We remain ready at any moment to sit down in good faith with Republicans and Democrats in the Congress to work out an acceptable welfare reform plan.

A final agreement on the balanced budget, I believe, is clearly within reach.

I've been for that since 1993.

Larry was a good friend and a valued colleague who brought his abundant energy and fresh vision to every task he undertook.

I hope that we can reach agreement.

I urge the Congress to work with me in good faith to produce a bipartisan welfare reform agreement that is tough on work and responsibility, but not tough on children and on parents who are responsible and who want to work.

Welfare reform must be considered in the context of other critical and related issues such as Medicaid and the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Welfare reform is first and foremost about work.

Larry's civilian life showed the same courage and resolve.

He believed passionately in education for women; the scholarships he endowed for minority women at the University of Arizona represent a lasting contribution.

I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 4, the 'Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995.'

You can make it so that the cool thing to do is not to smoke instead of to smoke.

We can change this country if we do it together.

I want to emphasize that we made progress today.

I have already—neither of these budgets is a big spending budget.

You young people cannot believe the potential influence you can have.

I am deeply committed to working with the Congress to reach bipartisan agreement on an acceptable welfare reform bill that addresses these and other concerns.

If everybody in this country had the character that my wife has, we'd be a better place to live.