Bill Clinton

I declare a major disaster in Illinois and order Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts.

We must continue to remove any barriers that prevent talented men and women of every racial and ethnic background from participating fully in America's economic mainstream.

We continue to keep handguns out of the hands of criminals.

Minority entrepreneurs have played a vital role in this success story.

I intend to nominate Jerry MacArthur Hultin to be Under Secretary of the Navy.

Well, let me just say, what I will ask Congress to do is to get into this now, bring all the parties together, have hearings as quickly as possible, and move as quickly as possible. I think the most important thing is that we make it clear…

Yes. This morning--the first thing I did this morning was go look through the boxes and make sure we had all the right things in the right boxes. [Laughter] But there's nothing I can do about it now. [Laughter] That's what you raise them…

I must say, we're making--on balance, we're making some progress in Bosnia again. The events of the last several weeks are hopeful for the peace process and the Dayton accord.

It's a terrible thing. We don't have all the facts yet. I was briefed early this morning on it, and obviously I'm profoundly concerned for the diplomat and the people that were on the aircraft and their families. But I can't comment on the…

Well, I think my personal prestige on this has been on the line for more than a year now. [Laughter] There for a while, I thought more than my prestige was on the line. [Laughter] You know, for a person involved in public life in…

Well, I don't think they've asked for future liability, I think they've asked for immunity from liability for past suits. And the question there would be, what are they willing to agree to? They need to come and meet with us. We need to…

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the Treaty and related exchange of notes.

Today is a well-earned day of celebration for your golden legacy of achievement.

I am proud of them and proud of all of you who serve in the United States Air Force.

Your soaring spirit, your dedication, your skill have helped America to master the skies.

We pay tribute to the last 50 years with a determination to look to our Air Force men and women to help us meet the challenges of the next 50 years.

I transmit herewith the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.

Fifty years later, our Air Force remains a world-class force without peer, thanks to the extraordinary men and women who serve in it.

Well, tomorrow--let me just say this--tomorrow we're going to talk about general principles, and then we'll do some consulting to see what the most productive way to get legislation in the hopper is.

No, I don't think it's dead. You know, Members of Congress have made comments about whether it could be done or not this year. We ought do this as--we ought to get this legislation through Congress as quickly as we can. I would hope that…

I will announce tomorrow what I think we should do on tobacco. And we're going to come out for some clear principles that will further this debate, which we started a long time ago now it seems, with the action proposed by the FDA. Again…

This is a time of prosperity and hope and optimism for America.

We will continue to seek to deter a war that would cost countless lives.

Every year, landmines kill or maim more than 25,000 people.

The practical result of this section would be to deny the Federal Government an effective mechanism to control the importation of firearms.