Bill Clinton

Elections are and properly should be about the future.

I am firmly committed to the FDA's rule and its role in protecting our children from tobacco.

We have long admired the achievements of your citizens and the beauty of your lands.

The heat poses the greatest threat to our most vulnerable citizens—children, the disabled, and the elderly.

This emergency relief was paid for in last year's bipartisan balanced budget agreement.

We've been able to make this heat wave safer because of the LIHEAP program.

The only way to do it is to stay ahead of the changes.

I want to talk to you today about the important choice facing the American people.

Confirming the FDA's authority over tobacco products is necessary to help stop young people from smoking before they start.

We have to prove that we can grow the economy and improve the environment.

We can only hope that even in grief you can take pride and solace in the gratitude all the rest of us have for the service they gave.

We also remember today the Kenyans and Tanzanians who have suffered great loss.

I am pleased that Holocaust survivors and private Swiss banks reached a settlement of several pending lawsuits.

The Baghdad government continues to violate basic human rights of its own citizens through systematic repression of all forms of political expression.

This bill is very narrowly crafted to accomplish its specific objective—maintaining the supply of biomaterials.

The national emergency declared on August 19, 1994, must continue in effect beyond August 19, 1998.

I also commend the active role played by Under Secretary Stuart Eizenstat and his team at the State Department, whose work with the parties earlier this year laid the groundwork for a settlement.

Every person here today would pray not to be here.

They protect our interests and promote our values abroad.

The United States imposed economic sanctions on Iraq in response to Iraq's illegal invasion and occupation of Kuwait.

America will not retreat from the world and all its promise, nor shrink from our responsibility to stand against terror and with the friends of freedom everywhere.

I applaud the work of the World Jewish Congress and key Members of the U.S. Congress for their roles in focusing attention on this important issue and for their strong advocacy on behalf of the claimants.

I am pleased to sign today the Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1998.

This bill protects certain raw materials and parts suppliers from liability for harm caused by a medical implant.

Both sides demonstrated understanding, flexibility, and determination in reaching a settlement that, once approved by the district court, will bring long-delayed justice to Holocaust victims and their families.