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.

But this race is simply too close to call, and until the recount is concluded and the results in Florida become official, our campaign continues.

What we’re trying to do is encourage the industry to take some steps soon, to do some self-regulation, based upon a tough report that was very clear as to the abuses and steps that have...

He knows that he can’t solve a lot of the world’s problems. He can’t solve AIDS, he can’t solve the global warming problem, but he can feel and make sure that people’s quality of life...

As the rules stand now, SBC is discouraged from investing in new infrastructure or new jobs,

But I am optimistic we will pull it out. I am optimistic Congress will do the right thing,

Governor Bush said that under our system of government the legislative branch passes the laws, the executive branch administers the law. Unfortunately, he left out one important branch of our government, the judicial branch, which...

I’ve been in politics a long time, and I don’t think there’s ever been a night like this one.

We are obviously gratified by the unanimous ruling of the Florida Supreme Court, … The Supreme Court’s clear and unambiguous ruling, that the counties are authorized to proceed with the manual recount, is a victory...

There are three debates and I think the American people are going to make a decision after they see all three formats,

No candidate should arrogantly insist on debating only where and when it best suits him,

Vice President Gore and Senator (Joe) Lieberman are fully prepared to concede and to support Governor Bush if and when he is officially elected president.

This year we’ll be working with businesses and with states and localities to identify barriers in their laws,

I don’t think you play it safe. I think you try to be very natural and lay out in a forward way the compelling reasons for the election going your way,

Working men and women and organized labor know this administration, this vice president, has been there fighting for them day-in and day-out for the last eight years,

He’s been out there campaigning, and he knows the American people don’t want that. They’ve heard nothing but slashing and attacking from Republicans for eight years.

Now that the legal hurdles have been cleared, the counting can resume in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade Counties … with these legal obstacles gone, we hope these counts can be finished in the next...

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...