The United States of America sends our prayers and sympathies to the Spanish people.

Support for human rights is the cornerstone of American foreign policy.

More than 50 million men, women, and children have been liberated from two of the most brutal tyrannies on Earth—50 million people are free.

This Protocol preserves the U.S. BIT with the Czech Republic, with which the United States has an expanding relationship, and the protections it affords U.S. investors even after the Czech Republic joins the EU.

We're on the way.

I recommend that the Senate consider this Protocol as soon as possible, and give its advice and consent to ratification at an early date.

It expresses the U.S. intent to amend the U.S. BITs, including the BIT with the Czech Republic, in order to eliminate incompatibilities between certain BIT obligations and EU law.

The momentum of freedom in the Middle East is beginning to benefit women.

The bombings in Spain are a grim reminder that there are evil people in the world who are willing to kill innocent life.

Spanish people will stand firm against this type of killing, and they'll have a friend with the American people.

We're active. We're strong in the pursuit of freedom.