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President Bush Discusses Energy During Visit to GrafTech International, LTD
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For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary July 10, 2007

President Bush Discusses Energy During Visit to GrafTech International, LTD
GrafTech International, Ltd. Parma, Ohio

˙ /news/releases/2007/07/20070710-2.wm.v.html ˙˙Presidential Remarks
˙˙Audio

˙˙˙˙˙ Fact Sheet: A Day in Cleveland: President Bush Calls on Congress to
Act to Fund Vital Priorities ˙˙˙˙˙ In Focus: Energy

10:59 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: It's great to be in Cleveland. I've come to Cleveland to
highlight a couple of important issues. First, energy independence is an
important part of our nation's future. One way to achieve energy
independence is to promote technologies that will enable us to drive our
economy without the use of Middle Eastern oil, for example. And one such
technology is hydrogen fuel cells, and GrafTech is on the leading edge of
developing a technology that will work, that will be competitive with other
forms of energy, and that will enable us, on the one hand, to be less
dependent on oil, and better stewards of the environment.

And so I'm glad to be with these entrepreneurs, these scientists, these
thinkers. We've -- as part of the hydrogen fuel cell initiative that I
proposed to the Congress, this company got a grant. And I think it's a wise
use of taxpayers' money, to help the people in this company develop this
new technology. This forklift right here is powered by a hydrogen fuel
cell. Doesn't require any oil, or products derived from oil. And the
exhaust from this is water.

And so we're going to continue to promote these kinds of technologies. And
so I want to thank you all for having me. I'm about to go to a -- after
lunch, go to a hospital to talk about the need for a health care system
that is patient driven. I will resist the idea of the federal government
running the health care system, and I'm going to spend some time talking
during a town hall meeting about the kinds of reforms that we ought to be
promoting out of Washington that encourage there to be a consumer-driven
health care system. We'll take care of the poor, and we'll help the
elderly. But we believe health care is best run in the private sector, not
by the government.

And finally, I'm going to spend some time talking about the war on terror
and our need to succeed in Iraq. And I'm going to remind the people in the
audience today that troop levels will be decided by our commanders on the
ground, not by political figures in Washington, D.C., and that we've got a
plan to lead to victory. And I fully understand that this is a difficult
war, and it's hard on the American people. But I will once again explain
the consequences of failure to the American people, and I'll explain the
consequences of success, as well.

And so I thank the people of Cleveland for welcoming me here. I'm glad to
be in your city. Looking forward to a full day.

Thank you all.

END 11:02 A.M. EDT
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