Presidential Speeches & RemarksPresident George W. Bush's featured speeches and remarks.President Bush Meets with President Lula of Brazil - September 24, 2007- September 24, 2007 On Monday, President Bush said, "It's a pleasure to be with my friend, the President of Brazil. Every time we visit it's always a fruitful and important discussion. We talked about climate change. And I assured the President that the event we're having in Washington -- which he kindly is coming to -- is an important meeting about reaching international consensus on how to move together on the issue of climate change."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070924-9.html President Bush Discusses Budget - September 24, 2007- September 24, 2007 President Bush on Monday said, "When ...Congress took office earlier this week, the leaders promised to make the legislative process more transparent, and to prove they could be responsible with the people's money. They said, give us a chance to be responsible. Well, now is the time to honor those pledges. By passing a clean continuing resolution, Congress would give itself extra time to complete the 12 annual spending bills, and do them one at a time, in a fiscally responsible way. I believe...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070924-1.html President Bush Meets with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority - September 24, 2007- September 24, 2007 On Monday, President Bush said, "I have known the President for quite a while. I am convinced that he is dedicated to the formation of a Palestinian democracy that will live in peace with their neighbor, Israel. And I believe the Prime Minister of Israel is dedicated to the same vision. And therefore, as I told the President, the United States of America will work as hard as we possibly can to help you achieve the vision, Mr. President."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070924-6.html President Bush Welcomes 2006 and 2007 NCAA Sports Champions to White House - September 21, 2007- September 21, 2007 President Bush on Friday said, "As I explained to some of the teams, one of the reasons why I love to welcome people here is to remind you that you can be a champ on the field and you can be a champ off the field. Because you're a champ on the field, you have a chance to inspire somebody to make right choices in life. You have the opportunity to set a good example. You don't know how many youngsters are looking at you, but there's a lot. People are wondering how champs behave. So by setting...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070921-7.html Press Conference by the President - September 20, 2007- September 20, 2007 President Bush on Thursday said, "I believe the best approach is to put more power in the hands of individuals by empowering people and their doctors to make health care decisions that are right for them. Instead of expanding S-CHIP beyond its original purpose, we should return it to its original focus, and that is helping poor children, those who are most in need. And instead of encouraging people to drop private coverage in favor of government plans, we should work to make basic private...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070920-2.html President Bush Announces Resignation of Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns - September 20, 2007- September 20, 2007 President Bush on Thursday said, "...Mike Johanns did an outstanding job as the Secretary of Agriculture. He brought focus and energy to the Department. He was a champion of renewable fuels. He expanded the Department's commitment to conservation. He worked endlessly to open up foreign markets for American beef. He provided timely assistance to farmers and ranchers devastated by natural disasters. I couldn't have asked for a better Secretary of Agriculture."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070920.html President Bush Discusses the Protect America Act of 2007 - September 19, 2007- September 19, 2007 President Bush on Wednesday said, "...I call on Congress to make the Protect America Act permanent. The need for action is clear. Director McConnell has warned that unless the FISA reforms in the Act are made permanent, our national security professionals will lose critical tools they need to protect our country. Without these tools, it'll be harder to figure out what our enemies are doing to train, recruit and infiltrate operatives in our country. Without these tools our country will be much...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070919.html President Bush Meets with Military Support Organizations - September 18, 2007- September 18, 2007 President Bush on Tuesday said, "When the history books are finally written about this chapter in the war against extremists and radicals, they will recognize certain truths: one, that we recognize that if we were to retreat from the Middle East the enemy would not be content to remain where they are, but they would follow us here. We recognize that the best way to protect our homeland is to defeat an enemy overseas so we do not have to face them here on the streets of America. And we recognize.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070918.html President Bush Meets with Prime Minister Socrates of Portugal - September 17, 2007- September 17, 2007 President Bush on Monday said, "It has been my honor to welcome the Prime Minister of a steady ally and a good friend to the Oval Office. Not only does Prime Minister Scrates represent a close friend, he also has got an important assignment, and that is to lead the EU right now. So we discussed our bilateral relations. I asked the Prime Minister, I said, how would you frame our bilateral relations, he said: good. Well, you know, I feel the same way. And I thank you for coming."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070917-6.html President Bush Announces Judge Michael Mukasey as Nominee for Attorney General - September 17, 2007- September 17, 2007 President Bush on Monday said, "The Attorney General serves as our nation's chief law enforcement officer. The Attorney General has an especially vital role to play in a time of war, when we face the challenges -- and we face the challenge of protecting our people on a daily basis from deadly enemies, while at the same time protecting our freedom. Judge Mukasey brings impressive credentials to this task."http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/09/20070917-4.html |