When we walked away from our leadership and engagement responsibilities, as we did after the First World War, the world has paid a terrible price.

We have a golden opportunity here to add $1,700 in income to the average family's income in this country over the next few years.

We must be thankful, with all of our challenges, for what's right with America.

I want to begin by thanking our brave service men and women who are so many miles from home this Thanksgiving, serving our country with honor overseas.

I'm committed to make your Government work for ordinary Americans again.

I'm very thankful for that.

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.

The Uruguay round is the largest, most comprehensive trade agreement in world history.

I applaud his leadership and the leadership of the Ukrainian Parliament in acceding last week to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.

I told President Kuchma that the United States will continue to work with Ukraine to dismantle completely its nuclear arsenal.

I authorized these actions in conjunction with our NATO allies in order to carry out the U.N. and NATO decisions of November 19 and to answer UNPROFOR's request for assistance.