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President Bush Meets with Republican Members of the House of
Representatives
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary June 20, 2007

President Bush Meets with Republican Members of the House of
Representatives The Oval Office

˙ /news/releases/2007/06/20070620-9.wm.v.html ˙˙Presidential Remarks
˙˙Audio


3:24 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank Congressmen Boehner, Blunt, and other
leaders of the House of Representatives for coming today. We just had a
discussion about how we will work together to make sure that when we spend
the taxpayers' money, we do so in a way that is fiscally sound and keeps
our economy growing.

I submitted a budget to the Congress that sets priorities -- no greater
priority, by the way, than defending the homeland against attack. It's a
budget that keeps taxes low so the economy continues to grow. And it's a
budget that will balance -- be in balance in five years.

Now, there's an alternative budget that has been presented in the Congress
by the Democrats, which will increase spending by a significant amount, in
our view, and will require tax raises in order to get spending. We don't
think that's right for the country. We don't think that's a good way to
keep the economy strong, and we think we ought to be trusting taxpayers
with their own money, so they can make choices with their money.

And so, to this end, the members of Congress delivered me a letter -- 147
signatures on it that said they will support me on any veto of a bill that
is -- exceeds the spending limits that we collectively think is necessary
for the good of the country.

And I want to thank the members for coming. I assured them that I'm going
to work with them to represent the taxpayers and the working people of the
United States -- represent the small business owners that are working hard
to realize their dreams and increase their payrolls. And we will be
effective by working together. And I thank these leaders for coming down
and spending time with us to talk about this important strategy.

Of course, we talk all the time, when you've got a common goal, which is to
keep the economy strong and the nation safe. And I appreciate you working
with us to achieve that objective.

Thank you. Thank you.

Q What do you think about Bloomberg?

THE PRESIDENT: That's a fine news organization, but who do you work -- no.
(Laughter.)

END 3:26 P.M. EDT

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