Economy

I want to emphasize that it's important that this budget pass.

We are living in a world where what you earn is a function of what you can learn.

One of the most difficult things that I have to face as President is the sure knowledge that if I fail to relieve the burden on future generations of the enormous debt which has been built up, I will be saddling our children, our…

The small business economy is critically important to the future of America.

The Georgia economy's doing well.

This year, one in six working families will get a tax cut.

I think it will be about $600 million over 3 years, something like that.

I think the record—the economic benefits and the fact that we reflect middle class values will help the Democrats by November.

We are going to choose work over welfare by not taxing people into welfare, but lifting them out for work.

This year, the Congress has got to adopt the new world trade agreement.

We'll have 3 years of declining deficits for the first time since Truman.

It is costing more tax dollars and robbing us of taxes that would come to America's treasury.

Government, working hand in hand with entrepreneurs, must recognize these contributions and help small business create jobs and increase incomes.

Small businesses employ more than 57 percent of the private U.S. work force.

We must support and honor small business for the contributions this sector makes to the economy.

Today, America's 20 million small businesses remain at the heart of our economy.

Our tax system should reward them.

The Federal Government is the largest purchaser of design services in the world.