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

I think there are steps that can be taken that haven't been required or energy to make that fight more secure and we are going to continue to push the federal government to do that.

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.

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.

On that terrible day, a nation became a neighborhood. All Americans became New Yorkers.

You know, there are some areas of the state that are providing enormous help to their students; there are others where they're not doing what they can.

This Budget reflects a choice - not an easy choice, but the right choice. And when you think about it, the only choice. The choice to take the responsible, prudent path to fiscal stability, economic growth and opportunity.