[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[House]
[Page 23970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          PRESIDENT ADDRESSES ECONOMIC CLUB OF WASHINGTON, DC

  (Mr. PENCE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PENCE. When it comes to making tough choices in the wake of 
Hurricane Katrina, Madam Speaker, Presidential leadership will make the 
difference. Yesterday in remarks before the Economic Club of 
Washington, DC, the President of the United States called on Congress 
to ``redouble our efforts to be wise about how we spend your money.'' 
The President went on to say, ``We can help the people of the gulf 
coast region recover and rebuild and we can be good stewards of the 
taxpayers' dollars at the same time.'' He called on Congress to reduce 
unnecessary spending, to identify offsets, and pledged again to offer 
spending rescissions to provide the emergency relief, in his words, in 
a fiscally responsible way.
  President George W. Bush yesterday encouraged Congress to push the 
envelope when it comes to cutting spending, and his strong leadership 
will make the difference. Congress should heed the call of President 
Bush to rebuild with generosity and fiscal responsibility in the wake 
of Hurricane Katrina.

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