Bill Clinton

I urge the Congress to work with me in good faith to produce a bipartisan welfare reform agreement that is tough on work and responsibility, but not tough on children and on parents who are responsible and who want to work.

I want to emphasize that we made progress today.

Larry's civilian life showed the same courage and resolve.

Welfare reform is first and foremost about work.

You can make it so that the cool thing to do is not to smoke instead of to smoke.

He believed passionately in education for women; the scholarships he endowed for minority women at the University of Arizona represent a lasting contribution.

I have already—neither of these budgets is a big spending budget.

Welfare reform must be considered in the context of other critical and related issues such as Medicaid and the Earned Income Tax Credit.

Larry was a good friend and a valued colleague who brought his abundant energy and fresh vision to every task he undertook.

If everybody in this country had the character that my wife has, we'd be a better place to live.

I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 4, the 'Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995.'

We can change this country if we do it together.

I hope that we can reach agreement.

I think the American people—I would just remind the American people, we've been through this for 4 years now.

It is essential for the Congress to address shortcomings in the legislation.

He was a tireless and effective advocate of U.S. interests, especially the promotion of U.S. exports and commercial ties.

A final agreement on the balanced budget, I believe, is clearly within reach.

We remain ready at any moment to sit down in good faith with Republicans and Democrats in the Congress to work out an acceptable welfare reform plan.

We have certainly learned a lot from each other.

I strongly support time limits, work requirements, the toughest possible child support enforcement, and requiring minor mothers to live at home as a condition of assistance.

I want to encourage you to do everything you can to get everybody you know to remain smoke free.

I was deeply saddened to learn of the death today of our Ambassador to Switzerland, M. Larry Lawrence.

The current welfare system is broken and must be replaced, for the sake of the taxpayers who pay for it and the people who are trapped by it.

I've been for that since 1993.

Larry's service to his country did not begin with his diplomatic assignment.