We must believe that all of America can be like this crowd of people standing in this yard tonight.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development yesterday released $280 million in rental assistance vouchers to help 50,000 families in 35 States move from welfare to work.

The question is not whether America will change; it is how America will change.

The Federal Government is the smallest it's been since 1962.

Until we integrate Americans with disabilities as full participants in our social fabric, we will never reach our employment goals.

I believe it is not enough to say, no social promotion, strict accountability, and even summer school and afterschool programs.

The report also shows that since we launched our economic plan in 1993, median family income is the highest it has ever been.

Despite these tragic statistics, we are beginning to see real progress in our national crusade against this disease.

The admission of up to 90,000 refugees to the United States during FY 2000 is justified by humanitarian concerns or is otherwise in the national interest.

I call upon Government officials, educators, labor leaders, employers, and the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities that reaffirm our determination to fulfill both the letter and spirit of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

We can have the kind of budget we need that will help you to do what you need to do.