We are pleased to see the reports that the surgery was a success.

The time was one of widespread frustration and doubt about our economic and social problems, about our ability to deal with the vast sweep of change that was all around us.

This economy is stronger than it was 4 years ago.

America has always needed a modern, moderate party, a commonsense but vital, vigorous, centrist party moving this country forward.

The United States has the capability to prevent the illegal importation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons into the United States and its possessions.

We're going to continue to grow this economy while we balance the budget and protect the environment.

We need to stop the insults and get on the issues and building our future and going forward.

I understand—I don't normally get involved in local advertising campaigns.

And I just want to say a couple of things about it.

This is the last speech of my last campaign.

You can follow our plan with 4 years of evidence and go on and balance the budget.

We can pay for that one and still protect Medicare and Medicaid, invest in education and the environment and technology.

We have done that for 4 years, and you don't have to guess anymore.

We need to build a better life.

Your vote will decide whether we continue our work of putting 100,000 police on the street.

I said I believe we can move people from welfare to work and still be good to their children.

You must seize the day to say this is our country, this is our future, and we're going to build it together.

It is up to you to decide whether we're going to keep building that bridge to the future or build a bridge to the past.