Legislation

Today's vote is a key milestone toward enactment of legislation that will launch a new era of cooperation between the United States and our partners in Africa and the Caribbean Basin.

I congratulate those Members of Congress who have worked hard to reach agreement on this bill.

In signing S. 1769, I state my understanding that the reporting required by section 2519(2)(b)(iv) is limited to general aggregate data concerning the total number of times law enforcement encountered encryption and the total number of…

I think there is every likelihood now that that bill will be on my desk for signature by the end of the month.

Today I signed into law S. 1769, a bill to continue a number of existing Federal reports scheduled to expire on May 15 of this year.

I'll always be proud that the first bill I signed as President was the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Four years ago you put yourselves on the line for the Kennedy-Kassebaum bill.

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

We need a strong bill that protects all Americans and all plans.

If you believe that everyone counts and that everyone should have a chance to live his or her life, then you've got to help us pass this legislation.

I am returning herewith without my approval S. 1287, the 'Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000.'

I am confident that if we can keep working together in good faith, we can reach agreement on a strong, commonsense bill that I can sign into law.

The Congress should be deeply reluctant to tamper with the First Amendment.

The Congress should pass clean legislation that would raise the minimum wage by $1 over two years.

If we can get the right bill before them, we have the votes.

I am writing this letter to strongly encourage Congress to pass clean, straightforward legislation to raise the minimum wage by $1—from $5.15 to $6.15—in two equal steps.

I've once again asked Congress to meet and pass commonsense gun safety legislation that they've been sitting on for 8 months.

That's why it's so important that you pass this proposition 26.