Posted on 02/07/2005 5:57:39 PM PST by Pippin
Today the President met with his Cabinet to discuss the budget. Later on he met with the 2004 Nextel Cup Nascar Champion, Kurt Busch, during a visit by Busch and other racing officials to the Oval Office. The President was presented a racing helmet by Mr. Busch during the visit.
The President also submitted his budget to Congress.
Quote of the day:
THE PRESIDENT: "This is my first Cabinet meeting of the year 2005. I welcomed new members of our Cabinet to the table and congratulated them on their confirmations. Today we discussed a lot of issues. I reminded them that the war on terror goes on, but mainly discussed the issue of the budget.
1. We're submitting our budget today. OMB Director Josh Bolten will be presenting the budget at noon. It is a budget that sets priorities. Our priorities are winning the war on terror, protecting our homeland, growing our economy. It's a budget that focuses on results. Taxpayers in America don't want us spending their money on something that's not achieving results.
It's a budget that reduces and eliminates redundancy. It's a budget that is a lean budget. People on both sides of the aisle have called upon the administration to submit a budget that helps meet our obligations of -- our goal of reducing the deficit in half over a five-year period, and this budget does just that.
Discretionary spending is -- will increase at a rate less than inflation. Plus, we've begun some reforms on the mandatory side. Congress needs to look at this budget and Congress needs to act on this budget in a fiscally responsible way. "
Enjoy Your Visit to Sanity Island
President Bush (news - web sites) listens to a reporters question, Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, in the Cabinet Room of the White House as he met with his cabinet.. Bush sent Congress a $2.57 trillion spending plan Monday that seeks to slash spending in a number of popular programs from farm subsidies to health care. Left to right are Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton, Secretary of Treasury John Snow, and Bush. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Newly sworn-in Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, right, and Vice President Dick Cheney , left, listen to President Bush , not shown, as Bush met with members of his cabinet, Monday, Feb. 7, 2005, in the Cabinet Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Mon Feb 7, 2:59 PM ET
President Bush (news - web sites), right, carries a racing helmet given to him in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 7, 2005 in Washington. Bush met with, from left to right, crew chief Jimmy Fennig, 2004 NASCAR (news - web sites) Nextel Cup Champion Kurt Busch, and NASCAR owner Jack Rousch. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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