Bill Clinton

We should all be investing more in clean water.

This legislation contains important measures to improve aviation safety, increase airline competition, protect air travelers with disabilities, and boost assistance for the families of victims of aviation disasters.

Most of the people in poverty today, by American definitions, are working people, which would surprise a lot of Americans.

I am very pleased to learn that Independent Counsel Ralph Lancaster has concluded his investigation.

There needs to be a common space where we come together across the lines that divide us.

I thank the Members of Congress who led the 3-year effort to enact this bill, and I am pleased to sign it into law.

This new law also includes an important legislative advance for air travelers with disabilities.

Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman has for many years served our Nation with selfless dedication and extraordinary talent.

You know, for example, I think about a developing country that—what I hope from what Ms. Chatterjee was saying...

Moreover, certain provisions of this legislation must be interpreted and applied in a manner that avoids violating the constitutional separation of powers.

This can be done—I'll say again—the biotechnology of the 21st century and the information technology, if we can take it to scale, can close the divide.

I must reserve the authority to revise executive branch budget requests before they are submitted to the Congress.

The United States and other wealthy countries have got to start looking at this as a form of our future security.

I commend the Congress for providing such protections—and for making protections of other civil rights explicit in domestic air travel.

We have a special responsibility and, indeed, a real opportunity to make a better world, including for those of us who live in wealthy countries, by addressing this issue globally.

I hope we can do that.

I am proud to call her my friend.

I herewith transmit the Department of Transportation's Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials Transportation for Calendar Years 1996-1997.

We believe that the combined efforts of the Committee and the Department will result in many valuable improvements to the Federal Aid program.

I call on Congress to join me in moving forward to further system-wide reform of air traffic control.

I remain concerned about the possible effect of H.R. 1000's procedural requirements on appropriations for air traffic control and other crucial safety functions funded by the FAA's Operations account.

We have attempted to address it here and are attempting to do more with our new markets initiative and our efforts to close the digital divide.

I think it's very important.

Today I am pleased to sign into law H.R. 1000, the 'Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century.'

I think all this, on balance, is a big plus.