This balanced budget debate is really two debates.

When Hillary and I were in Ireland... I thought to myself if there were just some way we could all live every day with that spirit, we could all believe in ourselves and our future every day with that level of feeling.

I would like to do away with affirmative action, and I will, as soon as I'm convinced it's no longer needed.

It's an astonishing thing that, for three years in a row, we've had more new businesses incorporated than ever before.

I am profoundly grateful that I have the chance to be President of the United States at a unique moment in history when we could contribute to the cause of peace and freedom.

I'm grateful that our economy has now in the last three years produced almost 8 million jobs.

I wanted to become President because I felt that we were going through this period of change and that we had to really work at it to preserve the American Dream for all people.

Of all the things Linda Lader said tonight, the thing that made the most impression on me was the story she told of two of our Renaissance folks who were talking about losing a loved one.

A strong America has been the world's strongest force for freedom, peace, and democracy in 1995.

I am committed to balancing the budget.

We have to finish the job of balancing the budget and to do it in the right way.

Most important, our communities all over America are coming together around our values again.

In 1995, the ingenuity and hard work of our people has kept the economy growing, steady and strong.

It hasn't always been an easy year for America.

Enclosed is an unclassified report on the Loan Guarantees to Israel Program and on economic conditions in Israel.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, a time for celebration, friendship, and hope.

Let's resolve that we will balance the budget, but that we'll do it in a way that will keep our country growing and that will be true to our basic values.

Our Nation is strongest when we're true to our fundamental values.