Bill Clinton

That issue has not been brought up to me, but I can tell you this: There were a lot of people who urged that we ought to have a $2-a-pack tobacco tax, if you remember. I asked for the 75 cents because that's what our searching effort, our…

Not on this visit. But nothing would please me more than to have another visit where that would occur. But I think not on this visit. NAFTA and Health Care Reform

Well, we are working on an agreement to make available a number of planes to the Israelis. The Prime Minister is going to meet with Secretary Aspin on Monday, and they are going to try to work through the details. And I think I should wait…

Perhaps I could answer both questions. The Prime Minister did raise the issue with me. We discussed it, and I explained that under our procedures here, I cannot make a decision on the Pollard case until the Justice Department makes a…

I agree with what the Prime Minister said. I think that Chairman Arafat now, under the terms of the agreement, is duty- bound at a minimum to condemn it. I think we all recognize that he may not have total control over everyone who acts in…

You can see by the question, Mr. Prime Minister, it's hard for the United States to facilitate talks out of the press. [Laughter] We discussed the whole question of the relationship between Israel and Syria, what the United States could…

I hope so. We're going to discuss that today and a number of other issues. Over the long run, I think we'll have to make progress with everyone. PLO Terrorism

I think he's in a good position to proceed now. And of course, we all have come out for a process that will lead to comprehensive peace in the Middle East. But I think King Hussein obviously wants peace, and the recent elections must…

The Prime Minister and I are going to talk about what we can do to keep this going, but that's not one of the things that's been raised so far by anyone. [At this point, one group of reporters left the room, and another group entered.]

It's fair to say that I've got a list that makes me think we can do what we always thought we'd have to do. In fast track, I think the Democrats only had--when they voted for the fast track negotiations here, I think they only had 95…

Oh, no, we're much closer now. I think we'll get what we think we have to get on the Democratic side, and I'm working with the Republicans. I see all this stuff about their difficulties, but I don't buy that. I think that they've got some…

Bye. Representative Pastor. Have a good day. [At this point, the telephone conversation ended, and the President took questions from reporters.]

Thanks. I've played golf in Arizona, and it was a good round for me; so I have wonderful memories of that. I'll do that. Thank you. Representative Pastor. Okay. Thank you Mr. President.

I'd like to come back. You know it's been a while since I was there. I was there during the campaign, and the State was actually very good to me. I was amazed as we came so close to victory there. And I'm anxious to come back, and I want…

We've got about four outstanding that I think we can still get if we all work hard. Representative Pastor. Well, we're all going to work hard for you and, hopefully, at the final count we'll be past the 218 that we need. But I'm very happy…

Well, we're making progress anyway. And we got Gerry Studds and Steny Hoyer when they came out last week. I think that was a good sign because they'll work hard and try to help us pass this thing. So I'm feeling much better than I did a…

Thank you very much, Ed. As you well know, these environmental difficulties are going to get a lot better if NAFTA passes now that we've got the development bank there. And it also means more jobs along the border on both sides working on…

Thank you very much. We need your help. Representative Pastor. And I give a lot of credit to this to Congressman Esteban Torres. As you know, he worked very hard to get that NAD bank. And I know that with it we can do some things along the…

It's beautiful here, too. Representative Pastor. The reason I called you was to let you know that November 17, we'll be supporting you on the free-trade agreement.

I can no longer justify knowing there are things we can do that work to reduce the drug problem and not doing it.

This country is going to have a very hard time making it unless we do something about this wave of crime and violence.

I believe we can compete and win in the global economy.

This is a defining moment for America.

I am committed to the restoration of democracy in Haiti.

We have to provide the education and training our people need, not just for our children but for our adults, too.