George W. Bush: “This was an initiative of the most compassionate people on the face of the Earth, the American people.”

Today, we remember your loss, we share your sorrow and we honor the men and women that you have loved so long and so well.

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

Government does have a role to play in health care, but a robust private market is critical to ensuring that health care is affordable and accessible for all Americans.

We are heartbroken by the loss of life and the agony so many are feeling.