Bill Clinton

The United States has tripled the money we're putting into international AIDS program.

These new findings demonstrate that too many working families are still struggling with the high cost of child care, and we must ensure America's families have access to affordable, quality child care.

I think it's just a question of when, not if.

I don't want to talk about it until I can give the recommendation.

The right to vote includes not only the right to cast the vote but the right to have it counted.

The role that nonprofit/government partnerships play cannot be overstated: They make Government work better.

We sought a third way—a smaller Government committed to giving people the tools they need to make the most of their lives.

We must always be safe, sober, and drug-free behind the wheel.

The Department of Defense will provide administrative support and funding for the Commission.

The Commission will be responsible for reviewing and reporting on current practices by foreign governments.

Today we renew our commitment to winning the battle to protect our global environment.

I ask all motorists to participate in 'National Lights On for Life Day' on December 15, 2000, by driving with their vehicle headlights illuminated.

Each of us must do our part to sustain and strengthen this legacy.

By the authority vested in the President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America.

Today I am proud to protect America's greatest unspoiled reefs by creating the single largest nature preserve ever established in the United States, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserve.

That is why I was pleased to sign into law this October a nationwide impaired-driving standard of .08 blood alcohol content (BAC).

Thank you very much.

Chuck Berry was the original.

Thank you—thank you, Placido Domingo, for sharing with us your matchless artistry and for being a true citizen of the world.

We thank you, Clint Eastwood, for giving us a lot to cheer about and lately, a lot to think about.

He is, quite simply, one of the 20th century's most influential musicians.

Clint Eastwood has become a quiet force in American film and a star for the ages.

It has been a profound honor for us and a great joy to do these Kennedy Center Honors for 8 years in a row now.

We are truly blessed to have him as artistic director, as a conductor, and still performing as one of the greatest operatic tenors of all time.

Thank you, Chuck Berry, for making us laugh, making us shout, making us dance, and making us happy together.