Bill Clinton

The Republican Congress has failed to take responsible action to prevent default for the first time in our history.

This morning's attack in Riyadh against an American facility is an outrage. Our condolences and prayers go out to the victims and their families. We appreciate the speed and professionalism with which Saudi authorities have responded to…

I thank all of you. I've enjoyed this conversation very much. I wish it had happened face-to-face. And I thank you for your concern and your interest. Just keep speaking up, keep going forward, and we'll keep working here to make sure that…

You've got it. No rural resident of the United States believes that we have too many family practitioners in this country and out there serving people, and I appreciate you saying that. Mr. MacLeod? [Leslie MacLeod, president, Huggins…

Mr. McDowell? [Donald McDowell, president, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, explained that cuts in Medicare and Medicaid would jeopardize community access to health care. He then stated that the health care industry must be given the…

It is a tough time. But the other thing I'd like to emphasize on this is that we don't have to do this. That's another thing I'd like to say. Ms. Corey. That's right.

And their children. Ms. Corey. Absolutely. And you're right when you talk about the fact that it's all the generations. It's the elderly population's children that are going to be devastated by this as well. It's a tough time.

----and that we have to make sure that as we lower the rate of increase in Medicare that we're doing it in a fair way. And $400 a month is not a lot to live on, but there are--there are not just a few, there are millions and millions of…

----and I wish you would talk to us about what you think the impact of these cuts will be on the people you represent. [Ms. Corey said that most Medicare and Medicaid recipients were hard- working people in need of a helping hand and that…

Perhaps you'd like to comment. I know that you live in a State like my home State that has an awful lot of people in small towns and rural areas. And I can tell you from 15 years of experience, I know what a hard time real hospitals had…

Give me a raincheck. [At this point, Mr. Johnson, president, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, thanked the President for his leadership on health care issues and explained how proposed Medicare and Medicaid cuts would affect the…

Limit Increase Legislation November 13, 1995 To the Congress of the United States: In disapproving H.R. 2586, a bill that would have, among other things, provided for a temporary increase in the public debt, I stated my desire to approve…

We can balance the budget without the deep cuts in education, without the deep cuts in the environment, without letting Medicare wither on the vine.

I strongly believe their budget plan is bad for America.

We will do our very best to minimize this hardship.

I vetoed the spending bill sent to me by Congress last night because America can never accept under pressure what it would not accept in free and open debate.

The Government is partially shutting down because Congress has failed to pass the straightforward legislation necessary to keep the Government running.

The bill provides important funding for many major programs in these agencies.

This bill, however, would threaten the Nation with default after December 12.

Eliminating those elements of economic regulation that no longer enhance productivity and competitiveness is a primary Administration priority.

I am returning herewith without my approval H.J. 115, the Second Continuing Resolution for fiscal year 1996.

It is critically important that the President not permit this budget to be passed in a backdoor way.

America can balance the budget without extreme cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, education or the environment—and that is what we must do.

We are succeeding in slowing the rate of medical inflation.

The bill would severely limit the cash management options that the Treasury may be able to use to avert a default.