Bill Clinton

I have declared a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the State of Washington due to damage resulting from severe storms and high winds.

We heard nothing but the highest praise for Mr. Canan's professional skills and talents from those who know his work the best,

This legislation will provide critical assistance to the unemployed and their families by extending the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program.

I was impressed with all of the candidates,

I don't think you should assume anything until you hear the statement today.

Enactment of this bill is an important first step.

I, therefore, declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of Washington.

I think that people should be very reassured by the incredibly rapid work done by the law enforcement officials involved.

But Russ Canan stood out because of his broad support within the District of Columbia legal community,

Well, the last report I got this morning was pretty good, based on the last information I had. And I haven't talked directly to General Powell today, but he thinks they've gone pretty well, and I have to rely partly on--largely on his…

Well, I expect there will be a lot more as we go along. I just don't think we should shut the Congress down while we all look for them. Keep in mind that we've got more than they've had in a long time, and we need to go forward with this…

The truth is we can't achieve the savings we want simply by cutting funds.

We want to make improving the way Government does business a permanent part of how Government works.

We intend for this to be a bipartisan and a citizen Government effort.

I want to go. I haven't been invited yet.

We'll ask the public to help us improve services and cut waste by calling an 800 number or by writing to the Vice President.

We have enough of them already.

I have asked for a list of very specific actions we can take now, agency by agency, program by program.

The American people deserve a Government that is both honest and efficient, and for too long they haven't gotten it.

All eligible citizens deserve equal access to registration.

We're going forward with the phase just as it's planned.

We reviewed it very closely. I think he's going to meet us over at Rutgers today. I was very impressed by it. And as a matter of fact, I had a personal conversation with him about it. That's one of the reasons we wanted to come up here…

It's up to the Congress. We'll present the law, the bill, soon. And I'm hoping it will pass this year and become immediately effective. [A participant explained how improving her education would enable her to pass the citizenship test…

I wish I had this this morning in Washington. [Laughter] The wind chill factor was 13 when I was on my jog this morning. Thank you very much. It's beautiful. Funding for Arts Programs

I haven't talked directly to General Powell today, but he thinks they've gone pretty well.