Bill Clinton

Language barriers are preventing the Federal Government and recipients of Federal financial assistance from effectively serving a large number of people in this country who are eligible to participate in their programs.

Today I commend the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for being the first Federal agency to respond to Executive Order 13166.

Failure to systematically confront language barriers can lead to unequal access to Federal benefits based on national origin and can harm the mission of Federal agencies.

Breaking down these barriers will allow individuals with limited English proficiency to fully participate in American society.

And I think all the parties understand that without the involvement and leadership and support of Egypt, they won't be able to do it.

So we're going to work together and see if we can find a way to help the parties get over this next big hump.

I think the time is short for resolving this.

Tanzania's story is too often not the stuff of headlines.

I believe the terrorists went after Tanzania, Kenya, and the United States precisely because we are dedicated to tolerance, understanding, and cooperation across frontiers and lines of division.

We know that two more lives were taken on a day that should have been filled with hope and promise for students and faculty.

We will keep working with you, Mr. President, to promote education and health, to bring the benefits of the global information economy to your nation and to the developing world.

Hillary and I were shocked and heartbroken to learn of the tragic shooting earlier today at the University of Arkansas.

I also want to do more to encourage foreign investment here.

We send our heartfelt thoughts and prayers along with those of the American public to the families, the university, and the entire Fayetteville community as they work through this difficult time.

I thank you for the power of your example.

AIDS is 100 percent preventable if we are willing to deal with it openly and honestly.

I hereby transmit a Proclamation in which I have determined that it is appropriate to grant preferential treatment for Nigeria as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP).

I have determined that it is appropriate to designate Nigeria as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of the GSP.

We support your democracy.

We want to help you build your economy, educate your children, and build a better life in all the villages of this country.

I am pleased that United Airlines and its pilots have reached an agreement at the bargaining table.

I commend union and management for working together to resolve their differences in a way that will benefit the traveling public.

I admire profoundly the strength of Nigeria's religious traditions.

The good news is, we know this can be done.

We have to break the silence about how this disease spreads and how to prevent it, and we need to fight AIDS, not people with AIDS.