Warm greetings to Americans everywhere during this joyous Christmas season.
Bill Clinton
The Public Record
Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
I hereby delegate to the Governors of the United States Postal Service any authority vested in me by section 407(a) of title 39 of the United States Code.
Just as we made mortgage interest tax deductible because we want people to own homes, we should make college tuition deductible because we want people to go to college.
We're not expecting that they will. The kinds of issues that we engage in in the commission are clearly in the mutual interest of both countries.
Russia is deliberating now on whether or not to sign the implementing documents that would create a work plan for them in Partnership for Peace.
This Summit of the Americas we just concluded represents a watershed in the history of our hemisphere.
I want to begin by saying a special thank you, because this agreement and the good faith that has been followed in adhering to it has been good for the working families of the United States.
It is fitting that this achievement be recognized by award of the Nobel Peace Prize and that the presentation take place in Norway.
We have a lot of support from other countries to bring democracy to Cuba, but no agreement on what the policy should be.
I think that we can show discipline in welfare reform and discipline in a lot of these other programs and still not be anti-poor.
We have seen a substantial increase in trade and an increase in jobs, good-paying jobs, for the American people.
We are bound together by geography, by history, by culture, but most important, now by shared values: a ferocious devotion to freedom, democracy, social justice.
On behalf of the American people I wish to extend congratulations to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Chairman Yasser Arafat, and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres on being selected as the Nobel Peace Prize laureates for 1994.
We want to replace the many conflicting and different trade and other regulatory agreements with one that is consistent.
We are gathered tonight as a family of nations, each with cultures that are unique and yet familiar to all of us.
This historic step will produce real opportunities for more jobs and solid, lasting prosperity for our peoples.





