If the will of the people is to prevail, Al Gore should be awarded a victory in Florida and should be the next president of the United States,

To be frank with you, without their efforts, our chances of winning are slim to none.

We need Congress to consider financial relief (for businesses) to make it more competitive,

But at the same time, he will fight on those issues that he believes are important to working families and is not going to just roll over because people and special interests want to stop...

The American people will have a unique opportunity to see in different formats both of these candidates, one of whom will be the next president of the United States.

Despite the progress we have seen over the last week, we still do not have the 218 votes yet to win it, … In the end, I am optimistic we will pull it out.

I think it is important that China be in the WTO. But they must come in a commercially-meaningful way. And that means that their market has to be open for U.S. products to be sold...

We believe the opposite is true, … The more China opens its markets, the more its domestic industries will be able to compete.

We’ve made great progress,

The president has every right and an obligation to come out here and say thank you to Democrats who have stood with him in good times and in difficult times, … He’s out here enjoying,...

More voted for Al Gore than Gov. Bush,

No question it will come down to the wire. We don’t have the 218 votes yet to win it, and the opposition doesn’t have them to defeat it,

We were always involved, … Rich was active in the ward organization, the 11th ward organization, which was the base of my dad’s politics. There were actual people who went door to door on election...

At this point I would say that it’s a game of addition, and that’s what we’re trying to do: add to the numbers

It is time to end these tactics and move ahead with what we all want, which is a timely count of these votes,

I fear the financial crisis of 1998 may become the trade crisis of 1999,

not just a victory for Al Gore and his millions of supporters. It is a victory for fairness and accountability in our democracy itself.

It’s a totally separate situation… the interagency process made a decision that it was not an appropriate sale, that’s all, … It’s unfortunate to see a U.S. company lose an opportunity that would mean jobs...

The soft economy — and regulations which our competitors don’t face — have combined to force us to cut expenses and jobs,

The governor did make, in our opinion, serious errors. His record in Texas is squarely on the table for the public.

Our legal team has concluded the ballot was unlawful, … I assume that this is an issue that will end up in dispute.

We’re hopeful that there will be progress. The fact of the matter is that the banana dispute is about defending the rules-based system of the WTO, … We’ve gone through two panels. We’ve been successful....

People will begin to see the strength that’s in Al Gore,

Today’s data showing e-tail sales strengthening in the first quarter, even as total retail sales fell, indicates the continuing growth and viability of the online economy, … The growing role and importance of online commerce...

shortchange Americans by cutting tens of millions of people out of the presidential debate audience.

The greatest cost to our economy is behind us,

Contrary to claims being made this morning by the Bush campaign, this election is not over,

I would imagine that it (the 1999 deficit) will be a record and next month’s will probably be a record,

The Commission is an impressive and diverse group, with members steeped in finance, law, economics, and market regulation. With the support of the Chamber, we will have a real opportunity to outline beneficial changes to...

Well, look the votes are there in the Senate to pass this if the leader would call it. There’s no question the votes are there. Plenty of Democrats and Republicans. And they shouldn’t play politics...

There were differences. It was ironic that the governor talked about foreign policy and basically supported every foreign policy endeavor of the Clinton-Gore administration … it’s pretty easy to know something about foreign policy when...

I think that ‘strong’ and ‘decisive’ are never words that are used for any vice president. A vice president’s role is to play the second position.

Our trade laws, which are all WTO-consistent, are used very rarely,

If, at the end of that process, George Bush is the victor, we will respect the result.

We consider this a serious problem and we are going to continue to be aggressive in the Department of Commerce and work with Congress on any other actions they may want to proceed on,

These Internet sales are not separated out and now we will ask for a separate e-commerce number, … It’s an acknowledgment that this is worthy of separating out from just general catalog sales numbers. [The...

l can give them the assurance as I work with them that this campaign will be sensitive to their issues and their concerns, … They’re a major piece of this campaign. More important than what...

Gov. Bush should follow the example set by his father and by Bob Dole and participate in the universally broadcast Presidential Commission debates. The American people come first, and the bipartisan Presidential Commission debates will...

They really don’t care about who is the chairman of the campaign; they don’t care about who’s the campaign manager. They care about who’s going to be the next president.

The president is committed … He will undertake a series of executive steps, and has issued a memorandum directing me to come up with a strategy with the private sector.

We continue to explore the possibilities of what can be done to remedy the unfairness of thousands of residents of Palm Beach County who believed they were voting for Al Gore, but had those votes...

The U.S. trade deficit will likely remain at high levels in coming months. The major reason is that the American economy should continue to grow at a solid pace, supporting continued growth in imports.

We are exploring new territory, … We have no historic data to draw upon; we can’t be sure how the public will respond to real or perceived problems.

They’ve got observers. This has been done in an open, public way.

Without being certain of the results in Florida, we simply cannot be certain of the results of the national election,

Someone said he should smile more in the practice session. On the walk on the beach with a number of (advisers) they had specific ideas on issues they thought their counterparts in communities would respond...

We’ve asked the lawyers to work overnight to draft some documents, and we’ll be back in the morning.

He didn’t want to be governor, senator, president, vice president, cabinet member, none of that. His focus is totally on one thing – it’s always been the city.

This is one of the most important issues we could face in the next century, … There is a tremendous gap in the use of the Internet, and the impact the Internet can have on...

that we listen to the clear rule of law and not turn our back on it.