George W. Bush: “It's difficult to pass a bill that commits so much of the taxpayers' hard-earned money.”

On behalf of the American people, Laura and I offer our sincere condolences to Betsy and the Wyeth family.

We learned that bravery is more common than we imagined, emerging with sudden splendor in the face of death.

Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.

The actions taken by my Administration in response to the financial crisis have laid the groundwork for a return to economic growth and job creation.