I am firm in my belief that the future of our Republic depends on strong families and that committed fathers are essential to those families.

This proposal offers the best chance in a generation to break through the stalemate between the parties that has blocked progress for reform.

The United States must continue to lead, even as we work hard on these matters at home.

Working together to follow up on our New Hampshire agreement, we have a rare opportunity for truly bipartisan cooperation on a matter of urgent concern to the American people.

I will make my best efforts to secure funding for it because I believe it's the right thing to do.

I was delighted when you and I agreed to the suggestion of a citizen in New Hampshire that we create a bipartisan commission to address the issues of political reform.

I cannot do that.

The arms embargo would be an instrument of genocide if the U.N. mission weren't keeping more people alive.

The rapid reaction force is supposed to be able to get them out of tights if they get in it and to support them when they need the support.

There will never—they will not make peace, sir, until they get tired of fighting each other.

From the beginning of our administration, we have led the international effort to expand trade on a free and fair basis.

With the nation facing serious budget constraints, such a spending increase is neither affordable nor militarily necessary.

Never have the ties between our nations been more important, and never have they been closer.

But I ask you again not to lose sight of the broader truths of our relationship.

Enactment of legislation to designate the National Highway System is one of the Administration's top transportation priorities for this session.

I have today accepted the resignation of Admiral William O. Studeman as Deputy Director of Central Intelligence.

On behalf of all Americans, I thank him.

No issue is more important to our nations than stopping the spread of nuclear weapons.