Governor Celeste is a strong, effective, charismatic leader, and a remarkable motivator of people.

Whether we gain jobs or not, and gain good jobs, depends on whether there is more demand for American products and services.

This agreement is a significant net plus for the American economy.

Today, more and more women are leading the way through advancements in law, science, business, and the arts.

We are spending over 14 percent of our income on health care.

Doing nothing means more people lose their coverage.

I want to thank the NGA and especially the Governors who have worked with us throughout this process.

Health care reform will boost job creation in the private sector if it is done right.

I treasure the partnership that I have had with so many of you.

There is established the Domestic Policy Council.

The principal functions of the Council are: to coordinate the domestic policy-making process.

It just defies common sense to say that we can't maintain the world's finest health care system.

The economic plan would reduce the deficit by a record amount.

Society has the right to impose the most severe penalty on the hardened criminals who commit the most heinous crimes.

We ask for new Federal boot camps to provide wayward young people the discipline, the education, the training they need for a chance to avoid a lifetime of crime.

I'm eager to sign the Brady bill, which requires a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun.

In short, we can work together as partners.

Too many of our fellow citizens simply reject values like decency, order, and the respect for the rule of law.