Bill Clinton

I hereby delegate to the Secretary of Defense the functions conferred upon the President by section 1406(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998.

It is clear that the combination of children and firearms is deadly.

It is imperative that we somehow develop a bipartisan consensus in this country.

I think that there are unique and still unresolved issues between black and white Americans.

I've supported affirmative action, as long as you don't just let people in who are blatantly unqualified.

I think the most important thing is that we have to understand that this is one of the hard questions.

This is an issue that has wounded every American in one way or the other.

There is much we must do in public life to fulfill our obligation to our children.

We ought to have income-based solutions to it.

I think it is worth having some policy to try to diversify the student body.

Protecting children is your responsibility too, and there are penalties for the failure to fulfill it.

I think that this recent series of killings in our schools has seared the heart of America about as much as anything I can remember in a long, long time.

I think it's very important not to confuse the two.

Basically, if you would ask me what's the most important thing we could do, I think it is the more people work and learn and worship together.

America is becoming a multiracial, multiethnic, multireligious society.

The real question is every parent's responsibility, every adult's responsibility to make sure that unsupervised children cannot get a hold of the guns.

Every one of us must step up to our responsibility.

Yes, I read that story in the morning paper, and I was very concerned about it. And before I came out here, I talked to Secretary Shalala about it. She says that in some States, there is contrary evidence, so I have asked her to look at…

Well, I don't know that anything has changed in terms of the votes. I would like to see the Africa trade bill, which did pass the House, and the Caribbean Basin Initiative, which I understand has been modified in the Senate so it may pass…

My Administration has zero tolerance for any actions that hinder vulnerable Americans from accessing insurance, consistent with HIPAA's protections.

I have done everything I knew to do to help our country move forward to expand health care access and improve health care quality.

I have been encouraged by the efforts of the new head of state, General Abdulsalam Abubakar, to restore public confidence in the Government of Nigeria.

I urge the Government of Nigeria to continue and to expedite this transition.

It is unacceptable. It is wrong.

I wish to reaffirm the longstanding friendship of the people of the United States for the people of Nigeria.