Proclamations Proc. 7379 Food and Drug Administration to limit tobacco marketing and sales to youth. I have also called on all the States to devote a substantial portion of their tobacco settlement funds to reduce youth smoking. Currently, to- bacco companies are spending nearly $7 billion a year to market their prod- ucts, dramatically more than the Federal Government and all 50 States combined are spending on tobacco prevention and cessation programs. My Administration has also ioined with the American Cancer Society and other public health organizations in calling for public and private health plans to provide coverage for and access to proven tobacco cessation meth- ods. We know that helping people quit smoking produces immediate and long-term health benefits--saving money and saving lives. National Great American Smokeout Day presents all of us with the oppor- tunity to reaffirm our commitment to the health and safety of all Ameri- cans. Smokers who quit smoking for the duration of the day can lead by example and take the first crucial step toward better health. Nonsmokers can teach children about the dangers of using tobacco and strengthen our Nation's efforts to eliminate young people's exposure to secondhand smoke.Through efforts like the Great American Smokeout and the imple- mentation of proven tobacco prevention programs, we are moving toward my Administration's goal of cutting smoking rates among teens and adults in half within the decade. NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM }. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitu- tion and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim November 16, 2000, as national Great American Smokeout Day. I call upon all Americans to ioin together in an effort to educate our children about the dangers of to- bacco use and to take this opportunity to practice a healthy lifestyle that sets a positive example for young people. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand, and of the Independ- ence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-fifth. WILLIAM J. CLINTON Proclamation 7379 of November 16, 2000 National Farm-City Week, 2000 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Since our earliest days as a Nation, farmers have tilled the rich soil of this great land, feeding their families, our country, and people around the world. While America has changed from an agricultural to an industrial so- ciety, the American farm has remained a vital thread in the fabric of our national life. Farmers and ranchers exemplify the values on which our country was founded--hard work, faith, family, and devotion to commu- nity and to the land--and they have made American agriculture a leading global industry and a source of pride for our Nation. 207
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