Remarks to the United States Chamber of Commerce
10/16/2008
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what America does for itself has made it strong--but what America does for others has made it great.
The American economy has consistently proven its strength and resilience in the face of shocks such as natural disasters...
We are heartbroken by the loss of life and the agony so many are feeling.
Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.