Presidential Speeches & RemarksPresident George W. Bush's featured speeches and remarks.President Bush Addresses American Legion National Convention - August 31, 2006- August 31, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "For all that is new about this war, one thing has not changed: Victory still depends on the courage and the patience and the resolve of the American people. Above all, it depends on patriots who are willing to fight for freedom. Our nation is blessed to have these men and women in abundance. Our military forces make this nation strong; they make this nation safe; and they make this nation proud."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060831-1.html President and Mrs. Bush Visit New Orleans High School, Discuss Gulf Coast Recovery - August 29, 2006- August 29, 2006 President Bush on Tuesday said, "When the waters broke through the levees a year ago, southern Louisiana was consumed by flood waters, and New Orleans faced the greatest disaster in its history. ... I have returned to make it clear to people that I understand we're marking the first anniversary of the storm, but this anniversary is not an end. And so I come back to say that we will stand with the people of southern Louisiana and southern Mississippi until the job is done."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060829-2.html President Bush Discusses Gulf Coast Recovery - August 28, 2006- August 28, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "See, there's a new Mississippi that's coming, and you're going to see it in the construction of homes and the return of local businesses. This requires a different kind of courage, but it's a courage, nevertheless, for people to take risk and rebuild, and to say, I'm not going to let the storm disrupt my life forever."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060828-5.html President Bush Meets with Rockey Vaccarella, Discusses Gulf Coast Rebuilding - August 23, 2006- August 23, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "I told Rockey the first obligation of the federal government is to write a check big enough to help the people down there. ... Rockey lost everything. He lost -- he and his family had every possession they had wiped out. And it's a time to remember that people suffer, and it's a time to recommit ourselves to helping them."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060823.html President Bush Discusses Health Transparency in Minnesota - August 22, 2006- August 22, 2006 President Bush on Tuesday said, "I think the most important relationship in health care is between the patient and their provider, the patient and the doc. ... And health care policy ought to be aimed at bolstering the consumer, empowering individuals to be responsible for health care decisions."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060822-4.html Press Conference by the President - August 21, 2006- August 21, 2006 President Bush on Monday said, "America is making a long-term commitment to help the people of Lebanon because we believe every person deserves to live in a free, open society that respects the rights of all. We reject the killing of innocents to achieve a radical and violent agenda."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060821.html President Bush Meets with Economic Advisors - August 18, 2006- August 18, 2006 President Bush on Friday said, "The foundation of our economy is solid, and it's strong. ... All of us here are confident about the future of this country. Over the past five years, our economy has faced unprecedented challenges from recession to corporate scandal to terrorist attack to natural disasters. And through it all, our free-enterprise system has proved to be the most resilient and responsive in the world."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060818-1.html President Bush Signs H.R. 4, the Pension Protection Act of 2006 - August 17, 2006- August 17, 2006 President Bush on Thursday said, "Americans who spend a lifetime working hard should be confident that their pensions will be there when they retire. Last year I asked Congress to strengthen protections for the pensions of our workers. Members of both parties came together to pass a good bill that will improve our pension system, while expanding opportunities for Americans to build their own nest-eggs for retirement. And I'm really pleased to sign this bill into law."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060817-1.html President Discusses Economy During Visit to Pennsylvania - August 16, 2006- August 16, 2006 President Bush on Wednesday said, "One of the things we talked about with some of the employees here and some of the management was the need for government to do a couple of things to help them here. One is to open up markets around the world for products like Harley-Davidsons."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060816-5.html President Bush Meets with Counterterrorism Team - August 15, 2006- August 15, 2006 President Bush on Tuesday said, "Our most solemn duty in the federal government is to protect the American people, and I will assure the American people that we're doing everything in our power to protect you. And we've got some good assets, and the best asset we have is the people, people represented right here in this building."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/08/20060815.html |