Posted on 07/30/2008 5:47:50 PM PDT by silent_jonny
President Bush began the day with a Cabinet meeting at the White House, discussing the need for domestic oil drilling and exploration. In a statement in the Rose Garden after the meeting, the President chided the Democrat Congress for dragging their feet on legislation that would lift the 30-year ban on offshore drilling. (Transcript)
Democratic leaders in Congress have refused to allow a vote. And now Congress is about to leave for its August recess without taking any action on this vital priority for the American people ....I've lifted the executive restrictions on offshore exploration. I've done my part. And that means the only thing now standing between the American people and these vast oil resources is the United States Congress. The sooner Congress lifts the ban, the sooner we can get this oil from the ocean floor to your gas tank.
This afternoon, President Bush was joined by First Lady Laura Bush for the signing ceremony of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 in the East Room of the White House. (Transcript)
This was a bipartisan bill, so unfortunately the President had to be surrounded by a crowd of liberal camera-hogs like Senator Joe “Plugs” Biden during the ceremony.
I particularly want to thank the members of the House and the Senate who have joined us … I want to thank Mike Leavitt; John Negroponte; Henrietta Fore; Mark Dybul … And the bald-headed guy on the end -- (laughter) -- not you, Biden, but -- (laughter) [LOL!]
The President also signed the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 into law (Transcript)
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with the United Nations envoy to Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, at the State Department in Washington
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Quote of the Day:
President Bush: The time for action is now. This is a difficult period for millions of American families. Every extra dollar they have to spend because of high gas prices is one less dollar they can use to put food on the table, or to pay the rent, or meet their mortgages. The American people are rightly frustrated by the failure of Democratic leaders in Congress to enact common-sense solutions -- like the development of the oil resources on the Outer Continental Shelf.There are now just a couple of days left before Congress leaves for its August recess. Legislation to open up this offshore exploration is pending in both the House and the Senate -- all Democratic leaders have to do is allow a vote. They should not leave Washington without doing so.
Photo of the Day:
President George W. Bush embraces members of the African Children's Choir Wednesday, July 30, 2008, thanking them for their musical performance at the White House. White House photo by Eric Draper
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President Bush: Good morning. I just finished a good Cabinet meeting, and I want to thank the members of my Cabinet for serving our country. We discussed the challenges facing our economy, amongst other things, and we spent time on the high gasoline prices. Every one of our citizens who drives to work or runs a small business is feeling the squeeze of rising prices at the pump, and they expect their elected leaders in Washington to take some common-sense action.To reduce pressure on prices, we need to increase the supply of oil -- especially here at home. So in June, I called on Congress to lift the legislative ban that prevents offshore exploration on the Outer Continental Shelf. Unfortunately, Democratic leaders in Congress have refused to allow a vote. And now Congress is about to leave for its August recess without taking any action on this vital priority for the American people.
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President Bush: There is now a growing agreement across our country that the government should permit the exploration and development of these offshore oil resources.Exploration of the OCS would increase our supply of oil here at home. Experts believe that currently restricted areas of the OCS could eventually produce up to about 18 billion barrels of oil. That's almost 10 years' worth of America's current oil production.
Exploration of the OCS would also create jobs for our citizens. Yesterday, I visited the Lincoln Electric Company in Cleveland, Ohio -- it's a business that produces welding products used for offshore exploration. If Congress were to permit exploration of the OCS, it would mean jobs at businesses such as these. American drivers on -- are counting on Congress to lift the ban on offshore exploration -- and so are American workers.
President George W. Bush with his Cabinet Members and Vice President Dick Cheney makes a statment telling Congress to open up the outer continentinel shelf to new oil drilling before the August recess on July 30, 2008 in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC.
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President Bush: Bringing OCS resources online is going to take time -- and that means that the need for congressional action is urgent. So I've lifted the executive restrictions on offshore exploration.I've done my part. And that means the only thing now standing between the American people and these vast oil resources is the United States Congress.
The sooner Congress lifts the ban, the sooner we can get this oil from the ocean floor to your gas tank.
Some members of Congress say they object to exploration of the OCS, but they are in favor of other actions -- such as taking oil out of the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Well, if you agree that we need more oil, it makes no sense to say you're for draining our nation's limited Strategic Reserve, but against tapping into the vast resources of the Outer Continental Shelf.
President Bush: The time for action is now. This is a difficult period for millions of American families. Every extra dollar they have to spend because of high gas prices is one less dollar they can use to put food on the table, or to pay the rent, or meet their mortgages. The American people are rightly frustrated by the failure of Democratic leaders in Congress to enact common-sense solutions -- like the development of the oil resources on the Outer Continental Shelf.There are now just a couple of days left before Congress leaves for its August recess. Legislation to open up this offshore exploration is pending in both the House and the Senate -- all Democratic leaders have to do is allow a vote. They should not leave Washington without doing so.
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Thanks so much for the lovely pictures, jonny! I always enjoy each and every one! I caught his speech today and he told it like it is, as he always does!
Appreciate your work on this thread!
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Jonny have you been on YOU TUBE they have first trailor of that horribile Director Ollie Stone movie on President Bush being from SO CAL I could tell you i think that going be biggest flop in Ollie Stone career since Alexander
BTW I hearing the President going to Christian church in China during OLYMPICS
President George W. Bush is introduced to the podium by Mrs. Laura Bush Wednesday, July 30, 2008 in the East Room of the White House, prior to signing H.R. 5501, the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
Mrs. Bush: Welcome, everyone, to the White House. Thank you all very much for coming for this signing of the Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008.I'm so glad you all are here. Americans can be proud that our country is leading the efforts against global HIV/AIDS. And I'm proud of my husband's leadership in launching the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. (Applause.)
… Millions worldwide face the daily reality of illness and death caused by HIV/AIDS. These men, women, and children have now found new courage knowing this: that those who are orphaned, those who are sick, those who have been abandoned will always have a friend in the people of the United States.
That is the commitment that PEPFAR has made -- and it's a commitment that we reaffirm today.
Now, the man who began this work of compassion more than five years ago: my husband, President George W. Bush. (Applause.)
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