We're simply making an inquiry to make sure we're on top of the situation in the Treasury markets, ... The reason to do this is simply to make sure that we're on top of the situation, understand the dynamics of that market. |
We're trying to be proactive. |
We've just come off the strongest three-quarter GDP (gross domestic product) growth in 20 years, and [in] the last three months, we've created nearly a million jobs, ... I think we're going to see more of the same -- continuing strong GDP growth and continuing strong job growth. |
Well, I'm not going to review here all the candidates that are on the list, but I will attest to my admiration for Bono, ... He's somebody I admire. He does a lot of good in this world of economic development...he understands the give and take of development. He's very pragmatic, effective and idealistic. |
What we're dealing with in Iraq are not two-and-a-half weeks of conflict, but two-and-a-half decades of misrule and mismanagement, and there's a major reconstruction product that has to go on there, |
What you're doing is making a real difference, |
When we talk about our housing market, we're really talking about hundreds of housing markets, each with different characteristics, in local markets, |
When you've got good idea, when you've got good tax policy -- and this is good tax policy -- when you've got good economics behind your good tax policy, you will carry the day, ... This is a tax policy that will stand up to scrutiny. This is economics that will stand up to scrutiny. |
which are the principal competitors of railroads and, in the process, we're going to grow our revenue and operating income. |
While it is relatively straightforward to point out flaws in a tax system and to express a desire for change, it is much more challenging to settle on a specific solution. There are difficult trade-offs, |
While the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will be felt in the short term, we remain on a path to meet the president's goal of cutting the deficit in half by 2009, |
While the minister and governor are here, let me commend them for their terrific leadership, courage, and the skill and confidence that they bring to the monetary and fiscal economic policy issues of their country, |
While this will elevate spending levels for '06 - primarily because that's when the major effects will hit - we're going to stay on track with the president's deficit-reduction program, |
While this will elevate spending levels for '06 -- primarily because that's when the major effects will hit -- we're going to stay on track with the president's deficit-reduction program, |
While this will elevate spending levels for '06, primarily because that's when the major effects will hit, we're going to stay on track with the president's deficit-reduction program, |