Bill Clinton: “Last night, I signed into law H.R. 1643, the Sixth Continuing Resolution for fiscal 1996, which puts all Federal workers…”

“Last night, I signed into law H.R. 1643, the Sixth Continuing Resolution for fiscal 1996, which puts all Federal workers back on the job with pay from December 16 until January 26 and also funds a limited number of Federal activities until September 30, 1996. This bill is a step in the right direction--but only a step. It does not end the partial shutdown of the Federal Government that continues to seriously impair the activities of the Departments of Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban De- velopment, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, and Veterans Affairs; the Environmental Protection Agency; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Small Business Administration; and many smaller agencies. Most importantly, H.R. 1643 enables Federal workers to return to the job and to be paid--both the 480,000 who have been working without pay and the 280,000 furloughed workers. The bill also funds a limited number of Federal functions for the rest of fiscal 1996.…”