These are bold recommendations, … These are recommendations that will challenge orthodoxy in a lot of ways on tax policy.

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...

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

[Rail earnings] are not satisfactory, … The railroad is running well and costs are starting to come down.

We will continue to look hard at the situation and try and evaluate whether or not sufficient progress is being made,

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

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.

Energy prices are way too high,

I’m astonished every time I come to see how much has happened since the last time I came, … the changes are nothing short of breathtaking.

We can afford an increase in the deficit for a year or so,

to allow market forces to set exchange rates, to let the fundamentals of the marketplace drive exchange rate changes.

It’s our view that the time has come

It’s a little ironic that the AARP would be saying that, since one of the major things the AARP does is run [an investment program] for retirees, … The President made it clear that these...

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

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

These results are disappointing. Our rail and container-shipping businesses are taking steps to regain earnings momentum by lowering costs and improving efficiency,

We will take the ball, … It’s our turn to run with it.

I involved myself in it as it came to my attention over the course of the last three or four days. I got involved in it after the approval process.

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...

which are the principal competitors of railroads and, in the process, we’re going to grow our revenue and operating income.

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

The laws must ensure that those who would shirk their civic responsibilities cannot do so by exploiting unintended loopholes, and the IRS must ensure that taxpayers do not engage in abusive tax avoidance transactions,

It is imperative that China move toward greater flexibility as quickly as possible,

I think energy prices will undoubtedly stay elevated because of the underlying basic demand and supply,

It’s in China’s interest to continue down this path,

We need to get sober-minded people looking at the facts and realizing that if we wait it becomes impossible to deal with the situation,

China can quickly move forward with further liberalization of its financial services sector by allowing foreign securities firms to establish wholly owned subsidiaries, and by expanding the scope of products securities firms can offer,

I believe that our longstanding efforts are beginning to come to fruition and we are making progress toward achieving this goal,

We are anxious to see the Chinese fulfill the commitment they made to allow market forces to play a larger role in setting their currency’s value over time, … They’ve gotten on the path that...

The craftsmanship that goes into our currency is unmatched anywhere in the world. So is our commitment to safeguarding that currency,

provided it is not very long.

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.

The development and use of hybrid vehicles is a key step toward reducing gasoline consumption, emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. I commend the manufacturers who are making these energy-efficient and environment-friendly vehicles...

to make progress on reforming their foreign-exchange regime.

We started three seasons ago with Monday Night Football. We thought it might be a catchy attraction to get guys who don’t regularly go to church.

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

We have a corporate structure that’s leaned out — inventories are tight as a drum, corporate America is very productive, and they’ve taken a lot of costs out, … So when the economy comes back,...

It may be harder on some than on others, but overall the banking sector remains healthy and strong,

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 adjustment of global imbalances is a shared responsibility, … Domestic demand growth in Europe and Japan, though somewhat improved, still falls far short of what is needed.

What you’re doing is making a real difference,

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,

unwelcome substantial fall in inflation….

the hostile Norfolk Southern bid is burdened with a series of significant conditions.

This legislation points in the wrong way, … It points in the direction of protectionism and isolationism. That’s the wrong way to go.

[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...

We are committed to a recovery effort that is not only compassionate but also fiscally responsible,

I don’t think they will derail the economy but they are a burden on the economy,

a lot better than current law. Sure, it’s a step in the right direction. We’d like to see it go further. But it’s a big step in the right direction.