Bill Clinton

I respect General Joe Ralston's decision to remove his name from consideration as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

I agree with the Commission's conclusion and am transmitting this legislative proposal to implement its recommendation.

I believe—and my Administration has stated—that a better approach would be for Interior to submit a legislative proposal to the Congress within 180 days to clarify R.S. 2477 claim issues permanently, with full congressional and public…

I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1469, the 'Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, FY 1997.'

For 32 years, in war and in peace, General Ralston has served our Nation with uncommon distinction.

I believe strongly that this conclusion reflects a national consensus, and I believe personally that it is the right thing to do.

The automatic continuing resolution would provide resources for fiscal year 1998 that are $18 billion below the level contained in the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, threatening such investments in our future.

Banning human cloning reflects our humanity.

It is essential that our system is reasonable, consistent, and fair for those who serve our country.

I urge the Congress to remove these extraneous provisions and to send me a straightforward disaster relief bill that I can sign promptly, so that we can help hard-hit American families and businesses as they struggle to rebuild.

It has the potential to threaten the sacred family bonds at the very core of our ideals and our society.

I am pleased to transmit today for immediate consideration and prompt enactment the 'Cloning Prohibition Act of 1997.'

I urge the Congress to give this legislation prompt and favorable consideration.

The Joint Chiefs and our country will benefit from his continued service.

Our rich diversity is a powerful strength, if we respect it.

It is time for us to mount an all-out assault on hate crimes, to punish them swiftly and severely.

Together, we will move closer to the day when acts of hatred are no longer a stain on our community or our conscience.

They weaken the sense that we are one people with common values and a common future.

We are clearly the world's most diverse democracy, bound together across all of our differences by a belief in the basic dignity of every human being's life and liberty.

A newborn child today does not know how to hate or stereotype another human being; that behavior must be learned.

You owe it to yourself to give something back.

Do not give them permission.

The American economy has now added 12.3 million new jobs since I took office, and unemployment has now been below 6 percent for almost 3 years.

You have to do your part to keep it going.

I have no choice but to veto that measure.