America’s economic recovery is now well underway thanks to the President’s tax relief,

We believe that it is through economic development and economic growth that we will lead the world to greater peace and prosperity.

It is clear to me that China is on an exciting path toward a market economy. During this visit, I have felt the energy and enthusiasm of the people of China, and I share their...

Let me tell you the basic fundamental principle by which we sit down and negotiate agreements with our friends: nobody wins unless we all win.

It’s partisan politics, people trying to discredit somebody else so then they can make themselves look better.

Well, you can, but tell you this, that when you’ve got an economy that is growing at 4.9% it is the fastest growth over the last 12 months we’ve seen in 20 years.

All Moroccans are justifiably proud of the development of democratic institutions in Morocco.

Morocco is among one of the very first countries that we have decided that we are going to sit down with and negotiate a Free Trade Agreement.

I think the right approach is to continue to do what we can to create the conditions for economic growth in Iraq, and I don’t think that is putting more debt on an already heavily...

When you poll all of the economists, uh, across America that I think are intellectually honest they would all, or maybe not all, but 95% of them 96% of them would say you know we...

And I am one that says that our economy has done so well and recovered as strong as it has because of the President’s leadership.

Our election in America sent a message to the world that America is behind our President to lead this world toward a world of peace and prosperity.

As we all know, the needs of the people in the Gulf region are great, so we need to move with all deliberate speed to get the money flowing to the states. We look forward...

You know, the one principle that we ought to continue, continue to rest on is we are going to be the number one economy in the world.

And so there are so many good things going on all across Iraq and unfortunately that’s not what the American people see on TV or they don’t read a lot about it in the newspapers.

Regarding your first question on the free trade agreement, as I said earlier, we are going to be very sensitive to the needs of Morocco.

[Asked on ABC’s] This Week … The president has always said, ‘I will fully cooperate,’ and he has fully cooperated.

You mentioned the Free Trade Agreement and yes I can’t tell you how pleased we are that Morocco is one of the countries that our country is going to begin negotiating a Free Trade Agreement...

And when you really think about the 9-11 event, the horrific attack on our land here in America and the death of three thousand of out loved ones, it was a defining moment.

The U.S. views Morocco as an important friend, and we applaud your political and economic reforms that culminated with the recent parliamentary elections that were widely reported to have been conducted in a fair and...

As far as Iraq is concerned, let’s not forget what the UNSCR is about, that the main consideration in Iraq is that there is a leader who has been developing weapons of mass destruction, and...

You will see the President being very, very tough on spending.

But, we have had the debate in our country now for a number of years as to whether or not free trade agreements are good for economic growth and economic opportunity in creating jobs and...

There are opportunities in the pharmaceutical industry, the insurance industry, so yes back home we are talking about investment opportunities in Morocco for various sectors of our economy and we will continue to do that.

As President Bush has said on numerous occasions, it is the government’s role to create the conditions, the friendly environment, that will attract capital.

Democrats are politicizing and distorting events,

I am going to be announcing today that we will have a business delegation come to this country sometime in the future where we will bring businesses from America to Morocco to show them the...

This is my first opportunity to visit this part of North Africa, so I am going to be able to go back home and talk about this beautiful country and encourage Americans to travel here.

As you know, I spent 30 years of my life in the private sector.

With the first ‘Pirates,’ we believe we elevated pirates to pirate chic. It’s not about the pirates you knew about 10 years ago. It just seemed these things were meant to be together, these movies...

I think our track record is pretty clear: in America we are pursuing a vision that will continue to open up the world to free trade.

This is my first visit to Africa, a region where President Bush has voiced a deep passion for fostering and encouraging economic development, investment and trade.

At the very outset I want to say how the people of America appreciate the steadfast support of the people of Morocco, the leadership of Morocco in our war against terrorism.

I am on my way to Ghana tomorrow morning and you just need to know that this Administration is very focused on doing all we can to promote economic development in this part of the...

I will continue to stay very focused on the economy.

Three months of sustained job creation shows that President Bush’s agenda is helping our economy grow,

Understanding that yes, we are committing more resources than we thought we might be in protecting our homeland and prosecuting a war and so it’s understandable that we would be going through a period of...

I mean, there is no question about the fact that we had a boom in our economy and in the stock market in the late nineties and in 2000.

I will stay very focused on my responsibilities as Secretary of Commerce and the economy’s doing well. I mean, you asked about some of the challenges that we have or what is going on in...

Today, more than ever, we are conscious of the importance of spectrum-related technology [for] our national defense and homeland security.

We are the number one economy in the world, and we ought to continue to pursue those kinds of policies that ensure that we maintain that position, like innovation and like technology and like education...

Movies are not a tangible experience. You go to a theater and watch a movie. It plays to you. This was an opportunity to bring a piece of Hollywood and piece of the movie literally...

Laura Bush is the same way. I mean, they both, um, understand, they understand the challenges of the moment and understand the responsibilities, he understands the responsibilities he has to protect the national security of...