Bill Clinton

I saw the fight, and until what happened, it was a good fight. And I was horrified by it, and I think the American people are. And I don't know what the Federal role should be; I've not given any thought to that whatever. But as a fan, I…

Well, it's a concern, I think. But we don't know yet that they intend to violate the agreement. They may be concerned about disruption, disorder. We'll just have to see what happens. But we will monitor it very closely. And everybody in…

Well, Secretary Albright is there, as you know, and what we have is the agreement, the 1984 agreement that the Chinese and the British asked the United States to support, and we did. And we expect that they will honor that agreement.

Well, first of all--I talked to Senator Lott and Speaker Gingrich last week, and we've had good working relationships with Mr. Archer and Senator Roth and others. I don't want to get into veto now. We knew that this, because of the unusual…

I signed a proclamation that today implements the information technology agreement concluded at the World Trade Organization in Geneva in March.

This historic trade agreement will cut to zero tariffs on a vast array of computers, semiconductors, and telecommunications technology by the year 2000.

Eliminating tariffs on these goods will amount to a $5 billion cut in tariffs on American products exported to other nations.

We cannot imagine exactly what the 21st century will look like, but we know that its science and technology and its unprecedented fusions of cultures and economies will be shaped in large measure by the Internet.

For electronic commerce to flourish, the private sector must lead.

The Internet empowers citizens and democratizes societies.

The Internet can be and should be a truly empowering force for large- and small-business people alike.

I have approved and released a report—'A Framework For Global Electronic Commerce'—outlining the principles that will guide my Administration's actions.

Every year, we sell $100 billion in information technology that supports almost 2 million jobs in the United States.

It will literally be possible to start a company tomorrow and next week do business in Japan and Germany and Chile, all without leaving your home.

I ask the industry leaders here today to join with us in developing a solution for the Internet as powerful for the computer as the V-chip will be for television.

The Internet is emerging as a global marketplace.

It should be a global free-trade zone.

Governments can have a profound effect on the growth of electronic commerce.

Trade in these goods covers more than $500 billion in global trade.

The Federal Government should refrain from imposing new and unnecessary regulations on commercial activities that take place on the Internet.

We owe it to our children not to take a stable universe away from them.

I'm worried about the deficit rising with some of the less—perhaps less publicized aspects of both plans.

I ask you to stay with it.

Only by bringing the spark of private enterprise into our inner cities will we truly break the cycle of poverty that holds too many of our people back.

I am determined that before I leave office we will balance the intergenerational equities and take care of our children better.