I want it to be over.

Our borders have been greatly strengthened with more personnel and better technology.

Bill Perry downsized without downgrading morale.

When the history of our time is written, Bill Perry may well be recorded as the most productive, effective Secretary of Defense the United States ever had.

His practice of bipartisanship earned Bill Perry the trust and respect of the Congress and the American people.

Secretary Perry's many trips abroad were as much about checking in with our troops and their families as they were about meeting with defense ministers and military leaders in other lands.

It represents my administration's continuing commitment to an immigration policy that recognizes the value of legal immigration while strengthening our efforts to restrict illegal immigration.

It is my great privilege as President, as Commander in Chief, and as a grateful American citizen, to present William J. Perry with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

I transmit herewith the Report on Executive Branch Oversight of the Intelligence Community Budget.

Young people must understand that if they break the law, they will be punished, and if they commit violent crimes, they will be punished severely.

There is still too much of it.

I pledge it will be mine.

We're fighting for our children and for their future.

This approach is working.

We must not allow the voice of justice to be frightened into silence by the violent threats of gangs.

I'd like to welcome all of you to the White House, especially Representative Diana DeGette; and Charlie Lyons, the president of Ascent Entertainment; and of course the 1996 Stanley Cup winners, the Colorado Avalanche.

The United States will continue to coordinate its comprehensive sanctions enforcement efforts with those of other U.N. member states.

Warm greetings to all those celebrating the sacred month of Ramadan.