12/05/2006
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"This is the greatest country on the face of the Earth."
"I'm optimistic about our economy and its future."
"Jobs are on the line, and I look forward to working with the full Congress to pass a robust economic growth plan."
"I transmit herewith, for the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratification, the Protocol of 1997 to Amend the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973."