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THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release July 19, 1993

                       REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
               IN PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH SENATOR SASSER
                       AND REPRESENTATIVE SABO

                           The Oval Office

5:06 P.M. EDT

Q Mr. President, have you given up on a utility tax, and how much of an increase would you take on a gas tax?

And besides that -- (laughter).

THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'm just sitting here meeting with the Chairman, and I'm going to also, you know, keep working through this with the conferees. And we're going to see what we can do. But we're just beginning our conversations, so I can't answer those questions.

Q Sir, what qualifications will the new FBI director have?

THE PRESIDENT: Good ones.

THE PRESS: Thank you.

END5:07 P.M. EDT