Bill Clinton

It is the policy of the United States to assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for persons with disabilities.

No American should have to choose between going to work and paying the medical bills.

To declare a portion of the James River and Kanawha Canal in Richmond, Virginia, to be nonnavigable waters of the United States for purposes of title 46, United States Code, and the other maritime laws of the United States.

And we have an obligation to lead the world away from that.

The Federal Government as an employer should serve as a model for the employment of persons with disabilities and utilize the full potential of these talented citizens.

The unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent, marking the 23d month in a row that the rate has been below 5 percent and the lowest rate in 29 years.

To give every American with a disability the chance to play their full part in strengthening our Nation.

We need to continue our commitment to our proven economic strategy of fiscal discipline, opening markets abroad, and targeted investments in our people.

I congratulate the people of South Africa for their determination and hard work to build a better future.

A great deal that I have done and would like to do would be totally impossible without Members of Congress who share our values and our vision and our ideas for the future.

We cannot truly lead useful lives unless we also do what we can for those around us.

I also want to thank Nick for his work for peace in the Middle East.

Nearly 19 million jobs have been created since 1993.

Little Rock National Airport June 2, 1999 Hillary and I were saddened to learn of the terrible crash landing of American Airlines Flight 1420 at Little Rock National Airport late last night. We join the American people in extending our…

The problem of climate change and global warming is real, but we don't have to have an economic breakdown to deal with it; what we need is a vigorous embrace of effective technologies.

I thank Alice for her dedication and hard work and wish her well in the future.

I hereby transmit the document referred to in subsection 402(d)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the 'Act'), with respect to the continuation of a waiver of the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 402 of the Act.

Through life-cycle cost-effective measures, each agency shall reduce energy consumption per gross square foot of its facilities by 30 percent by 2005 and 35 percent by 2010 relative to 1985.

The majority budget plan is simply not realistic.

We continue to speak and work strongly for human rights in China.

NTR with China is good for Americans.

With new technologies and contracts with private companies, the Federal Government will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent.

Exports to China and Hong Kong support some 400,000 American jobs.

I am sorry to hear that Alice Rivlin is stepping down as Vice Chair of the Federal Reserve.

I am committed to bringing China into global structures, to promote China's adherence to global norms.