the Mayflower Hotel. September 30 – President Clinton attended the retirement ceremony for General John M. Shalikashvili at Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia. September 30 – President Clinton stated the death of Roy Lichtenstein and the latter's contributions to the alteration of art. September 30 – President Clinton stated the final report of the Commission on Immigration Reform, saying it "further contributes to our country's understanding of the role of immigration in the United States." September 30 – President Clinton stated the observance of Rosh Hashanah. September 30 – President Clinton signed the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1998 into law, saying the legislation "provides funding for military construction and family housing programs of the Department of Defense" and "funds the vast majority of my request for military construction projects, the military family housing program, other quality-of-life projects for our military personnel and their families, and the base closure and realignment program." September 30 – In a statement, President Clinton stated House Joint Resolution 94 "provides 1998 appropriations for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government through October 23, 1997, except those funded by the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 1998, which I signed into law earlier today." September 30 – President Clinton issued a message to Congress on the continued national emergency in Iran. October October 1 – President Clinton addressed television weather broadcasters on his desire for Americans to accept the majority scientific opinion and for the United States to commit "to go to Kyoto with binding targets" in the East Room. October 1 – In a statement, President Clinton stated his satisfaction with the Senate Finance Committee reporting out legislation renewing the partnership between the President and the Congress in reaching trade agreements and calls for continued breaking down of "unfair foreign trade barriers to our goods and services." October 2 – President Clinton announced he would be "directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Agriculture to work together in close cooperation with the agricultural community to develop the first-ever specific safety standards for the growing, processing, shipping, and selling of fruits and vegetables" and answered questions from reporters on the Line Item Veto, the 2000 Decennial Census, food safety, and campaign financing during the 1996 elections in the Rose Garden. October 2 – President Clinton issued a memorandum to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of Agriculture requesting the