Let me be able to give this turkey a pardon.

I'm grateful that the United States has been a force for peace.

I want to thank the people who run this wonderful service here for their commitment, for their service.

We should never forget that there are still people in our country that need our concern and our caring.

The fastest growing group of homeless people are women and their children.

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, as all of you know.

The central fact for us as Americans is this: Our leadership made this peace agreement possible.

American leadership, together with our allies, is needed to make this peace real and enduring.

The people of Bosnia finally have a chance to turn from the horror of war to the promise of peace.

We are at a decisive moment.

The fact that these leaders have voted to bring an end to this and to give the people of Bosnia a peaceful Christmas and a peaceful future is something for which we should be very, very thankful.

The peace plan agreed to would preserve Bosnia as a single state, within its present borders and with international recognition.

Now that the parties to the war have made a serious commitment to peace, we must help them to make it work.

The Presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia have made a historic and heroic choice.

Those individuals charged with war crimes will be excluded from political life.

I will work with the leaders of Congress to establish a schedule for implementing that.

Major compliance cuts send the wrong signal and reward tax cheats.

The bill also includes legislative riders that were tacked onto the bill without any hearings or adequate public input.