of 1958, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2476)." June 30 – In a letter to television networks, President Clinton applauds "the action taken today by CBS and by the other major broadcast networks to begin addressing the problem of violence on television." June 30 – President Clinton announces his nominations of William Gilmartin for Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Eugene Brickhouse for Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Human Resources and Administration, and Ginger Lew for General Counsel of the Department of Commerce. July August August 2 – President Clinton answers questions from reporters on Bosnia and the economic program in the Roosevelt Room. August 3 – By a 96 to 3 vote, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is confirmed to Supreme Court by the United States Senate. August 10 – While President Clinton looks on, Ginsburg takes her oath of office. August 10 - Clinton sings the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. The law raised the top income tax rate from 31% to 39%. It also raised gasoline taxes and a wide range of other taxes. August 19 – In a statement, President Clinton announces "that William Daley has agreed to serve as Chairman of the administration's Task Force on the North American Free Trade Agreement" and makes note of the continuing debate on NAFTA while promoting the latter agreement as "a force for job creation, environmental cleanup, greater American competitiveness, and higher labor standards." August 19 – In a statement, President Clinton confirms he received the report of the National Commission to ensure the strengthening of the airline industry and tasks his administration and Congress with needing to "take the next steps to ensure that Government policy encourages a prosperous airline industry." August 19 – In a statement, President Clinton says David Wilhelm "has made a superb choice" in selecting Richard Celeste to chair the Democratic National Health Care Campaign. August 19 – President Clinton issues a memorandum to department and agency leadership informing them "that Secretary of Commerce Ronald H. Brown has agreed to serve as the chair of the 1993 Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area" and requesting support for Brown by having each secretary personally chair the campaign in their agency and appoint a top official as vice chairman. August 19 – In a letter to House Speaker Foley and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Claiborne Pell, President