Bill Clinton

We need to take action now for both the short and the long term, to protect consumers and strengthen America's energy security.

I believe the election provides a fresh opportunity for both sides to reach out and resolve their differences peacefully through dialog.

Our overall economy is still the strongest it's ever been.

If we take responsible action on energy security now, we can meet Roosevelt's challenge.

I'm calling on Congress to immediately reauthorize the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

This election clearly demonstrates the strength and vitality of Taiwan's democracy.

I call on Congress to act now and pass these critical measures without further delay.

I congratulate Mr. Chen Shui-bian on his victory in today's elections in Taiwan.

It is most fitting that the feast day of the Patron Saint of Ireland should be held on the threshold of spring, the season of promise.

I want to thank all those who met with me today from the various parties in Northern Ireland for saying that you would continue the search for peace.

But unless the wind blows all of us toward final peace, we will have let them down, and all of our poetry will have fallen on deaf ears.

Full competition means that INTELSAT should be privatized in a way that allows it to provide the full range of telecommunications services.

I am pleased to report that a key member of the industry has decided to set a powerful example of responsibility.

Smith & Wesson stuck their neck out here.

My Administration's goal is to ensure that a privatized INTELSAT will compete fairly and fully with other international telecommunications companies.

America remains committed to the Irish people as they continue working to forge a brighter future.

I hope that others will follow suit.

This agreement will fundamentally change the way the gun industry does business.

Today I have signed into law S. 376, the 'Open-market Reorganization for the Betterment of International Telecommunications Act.'

I call upon all Americans to observe this week by participating in appropriate programs and activities and by learning how to protect our children from poisonous substances.

Today Irish Americans and the people of their ancestral homeland share a strong commitment to the promise of peace.

Gunmakers can and will share in the responsibility to keep their products out of the wrong hands.

This is a happy day, and I'm glad to talk to you all.

I appreciate the changes that the Congress made to section 3 of this bill, with respect to new section 601(b)(1)(C) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962.

This agreement is a major victory for America's families.