We cannot afford only to have nursing homes as an option, even though we need them where they are appropriate.

A more open Japanese market means that the Japanese citizens won't have to pay almost 40 percent more for their consumer goods than they otherwise would.

We can provide health security for all Americans this year, and I believe that we will.

I will host the Summit of the Americas in Miami, FL, on December 9–10.

I told him that I was personally very sorry to see him step down.

It is conservatively estimated that we spend at least a dime on a dollar more on the administrative cost of health care than any other nation in the world.

Insurance used to be that way. Everybody threw in; everybody paid; the risk was broadly spread.

But I believe that it is wrong for people not to assume responsibilities for themselves and let other people do it.

I do not expect there to be a marked deterioration in our relationships with that country.

We can no longer be the only advanced country in the world that doesn't provide health care security to all of our citizens all of the time.

I think it is irresponsible for people not to provide for their own health care and irresponsible for the Government not to make it possible for people to do it no matter what their station in life.

The approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement was an historic achievement and one that is crucial in this process.

I think our plan has a special provision for funding community health centers at a higher level to try to make sure that these kinds of comprehensive services can be provided.

Let's argue about what should or shouldn't be done and not talk about other people's motives.

I applaud and encourage the activity of the OAS in this pursuit to ensure that worldwide changes create a hemisphere of peace and prosperity.

I'm very grateful to him for that, for what he did.

Vice President Albert Gore's intention to meet with King Hassan II during his planned visit to Morocco on April 14

Let me be clear: if we do nothing, the move toward competition will just create more concentration, less choice, and less quality.