03/12/2000
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"The American people should not be held hostage anymore to the Republican budget priorities."
"I urge the Congress to act on this legislation promptly and to return it to me for signing."
"I will still veto any bill that requires crippling cuts in Medicare, weakens the environment, reduces educational opportunity, or raises taxes on working families."
"Children are our Nation's most precious resource and most sacred obligation."