    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1995, Book I)]
    [May 8, 1995]
    [Page 657]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks on Antiterrorism Legislation
    May 8, 1995

        Before I leave on this trip, I want to say a word about the
    antiterrorism legislation that I have sent to the Congress.
        I sent that bill to Congress because it will strengthen our ability
    to investigate and prosecute and to deter--to deter the kinds of
    problems we saw and the kind of horror we endured at Oklahoma City and
    of course at the World Trade Center.
        I applaud the fact that the leadership in Congress has said that
    they will have that bill on my desk by Memorial Day. That is only 3
    weeks away. And so, before I leave, I want to urge Congress again to
    pass this legislation and to do it without delay.
        Nothing can justify turning this bill into a political football. We
    have kept politics completely out of our fight against terrorism. We
    kept it out of our mourning. We kept it out of our law enforcement
    efforts. We're going to keep it out of the rebuilding efforts in
    Oklahoma. And we must keep it out of this legislative effort.
        The Government needs the ability to deal with the technological
    challenges presented by terrorism in the modern age. This legislation
    does it, and there is simply no reason to delay it. Nothing can justify
    it. And it needs to pass and pass now.
        Thank you.

    Note: The President spoke at 1:05 p.m. at Andrews Air Force Base, prior
    to his departure for Moscow, Russia.