I congratulate the Senators from both parties who voted to break the filibuster of campaign finance reform.

Today the Senate showed it has heard the American people's demand for change.

I absolutely do.

National service is not about political partisanship.

I'm particularly pleased to have the President here as the first African head of state received by my administration.

It's good to see that it brings Congress together as well.

Namibia's successful transition to a stable, multiparty, multiracial, multiethnic democracy offers hope and optimism for other nations in the region.

The bill represents a crucial, bi-partisan effort to show strong United States and multilateral support for democratic and pro-market reform in Russia and the other new independent states of the former Soviet Union.

The ultimate goal is to restore the conditions of peace which existed before the Pakistanis were murdered.

The SSC project will stimulate technologies in many areas critical for the health of the U.S. economy.

We want a steady recovery.

I have long believed that we will not give the middle class the economic growth and health care reform it needs unless we also reform our political system.

The United States supports the Blair House agreement.

Political reform and economic reform, in my judgment, over the long run must go hand-in-hand.

As we seek to expand free and fair trade with all of our partners around the world, I am very pleased to be naming Jeff Garten to this important post.

I look forward to working with you and the great nations you represent.

Truth is one of our most potent weapons in the fight against communism and totalitarianism.

Let me tell you something about Bosnia.