    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1993, Book I)]
    [June 16, 1993]
    [Page 865]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on National Service Legislation
    June 16, 1993

        I've always said that national service would be America at its best.
    In reporting out the national service legislation, today two key
    committees were Congress at its best as well.
        National service is not about political partisanship. It is about
    America and the values that all of us share. National service will do so
    much that must be done: meeting our country's needs, paying for our
    children's education, and bringing all of us together in the common work
    of citizenship.
        Democrats and Republicans joined together today in a spirit of
    service to support this initiative. Senator Ted Kennedy and
    Representative Bill Ford continued to provide exemplary leadership in
    moving this legislation forward on a bipartisan basis.
        We've known for a long time that national service will bring
    Americans together. It's good to see that it brings Congress together as
    well.