Bill Clinton

I hope you have a terrific time today.

Those are the two most important things to ordinary Americans: no inflation and job growth.

I think we can sustain very good and steady growth, and that's my goal.

All the children who are here will get a souvenir egg.

Let us remember and recognize that each of us bears the profound responsibility of bringing Dr. King's message of unity, compassion and equality to our schools and our playgrounds.

Let us resolve to teach them as Dr. King did, not so much by eloquent words as by meaningful actions.

We must remain a Nation that is not too cynical to restore hope.

I call upon every American to reflect on the meaning of his teachings.

Let it be said that we overcame our differences for the sake of our children.

Easter symbolizes for us the ultimate victory of good over evil, hope over despair, and life over death.

America is a special nation because it is the product of that kind of faith in the future to which so many have held fast in spite of fearsome obstacles and great hardships.

This is a time for reflection, renewal, and rededication.

Too many powerful forces today seek to make money or even more power from our common misery, when what we most desperately need is to work together to solve the problems that plague us all and to build a stronger American community.

We must raise our own children with responsibility and faith.

The greatness and glory of America is that we define ourselves not by where our families came from but by our common values, our common goals, our common sense, and our common decency.

Either we go up together, or we go down together.

Let us rededicate ourselves to the spirit of Easter, of Passover, of Ramadan.

I called Prime Minister Hosokawa, and we talked about a number of things, but I--or excuse me, I sent him word and he called me, and we talked about a number of things. And I personally told him how regretful I was, and I apologized on…

Thanks, Bill. Representative Kildee. Mr. President, I think this ranks historically with the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 under Lyndon Johnson. And Bill Ford was there at that time, passing that bill, too. And we're…

Well, thank you. You all just do a good job in school, learn a lot, make the most of it. You were great. Representative Ford. Mr. President, this is truly a bipartisan moment when we have people of the stature of Jim Jeffords speaking for…

That's right. You know, in our 1995 budget, even though there's an overall reduction in Federal spending for discretionary programs, we have a $1.7 billion increase in education funding. And I'm proud of that, and it's a good beginning…

Yes, Jim. Senator Jeffords. I certainly want to thank the Secretary also. And certainly this Goals 2000--it's beginning. It's unfortunate it's taken us a decade too long just to start the planning. And also, it won't be possible to reach…

Yeah, I do want to thank Congressman Gunderson, too. I know he's not on the call today, but he worked hard and I thank him for that. Representative Goodling. Yeah, his father's pretty critical right now.

That's right. We need more of that. Senator Kennedy. Yeah, we had a little tougher time in the Senate, Mr. President, as you know. But thanks to Jim Jeffords and a few of our other Republican friends who were able to break the filibuster…

Yes, sir, I'm listening. Speaker Foley. The committees did a great job on this, and the Secretary did a great job. I think it's going to be great legislation for everyone.