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Tried to appeal to both
of our nation to find a new unifying vision of America
that gives greater meaning to our union and wider, deeper meaning to our freedom.
This is, I am convinced, what our forefathers meant when they told themselves and
their descendants down to the present day to form a more perfect union.
Just as we as
and joy, so
,
always seem to grow through success and failure, pain
the nation grows in wisdom and spirit.
George Washington
into
to our nation. Abraham
Lincoln gave his life to move beyond division and slavery to one nation. Theodore
Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
in to reap the benefits of
also to
exploration of people and
. So that
one
nation. FDR led us out of depression and through a war to save freedom itself by
reminding us that fear is always our real enemy and
is the only way
to preserve and
our nation. 50 years of
leaders from President
Truman to President Bush stood strong throughout the Cold War and built the our
United States to a new pinnacle (?) of prosperity, strength and
.
But, by 1 9 9 2 , the
again and the economy (?) rapidly than ever
before. A new global economy, the end of the Cold War the
of new
and old habits, the
of need, religious fundamentalism, and cold war explosion
of science , technology and information presented the world with a whole new
project - new winners and losers, new possibilities and new threats in
a lot of
,
. Most appealing
, with out the apparent order necessary to
strengthen our vision and deepen our freedom.
I sought this office in 1992 because I felt our nation moving towards drift and
division.
. Our debt had quadruple in four years; or
social problems were worsening. Too many hard working
were struggling
to survive and make sense of a world increasingly beyond their control. Too many
of or children were being hurt (?).
For five years I have struggled to reaffirm (?) the promise of America, to forge a
more perfect union, to widen and deepen the
of our freedom, to bring harmony
(?) and hope to a new era I
believe can be the most wonderful in all
humanity's long journey -
I have
to rebuild the
provide a unifying vision on
century, a new millennium.
of hope, to achieve the
of our nation, to
all proceed with confidence into a new
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Because the road has not always been clear, because neither I nor anyone has al
the answers, I have embraced the path of bold
experimentation that has
served us so well in the past.
But all the
activity has been grounded in three
principles: opportunity for
all; responsibility from all; one
community of all our citizens.
To make these principles real in
it has been necessary to change our
of the role of government, going beyond the debate of recent years between
those who say government is the enemy of America's
and shared values
and
those who say
of the role government will
or accept
of the
we have to
on giving Americans the
and
tools to
make the most of this new era, on being a catalyst for new ideas,
the
and
the disadvantaged.
we have had
success,
thanks in large measure to the
work of the Vice President in giving us the
smallest government in 35 years but one still strong enough to move us forward.
Beyond
role of government, it has also
to change the view
Americans hold of
relative with the rest of the world. I have brought, with
than I had hoped, to
Congress
the people that we live in
an interdependent world in which what happens beyond our borders affects our
security, our well being, and our children's future. This fact
our
in
partnership with others, in trade, in United Nation's action including peace-keeping
and conflict prevention, in combating climate change and the spread of disease
in stabilizing the global financial
far more important than ever before.
Tonight, with the State of the Union so
, let us embrace with optimism and
vigor the
challenges to building our bridge to the 21st Century, let us
our
and differences in a
of good will and civility. Let
an economy based on opportunity, a society based on
reform (?), a union rooted in community.
FIRST: The opportunity economy
Strategy: Bal Budget (?), Investing in people.
moderation (?).
Balanced Budget Surplus: Social Security first.
Education
Year 10 —
Progress Especially college
to our
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Now-
Student Loan Reform (?)
Court
Environment: Grow and preserve
Record (?)
Clean Water
Climate Change
Trade:
Financial Markets:
Empowerment:
Abroad
SECOND Reform Society: Workers /Families
Retirement
Health Care:
Medicare
Medicaid
Health Care Bill of Rights
Children
Welfare
Government Reform:
IRS
Campaign Finance
National Security
THIRD Nation Rooted in
1. One America:
2. Serving America:
CONCLUSION:
HRC 1.
2.
3.
have together.
together.
Gifts to the Future
Res
(Vacuum)
Space
Heritage
More to life 200 days
a
must be
even
. New level of Harmony - _
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
UNITED STATES CAPITOL
January 27,1998
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We begin with the economy --'fui LUunulniL yuwUi iMb-dlwayoboon our engine of
opportunity.
