The future is far more hopeful than worrisome.

I simply don't believe that we should be cutting education to reduce the deficit or to pay for tax cuts.

We have in the last 2 years over 6 million new jobs, the lowest combined rates of unemployment and inflation in 25 years.

The Treaty establishes the conditions and procedures for extradition between the United States and Jordan.

I recommend that the Senate give early and favorable consideration to the revised Protocol and give its advice and consent to ratification.

The freer you are, the more responsible you have to be.

I transmit herewith the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

We know that with all freedom comes responsibility.

It's great to be back in Iowa when it's dry.

We need to talk about education.

I desire that the revised Protocol transmitted herewith be considered in place of the Protocol to the Income Tax Convention with Canada signed at Washington on August 31, 1994.

It also provides a legal basis for temporarily surrendering prisoners to stand trial for crimes against the laws of the Requesting State.

I believe the American farmers that I know would gladly give up all their Government support if they thought all their competitors would.

That's not the America I'm trying to build for my children and my grandchildren.

We have to preserve the American dream for all of these kids who are here, going into the 21st century.

The Treaty further represents an important step in combatting terrorism by excluding from the scope of the political offense exception serious offenses typically committed by terrorists.

This is a country where we fight and where people have died to preserve everyone's right to free speech.

I transmit herewith for Senate advice and consent to ratification, a revised Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United States of America and Canada.