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(5) work with other countries to combat seamounts, corals, and sponge fields for through enhanced monitoring and sur- short-term gain. veillance, including through the use This memorandum shall be implemented of Vessel Monitoring Systems and consistent with applicable law and subject other technologies, fishing that is un- to the availability of appropriations. It is lawful, unregulated, and unreported. intended only to improve the internal man- Further, to implement the policy set agement of the executive branch and is not forth above, the Secretary of State, after intended to, and does not, create any right consultation with the Secretary of Com- or benefit, substantive or procedural, en- merce, shall carry out diplomatic activities forceable at law or in equity by a party for the purposes of (a) ending destructive against the , its departments, fishing practices, and (b) promoting rules agencies, entities, officers, employees, or based on sound science to support sustain- agents, or any other person. able fisheries and to end destructive fishing GEORGE W. BUSH practices. As used in this memorandum, the term NOTE: This memorandum was released by ‘‘destructive fishing practices’’ are practices the Office of the Press Secretary on October that destroy the long-term natural produc- 3. An original was not available for tivity of fish stocks or habitats such as verification of the content of this memo- randum.

Remarks at a Breakfast for Congressional Candidate Richard W. Pombo in Stockton, October 3, 2006

Thank you all very much. Thanks a lot. In all due respect to those of you who Please be seated. I don’t want your eggs are here who are attorneys of law—[laugh- to get cold. [Laughter] Mr. Chairman, ter]—we’ve got enough of those kind of thank you for welcoming me to your dis- people in . [Laughter] It makes trict. I’m proud to be here on behalf of sense to have a rancher and a farmer speak Richard Pombo, and I’m proud to be able commonsense language. See, what we need to tell the people of the State of California, is some common sense in Washington, DC. he’s doing a fine job for the people of Chairman Richard Pombo brings common this district. sense to the big debates of our time. He I know firsthand; I watch him up close; brings practical experience when it comes I’ve seen him in action. I think it makes to promoting cooperative conservation. sense for people from the State of Cali- He understands, like I understand, that fornia to send somebody to Washington, being dependent on foreign oil endangers DC, who trusts the people of California. the United States of America. It’s a national And that’s Richard Pombo. I think it makes security risk and an economic security risk. sense to send somebody from the State of Richard Pombo thinks strategically on be- California to Washington, DC, who knows half of the people of this district and the what it means to make a living off the United States. I’m proud to support his land. And that’s Richard Pombo. efforts to pass comprehensive energy. See, he and I know that technology is going

