Bill Clinton

I believe giving States the flexibility to experiment with paid employment leave is one of the best things we can do to strengthen our families.

What I regret is that a small number of people have done nonpeaceful things and have tried to block access and to prevent meetings.

Violent gun crime is down by over 35 percent since 1992, and the murder rate is at its lowest level in over three decades.

I regret that we lost the congressional majority in 1994.

I think it was unrealistic to assume that for the next 50 years, trade could be like it's been for the last 50, primarily the province of business executives and political leaders.

One is that the number of Hispanic Members of Congress will grow.

Today, on the sixth anniversary of the historic Brady law, I am pleased to announce new figures that demonstrate the profound impact this legislation has had on public safety.

I love Whoopi Goldberg.

I pledge to make passage of commonsense gun legislation my top public safety priority next year.

Ordinary Americans benefit from a trading system.

The Brady law, since its passage in 1993, has helped block over 470,000 sales by licensed gun dealers to felons, fugitives, stalkers, and others prohibited from purchasing firearms.

That is why what you are doing is so profoundly important.

I think they'll want to demonstrate to a distant part of the world that they can be a responsible partner.

I supported it at the time, and I still support it.

I invite the Governors of the States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to join me in reaffirming our commitment to defeating HIV and AIDS.

I am pleased to know that you have identified the root causes behind each of the recent launch failures.

We must update laws and regulations developed before the advent of the Internet that may have the unintended effect of impeding business-to-business and business-to-consumer online transactions.

As this year draws to a close, the world looks with hope to a new century and a new millennium.

It is essential for consumers and the health of the economy that government facilitate not only retail activity, which has increased substantially, but also the movement to the online environment of other categories of transactions.

I want to thank them for their work.

Your report correctly points out the importance of successfully flying the remaining current fleet of expendable launch vehicles already on contract.

This increase of $100 million will more than double our support for AIDS awareness and prevention.

The budget will make America a safer place.

I have given high priority to the development of a vaccine for AIDS.

We need a strong, enforceable Patients' Bill of Rights.