Joint Press-Conference with the President of the United States, George W.Bush.Part 4
September 16,2005
Washington
Совместная пресс-конференция с Президентом США Джорджем Бушем
16 сентября 2005 года
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Yesterday in New Orleans, for example, the Mayor was so thrilled that a portion of New Orleans, the French Quarter, for example, has got lights and sewers you can't drink the water, but the sewer system works. In other words, he's beginning to see some life. And it just reminded me that as we can get the infrastructure up and running as quickly as possible, get the debris cleared, get the infrastructure up and running, then life will begin.
And so, you bet, it's going to cost money. But I'm confident we can handle it and I'm confident we can handle our other priorities. It's going to mean that we're going to have to make sure we cut unnecessary spending. It's going to mean we don't do we've got to maintain economic growth, and therefore we should not raise taxes. Working people have had to pay a tax, in essence, by higher gasoline prices. And we don't need to be taking more money out of their pocket. And as we spend the money, we got to make sure we spend it wisely. And so we're going to have inspectors general overseeing the expenditure of the money.
Our OMB will work with Congress to figure out where we need to offset when we need to offset, so that we can manage not only to maintain economic growth and vitality, but to be able to spend that which is necessary to help this region get back on its feet. So it's a big role for the federal government.
There's a big role for private sector. And that's why I call for economic growth zones, an economic enterprise zone. Look, there's not going to be any revenues coming out of that area for a while anyway, so we might as well give them good tax relief in order to get jobs there and investment there. It makes sense. The entrepreneurial spirit is what's going to help lift this part of the world up. So we've got a I started laying out the outlines of a plan, and it's one that we want to work with Congress on.
QUESTION: What will it cost?
PRESIDENT BUSH: Well, it's going to cost whatever it costs. We're going to be wise about the money we spend. I mean, you're we haven't totaled up all the bridges and highways, but I said we'll make a commitment to rebuild the infrastructure, and to help rebuild the infrastructure. We're also spending money on $2,000 a family to help these people get back on their feet. There's a variety of programs. The key question is to make sure the costs are wisely spent, and that we work with Congress to make sure that we are able to manage our budget in a wise way. And that is going to mean cutting other programs.
QUESTION: Russian-American relations are largely based on your good personal relations, but in 2008 you both will cease to be President. Have you already put in place any guarantees so that the Russian-American relationship does not get worse than it was during your time in office?
VLADIMIR PUTIN: They are already firing us, but we still want to work...No, seriously, I can say that our countries' common interest in developing Russian-American relations guarantees their positive development. By their actions, leaders can either help or hinder this development process. We try to do whatever we can to support this process. And as long as we are responsible for it, we will continue this policy.
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