Bill Clinton actually said...

This Act provides a 2.1 percent increase in compensation and DIC benefits, effective December 1, 1997.

We've come together in an extraordinary example of bipartisan cooperation to meet the urgent needs of children at risk.

The new legislation makes it clear that children's health and safety are the paramount concerns of our public child welfare system.

Let us thank God for our blessings and resolve to give more of our children the blessings they deserve.