Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

America's highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.

America's highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.

American soldiers don't do that. And we don't do it because we think it's fun. And we don't do it for our laughs. And we don't take pictures of it.

Connecticut's first responders and defense workers work every day to help us achieve these goals.

We've got a very busy agenda at the U.N., it's going to be very difficult to get the job done. Let's get behind him, let him do his work … I certainly want to see him succeed but I'm going to watch him carefully.