10/23/2005
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"The U.S.-Australia FTA advances U.S. national economic interests and meets the negotiating principles and objectives set out by the Congress in the Trade Act of 2002."
"America's future also depends on our willingness to lead in the world."
"I look forward to signing this vital piece of legislation."
"I am deeply disappointed that the effort to pass a constitutional amendment affirming the sanctity of marriage as being between a man and a woman was temporarily blocked in the Senate."