I want everyone in America to have a vision of what America should be like in the 21st century.

I want you to know it is rare— it is rare for a first-term Member of Congress to have the kind of influence and make the kind of impact that Mike Ward has made.

We passed that Family and Medical Leave Act.

I call upon them voluntarily to sign a pledge promising that they will never take a gun to school.

We must stay on the cutting edge of positive change.

I call upon young people in classrooms and playgrounds across the United States to make a solemn decision about their future.

Let's don't go back, folks, let's go forward.

The American people don't have to take us on faith anymore.

Today, Poland has regained its sovereignty and fashioned a sturdy representative democracy.

I call upon all Americans to commit themselves anew to helping our Nation's young people avoid violence.

Will you help us build that bridge to the 21st century?

Thank you for that wonderful reception.

I hereby proclaim October 9, 1996, as Leif Erikson Day.

This bill gives the National Transportation Safety Board that task.

The bill also codifies and builds upon my recent decision to give the National Transportation Safety Board responsibility to serve as the primary contact and liaison for families who have lost loved ones in an air disaster.

This bill is an outstanding example of how we can advance that strategy when we work together, Government and private citizens, the executive branch and Congress, Republicans and Democrats.

I am pleased to sign into law today H.R. 3539, which will improve the security of air travel and carry forward our fight against terrorism.

This legislation is proof that if we work together and put the interests of real people first, we can meet the challenges of this era.