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,

We also always add that — and I think it’s a critically important point — nobody can devalue their way to prosperity.

Action on any of the punitive legislative proposals before Congress now would be counterproductive to our efforts at this time,

And if they [Congress] pass this one, I’m confident we’re going to get back to the growth rates we need,

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

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,

While it is relatively straightforward to point out flaws in a tax system and to express a desire for change, it is much more challenging to settle on a specific solution. There are difficult trade-offs,

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.

undervalued by the market and was therefore a good investment.

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.

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

Treasury set out principles this summer to ensure that the risk to taxpayers was reduced in any extension of the Act,

That’s really off the table for circumstances like the ones we’re facing now,

It is essential that the federal government play an appropriate role, but it should avoid taking steps that are excessive, … We must tailor our response appropriately. How can we draw the lines? Much of...

[Higher energy costs] mean that (an) extraordinary amount of money that would otherwise be disposable income in the pockets of U.S. citizens going to buy U.S. goods and services aren’t there, … It puts headwinds...

It’s gratifying to see our persistence and commitment pay off,

They’re not of the sort that…are going to knock us out of the recovery we are in now, but they are certainly unwelcome,

We hope later this week the next milestone will be reached with the IMF, … This would be an important next step.

It’s less words that count, it’s what happens, … We’re anxious to see the underlying value of the currency better reflected in the marketplace.

These extraordinarily high energy prices are a negative, … They’re hurting the recovery and they’re extremely unwelcome and it’s time…for the Senate to go back to work and pass the president’s energy bill.

I agree with the Treasury’s interpretation that dividends to shareholders and share buybacks are not permissible uses of repatriated funds, … I am also of the view that the statutory language makes it clear that...

I think the recovery is under way, and the economy is poised for a good take-off,

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

Now it’s up to us to go to work on it,

There are difficult tradeoffs,

we aren’t going to rest until everybody who’s looking for a job can find one.

There’s broad acceptance of the desirability of doing all those things, setting up risk-based management, dealing with fraud, putting place good capital market oversight, … moving, over time, more of the economy out of the...

When we talk about our housing market, we’re really talking about hundreds of housing markets, each with different characteristics, in local markets,

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, …...

will push to the back burner some issues that otherwise would have been on the agenda now — the estate tax, tax cut permanence and other things.

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.

They’ve gotten on the path that allows them to do so and we’d like to see China continue on that path,

The consequences for the region are far-reaching and significant and that will take a significant amount of time for the rebuilding,

If it isn’t dealt with, there’s a real price to be paid in terms of … confidence in the government.

shows that the foundation of America’s economy continues to be sound and strong.

It would seem to make sense to think that we could see loss of GDP growth rate in the quarters ahead of half a percent or so,

A real milestone has been reached,

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,

The most important factor leading to our trade deficit is that the U.S. economy has had much higher rates of economic growth and job creation than our major trading partners over the past decade,

The initial steps by China to increase its exchange rate flexibility played an important part in this decision,

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,