To those who would criticize our tough stance, I would point out that the United States has demonstrated not merely with words but with its actions that we stand firmly behind Article 5, the mutual defense commitment.

Another reform I`m proposing is the passage of legislation named for Detective Michael Davis and Deputy Sheriff Danny Oliver, two law enforcement officers recently killed by a previously deported illegal immigrant. The Davis-Oliver bill will enhance cooperation with state and local authorities to ensure that criminal immigrants and terrorists are swiftly, really swiftly, identified and removed. And they will go fast, believe me. They`re going to go.

We want people to come into our country, but they have to come into our country legally and properly vetted, and in a manner that serves the national interest.

People who think achieving success is a linear A-to-Z process, a straight shot to the top, simply aren't in touch with reality.

The budget was unlimited, but I exceeded it.

My big focus is China and OPEC and all of these countries that are just absolutely destroying the United States.

Above all, we value the dignity of every human life, protect the rights of every person, and share the hope of every soul to live in freedom. That is who we are. Those are the priceless ties that bind us together as nations, as allies, and as a civilization.