Bill Clinton

I am delighted to have all of you here.

The lessons of setting your sights high, working hard, being persistent, believing in yourselves, playing by the rules, supporting your team, those are lessons that every child in America needs to learn.

The plan calls for a year of national discussion, including nonpartisan forums in every region of the country followed by a White House Conference on Social Security.

In a fundamental way, you have become a part of America's team for the rest of your lives.

This open and inclusive process, without legislating a commission, is the most flexible way of building the required public understanding for achieving Social Security reform.

This is a sunlit moment of peace and prosperity.

I think it is clear that it is in our long-term interest for the IMF to be involved in trying to stabilize those Asian economies and help them to recover.

In the end, that's what will really matter to your kids.

I urge Congress to approve this funding as I requested it.

We can have different approaches to a common goal, and I think we do have a common goal.

I urge you in the strongest possible terms to include the full requests for the IMF and UN arrears in the bill now in conference.

I mention those things to say when times are good you should bear down in dealing with those problems.

We have to—we really need to continue this effort we're making in this calendar year to educate the public.

Today's report is encouraging.

It's easier; you can be in a semi-coma and give that speech.

I will do my best to stop any legislation that does not honor the principle of saving Social Security first.

Now, we've got the sort of basic mechanisms of our society working better now with the budget in balance.

We must act to make certain that Social Security is as strong for our children as it has been for our parents.

We're also about strengthening the bonds of our Union and improving our relationships with people beyond our borders.

I am also deeply concerned by the possibility that the conference will not include payment of our UN arrears.

Success of this strategy cannot be cause for complacency, however.

I will resist any proposals that would squander the budget surplus.

We will strengthen Social Security only if we reach across lines of party philosophy and generation.

I transmit herewith the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters.

That's why I supported the 'Employment Non-Discrimination Act.'