    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book II)]
    [October 24, 2006]
    [Page 1902]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks Following a Tour of Gyrocam Systems, LLC, in Sarasota
    October 24, 2006

        I wanted to stop by here at Gyrocam for a couple of reasons. One,
    low taxes encourage small-business growth. One of the reasons why we're
    adding jobs in this country of ours is because our small-business sector
    is flourishing. And in order to make sure that companies such as this
    little company continue to expand, you got to keep taxes low. If we run
    up taxes, it's going to make it harder for the small businesses to
    expand.
        There's a big--there's a significant issue in this campaign. Make no
    mistake about it, if the Democrats take control of the Congress, they'll
    raise taxes by letting the tax cuts expire. And we intend to keep taxes
    low.
        The other thing that's interesting about this little company is one
    of the products they make is an IED detector. And I've been saying to
    the American people that our goal in Iraq has not changed, which is a
    country that can sustain itself, defend itself, govern itself. Our
    tactics are adjusting. And one of the adjustments we had to make in
    order to protect lives and achieve our mission was to better detect
    IEDs. And this little company right here makes an IED detector that
    enables our troops to be able to ferret out an IED before they come
    across it.
        And one of the interesting things I was able to do was talk to a
    couple of Iraq vets who now work for this company. They're bringing
    their expertise off the battlefield to help this company design a
    product which will work. Interestingly enough, they then send people
    back to maintain the detectors.
        At any rate, I want to thank you all for giving me a chance to come
    by. I'm proud to be with you. The entrepreneurial spirit must remain
    strong in this country. It is strong inside this company, and we intend
    to keep it strong by keeping taxes low, less regulation, hopefully less
    lawsuits, and our economy will remain strong. If we run up taxes, it
    will falter.
        Thank you. Appreciate it.

    Note: The President spoke at 2:40 p.m.