[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 36 (Monday, September 11, 2006)]
[Page 1569]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Remarks Following a Cabinet Meeting

September 6, 2006

    I want to thank my Cabinet for what has been a very fruitful 
discussion. I thank you for your continued service to our country. 
Congress is coming back into town, and we welcome them back, and we look 
forward to working with them on a variety of matters.
    One of the most important tasks is for Congress to recognize that we 
need the tools necessary to win this war on terror, and we'll continue 
to discuss with Congress ways to make sure that this Nation is capable 
of defending herself.
    Secondly, I recognize this is a political season; there's elections 
coming down the road, but I made sure the Cabinet understands that we'll 
continue to address the concerns of the American people. That's what the 
people expect us to do. And those concerns include being fiscally wise 
with the people's money. So when Congress starts appropriating money, we 
will continue to urge them to be wise with the people's money.
    We talked about the economy; we talked about energy; we talked about 
health care and a variety of other matters. I'm looking forward to 
working with Congress, Members of both political parties, to do the job 
that the American people expect us to do.
    Thank you.

Note: The President spoke at 10:17 a.m. in the Cabinet Room at the White 
House.