Politics

If ever we needed a reminder that our Government is not our enemy, this is it.

1995 has been a year when we've been true to the best of America.

I'm prepared to work until we get an agreement.

I am determined to work with Congress to achieve real, bipartisan welfare reform.

But if Congress sends me this conference report, I will veto it and insist that they try again.

I want to sign a good bill and I am prepared to do exactly that if the Congress will make the following changes to this legislation.

This law says the days of secret lobbying are over.

I cannot accept this bill.

It will pull back the curtains from the world of Washington lobbying.

We owe that to the American people.

I am eager to work with the Congress to reach agreement on a balanced budget plan.

This is short-sighted and unwise.

I'm proud of our antidrug strategy.

It does not reflect my priorities or the values of the American people.

The cycle must be broken.

It is wrong for the Congress to shut the Government down just to make a political point the week before Christmas.

We're going to keep working, trying to reach as much agreement among ourselves as possible.

It is wrong for them to shut the Government down again just before Christmas.