I do feel encouraged by the discussions we've had, that there are things worth working on, working through.

May God comfort her family and countless friends.

The agreement solved the immediate issue of redeployment and laid out a roadmap for the next steps that must be taken to fulfill existing agreements and to move ahead to the pivotal questions of the future.

She lifted our spirits and our vision.

We have a lot of things to discuss here, as you might imagine, and a limited time in which to discuss them.

Passage of effective finance reform must be a priority for this Congress.

Your work should give the American people confidence that air travel in the 21st century will be better and safer than ever before.

Delay would mean the death of campaign finance reform.

We will use all the tools of modern science to make flying as safe as possible.

This unprecedented Federal commitment reflects our resolve to do everything we can to protect our people and to prevent terrorism.

I'm very encouraged by what I've heard here today, and we're determined to go forward.

I'm optimistic, I'm hopeful, and I'm gratified to be invited to be here.

I asked the Congress to pass bipartisan campaign finance reform by July the Fourth.

I think it's imperative that we pass a bipartisan balanced budget this year.

Thomas Jefferson did, and so should we.

I think we have got an enormous opportunity here to do great things together.

I always thought that the fact that both of them died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence was the best evidence the modern world has on the question of whether God is.

We must continue to provide our citizens with the tools to make the most of their own lives so that the American dream is within the reach of every American.