Bill Clinton

I hereby order, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by section 175 of title 36 of the United States Code, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff.

I want to compliment the Senate on voting to reopen the Government today for the next several days while we attempt to finalize this.

I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad.

I benefited then from his wise counsel, as had previous Presidents before me.

To Admiral Burke's wife of 72 years, Roberta, his family and friends, and to the Navy community, I extend my heartfelt condolences.

We mourn the passing today of Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, U.S. Navy (Retired).

His dedicated and exceptional career is cherished by everyone who knew of his extraordinary courage, legendary reputation, and selfless service.

Our reports are sketchy, and I have tried to get an update, but what I do know is that there were apparently two vehicles and four soldiers involved. Only one was seri- ously hurt, and he has been med-evac'd to Croatia, in a hospital…

It's an astonishing thing that, for three years in a row, we've had more new businesses incorporated than ever before.

Of all the things Linda Lader said tonight, the thing that made the most impression on me was the story she told of two of our Renaissance folks who were talking about losing a loved one.

I am profoundly grateful that I have the chance to be President of the United States at a unique moment in history when we could contribute to the cause of peace and freedom.

I'm grateful that our economy has now in the last three years produced almost 8 million jobs.

I wanted to become President because I felt that we were going through this period of change and that we had to really work at it to preserve the American Dream for all people.

I would like to do away with affirmative action, and I will, as soon as I'm convinced it's no longer needed.

No one is happier to be here tonight than I am.

When Hillary and I were in Ireland... I thought to myself if there were just some way we could all live every day with that spirit, we could all believe in ourselves and our future every day with that level of feeling.

This balanced budget debate is really two debates.

Wait, wait, wait. Let's don't ask any more questions like that. We're trying to work this out, and I think--give us a chance to meet today, and give them a chance to do their work. Let's see what happens.

Well, we're--I've gotten a preliminary report. I think we'll have some more progress this afternoon, and then I expect we'll work all day tomorrow. I'm prepared to spend whatever time it takes to move as quickly as we can move. But some of…

I am committed to balancing the budget.

We have to finish the job of balancing the budget and to do it in the right way.

In 1995, the ingenuity and hard work of our people has kept the economy growing, steady and strong.

Most important, our communities all over America are coming together around our values again.

A strong America has been the world's strongest force for freedom, peace, and democracy in 1995.

Let's resolve that we will balance the budget, but that we'll do it in a way that will keep our country growing and that will be true to our basic values.