I fully intend to call on you frequently in the future whenever the need for your incomparable help arises.

I will sorely miss your wise counsel and sharp judgment in the difficult and complex times ahead.

This administration is dedicated to increasing the share of Federal procurement dollars which is placed with minority business.

There are many important jobs in American life, but I can't think of any that are more important than teaching.

There's nothing the matter with our children, and I'd like to make it plain once and for all: There's nothing the matter with America's teachers.

There isn't a group who belongs here more than you, America's finest educators.

Reform of the Fair Housing Act is a necessity that is acknowledged by all.

No person in the United States should be denied full freedom of choice in the selection of housing because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Effective enforcement of our Nation's fair housing laws is . . . essential to ensuring equal opportunity.

International collaboration can help advance many of our own national interests.

Science, as we know, has always had a special international character, and the advancement of science can make profound contributions to freedom and prosperity around the world.

Science and technology are an essential part of that relationship and I have taken steps recently to ensure that China has improved access to the U.S. technology it needs for its economic modernization goals.

I ask that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the two Protocols so that ratification by the United States can be effected at an early date.

Helping those who truly need assistance is what fairness in government spending should be all about.

We believe in the bold promise that no person in the United States should be denied full freedom of choice in the selection of housing because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

The problem we set out to solve back when we inherited those record inflation and interest rates was not government doing too much for the needy, but government doing too much for the non-needy.

Nothing was more cruel for them than those back-to-back years of double-digit inflation.

This will include stiff fines up to $50,000 for a first offense and $100,000 for a second offense.