The bill would require that all Federal agencies strive to develop and use a common application for all grant programs.

Half the seniors in this country would be in poverty today if it weren't for Social Security.

It has always been the practice of this administration to prohibit employment discrimination in the Federal civilian work force based on sexual orientation.

We should set aside every penny of any surplus until we save Social Security first.

Social Security is responsible for lifting about half the American senior population out of poverty.

Combining energy savings contracting authority with utility programs and agency funded efforts can save taxpayers as much as one billion dollars a year in energy costs over the next 15 years.

Energy Saving Performance Contracts (ESPCs) provide significant opportunities for making Federal buildings more energy efficient at little or no cost to taxpayers.

Social Security actually is responsible for keeping about half of our senior citizens out of poverty.

The only way to achieve the appropriate investment level is to offset discretionary spending.

I banned the use of Federal funds for cloning human beings while we study the risks and responsibilities of such a possibility.

We had the biggest expansion in aid to college since the GI bill was passed at the end of World War II.

I have a moral obligation now, while I'm still in office, to try to figure out how to preserve Social Security, how to preserve Medicare.

This restriction is inconsistent with the broad flexibility provided under Federal welfare reform.

We are also taking strong actions to prevent our children from smoking.

To provide permanent authority for the administration of au pair programs

I hereby find that the July 1, 1997, limitation on obligations imposed by subsection (a) of section 518A is having a negative impact on the proper functioning of the population planning program.

We have worked to reduce the welfare rolls by 1.9 million.

We've moved almost 2 million people from welfare to work.