
I was not elected President to pile up a stack of vetoes.
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I was not elected President to pile up a stack of vetoes.

Because this health care benefit is so important, I will sign this legislation.

Billionaires who make their fortunes in this country ought to pay taxes here like everyone else.

I urge State and local officials, private organizations, and U.S. citizens everywhere to join in honoring the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been held as prisoners of war.

That's why we need a line-item veto that covers both spending and special tax provisions.

The economic and health care interests of 3.2 million Americans and their families are too important to be held hostage.

Absent my approval of this legislation, almost 3.2 million self-employed workers would not be able to claim this deduction for health insurance premiums on their 1994 income tax returns.

We will build on the triumphs of democracy that they have helped to ensure.

I'll answer the questions in the press briefing after I visit with President Mubarak.

Let's make decisions, and let's do it right, and let's stick up for education and training.

The key to the 21st century, more than anything else, is clearly education for young people, lifetime job training for adults.

Good, strong unions and collective bargaining can help us to meet the challenges that are just ahead.

Thanks to his persistence, the promise of Camp David, where Egypt took its stand against war, has been redeemed.

That is our great challenge, and that is the one we must not walk away from.

We're also working together to bring more prosperity and stability to the entire region, efforts that are essential for peace to establish firm roots.

The United States and Egypt have had and continue to have a very close relationship.

If you work hard, you ought to be able to have a decent life.