[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 37, Number 14 (Monday, April 9, 2001)]
[Page 566]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks Prior to a Meeting With the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

April 2, 2001

    I thank you all for coming. It's my honor to welcome Chairman Reyes 
and members of the Hispanic Caucus here. I thank them for coming. It's 
going to give us a very good chance to get to know each other on a 
personal basis, as well as to talk about some issues that are of deep 
concern to the Members of the Congress. And Mr. Chairman, I'm honored to 
have you here.
    One of the things that I know the chairman knows is that I respect 
the Hispanic culture a lot. When I was a Governor for the State of 
Texas, I used to remind my fellow Texans that our State was richer as a 
result of the Hispanic culture. And I look forward to working with the 
members here on a variety of issues, not the least of which is to make 
sure the world is more peaceful, more educated, and more prosperous.
    So, thank you all for coming. Thank you for being here.

Note: The President spoke at 5:24 p.m. in the Cabinet Room at the White 
House. In his remarks, he referred to Silvestre Reyes, chairman, 
Congressional Hispanic Caucus. A tape was not available for verification 
of the content of these remarks.