I appreciate the outstanding work Regina Montoya has done as the Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.

We're putting business-as-usual out of business in Washington.

We are determined to stop avoiding our problems and start facing them.

This is a very, very important beginning.

We are seizing control of our economic destiny.

Tonight, because of the bold action taken by courageous men and women in the House and the Senate, that dream will not be deferred but rather be fulfilled.

Our meeting today is a symbol to those brave Cubans who remain in prison on political charges or who struggle daily, risking their lives, for the twin causes of human rights and democracy.

He is a living testimony to the unbending will to strive for liberty and dignity.

I am honored to welcome to this house and to this country one of the heroes of our time.

We have laid the foundation for the renewal of the American dream.

The United States will not rest until all of the peoples of this hemisphere enjoy the fruits of freedom and democracy.

I recommend that the Senate promptly give its advice and consent to accession to this Convention together with its amending Protocol.

The days of endless gridlock, rising deficits, and trickle-down economics are over.

I am grateful for his service.

We cannot move forward unless we act on this now.

We can say to the working poor, if you have children in your house and you work 40 hours a week, you will be lifted out of poverty.

I think it would be better, from the point of view of the public trust and also more binding on Congress, if we can pass a separate piece of legislation.

It is essential to guarantee that the net deficit reduction achieved by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 is dedicated exclusively to reducing the deficit.