My heart goes out to the people across southern California who have lost their homes.

We're in a global economy, but it is clearly sustaining itself.

It's pleasing to me to see that a deficit came in lower than it was projected.

We're making progress on all the things that I talked about in Queens so long ago.

I want you to know we're moving in the right direction, and we're not going to stop until we've got this economy up and going.

We are seeing a third quarter economic growth rate reported of 2.8 percent.

I am pleased that this Act provides funding for the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydrotest facility (DARHT).

NAFTA has become sort of the catch-all for the accumulated resentments of the past, the anxieties about the future, and the frustrations of the present.

How can we make progress if the voters cannot make distinctions between those who fight for the right kind of change and those who do not?

We must not ask any American to give up the quality of health care.

This legislation, therefore, literally holds the key to a new era for our economy.

Our current health insurance system offers no protection for people who lose their jobs, move, decide to change jobs, get sick, or have a family member with an illness.

It guarantees security by providing every American and legal resident with a comprehensive package of health care benefits that can never be taken away.

Today America stands ready for reform.

I have today just one simple request: I ask that before the Congress finishes its work next year, you pass and I sign a bill that will actually guarantee health security to every citizen of this great country of ours.

This is a test for all of us, a test of whether the leaders of this country can serve the people who sent us here.

The 'Health Security Act of 1993' holds the promise of a new era of security for every American.

The legislation will preserve and strengthen Medicare, adding new coverage for prescription drugs.