New technologies are fundamentally transforming our economy. From agriculture to
automobiles to aerospace, American industries once again lead the world. And from
semiconductors to supercomputers, America is on the cutting edge of the industries of the future.
The flexibility, creativity, and enterprise
the new econom^are qualities at the core of the
American character. We have spurred it along with a comprehensive strategy of fiscal discipline,
world economic leadership, and investment in our people.
Fiscal responsibility
First and foremost, economic growth demands fiscal discipline.
When I took office, the deficit for 1998 was projected to be $357 billion, and heading
higher. Today, our deficit is $22 Billion, and heading lower.
�For three decades, eight presidents came before you to warn of the damage deficits posed
to the nation. Tonight, I come before you to announce that the federal deficit — once so
incomprehensibly large that it had eleven zeroes — will be, simply, zero.
I will submit to Congress for 1999 the first balanced budget in 30 years.
And if we hold fast to our fiscal discipline, we may well balance the budget this year.
Turning a sea of red ink into black is no miracle. It is the product of hard work, discipline
and wise investment by the American people. It is the product of courageous votes by Members
of Congress in 1993, some of whom put thwir political lives en thc line. Thre nation owes them
our thanks.
Now, the question we face is not merely one of fiscal policy but of fundamental direction.
Will we move forward with a new economic strategy that has brought new prosperity — or fall
backward to the failed policies of the past?
It seemed as if the prospect of a budget surplus was only minutes old before some old,
bad habits began to reappear. We must not go back to shortsighted spending, or shortsighted tax
cuts, that risk reopening the deficit. My balanced budget plan includes [20] tax cuts targeted to
the needs of working families: tax cuts for education, for child care, for the environment. Every
one of these priorities can accomplished without adding a dime to the deficit or a bureaucrat to
�the payroll.
What should be done with our nation's hard-earned budget surplus? I believe the answer
is clear. It is based on our national priorities and our deepest values. We have acted, decisively
and successfully, to erase our budget deficit. Now we must rise to a duty as old as the
commandment to "honor thy father and thy mother."
When he proposed retirement security for the elderly, President Franklin Roosevelt called
it the "cornerstone" of our society. We must build on that cornerstone, to protect our parents and
provide for our children.
So tonight, I propose that we save 100% of the surplus until we preserve Social Security.
We must make this crowning achievement of the 20th Century a continuing aohicvcmont of the
21 st Century. Until we have taken the other measures necessary to preserve this program for the
next 75 years, let us reserve every penny of the surplus to replenish the Social Security Trust
Fund. Let us commit that Social Security will be there for those who are 70, and 50, and 20. Let
us, tonight, make this commitment: Social Security first.
This must be only the beginning of a determined national effort to extend Social Security
into the 21st Century. [Social Security reform process]
These are the principles that I believe must guide such reform, [reform principles]
�Investing in people
By imposing fiscal discipline, we have created the conditions for sustained growth. But
if our core value of equal opportunity for all is to remain vital in this new time, we must act to
make sure that all Americans can reap the rewards of prosperity. Today, in reality, the income
gap is an opportunity gap. It is a gap we must close.
First and foremost, every American must have access to the best education in the world.
More than an information age, this is an education age, in which knowledge determines how
much you earn and a diploma is only as valuable as the skills behind it.
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^ ^th Century opportunity came from a land grant; in the 21 st Century opportunity will
write a tuition check, they will get a tax cut. Today, for the first time in our history, we can say
to every American, regardless of income: if you work hard, you can go to college.
Now our mission must be to improve our elementary schools and high schools. To keep
opportunity alive, we need a new ethic of education based on high standards, real competition,
strict accountability in our nation's public schools.
�We're already doing much to improve public education — expanding choice and creating
3,000 independent charter schools, connecting every classroom to the information superhighway,
building an army of tutors to teach every 8 year old to read. We must do more, sending thousands
of mentors into our schools to help young people prepare for college.
But still, too many of our children suffer from a tyranny of low expectations; too many
schools promote students whether they learn something or not.
We must make sure all our children master the basics. This fall, for the first time, we will
have a nonpartisan national test based on national standards in 4th grade reading and 8th grade
math to help parents know whether students and schools measure up.
