But as crucial as good government is, we all understand where the real action is: it's in the hands of our teachers.

We must not -- and I can assure you we will not -- forget those who are left behind.

We must march with them in solidarity, side by side, block by block, city by city.

Let me just say at the outset of this meeting that I appreciate everybody's coming down.

Choice empowers people, and it puts competition to work, improving schools for every student.

Senators Mitchell, Dole, Baucus, and Chafee have shown real leadership in helping us at last break the legislative logjam on clean air.

We may not agree on everything, but we agree on a few great things: liberty, equality, opportunity, and justice for all.

The Senate bill is a major step forward, but it is only a first step.

We're going to work to ensure that the bill produced by the House does not compromise the environmental benefits or the economic balance contained in my original proposal.

Education is more important than politics.

Her story began with a little collection of books spread out on hardpacked earth beneath a wooden stairway, where she played school with her younger sister.

I think we all agree to that.

God bless you for all you're doing for those kids.

Now let's show them what we can do right here.

Trees are something we all can plant, for while they can be fragile or sturdy, they are always precious.

Such statements can only exacerbate tensions and further destabilize this already volatile region.

What is needed in the Middle East is not inflammatory rhetoric but concrete steps to rid the region of chemical and other unconventional weapons and to move toward peace.

This fall, Michigan will make the right decision by supporting Republican candidates.

We have now had the opportunity to review the text of the address given yesterday by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

Let's plant the Trees for Tomorrow that will bless the children of tomorrow, the generations who will inherit our Earth.

And we want U.S. students to be first in the world in math and science by the year 2000.

And many of you have grown up reading the great Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley, who often observed that the individual could enrich the tapestry of life.

In the same spirit of our Thousand Points of Light, the National Tree Trust Act will help toward a goal of creating 10 billion trees of life.

We can and must ensure the purity of our environment.

The times have changed.