Bill Clinton

White House Chief of Staff Mack McLarty today announced the appointment of Joe Velasquez as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Political Affairs and Keith Mason as Deputy Assistant to the President for…

Surgeon General September 7, 1993 I am extremely pleased and gratified by the Senate's action today in confirming Dr. Joycelyn Elders as the Nation's next Surgeon General. Dr. Elders has consistently demonstrated a high level of intellect…

I hope so. Well, in times past, over a majority of the Congress has supported a biennial budget. It can't be very satisfying for them to have to spend all their time doing that when they can spend more time evaluating how these programs…

These four individuals have all exhibited the level of accomplishment and excellence that Secretary Christopher and I have pledged that our Ambassadors would have.

The funding authorized in the bill is critical to maintaining our Nation's defense capabilities.

It is outrageous for the Government to have rules and regulations which take those people's money from them and spend it on things that cannot be justified.

I don't think we have an option because I think the country can't walk away from this problem.

I believe that all that has to be part of the negotiating process.

I think this effort can do as much as anything else to build the trust of the American people.

I've been willing to do that since February.

If we can reform these procurement practices, we can probably do more there than in any other area of our national life in the short run to restore the confidence of the American people in their Government.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have had a great tour of Florida City and Homestead today, and we just had a wonderful community meeting where I heard from a lot of people who have been through the last year and who have suffered, but who…

They want to see some results.

I think that there will be a new enthusiasm for things that are government reform.

We believe that a significant number of those people can be eliminated or used to serve customers better.

I transmit herewith the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of Moldova Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of Investment.

This is a different historical moment.

The goal is to get as much through as quickly as possible.

The Treaty will establish an agreed-upon legal basis for the protection and encouragement of investment.

I think we all owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the Vice President for the difficult and thorough work which has been done.

It is designed to encourage economic opportunity—including investment, trade, and growth—in both countries.

I believe, from all accounts, is willing to go everywhere and anywhere it can in order to sell this, and has done an extraordinary job.

The commitment is to reduce the government by 252,000.

There are stunning examples of Federal employees succeeding in this environment.

A specific tenet, reflected in this Treaty, is that U.S. investment abroad and foreign investment in the United States should receive fair, equitable, and nondiscriminatory treatment.