Bill Clinton

This bill reflects our Nation's continuing commitment to care for people living with HIV and AIDS.

This legislation offers hope for another 5 years.

We must remain an Asia-Pacific power.

Disengagement from Asia, a region where we have fought three wars in this century, is simply not an option.

We're making great progress.

This country continues to care about the thousands of our fellow citizens affected by the AIDS epidemic.

There is a long way to go toward finding a cure or a vaccine for HIV and AIDS.

We do not intend that U.S. Armed Forces deployed to Liberia become involved in hostilities.

Today more than 300,000 people receive services under the various programs supported by the Ryan White CARE Act.

Our goal is to redeploy U.S. forces once there is no longer a need for enhanced security at the Embassy and a requirement to maintain an on-scene evacuation capability.

Our Nation's prosperity depends in large part on our ability to develop and produce high-quality products.

Trade is also a means of fostering understanding and stability around the world.

AIDS has taken too many friends and relatives and loved ones from every one of us in this room.

Well, I would like--if it is the judgment of the Secret Service and the other security people that we should keep it closed, I would like to see it fixed as it was intended in that plan that was developed about 30 years or so ago and…

I have not because yesterday--I intend to call her as soon as this is over. But yesterday I asked the Secretary of Defense to determine the family's wishes, and they wanted a day alone, and I understood that. But I intend to speak with her…

First of all, I hope that this law will be upheld if it is challenged. I believe it will be. And before we went forward with this, in consultation with the Congress, including the leaders of Congress who are here now, we did a great deal…

Would anyone like to take a crack at that, what he said about the--[laughter]. Gerry? [Mr. Greenwald said he wanted to clarify an earlier point made by a participant that there was clear evidence that companies became more profitable…

Thank you. Two back here. You, and then you, and then the gentleman in the corner. [A participant said that his fast food company was not offering lifetime employment and suggested that the Government should address portability of health…

Especially when I was up there. [Laughter] [A participant said that there was a good deal of data linking productivity to the kinds of practices outlined in the conference. He concluded by suggesting that a task force be set up to…

Thank you very much. The next person I want to call on is a 40-year veteran of a company that may be the only company represented in this room that I feel comfortable in saying we have probably, every single one of us, been a customer of…

Thank you. I believe you could sell that position. [Laughter] Good for you. Now, moving along in our story of partnerships with employees, we have a particularly unique example in Republic Engineered Steels. I want to call on Russ Maier…

Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Our third company dealing with this issue of training and investment in employees is Cin-Made Company, and Bob Frey, the president, is here. I'd like to call on him now to speak. [Mr. Frey commented…

When I was--back when I had another life, when I was Governor, we started a program where we actually sent GED instructors to any work site with more than 100 employees. And I was stunned by the number of people who wanted it, still needed…

And did you have to pay for that or did the State provide the service? Mr. Plumley. No, we paid the instructors ourselves, the teachers from the local high school.

Thank you very much, Dean. The last panel will cover the last two elements in corporate citizenship, training and investment in employees and partnerships with employees. And so I'd like to begin here discussing training and investment in…