Bill Clinton

The American people want us to lead into the future.

I believe these goals are worth fighting for, and that's what this debate is all about.

President Nyerere's death is a great loss for Tanzania, for Africa, and for the international community as a whole.

Improving the efficiency and quality of Federal Government services in the years ahead will require educated workers to fill new jobs.

I support the Task Force recommendation that Federal agencies should begin a series of pilot projects and develop tools for evaluating their success.

They are saying America does not need to lead, either by effort or by example.

President Nyerere was a pioneering leader for freedom and self-government in Africa.

It has made an enormous degree of difference in the confidence with which I think the American people can express toward their Government.

We have an obligation to explore the use of new technologies to provide cost-effective, high-quality, and accessible training.

One thing is clear. With practice and talent, UConn and Purdue got pretty close to perfect.

General Ralston's distinguished career spans three decades, with significant operational and policy experience.

That is not where I stand. And that is not where the American people stand.

And I think I will have two pieces of advice: One is, have regular press conferences; that'll cut you down to size.

Before we go on, I just want to say--we sort of glided over this--this man has done a magnificent job at the NIH for a long time, and I am very grateful. We thank you for it, for your service to your country. [The question-and-answer…

You mean, as if an outgoing head of NIH were an oxymoron? [Laughter] [Dr. Varmus made brief remarks about the role of genetics in cancer research at NIH.]

Now, what about the gene? That goes to patenting and all that, doesn't it? [The discussion and question-and-answer portion of the evening continued. The First Lady then introduced the outgoing Director of the National Institutes of Health…

Did you say you expected the penetration of the Internet to equal that of the telephone by 2006? [Dr. Cerf confirmed the Internet would equal the size of the telephone system by 2006 and, thereafter, exceed both telephone and television.]

Can I give--you said that we got 6 billion people last night. Half of them live on $2 a day; 1.3 billion live on $1 a day or less. Those are the numbers behind what Ms. Bryce is asking. [The discussion continued.]

The test ban treaty is strongly in America's interest.

I hope and pray we will get that out of this session of Congress.

It is crazy for America to walk away from Britain and France, 11 of our NATO Allies.

I believe in the wisdom of the American people, and I am confident that in the end, it will prevail.

I hope it will be the first step in America resuming a path of responsible leadership toward the environmental future we will increasingly share with our neighbors all across the globe.

It is not an argument any more; it works, and you should be proud of that.

I call on Congress to do the right thing and enact hate crime legislation before the end of this session.