Thank you, Ron Coleman, for the great service you have rendered to this district, to Texas, and to your country.

Most veterans in civilian life continue devoting their energies to the service of their country and communities.

What do I want my country to look like when we cross that bridge into the 21st century?

The century only changes once every 100 years, and this country is changing dramatically.

Today I have the privilege of signing legislation that will increase the security of our country and our families.

The challenge for our country is to harness those things in a way that opens opportunity for all Americans.

Larry's service to his country did not begin with his diplomatic assignment.

This country is in better shape than it was 3 years ago.

Ours is a great country.

What do you want this country to look like in the 21st century?

Some people want to do that, but it wouldn't be in faith with the kind of commonsense values that have made our country great.

It is an American agreement, designed to benefit all the American people in every region of our country from every walk of life.

And I'm very thankful for the opportunity that my family and I have been given to get up here every day and work on the problems and the opportunities of this country.

This is a very great country with enormous capacity to deal with our problems.

I do not think that Congress ought to send a message to the country that it is fine with us if this deplorable development continues.

I ran for this job because I wanted to change this country.

How do you get the country moving in the right direction?

We've got a lot of tough challenges still ahead facing our country.