Clinton Proposes "Don't Ask/Don't Tell" Office

Romance Legislation

Urges Congress to Pass Bill
Within Next 24 Hours

President Clinton today urged Congress to pass a comprehensive new set of laws
that would make it illegal for employers to inquire about potential office
romances in the workplace.

The proposed bill, modeled on the military's Don't Ask / Don't Tell policy
regarding homosexuality, would ban not only employers but also employees from
making inquiries, whether casual or in a formal hearing, into office romances.

"And when I say employees, I mean ALL employees," clarified Clinton. "They
could even be employees that the CEO has appointed, or hired, himself."

He also urged Congress to pass the new law as quickly as possible. "Within the
next 24 hours would be great," said Clinton. "There's no point in letting this
important legislation get delayed by senseless gridlock or partisan bickering."

With Vice President Al Gore nodding in agreement behind him, Clinton described
his proposed Don't Ask / Don't Tell Office Romance Bill as an "important -
VITALLY important" part of the Bridge to the Twenty-First Century.

"America NEEDS this legislation," said the President in an impassioned speech
to the Press Corps. "For too long, we as a people have allowed disruptive
inquiries into office romances - perfectly harmless, everybody's happy, no
one's bothering anyone office romances - to dominate the workplace
environment."

The President went on:

"And when I say workplace, I'm talking about ANY office where work is done. It
could be a bank, say, or a Denny's, or even the Executive branch of some very
large corporation."

"And when I say corporation," continued the President, "I mean by that any
business, conglomerate, or even government entity. You know?"