02/01/2000
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We should avoid mean-spirited restrictions on benefits to children."
"If you believe it takes a whole village to raise a child, it means that the Government has a responsibility... to guarantee children who can't get it for themselves health, safety, and education."
"I want to work across party lines to solve this problem."
"The family and medical leave law... has caused ordinary citizens to come up to me and say, 'Thank you.'"