    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2003, Book I)]
    [May 9, 2003]
    [Page 461]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Proposed Legislation To Increase Salaries for the Federal
    Judiciary
    May 9, 2003

        I am pleased to support legislation introduced in the Senate this
    week that would increase the annual salaries of Justices and judges of
    the United States. This bipartisan legislation, S. 1023, responds to the
    recommendation of the Chief Justice and the Judicial Conference that
    salary increases be enacted for the Judiciary.