Bill Clinton

That's right. Mr. Koppel. You are going to have taxes on cigarettes. You haven't yet decided whether you're going to have taxes on alcohol, liquor.

Least expensive. I don't like that word ``cheap.'' [Laughter] [At this point, the network took a commercial break.] Mr. Koppel. Now, you see the results of that poll. New taxes to pay for the health plan, you were being a little bit cagey…

We will basically have, I think, two assurances of quality of care. First of all, the plans that will be provided and the prices that will be offered in these plans will be influenced heavily by the physicians and the other caregivers. But…

Good evening, sir. [A retired educator with AIDS discussed the difficulty of getting treatment under Medicaid.] Mr. Koppel. Do me a favor, if----

Say hello to Attorney General Reno. [Applause] She wanted to come home with me--you know, Janet Reno is from Florida--for two reasons. First of all, we're going to do an event tomorrow dealing with young people and crime and the costs that…

What I feel the pressure to do is to at least pass the legislation and get the security in. I want everybody to have their health security card so I know they'll have comprehensive benefits that can't be taken away, that they can't lose…

Sure. Yes. Let me say, first of all, we assume that it will take a period of several months for the Congress to work through this. But I must tell you, this is the best spirit I have ever seen in the Congress, at least in modern times…

Sixty-four percent are right. [Laughter] They're right. Mr. Koppel. Just to keep things from getting too dull, let's see if we can get a question from one of the 17 percent. Go ahead. [A homemaker said that she provides care to her mother…

Yes, I see it. Mr. Koppel. Can you read it? Well, will you be good--there we go. They think your plan versus the present system: 64 percent think it's better; 17 percent think it's worse; 3 percent think it's the same. Again, that's pretty…

Well, first of all, it won't get any worse. That is, if you're paying for it now and you have coverage that covers that, there's nothing to prevent that from continuing in our system. Anybody, for example, who's got a situation at work…

Because health care costs have been going up at twice the rate of inflation, or more. For people insured in small businesses, more than twice the rate of inflation. Because in any given 2-year period, almost one in four Americans don't…

They should worry about that. Mr. Koppel. Why do you think it's still so high? Two-thirds of the American public still worry that their future health care costs won't be taken care of.

You can see the teleprompters there. You can see them. I am telling the Vice President, ``Al, they've got the wrong speech on the teleprompter.'' He said, ``That's impossible.'' I said, ``You're not reading it. Read it.'' That's what I…

A lot of the work is still to be done. Mr. Koppel. Indeed. I'm going to begin with what may seem like a rather trivial thing, although I'll tell you it wasn't trivial to you yesterday. There you were. You were in front of the joint session…

These are things we have to do.

I urge private companies, investment fund managers, universities, labor unions, and other Americans to take advantage of opportunities for trade and investment in South Africa.

Security, health care that you've always got, that can't be taken away.

These three individuals have all exhibited the high levels of ability and judgment that the American people deserve to expect from Federal judges.

It will reduce illegal immigration more in Mexico than if we don't adopt it.

America is the only country in the civilized world where a teenager can walk the street at random and be better armed than most police forces.

We have to urgently face both the opportunities and the problems before us in a time when we have to change so much.

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is a holy day that provides the opportunity to seek forgiveness and to enter the new year with a clean conscience and a clear purpose.

I welcome the call today by ANC President Nelson Mandela for the lifting of economic sanctions against South Africa.

I applaud the decision.

I got a little briefing on St. Petersburg Beach from Mayor Horan when I was up here.