This year we've got $400 million in after-school programs.

We've now run the first back-to-back surpluses in over 40 years.

When I became President, we had a $295 billion deficit.

S. 2 would authorize only half of the one billion dollars requested by the President.

I am asking Congress to increase Amtrak funding by more than $400 million, or more than 70 percent.

We have enjoyed back-to-back budget surpluses for the first time in over 40 years.

And the lands legacy initiative in my new budget will provide permanent funding so that communities can conserve additional lands year after year.

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.

We need to adequately fund our environmental budget and get those riders out of there.

When I came into office, the deficit was $290 billion.

Today my budget negotiators are continuing to work with Congress to finish the job.

The Act provides $14.1 billion in discretionary budget authority for programs of the Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.

I have just completed a meeting with my economic team to see what we can do to reach overall budget agreement with the congressional leadership.

We have this huge surplus.

The Committee incorrectly assumes that BRAC program execution would be unaffected by the absence of advance appropriations.

In fact, the budget surplus for 1999 will be $99 billion, the largest as a share of our economy since 1951.

By balancing the budget we have begun to reduce the debt.

Our surplus will be $20 billion more than we thought this year.