George W. Bush

The more people that are able to do that, the better off America is.

I think the country needs to set this goal for future generations, that if you've worked all your life and paid in the Social Security system, you will not retire into poverty.

Plant trees. It's good for the economy, and it's good for the environment.

I do hereby proclaim May 1, 2005, as Loyalty Day.

And this is our little part to help it come back.

The job of a President is to confront problems.

I applaud the House for passing a budget framework that protects America, helps economic growth, funds our priorities, and keeps us on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009.

It is our duty to make Social Security permanently solvent.

If you work hard and pay into Social Security your entire life, you will not retire into poverty.

America will stand by Iraq, its leaders, and the Iraqi people as they continue their work to establish a stable, peaceful, and democratic Iraq.

Social Security is too important to pass this problem on to the next generation.

The United States is confident that the new Government will meet these challenges in the months ahead.

I join with all Americans in congratulating Iraq's new leaders and in wishing them well as they begin to serve their country in this new Government.

Social Security is headed for serious financial trouble.

Seniors and people with disabilities will continue to get their checks.

It is not the Government's money that gets spent in Washington, DC.

Taxpayer dollars must be spent wisely or not spent at all.

I appreciate the courage that Marianne has shown and her determination to succeed.

America has enough coal to last for 250 years.

A vibrant small-business sector is important for the economic health of our country.

Nuclear power is now providing about 20 percent of America's electricity, with no air pollution or greenhouse gas emissions.

Our dependence on foreign energy is like a foreign tax on the American people.

We can't make you successful, but we can create an environment in which people can dream big dreams in which people are willing to risk capital.

To help in the near term, we'll continue to encourage oil-producing countries to maximize their production.

We must become less dependent.