October 16, 2007
President Bush Meets with Senator Bob Dole and Secretary Donna Shalala on the Commission on Care for Wounded Warriors
The Rose Garden
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“I appreciate the fact that they are demonstrating the great breakthroughs in technologies that are now available for the wounded. I don’t know if you noticed, two of them came in on a Segway.”
October 15, 2007
President Bush Discusses The Budget
John Q. Hammons Convention Center
Rogers, Arkansas
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“One of the things the President has to do is travel around the country explaining the situation and why things are happening, at least from my perspective. I’m looking forward to explaining it.”
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“Give them [veterans] what they need, if they’ve got Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, the help, the mental help.”
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“One of the things in a complex environment like the presidency is you got to surround your people — surround the President, or surround myself with people whose judgment you trust.”
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“It’s one of the lessons of September the 11th, is that while we grew up thinking everything was fine, that we could be protected by oceans, the enemy came and killed 3,000 of our people, and others from other nations — on our soil.”
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“This is a war that we’re not used to in America. We’re not fighting a nation state.”
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“They know full well that when they destroy innocent life it gets on our TV screens. And we are a nation that believes in life.”
October 15, 2007
President Bush Visits Arkansas, Discusses Job Growth
Stribling Packaging Inc.
Rogers, Arkansas
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“One of the reasons I’ve stopped by this facility here in Arkansas is to remind people that business is the backbone of our economy.”
October 10, 2007
President Bush Discusses Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Legislation
The South Lawn
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“Terrorists in faraway lands are plotting and planning new ways to kill Americans.”
October 9, 2007
President Bush Signs Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act
On Tuesday, October 9, 2007, the President signed into law:
S. 1983, the “Pesticide Registration Improvement Renewal Act,” which reauthorizes and amends the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act.
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September 28, 2007
President Bush Participates in Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change
U.S. Department of State
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“No one country has all the answers, including mine.”
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“We will set a long-term goal for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. By setting this goal, we acknowledge there is a problem. And by setting this goal, we commit ourselves to doing something about it. By next summer, we will convene a meeting of heads of state to finalize the goal and other elements of this approach, including a strong and transparent system for measuring our progress toward meeting the goal we set.”
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“Our investments in research and technology are bringing the world closer to a remarkable breakthrough — an age of clean energy where we can power our growing economies and improve the lives of our people and be responsible stewards of the earth the Almighty trusted to our care.”
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“We’re working to develop next-generation plug-in hybrids that will be able to travel nearly 40 miles without using a drop of gasoline. And your automobile doesn’t have to look like a golf cart.” (Laughter.)
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“Ushering in the age of clean energy is an historic undertaking. We take it seriously here in the United States.”
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“Scientists estimate that nearly 20 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas admissions [sic] are attributable to deforestation.”
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“So far my administration has concluded 12 agreements, concluding [sic] up to 50 million acres of forest lands.”
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“There is a way forward that will enable us to grow our economies and protect the environment, and that’s called technology.”
September 27, 2007
President Bush Meets with Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters and Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell
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“We’ve been having a discussion about the fact that a lot of our air travelers are not only inconvenienced, they’re — in some cases they’re just not being treated fairly. And there’s a lot of anger amongst our citizens about the fact that, you know, they’re just not being treated right.”
*** “One, to make sure that consumers are treated fairly and complaints are listened to, and that we address some of the egregious behavior that our consumers have been subjected to. Endless hours sitting in a airplane on a runway, and there’s no communication between the pilot and the airport is just not right.”
September 27, 2007
President Bush Signs College Cost Reduction and Access Act
Room 350
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building
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“The other things is, this is a practical approach to dealing with the fact that we’re — live in an age in which technology is transforming the way we live and work. In order for our citizens to be able to seize the opportunities of a new era, they’re going to have to have skills that can be only learned through a post-secondary education. That’s the realities of the world in which we live.”
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“Times are changing when we were — the baby boomers like me were younger — it’s a different era.”
September 26, 2007
President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind Reauthorization
Waldorf Astoria
New York, New York
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“As yesterday’s positive Report Card shows, childrens do learn when standards are high and results are measured.”
[NOTE: use of “childrens” evident on video and reported in L.A. Times but corrected in White House transcript]
September 21, 2007
President Bush Welcomes 2006 and 2007 NCAA Sports Champions to White House
The South Lawn
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“When you play hard, you end up right here at the White House.”
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“Pat Summitt knows something about coaching. We’re proud to welcome this soon-to-be, if not already, Hall of Fame* coach, and the ladies basketball team from the University of Tennessee.” (Applause.)
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“This is, by the way, the eighth time in nine years that the Nanooks have been the NCAA champions in Rifle. Interestingly enough, guess who they beat? West Point. Anytime you outshoot West Point, you’re really good at what you do.” (Laughter.)
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“People are wondering how champs behave.”
*In 1999, Summitt was inducted with the inaugural class to the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2000, she joined Isiah Thomas as an inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
