Our people have every right to expect that their National Government perform its appointed tasks in a timely, efficient, and courteous fashion.

Justice Kennedy has shown a consistence and courageous dedication to preserving ours as a government of laws, and that's why I nominated him.

The absence of these powers under the Articles of the Confederation had led to trade wars among the States, local rebellions, international humiliation, the exhaustion of the Government's finances, and the ruin of the economy.

By pursuing market-oriented economic policies, we have uncorked the genie of American enterprise and created new businesses, more jobs, improved production, and widespread prosperity.

I am proud to report on the continued success of my Administration's efforts to better manage the Federal Government.

It was to protect the integrity of the Constitution, not to add to it or subtract from it—certainly not to rewrite it.

A more productive, better managed government, with a workforce that delivers excellence-this is an important part of the legacy I plan to leave to future Presidents and the America they serve.

We cannot permit this to happen, and we will not.

And in this budget, we have increased funding for drug interdiction and treatment, funding for our air traffic safety, education, science, and space.

This budget fits within the second year of the bipartisan budget agreement that we reached last November.

I ask the Congress to do the same.

Major strides have been made in improving the timeliness and efficiency of Federal Government operations.