Politics

I have greatly valued his service.

Elinor Guggenheimer has been a tenacious and effective champion on behalf of America's children.

No nation is more committed to this effort than the United States.

It's a huge first step.

I am profoundly honored to be here tonight.

Look at where the Bronx was when President Carter came here in despair.

The momentum generated by Vice President Gore's visit helped move the negotiation to a successful conclusion, and I thank him.

America has its own challenges today.

Wouldn't you like it if your city and your country worked the way this church did?

This is unacceptable.

America is better off than it was 5 years ago.

The environment is cleaner than it was.

We express our satisfaction for the existence of that form of government in almost all the countries that make up our hemisphere.

I never will forget when I was trying to make up my mind whether to run for President in 1991.

It makes everybody else more important.

I look forward to working with Members on both sides of the aisle to secure passage of this important legislation this year.

This country will always be a work in progress.

I know we can, and I need your help to do it and to send a message loud and clear: We do not want to have to make a choice in the 21st century, and we refuse to do so.