I am determined to work with Congress to achieve real, bipartisan welfare reform.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to improve the functioning of the National Partnership Council, it is hereby ordered that Executive Order No. 12871…

I am disappointed that Republicans are trying to use the words 'welfare reform' as cover to advance a budget plan that is at odds with America's values.

This welfare bill includes deep cuts that are tough on children and at odds with my central goal of moving people from welfare to work.

My administration remains ready at any moment to sit down in good faith with Democrats and Republicans in Congress to work out a real welfare reform plan.

IFOR will ensure withdrawal of the forces of the parties to the agreed inter-entity borders within an agreed period.

I have ordered the deployment of approximately 20,000 U.S. military personnel to participate in the IFOR in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Republican budget cuts in Medicaid and the earned-income tax credit would undermine real reform and penalize people who choose work over welfare.

Americans know that welfare reform is not about playing budget politics; it is about moving people from welfare to work.

This reduction in benefits discourages work by senior citizens who are able and willing to stay in the workforce.

It's just wrong for the Federal employees, and even more for the American people, to have the Government close the week before Christmas.

We don't need to do it by cutting back on police officers and risking our safety.

I want to sign a good bill and I am prepared to do exactly that if the Congress will make the following changes to this legislation.

That's not what the American people want, and I won't accept it.

This bill is tough.

This new law is in the best tradition of America, one articulated by President Andrew Jackson a long time ago, 'Equal opportunity for all; special privileges for none.'

It makes no sense to eliminate an industry-driven, highly competitive, cost-shared initiative like our Advanced Technology Program (ATP).

LSC should be allowed to carry on its work in an appropriate manner, both in its basic programs and in special initiatives like the migrant legal services program.