William Daley Quotations

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

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,

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. There must be a conclusion to these types of cases. They cannot go on forever. The losing party can't keep looking for further relief if they lose the panel.

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

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 I can do, they know that Al Gore represents working men and women.

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

More voted for Al Gore than Gov. Bush,

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 few days,

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

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

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.

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 him,

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

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,

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.

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.

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 is addressed by the city government,

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 into.? They should live by the rules the rest of the world lives by.

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,

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

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 to.

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.

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

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

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 calculated for Pat Buchanan, ... Our legal team has determined that the ballot in Palm Beach County was unlawful.

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

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

We were glad to hear Governor Bush report that he was doing very well, and we join everyone in wishing him and his family the best,

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 for everyone who wants to see the votes counted fully and fairly here in Florida.

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

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 is closely tied to the extraordinary vigor and innovativeness of America's information technology sector. Both are factors in the great length and strength of our current expansion.

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 been taken by the entertainment industry that most Americans will feel are wrong,

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,

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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.

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 people.

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.

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 you agree with the other guy the whole time.

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.

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 here. But the interagency process worked and I believe Hughes will have other opportunities to sell their satellites.

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

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

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

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,

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 has the responsibility of interpreting our laws and reconciling conflicts between statutes.

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 reach the largest possible number of viewers.

The greatest cost to our economy is behind us,

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 the oversight of our capital markets.