Bill Clinton

Throughout this difficult day and in the days and weeks to come, we will keep the passengers and crew of flight 261 in our thoughts.

I have decided to raise the licensing threshold for HPC exports to Tier 2 countries.

Continued protection of this information is, therefore, in the paramount interest of the United States.

The values that brought us success as a nation, and the principles we hold dear, are keys to a bright future.

We discover anew a treasure of stories about the triumph of the human spirit.

The extraordinary bravery and determination of Ezell Blair, Jr., Franklin McCain, Joseph McNeil, and David Richmond galvanized young men and women of conscience across America.

I am announcing a course of action to resolve the impasse over United States Armed Forces training on Vieques.

I transmit herewith the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of France on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.

The new NATO Strategic Concept imposes no new commitment or obligation on the United States.

Information concerning activities at the operating location near Groom Lake has been properly determined to be classified, and its disclosure would be harmful to national security.

The Treaty should be an effective tool to assist in the prosecution of a wide variety of crimes, including terrorism and drug trafficking offenses.

We can use this time of extraordinary prosperity and peace to widen the circle of opportunity in America.

I believe this plan will help resolve the impasse over Vieques in the fairest possible way.

This course will give the people of Vieques the right to determine the future of the island while assuring that our training needs are met.

These stories are not only an important part of African American history, but an essential part of American history.

We are now in a position to start paying down the debt.

We can pay off our national debt for the first time since Andrew Jackson was President.

We can teach our children that America's story has been written by men and women of every race and creed and ethnic background.

I transmit herewith the first report on the status of the ratification of those treaties and related matters.

We will pay down $152 billion in debt in the 3 months from April to June—the largest debt paydown in our Nation's history.

This will keep interest rates low and investment high.

Your theme, 'New Beginnings: Making a Difference,' it seems to me, is the right theme.

Globalization is empowering people with information, everywhere.

No one can seriously argue that the world would be a better place today if they had reverted to the old isolationism.

Now is not the time to change course.