Accordingly, the Administration does not support S. 4 in its current form.

We are not doing our children any favors by continuing to subsidize practices that don't work and failing to invest in practices that do.

Today's ceremony is about a moment in 1882 when our Government did not do all it could do to protect an individual American's freedom.

Help your Governor. Help your legislators.

This is not an accident.

Our plan would put priority on investing for the future.

I hereby waive the application of this provision with respect to such assistance.

It is too soon after passage of GPEA to re-legislate these issues.

We know that what we in Government do is to create the conditions in which all of you create those jobs and create that economic activity.

I urge the Congress to enact legislation providing for such an increase, and if Congress fails to act, I will use my executive authority to guarantee that a 3.6 increase takes effect.

It is critically important that the Census Bureau have the funding it needs to implement its 2000 census plan.

Executive Order 13083, entitled 'Federalism,' is suspended.

By failing to adopt this amendment, the House is undermining the Census Bureau's ability to plan and conduct an accurate decennial census.

Funding for Goals 2000 is cut $255 million below the President's request.

Funding COPS at the requested level of $1.4 billion is consistent with the Balanced Budget Agreement.

Submitted July 29: James M. Bodner, of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, vice Jan Lodal.

I think every county ought to have a sheriff that's 9 feet tall.

I especially commend the Congress for authorizing the NSF's participation in the Next Generation Internet Program.