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September 10, 2004
Harriet Miers
Question:
...Mr. Bush has our full support and confidence in the difficult,often thankless job he does for our nation.
Thanks and god bless,
Harriet MiersThanks for your comments, Rod. I appreciate the President's calm, strong leadership also. He is a great leader!
Karrin, from OHIO writes:
Where were you on September 11th and what did you do?
Harriet MiersKarrin, I was traveling with the President on September 11, 2001. So I started out in Florida. I was the President's Staff Secretary at that point in time, so I continued to do those duties. I was responsible for making sure the remarks he prepared to give to the Nation from Louisiana were properly prepared for him. It took some time, and the President saw me hurrying to give them to him. He said, "Good hustle!" He made me feel good that I was contributing. Typical. That was a remarkable day I will never forget. I will never forget how strong the President's response was to something so dreadful and so unexpected.
John, from Scheldt writes:
GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GEORGE w. BUSH - Could you please emphasize the point that we are in a struggle for civilization and the survival of the free world against anarchism and barbarism? - this is not just about Iraq or even the Middle East - it's about the fight to preserve our way of life against extremists who would return us to the Dark Ages. Would it be too much to ask to promote this point at every opportunity - does the White House feel the same??John
Harriet Miers
John, thank you for writing and for expressing yourself so wonderfully. I certainly agree with you. As I said before, we will persevere and we will not relent!
And 1 more zinger...
Keri, from Northville, Michigan writes:
Harriet,Since Sept. 11th, many jobs have been lost here in the Detroit area. I guess I don't understand exactly why this has occurred? It seems as if our country is still going on just as we did before--so why did this day not only create catastrophic losses but also a hard time on our economy?
Harriet Miers
Thanks for your question Keri. It is a really good one. The economy suffered a terrible shock on September 11 with the stock markets closed for the longest time in their history, the national airspace closed for days, and our national confidence shaken. And the economy had been headed into a recession at the beginning of 2001.
Fortunately, the tax relief that the President had proposed early in 2001 was starting to kick in, and the ingenuity and hard work of the American people led to the 2001 recession being one of the shallowest recessions in history. Now America's economy is growing again. Since last August the economy has created 1.7 million jobs and unemployment has fallen to 5.4%, lower than the average unemployment rate in the 1990s, 1980s, and 1970s.
The President's pro-growth policies are letting Americans keep more of their own money and through his new Opportunity Zones proposal he is committed to providing help for communities that are making the transition to the new economy. The President won’t be satisfied until every American who wants a job can find one.
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