Nobody Gets Any Guarantees.

Sometimes It Is Better To Begin The Journey, To Get Under Way, Then It Is To Sit Back And Wait Until Such Time That You're Convinced That All Conditions Are Perfect And That There'll Be No Surprises Along The Route.

Senator Allen Has Long Been A Leader On Competitiveness Issues In The Senate And As Governor Of Virginia. His Announcement Of The Competitiveness Caucus Comes As Great News To The Nation's Manufacturers. We Support Every Item On This Agenda And Will Work With Senator Allen And Others To Make It A Reality. The Time Has Come For Congress To Recognize The Vital Role Manufacturing Plays In American Life And Do What It Can To Strengthen Our Ability To Compete In The Global Marketplace.

Believe Me, I'm Not Going To Try To Get Into Testing.

We Have Broken The Cycle Of Dependency. People Have Found Out They're Better Off Working.

I Had Made A Decision Early On That We Were Going To Do The Right Things And That If They Worked We Were Going To Be Very Successful. And If For Some Reason They Didn't, All The Claims And The Protestations And The Excuses Wouldn't Make Any Difference.