Bill Clinton

We are very grateful.

Your country is very proud of you.

We have asked you not to fight a war but to give a people exhausted by war the strength to make and stay at peace.

I want to tell everyone what I know they are going to tell me.

This mission is different.

But where we can make a difference and where our interests and our values are clearly at stake, we must step forward.

As one of our Army engineers put it, 'We've been crossing rivers for 218 years; we're going to cross this river.'

And the opportunity to meet with President Izetbegovic and the other members of his government I think is quite important because we still have a lot of work to do.

This is the sort of cooperation that I think shows you what can happen in a very positive way with this sort of partnership.

You can give them the strength they need for peace.

The American people are proud of what you're doing.

I wish every American could see firsthand what the men and women of our military are accomplishing under very difficult conditions.

You should tell them that NATO is back in Bosnia only because the leaders of all the groups asked NATO to come in, as a strictly neutral partner. If you look at the United States, we have agreed to work in an area of Bosnia where we will…

Well, I know I'm going to see President Izetbegovic, and I'm going to hopefully see President Tudjman. And we may be able to see some others, as well; I don't think that it's been finalized, all the people I will speak with. But I will do…

Well, I hope they do. Normally they say they're more pro-business than I am. I dispute that. I think that this administration has been very good for American business. But I will say again: It would be wrong for the Congress not to extend…

I have to make that decision within a couple of months, as you pointed out, and I'm going to follow my standard practice and tell you that I will make that decision in an appropriate way and announce it at the appropriate time. Obviously…

Well, we have had very serious discussions within the context of the budget talks. And obviously, if there is a budget agreement, everyone assumes it will be resolved. But I believe it will be resolved regardless, because it would be wrong…

Well, the Secretary of the Treasury has done a very good job in managing that so far and has not done anything that he has not been told he's on solid ground in doing. I think it would be wrong and almost inconceivable for the United…

Well, I think people know what my intentions are, but I--in due course I will make those announcements. I do believe, and I have said this repeatedly, that I think this process going on 4 years is too long. Indeed, when I announced for…

Well, you know, this is one of those areas where I think we all have to take responsibility for ourselves. I don't think I should be characterizing that. Yes, Mara [Mara Liasson, National Public Radio]. Whitewater Investigation

Since Eleanor Roosevelt, for many of the same reasons, from many of the same sources. And that's just part of what we're living through. The American people can make up their own mind about the facts of it. President's Financial Obligations

It's not as simple as splitting the difference. It's not just--there's more than money at stake here. There are policies at stake. And if you split the difference, again, according to the rules of the Congressional Budget Office, there…

Well, I think--I want to leave it the way I said it today. I think whatever is necessary to fully answer the questions she will do. That's what she said she would do, and I think we should leave it there for now. Budget Negotiations Helen…

H.R. 394 amends title 4 of the United States Code to limit State taxation of certain pension income.

H.R. 1655 is the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996.