Bill Clinton

We will work closely with other parties to the treaty to achieve this objective.

As long as I am President, the sacred tradition of protecting our veterans will continue.

By continuing our support, we will advance America's interests in the world.

America owes to them and to all of you a debt that we cannot fully repay.

This treaty strengthens our security and that of all nations.

Caring for veterans is not a national option or a partisan program.

The VFW is very lucky to have a leader as forceful and as thoughtful as Gunner Kent.

The two leaders expressed their desire to reach a settlement.

We will leave not a stone unturned.

The United States is firmly committed to the indefinite extension of the NPT without conditions.

We will continue to pursue further efforts to establish such a common basis for a settlement.

We will meet that goal only if first we protect and strengthen the Armed Forces.

Promoting democracy abroad is one of the central pillars of the United States' security strategy.

The troops of tomorrow will only be as good as our commitment to veterans today.

Mr. Denktash reiterated his commitment to a bizonal, bicommunal federation with a single sovereignty and single citizenship.

We must be able to protect our own vital interests.

No, what I'm saying is, I've been talking to Senators and Congressmen, House Members, in both parties for some weeks, and I'm very flexible about when to put what out and all that, but the point is, unless we have some agreement about how…

You know, one of the things I've learned since I've been here is that anything I say on this subject is wrong. [Laughter] So the Treasury Department is taking appropriate action today, and I don't think I should say anything else. Go…

Well, I'm not actively involved as they are, but I will organize and proceed. As I told you, I intend to run for reelection. But I think--I can see right now, every day, everybody that wants to run for this job is going to be trying to…

No. I have no reason to believe it. He'd been talking about this for some time, we had heard, because of--apparently because of some things that happened out there that I'm not fully familiar with. I wish he hadn't done it, but it's done…

Well, I talked to him this morning because he called the White House and said he wanted to talk to me. And so I called him. And we had a good conversation, and he pointed out that he had voted with me over 80 percent of the time in the…

Regulatory reform must be a top priority.

I direct you to change the way you measure the performance of both your agency and your frontline regulators so as to focus on results, not process and punishment.

Good government demands it and your full cooperation is crucial.

I think we need a Government that's lean and not mean.