Today I am signing H.J. Res. 129, passed overwhelmingly by both the Senate and House of Representatives, which rescinds the proposed pay increase for Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and our Federal judges.

I applaud the Members of Congress in both the House and the Senate for taking their recorded votes on this measure.

Free trade is one of the greatest blessings which a government can confer on a people.

I have a funny feeling that that handshake, backed up by a lot of conviction, is going to get the job done for the most part.

It would be hard, Sam, to find a more dedicated group of people in the entire Government than the men and women in the Department of Transportation.

I can think of no one better suited to be America's trade minister at home and abroad.

I don't think anything has happened.

We will see that the guarantee to depositors is forever honored.

The goal of this administration's trade policy, simply put, is to open markets, not close them; to fight protectionism, not to give in to it.

We won't rest until every possible step has been taken to make air travel in America as safe as it possibly can be.

We've got a major problem, and something has to be done.

Sam will be working closely with Bill Bennett, and I know that they're going to make a great team.