What better day to lay the cornerstone of the Freedom Tower than the day our country declared its independence.

When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.

But, you know, all I can do is submit my budget and then make the case to the Legislature to act.

Our decade of change has unleashed the ingenuity, creativity, and character of the most extraordinary people in the world - the people of this state, who come from every corner of the globe.

And one of the frustrating parts, but it's an inherent part of our democracy, is we have separation of powers.

After September 11th, nations from across the globe offered their generous assistance to the people of New York. And whenever our friends around the world need our assistance, New York is there.

Putting Americans at risk for a political reason I think is wrong and I think it's unfortunate.