Bill Clinton

We're going to do our best to make the most of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act.

Today we reach a symbolic moment in the improvement of our Nation's fiscal situation that few could have imagined 8 years ago—the retiring of the national debt clock in Times Square.

Our record surpluses and the shutting down of the debt clock only underscore the importance of maintaining our commitment to the fiscal discipline.

If the congressional leadership is serious about estate tax relief for small businesses, family farms, and principal residences of middle-class families that have increased in value, they should work with me in a fiscally responsible…

I commend the House Members who voted today to reject the majority's flawed estate tax bill.

AIDS was a national security issue for America.

I was glad to go to Africa for the second time.

It is thus essential that we maintain effective security and border control measures to thwart criminals seeking to use our seaports for terrorism, fraud, theft, or smuggling of illegal drugs, migrants, weapons, and other contraband.

I believe America is moving inexorably to be a much better partner over the long run for Africa.

Africa matters to America.

The Commission's report documents the current crime problem in seaports, identifies present and projected security threats, and recommends a number of useful measures aimed at reducing the vulnerability of maritime commerce and its…

We commit ourselves to strengthen the operational capabilities of the Security Council in this area.

I am pleased to receive the report of the Interagency Commission on Crime and Security in U.S. Seaports.

AIDS is 100 percent preventable.

The decision that I made last week on our missile defense will create an opportunity for President Putin and the next American President to reach a common position.

This tragedy gives added urgency to the Indonesian Government's obligation to turn words into actions on Timor.

If we have learned the lessons of the past, we can leave a very different legacy for our children.

We are prepared to resume and then expand cooperation in the area of Theater Missile Defense.

We cannot afford to wait any longer to save more lives.

The United States has repeatedly called on the Indonesian Government to take the necessary actions to disarm and disband these militias.

I think we can work through that if there's a sense of progress.

Unless we first imagine the world we want to build, we cannot achieve it.

I was deeply saddened to learn today of the death of three dedicated international aid workers.

Peace always needs champions who will stand for it because it will always have enemies who will stand against it.

We reaffirm our commitment to the ABM Treaty as a cornerstone of strategic stability.