08/25/2000
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"We are on track to reach the largest annual budget surplus ever."
"I want to be clear that were it not for the truly emergency needs to which this bill responds, I would reject these environmental riders."
"We would continue to focus on high academic standards for all children."
"The surplus at this point in the fiscal year is $64.7 billion, the largest in history over a comparable period."