THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary (Little Rock, Arkansas) _________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release January 17, 2001 TEXT OF A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO THE CHAIRMEN AND RANKING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEES ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEES ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS January 16, 2001 Pursuant to subsection 306(c)(2) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-114), (the "Act"), I hereby determine and report to the Congress that suspension for 6 months beyond February 1, 2001, of the right to bring an action under title III of the Act is necessary to the national interests of the United States and will expedite a transition to democracy in Cuba. Sincerely, WILLIAM J. CLINTON # # #
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