I don't want to give this President any excuse, or any opening for war.

That is the America I want to lead as President.

As President, I won't stand for hundreds of thousands of veterans waiting for benefits.

I will not be a President who extends tours for our Guard units overseas, while Americans are stranded on rooftops right here at home.

I will not be a President who sends our Guard off to fight in a misguided war, while telling America's governors to hope that a big snowstorm won't hit next winter, or that a tornado won't come through town.

It's time for Americans to have a President in the Oval Office who makes decisions based on their interest, not the special interests.

I will be a President who believes in your success.

Mr. Crowder currently serves as President and CEO of the American Seed Trade Association.

Mr. President, you ran on a platform of peace.

At the President's direction, DOD has been reviewing alternatives to this control mechanism.

One of the greatest honors I have had as President has been the opportunity to recognize and to honor, on behalf of the American people, the rich and diverse accomplishments of our fellow citizens.

And so, in the presence of all of his co-workers and friends and many of their rambunctious children, I am going to award Pete Peterson with the President's Citizen's Medal.

We're concerned about the course of the trial, and the President again urged release of Mr. Pope on humanitarian grounds as soon as possible.

Every President should have a Special Envoy to the Americas, because we have a special relationship with the Americas.

Gerald Ford had the great honor of being President on our Bicentennial.

The White House announced that the President will travel to Oslo, Norway, on November 1-2, for a state visit, at the invitation of King Harald V.

I congratulate Abdurrahman Wahid on his election as President of Indonesia.

H.R. 1995 is a flawed alternative to the President's proposed Educational Excellence for All Children Act of 1999.