This legislation will provide critical assistance to the unemployed and their families by extending the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program.

but Russ Canan stood out because of his broad support within the District of Columbia legal community,

I think that people should be very reassured by the incredibly rapid work done by the law enforcement officials involved.

I, therefore, declare that such a major disaster exists in the State of Washington.

I don't think you should assume anything until you hear the statement today.

Enactment of this bill is an important first step.

We're going forward with the phase just as it's planned.

All eligible citizens deserve equal access to registration.

The American people deserve a Government that is both honest and efficient, and for too long they haven't gotten it.

I have asked for a list of very specific actions we can take now, agency by agency, program by program.

The truth is we can't achieve the savings we want simply by cutting funds.

I want to go. I haven't been invited yet.

We'll ask the public to help us improve services and cut waste by calling an 800 number or by writing to the Vice President.

We want to make improving the way Government does business a permanent part of how Government works.

We have enough of them already.

We intend for this to be a bipartisan and a citizen Government effort.

We have now cut from 2 months down to 1 week the amount of time it takes to process people who want to be considered to be refugees in Haiti.

I haven't talked directly to General Powell today, but he thinks they've gone pretty well.