If our students are going to meet these standards, they must have small classes and good
teachers. Tonight I propose a national effort to reduce class size in the early grades. My
balanced budget will enable schools across the country to hire an additional 100,000 teachers to
reduce class size in first, second, and third grade to an average of 18 nationwide. We will insist
that these new teachers pass rigorous state competency tests before they are hired. When parents
take a child to the first day of school, they should know that the class is small and the teacher is
qualified.
And let us finally say to failing schools: Social promotion is destructive. Nobody in
America should graduate if they cannot read their diploma. And if you stop promoting children
�who don't learn, we will give you the resources you need to make sure they do. It is time to
declare an end to social promotion in America's schools.
The second key to expanding opportunity is health care, and protecting families in
changing times.
We have made health care portable from job to job. Last year, we extended health care to
up to 5 million children. Today I challenge Congress to take two more steps that respond to the
rapidly changing world of health care.
Millions of Americans now receive health care tlirough managed care plans that can cut
costs and improve service. I challenge Congress to enact a Health Care Consumer Bill of Rights
that says: You have the right to know all your medical options — not just the cheapest. You have
the right to choose the doctor you want for the care you need. Traditional care or managed care,
every American deserves quality care.
And millions of Americans between the ages of 55 and 65 have fallen through the cracks
of the health care system and have lost their insurance after a lifetime of work. I challenge
Congress to enact legislation giving these hardworking Americans the chance to buy into the
Medicare system. It won't cost the taxpayers a penny — but the peace of mind it will provide is
priceless.
�The third key to expanding opportunity is to help all our people meet their responsibilities
at work and at home. In the new economy, most parents work, harder than ever - and they need
more time with their children.
The Family and Medical Leave Act has given [15] million Americans time off from work
to care for a child or a family member. But newborns need more. I ask you to extend Family
Leave so that new mothers and fathers can take six months off from work.
Child care is the next frontier for the American community. Governments don't raise
children; parents do. [acknowledge First Lady] But our new kind of government can give
parents the tools they need to take responsibility. I call upon Congress to pass a comprehensive
and fiscally-responsible plan to make child care more affordable and accessible, improving pay
and raising standards for care givers, and giving incentives to businesses and tax cuts to millions
of working families. A femily of four that earns $35,000 with high child care expenses should no
longer pay a dime of federal income tax. And we must expand before- and after-school programs
so that every child has somewhere to go other than the streets.
The fourth key to expanding opportunity is to give our people the chance to own their
own home in stable and thriving communities. Today, homeownership is at record levels. Our
new approach to government has helped bring the spark of private enterprise into the inner city.
My balanced budget will build on this success, with a greater commitment to economic
development, housing, homelessness assistance than ever before. I ask you to double our
�Empowerment Zones, spearheaded by Vice President Gore, which have revitalized our cities and
rural areas. Empowerment works, and we should bring the urban renaissance to every corner of
the nation.
Leading the global economy
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The third element of our strategy recognizes this reality: in the 21 Century, we will live
in a global economy. There is no turning back. Our only choice is whether to make this new
world work for us or against us. Today, America's exports are at a record high. Our businesses
and workers are outcompeting anyone in the world. We are better positioned than any nation on
Earth to reap the rewards of the global economy.
To stay strong, America needs a world that is strong. Fully one third of our economic
growth comes from expanding exports - from selling to the 96% of the world's consumers who
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And the new global economy — driven by new technology — poses new challenges for
our people.
More trade demands more training and job opportunities, and quick, coordinated response
when factories close or jobs move. We must insist that our trading partners enforce basic labor
�and environmental standards. And tonight, I ask every nation to join with us in a new effort to
fight the most abusive and exploitative practices of all ~ child labor.
And we must recognize that in the new world economy, an economic crisis in one part of
the world can affect trading partners on the other side of the globe. Over the past few months,
serious problems have arisen in the economies and financial markets of Thailand, Indonesia and
South Korea - problems that threaten confidence and growth in these nations. These nations are
our customers, our competitors, and our allies. If our customers become insolvent, they won't be
able to buy the goods we want to sell them. If their economies sink, as competitors they will be
forced to cut their prices drastically, dump their products on our market, and undercut America's
competitiveness. And as our allies, these nations' security affects our own. Having fought 3
wars in Asia in this century, the American people know well that the stability of Asia is in the
interest of America.
