and the Senate late this week.



4.  Budget.  Finally, the GOP budget passes on Tuesday in the Senate.  I 

want to have a statement from you out there hitting them on their enviro 

cuts, once again.



5.  Recess Appmtnts.  Timing of the recess remains unclear, and I continue 

to press Jack for a solid opinion on the time we need.  Obviously, we very 

much want to get Johnny done.  We also need to contemplate where we head 

on FCC strategy with Dole departing. 



6.  Entitlements Commission.  POTUS has asked Leon to look into this, out 

of a fear that Dole is going to make a courageous stand on entitlements 

the centerpiece of his campaign.  I think: (1) Dole is debating internally 

between a 15% tax cut and a 25% tax cut -- this does not look like a man 

headed toward courageous entitlement cuts; (2) POTUS is very focused on 

his view that the POST  will endorse Dole over the entitlement issue, per 

Woodward's book.  My view:  Let's stop messing with this issue this year.



Finally, recall that a verdict in theTucker-McDougal trial can come at any 

time now -- and I will have some additional lunch memo items for you this 

morning.