These values are just as relevant today as when ADA was founded over 50 years ago.

Amy and her fellow ADA members are dedicated to a better world with rising standards of living for all, to basic human rights at home and abroad, to the end of all forms of discrimination, and to a more equitable distribution of our…

I rise today to honor Amy Isaacs on her 30th anniversary with Americans for Democratic Action--the nation's oldest independent liberal organization that has worked tirelessly to improve American society.

Reverend Smith is a man who has distinguished himself throughout the years by his unselfish service.

Her contribution to ADA has been enormous! She began her career as an intern in 1969 and moved through the ranks as Director of Organization, Executive Assistant to the Director, Deputy National Director--and she has served as the National…

What keeps her going is her idealism and dedication to the basic principle that government has a positive role to play in promoting individual liberty and economic justice.

I rise today to pay respect and recognition to Reverend George Walker Smith, who tonight will be honored at the San Diego Urban League's Annual Equal Opportunity Awards Dinner.

His motivation to provide a quality education to all children stems from his own early experiences, which made it difficult for him to receive the education that he deserved.

As the Administration and Congress develop budgets and policies for the new millennium, we urge them to look up from their balance sheets and into the faces of the men and women who risked their lives to defend our country.

I appreciate that.

I will send you that report.