Bill Clinton

You are teaching the world that no conflict is so bitter, no gulf is so wide that it cannot be overcome by the power of good government and by people of good will.

Hurricane can transform villages full of life into valleys of rubble and death.

The rule of law is essential to get more investment and more economic opportunity and to protect the investments that exist.

This airline passenger protection act has overwhelming bipartisan support.

I must say, as I drove along the streets of San Salvador today, I was very moved by the friendly faces of people waving to me.

I call on every Member of Congress to reject these efforts to tear down what we accomplished last year.

What the United States is interested in is how we can best be an effective partner with you from here on in.

I have done what I could to minimize the impact of some of our immigration laws, not only on Hondurans but on all the people of Central America.

I have asked Congress for $956 million to support the reconstruction effort in Central America.

I have sent legislation to the Congress asking for greater liberalization of trade for the Central American and Caribbean nations to move closer toward parity with NAFTA in Mexico.

We are a Nation of creators and innovators.

I was profoundly disappointed last year that we did not pass the trade-opening initiative.

Communities across the country need to know that Congress will live up to the bipartisan commitment.

A new and better world truly lies within our grasp.

I think Honduras should be given relief under the highly indebted countries initiative that the United States has done a lot to create.

What happens to one in the Americas affects us all.

We made last fall to fund this effort.

The losses have been staggering.

I agree with the President that this period of reconstruction should be seen as the opportunity to build something even better than what was here before.

I would like to thank you all for your presentations and for making them quite specific and to the point.

Relieving the government of the financial burden of the payments will free up a lot of money for education and other things as well.

Hondurans are determined not just to rebuild but actually to create something better out of this tragedy.

I call on the Republican leadership to allow an up-or-down vote on more teachers and smaller classes.

I am proud to announce the award of Humanitarian Service Medals to all those members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served in support of the relief effort in Central America.

The arts challenge our imaginations, nourish our spirits, and help to sustain our democracy.