The United States can take whatever actions are necessary to make sure the canal remains open and safe.

It's a very good discipline for us.

I think Reubin Askew could fill any job in Washington, including the one I hold.

I know that millions of Americans join me in praying for his quick and safe return.

Expanded trade means broader choices in the marketplace.

These are determined primarily by trade relationships.

International trade encourages the exchange of ideas as well as knowledge and experience among nations.

The people of our Nation owe a debt of thanks to the Members of the United States Senate for their courageous action taken today in voting for the Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty.

The United States has always been a trading nation.

Small business has been the economic backbone of American life since the earliest colonial days.

Please convey my personal sympathies to the Moro family and to the families of the brave men slain in the line of duty in this senseless terrorist attack.

I have had conversations with every Senator on the Hill.

I am confident that the Senate will show the same courage and foresight when it considers the second treaty.

The United States is firmly committed to fair and open trade.

We've been through many months of discussion and debate about the two treaties that the Senate has considered.

We can still reach the decisions that are in our Nation's long-term, best interests.

The proposal does not increase the cost of the branchline program, currently authorized at $360 million.

I think the prospects are good, but extremely close.