Bill Clinton

The risks from inaction, to America and the world, would be far greater than action.

We must reaffirm our commitment to making equal pay for equal work a reality in the workplace.

We will help people of all faiths, in all parts of the world, who want to live free of fear and violence.

Our target was terror; our mission was clear: to strike at the network of radical groups affiliated with and funded by Usama bin Ladin.

I decided America must act.

America has battled terrorism for many years.

I hereby report to the Congress that I have exercised my statutory authority to issue an Executive Order that amends Executive Order 12947.

I ordered our Armed Forces to strike at terrorist-related facilities in Afghanistan and Sudan because of the imminent threat they presented to our national security.

I have declared a national emergency and issued Executive Order 12947.

I believe that Federal employees deserve the recognition and compensation that this increase provides.

I have authorized these actions in view of the danger posed to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

I urge the Congress to enact legislation providing for such an increase, and if Congress fails to act, I will use my executive authority to guarantee that a 3.6 increase takes effect.

I ask you to turn away from the spectacle of the past 7 months, to repair the fabric of our national discourse.

Now it is time—in fact, it is past time—to move on.

It is time to stop the pursuit of personal destruction and the prying into private lives and get on with our national life.

This has gone on too long, cost too much, and hurt too many innocent people.

I must take complete responsibility for all my actions, both public and private.

I have exercised my statutory authority to take additional steps with respect to the actions and policies of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA).

The actions and policies of UNITA continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States.

These resolutions demand UNITA's compliance with its obligations under the Lusaka Peace Protocol.

I appreciate the support of the Congress in this action to assist in embassy security and the security of American citizens overseas.

When UNITA fully complies with its obligations and completes its transition from an armed movement to an unarmed political party, the United States will support measures lifting these sanctions.

I have exercised my statutory authority and issued an Executive order which blocks property and property interests of UNITA.

The order also prohibits any transaction by a United States person that evades or avoids any of the prohibitions set forth in the order.

I have to go back to work on my State of the Union speech. And I worked on it until pretty late last night. I want to say one thing to the American people. I want you to listen to me. I'm going to say this again. I did not have sexual…