President Fox, Vicente Fox, also endorsed this concept.

Our friends in Mexico and other countries want their citizens to come home.

What we have come to call in my office the concept of work and return.

Young Americans deserve to learn about the Constitution, Bill of Rights, our Founding Fathers, Federalism...

American history and civics were crucial for my education.

I hope that your efforts will complement the Teaching American History Grant Program that is already in place.

I am inclined certainly to support a voluntary program if, in fact, it will work.

I certainly support the cap-and-trade approach and believe that is a reasonable way to approach it.

Are you satisfied that, as part of this program, that there will be sufficient standardized reporting systems to prevent double counting and other such problems?

I, obviously, am new to this committee and the Senate, but strongly believe that having a sound economy and good job creation is not inconsistent with having common-sense environmental rules.

Let me jump to another subject in my remaining time--maintenance backlogs at our Nuclear Weapons Complex.

I look forward to working with you to ensure that our nuclear weapons facilities receive the proper funding and resources they need.