At the request of House Speaker Dennis Hastert, the decorated tree on the west front of the Capitol Building is once again taking the name Christmas tree.

It is, much better to be us than them.

The foreign operations budget.

This means it's a very bittersweet victory for House speaker Dennis Hastert, who threw some of his own political capital behind this bill.

I think you'll see Al Qaeda trying to influence this election.

We knew that there were Khobar Towers, and we knew there was a World Trade Tower, and we knew about Osama bin Laden, and we knew about all these happenings around the world.

(UNINTELLIGIBLE) is that, you know, we knew that there were Khobar Towers, and we knew there was a World Trade Tower, and we knew about Osama bin Laden, and we knew about all these happenings around the world.

Ronald Reagan allowed millions of people to walk in freedom today because he had the ability to challenge.

When the rest of the world stepped forward and challenged the Soviet Union. And I think because of that, there are people who walk in freedom today.

the speaker gives in. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has agreed to allow the president's 9/11 Commission an extra 60 days to fin the work.

the House Speaker think it's wrong to make the issue, quote, "political football during an election year."

It's wrong to make the issue, quote, 'political football during an election year.'