Our budget reflects our values and priorities.

The Nation's Governors are key partners in our efforts.

the deficit fell by 63 percent

But you have begun to change that attitude.

The people that are in the breach are the people that we say have to go to work, who want to go to work, who can't go to work.

Tomorrow, I want you to laugh today and wake up and be serious tomorrow.

We must never fall short when it comes to defense.

I believe that our nation will enter that new century stronger, more confident, and more capable than ever before.

We are on the right track to the twenty-first century and are picking up speed as we continue to work with you to reinvent government.

Today, the United States is safer, stronger, and more prosperous.

Finishing this job of balancing the budget will not be easy, but it is vital for the continued health of our economy.

This town is gripped with people who are self-righteous, sanctimonious, and hypocritical.

We have cut wisely.

My budget reaches balance in 2002 the right way—cutting unnecessary and lower-priority spending while protecting our values.

I would like to ask all of you to remember the heartbreaking loss that our friends in Israel have sustained.

I would like to just say a couple of things very briefly.

Congratulations—the credit for this stunning turnaround goes to you.

We should all be repairers of the breach.