Today, our actions must be motivated only by our intense desire to achieve a just and lasting peace. The compassion and charity of the American people should be reflected in this legislation, though sadly, they are silenced.
Our work to provide equal opportunities for all Americans should be a year-round mission.
But through world wars and a Great Depression, through painful social upheaval and a Cold War, and now through the attacks of September 11, 2001, our Nation has indeed survived.
Wilderness designations should not be the result of a quid pro quo. They should rise or fall on their own merits.
Peace cannot come from punishing the Palestinian people.
As a people of faith, we know that prayer is a powerful instrument. And as one Nation under God, we know that many times our most powerful tool is prayer.