Bill Clinton

I support and would sign targeted and fiscally responsible legislation that provides estate tax relief for small businesses, family farms, and principal residences along the lines proposed by House and Senate Democrats.

Estate tax repeal would benefit only about 2 percent of decedents, providing an average tax cut of $800,000 to only 54,000 families in 2010.

It works. It's good economics, and it's good social policy.

Tobacco use among young people is beginning to decline significantly.

That is a very big amount of relief to most people in this country.

Parents who read with their children, monitor homework and out-of-school activities, demand high academic standards and challenging coursework... have an enormous impact on their children's academic success.

Today's 1999 national household survey demonstrates that we are continuing to move in the right direction on the problem of youth drug and tobacco use in America.

Our Nation owes a great debt of gratitude to the firefighters, the managers, and their loved ones who are making extraordinary sacrifices.

Our tax cuts will help send our children to college, help families with members who need long-term care, help pay for child care, and help fund desperately needed school construction.

Challenge Our Students and They Will Soar reflects the importance of setting high expectations for America's young people.

These things happen.

We are not against wealth, and we are not against opportunity.

H.R. 8 would explode in cost from about $100 billion from 2001-2010 to about $750 billion from 2011- 2020.

Youth marijuana use has declined by over 25 percent.

This repeal of the estate tax is the latest part in a tax plan that would cost over $2 trillion.

Over half the benefits to these 54,000 estates go to less than 6 percent of the estates.

I vetoed it not because I don't think there should be any estate tax changes—I do believe there should be some changes—not because I think that the United States Government should never respond to the legitimate concerns of people who…

When Congress returns to Washington, I urge them to build on our success by fully funding my administration's substance abuse prevention and treatment initiatives.

Congress should also join Vice President Gore and me in making the health of our children a priority.

I encourage parents, schools, community and State leaders, businesses, civic and religious organizations, and the people of the United States to observe this period with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

It is a time to strengthen our efforts to improve the quality of education and to make America's schools safe, nurturing places where children can reach their full potential.

We owe it to them—and to their children—to make the best use of it.

For America's students, the new school year is a time for learning lessons, making friends, and setting goals.

That is a pretty good thing to be able to say, and yet we're healthy financially because we have proceeded in a balanced and disciplined way.

Overall youth drug use is down by more than 20 percent.