All executive branch departments and agencies of the Federal Government shall be closed and their employees excused from duty for the last half of the scheduled workday on Thursday...
It is not the powerful weapons that make our Nation the strongest in the world.
Hanukkah's lessons inspire us all to give thanks for the blessings we enjoy.
We will not eradicate violent conflict in our lifetimes.
Starting in July 2011, we will begin that transition, that transfer of responsibility.
The goal has been to advance America's interests, to strengthen our economy at home, and to make ourselves a continuing ...
Each of us in our own lives can do our part in order to make a more just and lasting peace.
Let us reach for the world that ought to be.
The belief that peace is desirable is rarely enough to achieve it.
America's commitment to global security will never waver.
And for that, I am grateful not only to the current committee but past committee members who I know are here.