George W. Bush: “Overall, the discretionary budget authority proposed in my FY 2005 Budget would not be increased by these requests.”

If any voters came hoping for a kind word and a hug, they’d have to settle for the kind word.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

You've showed the great strength of America through your work—and that is your good heart.

History will remember him as among the finest public servants of his generation – a patriot who brought integrity, high intelligence, and seriousness of purpose to every position.