I don't think there is any way to deal with determining the nature of the threat, protecting against it and having appropriate mechanisms in place without an effective renewal of those partnerships or networks across the economy.

Information and the exchange of information is a critical part of being able to remediate Y2K problems worldwide.

The federal government will be ready for the Year 2000.

As you can imagine, when you have a problem like that you don't talk about it until you get it fixed. We don't want to give our enemies anymore information than they need.

A third of the schools are still working to get those systems done.

This fund will help us rebuild the soccer infrastructure of the Gulf area. We are designing a streamlined grant application process so we can provide as much support to rebuild the game as money will allow.

And then, of course, the world will open for business on Monday, and that's when we'll test software systems and information processing systems.

We think the adequacy of health care will be fine. You'll get good treatment wherever you go.

We think the basic infrastructure in the country is going to be in very good shape, banking, finance, telecommunications, electric power, air and rail transportation.

We will not have champagne, but we will try to make sure people can at least take a moment to pause while we enter the new millennium. Everybody will be working hard to see how the country is making the transition.