The U.S. government deplores this violence, and we stand ready to assist the governments of Kenya and Israel in investigating these attacks.

does not anticipate a change in the immediate time period ... to include next week.

This is not a new concern, but it is one we take seriously. We are working to reduce our vulnerability to this threat.

The budget the report suggests seems to be grossly inflated,

be more careful when they look at these things.

The president is deeply concerned and he calls on Mr. Arafat and the Palestinians to take concrete measures to end the violence immediately.

The only change would be transferring the legal authority of the Immigration and Naturalization Services from the Justice Department to the Homeland Security Department,

We have been committed for some time to make sure they have the equipment and training they need for this to be a better prepared country, ... We are far more prepared than we were 20 months ago on 9/11, and we continue to get better every day.

The president continues to take his message to the American people, outlining his budget and tax cut plans, and the mercantile exchange is a good venue to talk about economic growth.

We support the resolution, we voted for it and we helped draft it. We were willing to work with the U.N. to draft a resolution that could be agreed to.