It is my hope that the success of this extraordinary gathering of young people will create a greater spirit of unity and community among them.

This Administration is committed to doing more to prevent this criminal market in illegal guns from continuing to flourish.

We must actually enact a crime bill.

I wish to inform you of my intention to designate Peru as a beneficiary of the trade-liberalizing measures provided for in this Act.

This legislation will reform procedures by limiting death-row inmates to a single habeas corpus appeal within a 6-month time limit but also guaranteeing them a higher standard of legal representation than many have had in the past.

There is no conceivable excuse to delay this action one more day.

I hereby designate Peru as a beneficiary country under the ATPA.

Only in America.

Designation is an important step for Peru in its effort to fight against narcotics production and trafficking.

I have concluded that designation is appropriate at this time.

The enhanced access to the U.S. market provided by the ATPA will encourage the production of and trade in legitimate products.

I want to take this opportunity before all of America to personally thank General Colin Powell for the magnificent service and leadership he has rendered to this country.

It will make our people safer.

General Shali is superbly well qualified for this position.

It's time we put aside the divisions of party and philosophy and put our best efforts to work on a crime plan that will help all the American people and go beyond the cynicism of mere speeches to clear action.

The first duty of any government is to try to keep its citizens safe, but clearly too many Americans are not safe today.

Federal firearms licenses represent the first line of defense in our efforts to keep guns out of the hands of criminals.

There is more than sufficient evidence indicating that a major part of the problem involves the present system of gun dealer licensing.