Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Advisor Tony Lake and Director for Strategic Plans and Policy General Wesley Clark on reforming multilateral peacekeeping operations

We have got to try to reform this system to try to help people stay healthy and take care of them when they're sick.

We can fix what's wrong with our system and not mess up what's right.

I am pleased to advise that this initiative has resulted in a net reduction of 284 unproductive advisory committees.

We are beginning to put some sanity back into our laws.

We had better fix it now.

Our health care system needs dramatic reform.

The existing system for unemployment and training is simply broken.

It is broken. It is unfair.

I think that our policy in a very broad way is that we're supporting reform forces.

We have to revolutionize our approach to unemployed people.

We must rebuild this country fundamentally.

I believe, in short, that we can make the kinds of changes, public changes we need to make to move this country forward.

Today we have acknowledged that debt to five great reformers.

I hope the House will pass campaign finance reform today.

It represents an important step toward the goals of the NPR -- a more effective, efficient, and responsive government.

I'm telling you, folks, we have got to fix this.

I believe that such detailed and deliberate consideration is the better way to address the difficult issues in our complex entitlement programs.