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 114 STAT. 3432 PROCLAMATION 7380—NOV. 17, 2000 to meet the challenge of feeding the world's people while preserving our fertile land, clean water, and other precious natural resources. Farmers and ranchers, however, do not accomplish these crucial tasks alone. Farm workers, shippers, inspectors, processors, agribusiness companies, marketers, grocers, and many others play vital roles in the extraordinary productivity of America's agricultural industry. These farm-city partnerships strengthen our free enterprise system and remind us that the talents, energy, and hard work of millions of Americans have contributed to the imprecedented prosperity we enjoy today. This week, as we gather with our families in thanks for the bounty bestowed upon us, let us remember with gratitude the hardworking men and women in rural and iirban communities who devote their lives to producing, processing, and delivering the world's safest, most abundant supply of food and fiber. NOW, THEREFORE, I. WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 17 through November 23, 2000, as National Farm-City Week. I call upon all Americans, in rural and urban communities alike, to join in recognizing the achievements of all those who work together to promote America's agricultural abundance. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this sixteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Proclamation 7380 of November 17, 2000 National Family Week, 2000 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Oui families are perhaps the strongest influence in oiur lives. Anyone who grows up in a strong, nurturing family, groimded in the values of love and responsibility, will have a distinct advantage in achieving the most important tasks of adulthood—living fully, working productively, contributing to society, and forming one's own strong, stable family. Our Nation, too, draws its strength and character from America's families, so as citizens we must do everything we can to support their wellbeing and self-sufficiency. Over the past 8 years, my Administration has strived to create an economic and social climate where families can floxuish. We have strengthened the economy; enacted a higher minimum wage; expanded tax credits for working families; created greater access to higher education, quality health care, and affordable child care; and, with passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act, made it easier for working adults to take leave to care for an ailing family member without putting their jobs at risk. We have also been successful in moving thousands of children from temporary homes in foster care to permanent families where they can grow and flourish.

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