Bill Clinton

We think the risks are quite small.

No, not necessarily. I think we need a different trade policy. Let me say that the linchpin of our policy still must be to expand trade. A wealthy country cannot grow wealthier by hunkering down within its own borders. We have to be a…

Well, I want an omnibus program passed which has all the spending cuts mandated along with the tax increases. I don't want to raise taxes and then sit around waiting to see whether the spending cuts are going to be enacted. I think that we…

I think I should let the Vice President answer that since it's his consuming passion. And if I do it, his book sales will go up again. [Laughter] We devoted a lot of time and attention to that for two reasons. One is the environment needs…

Well, you may know that last year our Government signed an agreement, which had the support of the airline industry, which got a commitment out of Europe to dramatically reduce the subsidies to airbus. What I seek to do, number one, is to…

Well, I want an omnibus program passed which has all the spending cuts mandated along with the tax increases. I don't want to raise taxes and then sit around waiting to see whether the spending cuts are going to be enacted. I think that we…

Thank you. There are two things I'd like to respond to on that, and I'd like to invite you to help. [Laughter] I'd like to invite you to help, and I'd like to invite you to help on two grounds: One is the simple ground of helping to decide…

Well, you may know that last year our Government signed an agreement, which had the support of the airline industry, which got a commitment out of Europe to dramatically reduce the subsidies to airbus. What I seek to do, number one, is to…

I would like to thank Frank Shrontz and the good people at Boeing for hosting representatives of the major airline companies in the United States, as well as manufacturers of airplanes and airplane engines, along with the Secretary of…

No, not necessarily. I think we need a different trade policy. Let me say that the linchpin of our policy still must be to expand trade. A wealthy country cannot grow wealthier by hunkering down within its own borders. We have to be a…

Thank you. I really appreciate that. Let me make one comment in response, if I might. I think it's important, and you can help others understand this, to understand why we have to reduce the deficit, which is something that is normally not…

Thank you very much, Chairman Shrontz, Speaker Foley, Senator Murray, Governor Lowrey, and Member of the congressional delegation, and most of all to the men and women of Boeing. I have looked forward to coming here for a long time. And I…

Thank you. I really appreciate that. Let me make one comment in response, if I might. I think it's important, and you can help others understand this, to understand why we have to reduce the deficit, which is something that is normally not…

Thank you for Air Force One.

To do it, we have to cut spending, raise some more tax money, and target some new investments.

We've got to do something for small business to try to help them to go and to grow.

A wealthy country cannot grow wealthier by hunkering down within its own borders.

Everything--everything. We did cut Star Wars quite a lot, as a matter of fact, a whole lot. I want you to know something else: I will not support a tax increase, even a tax increase, even a tax increase on the wealthiest 1.2 percent of the…

I do not want a protectionist trade policy; I want to expand trade.

Everything--everything. We did cut Star Wars quite a lot, as a matter of fact, a whole lot. I want you to know something else: I will not support a tax increase, even a tax increase, even a tax increase on the wealthiest 1.2 percent of the…

I also ask you to support immunizing every child before the age of 2 in America.

Well, if we do a good job, we'll be able to find more business and bring some of them back to work.

It's your country, and I'm doing my best to give it back to you.

I assured the representatives here that we had no desire other than to find the 15 best people in America immediately to work on this issue.

I can't promise you overnight miracles.