The President's Radio Address
02/27/2004
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I am committed to protecting our oceans through wise stewardship and sensible management.
It's important to serve the community in which you live.
I firmly believe that historians would look back on that decision to withdraw, and say: 'What happened to them in the year 2007?'
That the Attorney General has apologized for how it was handled, and that he has a job to do, and he's been doing it very well.