Bill Clinton

We can provide health security for all Americans this year, and I believe that we will.

Any successor government will keep working closely with us on North Korea.

A more open Japanese market means that the Japanese citizens won't have to pay almost 40 percent more for their consumer goods than they otherwise would.

I think it is irresponsible for people not to provide for their own health care and irresponsible for the Government not to make it possible for people to do it no matter what their station in life.

It is conservatively estimated that we spend at least a dime on a dollar more on the administrative cost of health care than any other nation in the world.

Let me be clear: if we do nothing, the move toward competition will just create more concentration, less choice, and less quality.

I do not expect there to be a marked deterioration in our relationships with that country.

We cannot afford only to have nursing homes as an option, even though we need them where they are appropriate.

We can no longer be the only advanced country in the world that doesn't provide health care security to all of our citizens all of the time.

I told him that I was personally very sorry to see him step down.

But I believe that it is wrong for people not to assume responsibilities for themselves and let other people do it.

The next challenge for the international community is to ensure that Iraq does not break its promise on ongoing monitoring and verification as Iraq has repeatedly done so in the past on other commitments.

I strongly condemn these actions and I call on all parties to cease any such actions immediately.

We can do better, and this year we're going to, with your help.

It remains our judgment that the U.N. Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have effectively disbanded the Iraqi nuclear weapons program at least for the near term.

But people who can pay will have to pay something.

I condemn in the strongest possible terms the murders of Israeli citizens on April 6 and 7.

Let me remind you, my fellow Americans, that health care in America costs 40 to 50 percent more of our income than it does in any other country.

I just want to build on what we've got now: guaranteed private insurance; preserve the right to choose a doctor or health care plan.

I'm proud of the work that we were able to do together.

Even though since I became President—I'm proud of this—we've had an economic program that passed, and our economy has created 2.5 million new jobs in the last 15 months, more than in the previous 4 years.

I want to preserve Medicare, leave it like it is—it's working for elderly people.

We should give them a little bit of help in terms of respite care and help when they're providing help in their homes or in the community.

The negotiating process holds the promise of a better future for Israelis and Arabs alike.

We have to make some insurance reforms.