05/04/2005
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"We will work hard to ensure that home state Senators will have a suitable opportunity to express their views concerning possible nominees well in advance of nomination."
"Modernization must not change Social Security benefits for retirees or near-retirees."
"On this special day, I encourage Americans to reaffirm the ties of culture and friendship we share with the people of Mexico and with Hispanic Americans."
"We Americans cherish our deep historical, cultural, economic, and, in many cases, family ties with Mexico and Latin America."