I am pleased that these eight men and women have agreed to join our team and certain they will each work hard to support the great work being done by Secretaries Espy and Pena to make their Departments work better for the American people.

I have never wanted to have any big, broad-based taxes to pay for health care.

I like them very much.

If we don't change, we'll be up to 19 percent by the end of the decade without covering everybody and with no improvements in the present problem.

We are going to work together on matters of energy and environmental protection.

I think all of you know that the United States or American firms have a number of very large oil and gas deals that are in various stages of development being considered now by the Russian government.

I believe that this will be a job generator if we implement it sensibly and gradually and over time we slow the rate of growth of health care costs.

So my judgment is that if we do this right, it will be a job creator.

I think senior citizens will come out way ahead.

It is a new day for the FBI.

Through his years of work in the energy field in both the public and private sectors, Bil Tucker has demonstrated he has the technical understanding and commitment to hard work that will make him an asset at the Department of Energy.

The FBI has always worked at the cutting edge of law enforcement technology.

These individuals, experienced in each of their fields, are important additions to our administration.

Mark Schneider's experience in pan-American issues will also bode him well as he takes his post at AID.

Mr. McAteer's important work in mine safety will assist him as he works to ensure the safety of our country's mine workers.

Opportunity should be our watchword.

Every serious study of kids show nearly every child had some sort of a relationship with a caring adult.

You are this country.