Our economy remains sound and strong — and I want to keep it that way. But no one
should be mistaken. The turmoil in Asia could well have an impact on our economy. But
preparing for a far-off storm that may reach our shores is far wiser, and far cheaper, than ignoring
that storm until the clouds are overhead. Let us take sensible steps to contain the effects of the
current financial turmoil overseas, steps that reflect common sense principles. First, no nation
can be helped if it won't help itself by putting its own house in order. But second, when they are
willing to take responsibility, it is in our interest to enable them to do so. Tonight, I renew my
call to the Congress to renew America's commitment to the International Monetary Fund - the
�financial firefighters that keep the world economy strong. And I thank Speaker Gingrich and
Senator Lott, Rep. Gephardt and Sen. Daschle, for uniting in support of prudent action to protect
our prosperity and keep the world economy strong.
Environmental protection
In the economy of the 21 st Century, we must protects the environment as we promote
prosperity. Tonight, I am launching a new Clean Water Initiative, a dramatic new effort to clean
our rivers, lakes and streams — as well as a new plan to protect our food supply.
Our greatest environmental challenge is the coming crisis of global warming. The vast
majority of the world's scientists have emphatically concluded that if we do not reduce emissions
of greenhouse gases, we will disrupt our climate, undermine our economy, and put our children
and grandchildren at risk. In December, America led the world to sign an historic treaty that
unleashes the full force of the free market to cut greenhouse gases, without new taxes or
regulation.
We have it in our power to act here at home, right now. I propose $6 Billion in tax cuts
and research and development to spur innovation and help families buy fuel efficient cars, help
factories run cleaner, help homes to use less energy. [And by bringing competition to the energy
industry, we can cut utility rates by $20 billion.]
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�Whenever we have acted to protect our environment, whether clean air, clean water, acid
rain, the pessimists said it couldn't be done. Well, today our economy is the strongest in a
generation — and our air and water are the cleanest in a generation. The pessimists will be wrong
again. Just this month. Ford, GM, and Chrysler unveiled high-performance cars that get three
times the gas mileage of the typical models today. This innovative spirit must spread to every
industry in America.
Remember who we are. It was on this date - January 27, in 1880 - that the first patent
was awarded to Thomas Edison for the lightbulb. I am confident that the nation that invented the
light bulb and the telephone, the airplane and the semiconductor, can invent an economy that
uses less energy and keeps growing.
NEW RESPONSIBILITY IN A NEW ERA [7 minutes]
As our economy must be based on opportunity, our society must be based on
responsibility.
It's hard enough for parents to pass on their values, to protect their children from harm.
And it's harder still when the mass media and the market send our children messages that can
undo all the good done in church or at the kitchen table.
We must help parents protect their children from an epidemic of teen smoking, spread by
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�multimillion dollar marketing campaigns.
This is the year we can pass bipartisan, landmark legislation that will change the way
tobacco companies do business, and raise the price of a pack of cigarettes by up to $1.50 over the
next ten years if teen smoking does not go down. This is not about money. This is not about
politics. This is about our duty to protect our children from the greatest health threat they face.
Let this Congress be remembered as the Congress that stopped 3,000 children a day from starting
a habit that will kill 1,000 of them before their time.
For five years, we have worked to put these values of responsibility and family, work and
respect for law, at the center of our social policy.
With 100,000 new community police on the streets, tougher punishment, and smarter
prevention, we have spread throughout the nation a community based crime fighting strategy that
works. For five years in a row, crime is down, all across America.
Now we must press on. Violence and drug use among young people is still far too high.
We cannot go strong into the 21st Century if children are killing children ... if children are selling
drugs to children ... if children are having children.
Congress should finally pass a juvenile crime bill that provides more prosecutors and
probation officers to crack down on gangs, guns and drugs. And we should bar violent juveniles
�from buying guns once they turn 21.
And the law must be enforced -- strongly, swiftly, effectively. When the courts are
clogged, criminals go free. The Senate has a Constitutional power — and the Constitutional duty
— to confirm judges to uphold justice. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court was right when
he wrote, and I quote, "[Judicial] vacancies cannot remain at such high levels indefinitely
without eroding the quality of justice." I ask this Congress to heed this plea, and vote on these
judges, up or down.
And we have applied our oldest values to perhaps our most stubborn social problem. In
1996, we ended a welfare system that trapped generations of Americans in a cycle of
dependency, and replaced it with a new system based on work and responsibility. Last year,
from this podium, 1 challenged our nation to move two million more Americans off of welfare by
the year 2000. Well, I am pleased to report that we've met that goal - two years ahead of
schedule.
