Speaker, with mixed emotions we mark the 50th anniversary of the Turkish genocide of the Armenian people. In taking notice of the shocking events in 1915, we observe this anniversary with sorrow in recalling the massacres of Armenians and with pride in saluting those brave patriots who survived to fight on the side of freedom during World War I.

For millions of men and women, the church has been the hospital for the soul, the school for the mind and the safe depository for moral ideas.

It's the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. It's a quality to be proud of. But it's a quality that many people seem to have neglected.

I watch a lot of baseball on the radio.

Government exists to create and preserve conditions in which people can translate their ideas into practical reality. In the best of times, much is lost in translation. But we try.

I do believe that the buck stops here, that I cannot rely upon public opinion polls to tell me what is right.

It's discouraging how hard it is for a President to slice away large chunks of a $305 billion budget.