Donald Johnson has served our country with distinction for almost two decades in the Foreign Service.

I never thought they'd be easy.

I also want to tell you that the Attorney General and I have been working hard for the last several weeks with interested Members of Congress to bring up a crime bill this year.

I think those kinds of things should do something to shatter the myth that intellectual pursuits should remain the exclusive domain of men.

I want to thank you for the work you do and for the support that you gave to me last year when I was attempting to become President.

The $74 million reduction to operating expenses would reduce the level and quality of service the Coast Guard provides.

I hope that this will never happen again.

I think of how many children are afraid to go back to the pool, a place where wholesome recreation will occur.

I feel just the way I did before the House vote.

We're at a moment in our history when we have to increase the educational ability of all Americans.

We can't really revive the whole fabric of our economy until we put the society back together in the places where it's broken.

I think we'll prevail, but let's wait and see what happens.

Today's announcement by the FDIC is another tangible benefit brought on by the progress of our deficit reduction plan and the lower interest rates it has produced.

I hereby determine that it is in the national interest of the United States to draw down defense articles from the stocks of the Department of Defense and defense services of the Department of Defense for the purpose of providing disaster…

I think it's worth just closing with the thought that there are a lot of people in this country who are genuinely insecure today.

This country needs your help.

The $65 million reduction for Amtrak capital would leave insufficient funds to continue purchase of new equipment and maintenance of stations.

I supported the crime bill last year which expanded the death penalty in many different areas.