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.

A major problem facing the Nation today is the ease with which criminals, the mentally deranged, and even children can acquire firearms.

Our Nation is blessed with the finest military on the face of the Earth and the best military we have ever had.

The United States will keep abreast of developments in Peru that are pertinent to the designation criteria.

I have concluded that designation is appropriate at this time.

General Shali is superbly well qualified for this position.

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

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.

It will make our people safer.

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

That is due in no small measure to her husband of 39 years, himself a distinguished lawyer.

There is no one with a deeper appreciation of this fact than Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

We did it, finally, after 6 long years of reducing defense spending.

This is the largest deficit reduction plan in history.

We cannot simply say, 'This is a complicated time, and we're unequal to the challenge.'

This is a beginning.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg does not need a seat on the Supreme Court to earn a place in our history books.

These are the people that we all came here to work for.