We must do more — increasing child support collections even further, providing child
care and help to move families closer to available jobs. And above all, thousands more
businesses must join the 3000 companies in our welfare-to-work partnership, to give a chance to
someone eager to work, to replace the despair of dependency with the dignity of work.
FOREIGN POLICY
�For the past half century, the American people have agreed that that our nation has
responsibility to lead. Today, the values for which we fought - democracy, peace and free
markets —are ascendant. We are more secure and prosperous than ever in our history. And we
have been given an extraordinary opportunity and corresponding responsibility to build a new era
of peace.
But today's possibilities are not tomorrow's guarantees. The forces of global integration
are a great tide of opportunity. But too many people still bear its burdens without reaping its
benefits. Age-old enemies are making peace. But the poisoned appeals of extreme nationalism
and racial and religious hatreds still summon humanity's capacity for evil. The superpower
stand-off that drove our fears for fifty years has ended. But dangerous conflicts between nations
persist. And we remain vulnerable to an unholy axis of new security threats: terrorism,
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international crime and drug trafficking. These 21 century predators feed on the very power of
technology and the free flow of information, ideas and people we cherish.
To answer these challenges, American leadership is crafting a new security strategy for
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the 21 century. By adapting old institutions to new demands, forging new alliances, and backing
them where necessary with our military might, we are laying a solid foundation for America's
security. Brick by brick, this new structure protects all those who live within it, while isolating
those who stay outside.
Here are some of the pieces of this strategy we must put in place together - this year.
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�First, in a few days, I will ask the Senate for its advice and consent to make three of
Europe's new democracies — Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic — the newest members of
NATO.
NATO is at the heart of Europe's transformation into a continent undivided, peaceful and
democratic. For fifty years, the alliance kept America and Western Europe secure. Now, NATO
is extending the frontiers of security and freedom by taking in new members, working with new
partners, and cooperating closely with Russia and Ukraine. We must build a future in which
Europe never again unleashes the horrors we have seen in this century. America has led the way
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in transforming NATO for the 21 century. I ask the Senate to say yes to its historic
enlargement.
Second, I will ask this Congress to continue its support for our troops in Bosnia. For four
years, Bosnia was mired in the deep freeze of destruction. Now, it has begun to grow again in
the sunlight of peace.
I sent our soldiers to Bosnia when its combatants made a commitment in Dayton to end
the suffering and the slaughter. I sent them because we have a profound interest in preventing
another brutal war from spreading in the heart of Europe. With soldiers from [TK] countries,
they have silenced the guns, separated the armies and secured the peace. And civilian
organizations, working hand-in-hand with the Bosnians, have begun to rebuild Bosnia's roads
and factories, restart its economy, hold democratic elections, return refugees to their homes and
�bring war criminals to justice.
The progress is unmistakable. But it is not yet irreversible. To take firm root, Bosnia's
fragile peace still needs the secure environment only an international military force can provide.
That is why I have agreed that American troops should take part in a follow-on security force
when the current NATO mission ends in June. If we finish the job, a lasting peace is possible.
Our troops have done right by Bosnia... and by America. Now, we should do right by them.
Give them the support they deserve.
Third, I ask Congress to join me in pursuing the most ambitious agenda to fight the threat
of weapons of mass destruction since the atom was split.
This year, the longest sought prize in arms control history, first proposed by President
Eisenhower, is within our reach: the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. By banning all
nuclear tests, we can help prevent nuclear states from producing more advanced and dangerous
weapons and make it more difficult for non-nuclear states to develop these devices of
destruction. [Endorsement announcement to come]. I ask the Senate: before this session of
Congress ends, ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and help prevent the spread of nuclear
weapons.
Even as we lift the nuclear threat that has hung over our heads for fifty years, we can see
a new hazard on the horizon: state-supported terrorists and organized criminals armed with
�chemical and biological weapons.
Over the past six-and-half years, international weapons inspectors have destroyed more of
Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons potential than during the Gulf War itself.
Saddam Hussein evicted the inspectors from Iraq and continues to harass them because they have
done their job too well. That is why the international community, led by the United States,
insisted that they return to work — and now demands that they be given full and immediate
access to the sites they ask to inspect. [TK: to be updated]
Last year, the Senate ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention. This year, I call on
you to pass the implementing legislation that will put this treaty into force. We made a
commitment to protect our soldiers and citizens from poison gas attack. Let's make good on it.
