Bill Clinton

Each executive department and agency shall terminate not less than one-third of the advisory committees subject to FACA.

They voted for change.

If you'll let me hear the truth of your feelings and your ideas, I think we can change this country.

I believe Government can both care about people and be careful with their money.

It isn't easy, I'll tell you that.

Watch what we do closely.

We have to do two things at once that no Government in your country's history has ever done.

When I came here as a candidate for President, I didn't know whether I could do very well.

Effective immediately, executive departments and agencies shall not create or sponsor a new advisory committee subject to FACA unless the committee is required by statute.

Look, if we lift the embargo, then what incentive does the government have to change?

I strongly support the decision of those Secretaries who have concluded that they do not need an executive dining room for the conduct of their agencies' business and have closed and converted them to other uses.

We're very close. I don't want to give you a specific time, but we're very close. As you know, we've done an awful lot of work on it. I spent a lot of time on it last week and a considerable amount of time today. So we're quite close.

I've handled that through the White House Legal Counsel. I think Mr. Stephanopoulos has already given a statement about it.

These cuts come as part of a quite significant reorganization of the Office of the President.

America has changed, but Washington hasn't.

I gave up 350 staff members, a remarkable accomplishment.

I take these steps not simply to save the taxpayers' money but also because I believe this smaller White House will actually work better and serve the American people better.

We are today changing the way Government works.

I will say again: I know the economic upturn looks good in terms of the big statistics, but the unemployment rate is higher than it was at the bottom of the recession.

I think Judge Wood has been somewhat unfairly treated inasmuch as what happened to her happened in the ordinary course of the vetting process.

We must move in a new direction to recognize that protecting the environment means strengthening the economy and creating new jobs for Americans.

Despite these encouraging statistics about the increased productivity, there are still millions of Americans who want to go to work to support their families, but they can't find jobs.

I am today reinforcing my intention to work with the Congress for legislation that will make the Environmental Protection Agency a part of my Cabinet.

It categorically did not come out of here, and I thought whoever leaked it, it was outrageous.

The days of photo-op environmentalism are over.