This agreement helps our workers, our environment, our businesses, and our consumers.

NAFTA is strongly in the interest of the United States.

This legislation will inject new life into many small businesses by significantly increasing the availability of loans that can be guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA).

NAFTA is part of my broad economic strategy to gear the American economy for a changing world.

Perhaps most importantly, the lending authority provided by S. 1274 will assist firms in maintaining and creating more than 600,000 jobs over the next four years.

The demand for SBA loan guarantees has increased over the past several years at a 35 to 40 percent annual rate.

Today I pledge my strongest commitment to a major effort this fall to secure NAFTA's passage.

It was a great pleasure and a great honor for me to be able to spend some time with the Holy Father.

Disasters provide enough grief without more coming from Washington.

I welcome the Vatican's commitment to human rights, including religious freedom for all.

I commend the Congress for acting expeditiously to develop a bill that helps those who are suffering as a result of the Midwest floods.

This additional funding will be available for the Secretary of Labor to finance temporary jobs to repair damage caused by the floods.

We shared many values and perspectives: a commitment to today's young people in the United States and throughout the world.

We finally even found something that Senator Dole and I could agree on, in this bill.

The low-interest SBA loans will be made available primarily to homeowners, renters, and business owners to assist in their recovery from physical damage caused by the flooding in the Midwest.

We know we cannot contain the fury of a river.

The best way for the United States to reward that courage is not only for me to sign this flood relief bill.

When the floods were coming no one had time to wring their hands, so they just automatically rolled up their sleeves.