Bill Clinton

Finally, the Administration supports the use of alternate fuels to improve our nation's air quality.

Establishing a private school voucher system in the Nation's Capital would set a dangerous precedent.

I am pleased that the House Ways and Means Committee has reported out legislation with bipartisan support that restores the traditional trading authority every President has had since 1974.

What we wanted to do was to be tough and smart.

It makes everybody else more important.

The District needs the flexibility to use the Treasury window for long-term borrowing in case the private markets are not accessible.

I think we're closer to the time when every American has a chance to live out the American dream if he or she will work for it.

The American dream for everybody willing to work for it; America leading the world for peace and freedom and security and prosperity; America coming together as one America—that's what I want.

It is critical that these discussions continue with the goal of reaching a satisfactory conclusion as rapidly as possible.

These provisions do not reflect the consensus agreement reached by the Authority, the Council, and the Executive Branch.

I look forward to working with Members on both sides of the aisle to secure passage of this important legislation this year.

We're still bound together as one America.

This bill provides for a strong national defense, maintains high military readiness, funds investment programs necessary to modernize the equipment that our combat forces use, and supports our commitments to a better quality of life for…

If we think about the future instead of the past, and change and not the status quo, and unity instead of division, and what helps everybody instead of what helps a few people, we are highly likely to make the right decision.

But I'd like to just sort of ask you to take a few minutes and sort of look at what underlies that.

This country will always be a work in progress.

The decisions made by the Governor of New Jersey in the next 20 years almost certainly will range over a wider scope and have a deeper impact on the lives of the people of New Jersey than in the previous 20 years.

It is unacceptable for us to continue to tolerate a system under the guise of local control or State responsibility or anything else that hides from the clear light of day to do better.

What I want is an America where everybody who is responsible enough to work for it has a shot at the American dream.

If we do that right, most everything else will be all right.

It really does take a village to have the kind of childrearing we want for all of our children.

I remain deeply concerned, however, that the funding provided in this bill is excessive.

The bill should be modified to be fully consistent with the Bipartisan Budget Agreement.

We literally have opened the doors of college to everybody who will work for it now.

I have today signed into law H.R. 2266, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1998.