I welcome France's decision to end nuclear testing in the Pacific and its strong support for signing a zero-yield comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty this year.

Today, our partnership and the ideals at its core—life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, liberte, egalite, fraternite—are making a difference to people all around the world.

I want to thank the bipartisan leadership of the conference that produced this landmark legislation.

This is an affair of the heart that has enormous economic and political and social implications for America.

I wish to congratulate the Congress for passing the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1995.

I told President Chirac how pleased we in the United States are with France's recent decision to move closer to the military side of NATO.

Under your leadership, France is meeting that responsibility.

As a result of this action today, consumers will receive the benefits of lower prices, better quality, and greater choices in their telephone and cable services.

I know I speak for all Americans when I express our condolences to the people of France on the loss of our friend President Mitterrand.

America needs this legislation and this kind of bipartisanship to build our economy for the 21st century.

This is a time for the world's great democracies to reach out, not retreat.

S. 1541 would damage the safety net that farm programs now provide in stabilizing farm income.

The bill would significantly reduce spending for agricultural export assistance.

New farm program legislation should be enacted immediately to avoid costly disruptions in the 1996 planting season.

A vibrant rural economy must be supported, such as through the inclusion of the Secretary of Agriculture's proposal for a 'Fund for Rural America' that would finance rural development, agricultural research, and conservation programs.

We're going to have a discussion about where things are in Russia on a number of issues.

They had a good year in 1995: They had inflation down; production was stable; the ruble was stronger.

African American History Month provides a special opportunity for teachers and schools to celebrate this ongoing process and to focus on the many African Americans whose lives have shaped our common experience.