John Snow Quotes (100 Quotes)

Completion of this transaction strengthens our balance sheet, increases shareholder value and allows us to focus more of our energies on our core railroad business,

With better credit, he said, Chinese families would be able to spend more money, buy more goods and perhaps reduce China's huge trade surplus with the United States. Good credit facilitation and consumer finance is going to help consumers buy more things, ... We see consumerism and consumer credit as going directly to the thing we have most on our minds - the global imbalances.

The effort to reform the tax code is noble in its purpose but it requires political willpower,

It's clear the potential of the financial sector to play a larger role in the economy is enormous,

I don't want to declare victory, by any means. There's still a lot of work to be done. But the signs we saw coming off the third quarter, including the job numbers, were very encouraging.

That's a large message, it's not really different from the message we were taking to China, that well-functioning financial markets are in a country's best interests,

The 'bubble' is a gross misnomer, a mischaracterization. The idea that we're going to see a collapse in the housing market seems to me improbable,

It's up to the Treasury Department to take the report, review it carefully, understand the implications and use the report as a starting place for recommendations that we will make to the president,

I think it's clearly beginning to show signs of a strong recovery, and a recovery that's accelerating, ... Late Edition.

Their advice is the starting point, and I look forward to reading their recommendations and considering them carefully before I make a recommendation to the president,

the American economy remains in good posture and on a good path.

To have well-functioning financial markets, you need deep and liquid markets with expertise and talent and you hurt yourself if you cap yourself off from resources and talent that's available around the world.

We would expect some continuing moderation in the energy market, ... But it's clear the United States has to be less dependent on supplies from abroad.

A soggy economy is what we've got today. We're in a recovery, but it's not as strong and robust as it should be. That's why the president is pushing this jobs-and-growth plan,

I think that China remains committed to greater flexibility in their currency and opening of their financial markets, ... It's an irreversible course and we think they're now in a position to move even faster.

We believe that a strong dollar is in America's national interest, ... This is a policy that we have had for some time and continue to support.

Lower taxes and pro-growth economic policies have created millions of jobs and a growing economy that has swelled tax revenues over the past year, ... While deficits are never welcome, the fact that we finished FY 2005 with a much lower-than-expected deficit is encouraging news.

The landmark corporate responsibility legislation enacted under his leadership and which bears his name shored up investors in the face of events which shook their confidence,

Moving to a truly flexible exchange rate requires a lot of preparatory steps. China is seriously engaged in taking these preparatory steps,

undervalued by the market and was therefore a good investment.

Earnings have suffered this quarter and throughout the year as we have changed the composition of our company and implemented the most complex rail merger in history.

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,

Lifting the debt burden from the poorest countries in the world brightens their prospects enormously. This is an achievement of historic proportions.

Many stand waiting to defend their breaks, deductions and loopholes and to defeat our efforts.

Our two countries send a clear message those who hide intentions of terror behind a veil of benevolence and charity will not escape justice from the international community.

We have been taking a very close look at its lines of business and believe there is a clear opportunity to unlock more value by running Sea-Land's three key components as distinct profit centers.

China can quickly take advantage of these important advances and thereby 'leapfrog' in the development of its financial sector,

Thanks to the changes we've made in currency design, thanks to aggressive law enforcement led by the U. S. Secret Service and thanks to an informed public, we've been able to stay ahead of the counterfeiters,

We are directing a worldwide hunt for the blood money that Saddam Hussein and his associates have stolen from the Iraqi people.

A stronger financial sector, combined with steps like the liberalization of the retail sector and more effective use of technology in the agricultural sector, would jump-start a surge in investments in India throughout the agriculture and food processing sectors that would add jobs and increase productivity,

India's natural advantages make it poised to take a leading role in the global economy, ... In fact, India has the potential to be an economic powerhouse.

The important thing here is that we build a constructive relationship with China and with our other trading partners,

It's important to recognize that the potential here has only been glimpsed, ... Looking ahead 15 to 20 years, the U. S.-Indian economic relationship should become a key pillar of strength for both our countries and for the global economy.

It would be our hope they can do that quickly within a week,

It's one aspect of trade, ... and there can't be any doubt about the fact that trade makes the economy stronger.

With the crushing debt burden lifted, countries can focus their efforts on generating economic growth by investing in infrastructure to help move goods from producers to purchases and by investing in their people

We will be working with Tom DeLay and other members of Congress to see just what further relief might be called for,

I want to press them on it, though, and let them know the importance of them moving soon.

This IRS guidance establishes a process that manufacturers can use to certify the amount of credit the purchaser of the vehicle can claim. This is going to provide much-needed certainty to Americans who are purchasing these vehicles. It means they will be able to rely on the manufacturer's certification when they claim the credit on their tax return. This is good news for those consumers because they are also taxpayers who seek simpler, fairer tax filing, and it is good news for manufacturers who can now offer reassurance to customers on the ease of the tax rules.

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.

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.

I'm not sure there is a bottom line in that sense, ... Continued discussion and dialogue on these important subjects, a whole range on subjects, is important.

At a time like this, the tax treatment of fuel is far less important than getting fuel to those who need it,

This aid comes at exactly the right time to help victims of Hurricane Katrina as they rebuild their lives,

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.

The President I know is one who is fully engaged, who does ask tough questions, who pesters me all the time with questions.

It's important that competitive balance be a part of the final outcome,

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,

But we need to see movement, ... Let's make no mistake about it. Congress will demand to see movement.

The deficits that result from this are really an investment in our future, ... They are appropriate for the time we find ourselves in, as we wage a war on terrorism and increase homeland security and put people back to work.