Presidential Speeches & RemarksPresident George W. Bush's featured speeches and remarks.President Bush Tours Port of Miami - July 31, 2006- July 31, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "One, it's clear that the money we've been spending to help secure our ports is working. ... Obviously, there's more work to be done, but one of the most innovative projects we've done, by the way, is to have a -- is to use ports of -- the disembarkation to inspect cargo, so that the cargo has been inspected before it arrives here."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060731-3.html President Bush Discusses the Economy in Florida - July 31, 2006- July 31, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "One reason south Florida's economy is doing well is because of the importance of this port. But it's just not the port that is helping the people in south Florida. Do you realize that over the past three years, the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metropolitan area has created more than 200,000 new jobs The unemployment rate in this area is down to 3.2 percent. It's amazing economic vitality in this part of the world, and I congratulate the entrepreneurs."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060731-1.html President Bush's Remarks on the Situation in the Middle East - July 30, 2006- July 30, 2006 President Bush on Sunday said, "The current situation in the Middle East is a reminder that all of us must work together to achieve a sustainable peace. America mourns the loss of innocent life. It's a tragic occasion when innocent people are killed, and so our sympathies go out to those who lost their lives today, and lost their lives throughout this crisis."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060730.html President Bush and Prime Minister Blair of the United Kingdom Participate in Press Availability - July 28, 2006- July 28, 2006 President Bush on Friday said, "This is a moment of intense conflict in the Middle East. Yet our aim is to turn it into a moment of opportunity and a chance for a broader change in the region. Prime Minister Blair and I remain committed to the vision of two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, living side-by-side in peace and security. This vision has been embraced by Israel, the Palestinians, and many others throughout the region and the world, and we will make every effort to make this.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060728-1.html President Bush Signs Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 - July 27, 2006- July 27, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "In four decades since the Voting Rights Act was first passed, we've made progress toward equality, yet the work for a more perfect union is never ending. We'll continue to build on the legal equality won by the civil rights movement to help ensure that every person enjoys the opportunity that this great land of liberty offers. ... Today, we renew a bill that helped bring a community on the margins into the life of American democracy."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060727.html President Signs H.R. 4472, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 - July 27, 2006- July 27, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "Protecting our children is our solemn responsibility. It's what we must do. When a child's life or innocence is taken it is a terrible loss -- it's an act of unforgivable cruelty. Our society has a duty to protect our children from exploitation and danger. By enacting this law we're sending a clear message across the country: those who prey on our children will be caught, prosecuted and punished to the fullest extent of the law."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060727-6.html President Addresses the National Association of Manufacturers - July 27, 2006- July 27, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "I understand the importance of manufacturing to our nation's economic leadership and prosperity. Our economic growth is powered by manufacturing. ... By itself, U.S. manufacturing output is greater in size than the eighth largest economy in the world. Our manufacturers pioneer the innovations, technology and methods that maintain this nation's economic leadership. And it's important that we remain the economic leader in the world, for the good of our people."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060727-9.html President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Maliki Visit with Military Personnel and Families - July 26, 2006- July 26, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "Mr. Prime Minister, when I speak to our troops, I also talk to their loved ones, because you can't have a strong United States military without the support of the military families. Our troops have sacrificed, and as they have done so, so have our military families. And so today we pay respect for the men and women who wear the uniform and their loved ones. We're proud of you."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060726-1.html President Bush and Prime Minister Maliki of Iraq Participate in Press Availability - July 25, 2006- July 25, 2006 President Bush on Tuesday said, "It's a remarkable and historical moment, as far as I'm concerned, to welcome the freely elected leader of Iraq to the White House. ... Our priority is to help this government succeed. It's in the national interest of the United States that a unity government, based upon a constitution that is advanced and modern, succeed."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060725.html President Bush Attends Naturalization Ceremony - July 24, 2006- July 24, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "Through the generations, our nation has remained strong and free because men and women put on our uniform and defend this country, and defend our beliefs. The three men we honor today have brought honor to America. Like those who have come before, each of these men chose to protect our country because they love what America stands for."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/07/20060724-3.html |