There are also steps we should take to prevent an even more lethal threat: the use of
disease as a weapon of war and terror. Under the right circumstances, a thimble full of anthrax
could kill millions.
We are strengthening to protect our troops and respond to an attack. But an ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure. Our first priority should be to stop countries from acquiring
biological weapons. The Biological Weapons Convention, in force for 25 years, lacks tough
measures to enforce its ban. Tonight, I am announcing my determination to secure, as part of
that treaty, an international inspection system with teeth. We can and we will detect and deter
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�cheating.
Each of these initiatives is a key part of America's new security strategy. But not one of
them would be possible without the world's finest fighting force and a fully funded diplomacy.
After five years as President, there is one thing I know with absolute certainty: give our
men and women in uniform a clear and purposeful mission and they deliver. We must make it
our mission to deliver for them. My balanced budget will allow us to keep our troops wells,
trained and ready... improve their quality of life... and pay for the 21 century technology they
need to dominate the battlefields of the future. By giving the budget your support, you will give
America's soldiers our support. They earn it every day.
Last year, 1 was deeply disappointed that we missed an opportunity to make good on our
debt to the United Nations. At the very moment UN weapons inspectors were braving the
dangers of Iraq to protect our children, our failure to pass bipartisan legislation pulled the rug
out from under our influence with this organization — and our credibility around the world.
When America gives its word, America should keep its word. Let's pay our bills.
In the months ahead, I will pursue our security strategy with partners, new and old,
around the world — from Africa, to Indian and Pakistan, to South America to China. Everywhere
I travel, I meet people who look to America for the power of our example and the example of our
power. A nation witli the will to advance progress... and the way to get the job done. We should
�embrace this awesome responsibility for the opportunity it brings — to shape a future more
peaceful, prosperous and secure than the past. That is our chance and our challenge in the world.
We must seize it.
BUILDING A MORE PERFECT UNION [6 minutes]
Two centuries ago, we proclaimed to the world that we had come together to form not
just a new nation, but "a more perfect union." That mission, the core mission of our democracy,
is as vital today. And our democracy, our union, faces new challenges.
Our elections — the pride of our democracy -- have become too expensive, fueling a
fundraising arms race. For years, good campaign finance reform bills have been brought to the
floor of Congress, only to be quietly smothered by filibuster. Well, not this year. Senators
McCain and Feingold have a strong first step in cleaning up our campaigns. This bill will finally
come to a vote on March 11, up or down, yes or no. Let's be clear: a vote against McCain
Feingold is a voteforsoft money - for the status quo. I ask you to step up to your responsibility
and pass campaign finance reform.
And we must always remember our goal: widening the circle of democracy. Far too few
people vote. There are many reasons, but here is one thing we can do. I ask the Congress to pass
legislation giving all workers in America the time off they need to vote.
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�But as we work toward a more perfect union, we must confront the most stubborn
obstacle of all: race. The face of America is changing. And we must confront this issue, frankly
and fearlessly, if we are to remain the world's greatest multiracial democracy in the 21st century.
That is why I have asked the American people to participate in a national initiative on race. Can
we build One America in the 21st Century? Our hearts long to say yes, but our history reminds
us it will be difficult.
We must begin by recognizing what we still must overcome. Discrimination is unAmerican. We must continue to vigorously enforce the laws that make it illegal.
And even when we have torn down the walls in our laws, we have not torn down the
walls in our hearts. Segregation is no longer the law, but too often, separation is still the rule.
We must move past stereotypes and face our differences with stark honesty.
And above all, we must recognize that for all of our differences, every American is united
by the same values, the same hopes and the same dreams. Whatever we look like, wherever our
grandparents came from, we all want the promise of America.
So we make our greatest progress when we uphold our universal values and address our
, common concerns. When every American has the American has the chance to go to college and
the opportunity to build a secure future, when every neighborhood has streets that are safe and
'water that is clean, then we can say we are truly building a community that includes every
�American.
For only on the forge of common enterprise have Americans of all backgrounds ever
hammered out a common identity.
