For Too Long We've Been Told About

Learning Improves In School Environments Where There Are Comprehensive Music And Arts Programs. They Increase The Ability Of Young People To Do Math. They Increase The Ability Of Young People To Read. And Most Important Of All, They're A Lot Of Fun.

At The Same Time, Old Confrontations Have Taken On Frightening Urgency, Especially The India-pakistan Conflict Over Kashmir And The Violent Stalemate In The Middle East. Progress On These And Other Global Challenges Requires Us To Develop A Larger Strategy For American Foreign Policy, Rooted In A Fundamental Commitment To Move The World From Interdependence To An Integrated Global Community Committed To Peace And Prosperity, Freedom And Security.

We Are Moving People From Welfare To Work. On Welfare, We Launch A Quiet Revolution.

The Era Of Big Government Is Over.

I Am Grateful To President George W. Bush For Pepfar, Which Is Saving The Lives Of Millions Of People In Poor Countries And To Both Presidents Bush For The Work We've Done Together After The South Asia Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina And The Haitian Earthquake.