That's our goal, and we have set in motion a process that will get us there.

I do think we, the president, all of us need to do a better job, do more, ... why we have made this commitment, what is being done now, what we do expect in the process and, yes, why it's going to take more time.

Nothing will be the same again.

By significantly lowering the cost of capital for small, medium, and large businesses alike, the provisions in this legislation will spur business investment on the Gulf Coast, increase the supply of affordable housing, and put dislocated employees back to work.

Major things will have to wait on the next president and the next Congress,

To all those who offered me their friendship, support and prayers, I will be eternally grateful. I will continue to serve the people of Mississippi in the United States Senate,