Presidential Speeches & RemarksPresident George W. Bush's featured speeches and remarks.President Discusses NCLB Reauthorization at the Education Department - October 5, 2006- October 5, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "The most important function of government at home is to make sure that a child receives an excellent education, and that's particularly important in a world that is becoming more globalized. I'm optimistic we can achieve our objectives. I know this law is working and I look forward to working with Congress in the next legislative session to reauthorize and strengthen the No Child Left Behind Act."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061005-4.html President Bush Signs Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act - October 4, 2006- October 4, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "The legislation I sign today provides about $33.8 billion in funding to help secure the homeland. This is a good bill. It will help us deploy nuclear detection equipment at our ports of entry, raise security standards at the nation's chemical plants, safeguard American cities against weapons of mass destruction, and stop terrorists seeking to enter our country."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061004-2.html President Discusses California Fire Containment Upon Arrival in Los Angeles - October 3, 2006- October 3, 2006 President Bush on Tuesday said, "Thank you all very much for talking on Air Force One. We had a briefing on the fires that have been ravaging country here in California."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061003-14.html President's Remarks During School Visit in California - October 3, 2006- October 3, 2006 President Bush on Tuesday said, "I want to thank Sylvia Ulmer, the principal of George W. Bush Elementary School, for welcoming me. It's such an honor to have a school named after me. When I pulled in the parking lot and I saw George W. Bush Elementary, I couldn't think of a higher tribute to a person and I thank you all and the citizens of this community for this honor and tribute. Frankly, I was a little emotional when I pulled in."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061003-4.html President Bush Welcomes President Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan to the White House - October 2, 2006- October 2, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "We believe the world has a responsibility to respond to what this government has called genocide. And Andrew Natsios is going to help rally the world to solve the problem. The United Nations can play an important role in helping us achieve our objective, which is to end human suffering and deprivation. In my view, the United Nations should not wait any longer to approve a blue helmeted force, a U.N. force of peacekeepers to protect the innocent people."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061002.html President Bush Welcomes Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey to the White House - October 2, 2006- October 2, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "We just had a extensive and important dialogue about how Turkey and the United States can and must work together to achieve peace. We talked about our common efforts to bring stability to the Middle East. Our desire is for to help people who care about a peaceful future to reject radicalism and extremism."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061002-5.html |