That is why the United States military, the world's strongest and most skilled fighting
force, has become a proving ground for racial progress and unity. That is the lesson learned
every day by thousands of AmeriCorps members of all races and backgrounds. They learn that
what matters is not the color of your skin, but whether you get the job done. Tonight I challenge
every religious organization in America to take up the standard of service. I ask you to join with
other of different races through their churches and synagogues and mosques, doing the Lord's
work of building a more perfect union, [possible race & service announcement] [possible heroes
for First Lady's box]
TOWARD THE MILLENNIUM
Tonight, let us look forward to our future — toward the millennium ahead. We see today
that this new era will be shaped by science, driven by knowledge, and powered by technology. It
will be a time of bold exploration and extraordinary promise — and it will carry grave new
responsibilities as well.
Tonight, I propose a 21st Century Research Fund — a substantial new initiative to support
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�pathbreaking research at our nation's premiere scientific institutions. We can build on
discoveries of genes for breast cancer and diabetes and make this year the year that, in the war
against cancer, we began to win.
But science does not occur in a moral vacuum. We should ratify the overwhelming
consensus of the scientific and religious community, and ban human cloning. And we should
prevent the use of genetic tests to discriminate against any American,
In the new millennium, we will continue to explore cyberspace.
It seems hard to believe, but the first time I reported to you on the State of the Union,
there was no such thing as a web page on the Internet. Today 50 million people in 150 countries
are connected to tlie Information Superhighway. Within a generation, the Web can bring every
book ever written, every painting ever painted, and every symphony ever composed into the
bedroom of every child. It will be a global marketplace of ideas. I call on all the nations of the
world to make the Internet a global free-trade zone: no discriminatory taxes, no unfair tariffs.
But the Internet cannot be a value-free zone. I call on Congress to enact strict criminal penalties
for anyone who uses the Net to prey on our children.
And with daring and wonder, in the new millennium, we will continue the great mission
of exploring outer space.
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�Throughout the course of human history, mankind has had only one place to call home —
Earth. Beginning this year, 1998, for the first time in the history of the world, men and women
will build a new home - a permanent space station, big as a football field, with as much
electrical power as a neighborhood. Inside its vast compartments, scientists, engineers, and
entrepreneurs from 15 nations will build our future.
And in October, a true American hero, a veteran pilot of 141 combat mission, and one
five hour space flight that inspired the world, will return to the heavens.
Godspeed, John Glenn.
But even as we imagine the future, as time and technology propel us into a new
millennium, in the coming years let us commit ourselves to honoring the past.
Nearly two hundred years ago, a tattered, battle-worn flag inspired Francis Scott Key to
scribble a few words on the back ofan envelope — words that would become our national
anthem. Seeing that flag, its broad stripes and bright stars still flying at the top of a Maryland fort
after a fierce battle, made his heart swell with pride.
Today that Star Spangled Banner, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the
Bill of Rights, are on display just a mile from here for all the world to see. They are America's
crown jewels. We must preserve them for the ages. This year, we will launch a state-of-the-art
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�effort to restore them, so that future generations can see for themselves the very words that
launched our revolution. [Note: we hope to persuade the networks to fade lo the flag during this
passage]
Even as we commit to [strengthening the tattered threads of the Star Spangled banner,
darkening the ink of the Declaration, reinforcing the parchment of the Constitution,] we must
also renew the enduring values and powerful ideals they represent for the new millennium.
This long quest to renew our values, to live up to them, and to give them new life — that
is the American idea — and it will keep us the last best hope of humanity in the next millennium.
Looking forward to our first century, our first President told his fellow citizens that their
new country "seems to be peculiarly designated by Providence for the display of human
greatness." Our new nation, little more than a string of outposts along one coast, even then was
struggling to live up to its proclaimed ideals. But George Washington saw that the "great
experiment" launched by his generation -- and the revolutionary values they brought to this
world - would carry us to greatness - and that is what they have done, for two centuries.
Our ideals are more than faded words on parchment; they are still the most profound
force for human greatness on Earth. We have 700 days left before the dawn's early light shines
on a new millennium. In those days, let us imagine the future, and make America anew.
God Bless You, and God Bless the United States of America.
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<p>Michael Waldman was Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting from 1995-1999. His responsibilities were writing and editing nearly 2,000 speeches, which included four State of the Union speeches and two Inaugural Addresses. From 1993 -1995 he served as Special Assistant to the President for Policy Coordination.</p>
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