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to help us become less dependent on for- I’m proud to be with Ralph and Onita eign sources of energy in the longer term. Pombo, Richard’s mom and dad. I suspect We’ll be using ethanol from a product that Mrs. Pombo has something in common grown right here in California to power with my mother, that they’re both not our cars. We’ll have plug-in hybrid bat- afraid to tell us what to do. [Laughter] And teries. We’ll be using hydrogen to power my only advice, Richard, is you make sure our automobiles. But in the meantime, we you listen to her, because I’m listening to need to be exploring in environmentally mine, you’ll be happy to know. friendly ways for energy from the United I’m proud to be here with Mayor Ed States of America, to make us less depend- Chavez, the mayor of Stockton, California. ent on foreign sources of energy. Mr. Mayor, thank you for coming. It gives I’m proud to support Richard Pombo, me great joy to be able to look out in a commonsense leader in the House of the audience and see one of the city’s finest Representatives, and urge you to send him citizens and a family we call friend in my back to the . household, somebody who’s been a friend I want to thank you all for coming. I with you during good times and somebody told Richard when I walked up here, it’s who’s a friend with you during not-so-good a good sign when the home folks show times but somebody who’s always a friend, up in the numbers like you have. [Laugh- and that’s the Spanos family. Alex and ter] It’s always a good indication that when Faye, thank you for coming. the people who know you best support you I want to thank all the local and State the strongest. So I want to thank you for officials who have joined us. I especially contributing of your hard-earned dollars want to thank Specialist Gerry Lee, United and urge you to help this good man as States Army National Guard, who not only we’re coming down the stretch. And that served in Iraq but went down and helped means turning out the vote, finding those those souls recovering from Hurricane solid Republicans, discerning Democrats, Katrina. It’s an honor to be the Com- and wise independents to go to the polls mander in Chief of such fine, fine men and send Richard Pombo back to the and women, people who put on the uni- United States Congress. form to the protect this country. And I’ll Laura sends her best. She sends her best tell you one thing about Richard Pombo. to Richard, she sends her best to Annette You don’t have to worry, and I don’t worry and the Pombo family, and she sends her about him making sure our troops have all best to our many friends here in California. that’s needed to do their job to support I’m a lucky man, when Laura said yes when the United States of America and its peo- I asked her to marry me. She has got to ple. be the most patient woman in America. There’s a lot of issues I could talk about, I realize I’m not very objective, but I’ll because there’s big differences of opinion report from the homefront, America’s got in Washington, DC. I don’t know how it a fabulous First Lady in Laura Bush. gets translated back here at home. Some- And old Richard, the chairman, married times they go up to Washington and say well himself; Annette, thank you for being one thing, and then come back and talk here. Thank you for supporting Richard. differently when they—in front of the And I’m proud to be here with Rena and home people. You don’t have to worry Rachel. It’s good to see you young women. about Richard Pombo. He tells you exactly Thanks for coming today. I know you’ll be what he thinks. You don’t have to try to putting up the signs and making those read between the lines. You don’t have to phone calls for old dad coming down the worry about him taking a poll to determine stretch. what he believes. He stands on principle,

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and that’s what you need in Washington, us raise your taxes to balance the budget.’’ DC. That’s not how Washington works. They And he and I share a principle, and that will raise your taxes and figure out new is what to do with your money, how do ways to spend your money. The best way we deal with the hard-working people’s to balance the budget is to keep the taxes money. And make no mistake about it, low so we can grow our economy, which there is a philosophical divide in Wash- increases more tax revenues, and be wise ington, DC. You might remember what this about how we spend your money. We’re Nation went through, what our economy on our way to cutting this deficit in half went through over the last 51⁄2 years. We before the year 2009 because of the had a recession. We had corporate scandals. progrowth economic policies we put in There was, obviously, the devastating attack place and because of fiscal conservatives on September the 11th, 2001. We re- like Richard Pombo. sponded and protected this people by tak- The issue on the economy is a big issue ing a war to the enemy. We’ve had hurri- in any campaign. And I want the people canes. We’ve had high energy prices. Yet of this district to know, plain and simple, our economy is the envy of the industri- that if Richard’s opponent wins, your taxes alized world. will go up. Make no mistake about it. The The national unemployment rate is low. Democrat Party is anxious to get their The entrepreneurial spirit is high. Small hands on your money. If you want to keep businesses are making a living. Our farmers taxes low, if you want to make sure this and ranchers—they probably don’t want to environment for small-business growth and admit it, but our farmers and ranchers are farmers and ranchers remains strong, put doing fine. See, I’m used to farmers and Richard Pombo back in the United States ranchers; after all, I’m from , you Congress, and we’ll work to make the tax might remember. I also want to take a step cuts we passed permanent. back and tell you, though, that a strong I also appreciate his strong support in farm economy and a strong ranching econ- this war on terror. I wish I could tell you omy is really important to the national that there wasn’t a war, but that’s not the economy. truth. That is not the reality of the world And so in spite of these obstacles, the in which we live. There’s an enemy that economy has grown. And something hap- still plots and plans, that wants to attack pened, and what happened was, we cut the us again. They’re a group of ideologues taxes on the working people. We under- bound together by this evil vision of the stand the role of government is not to try world, that want to inflict harm on the to create wealth but to create an environ- United States because we stand in the way ment in which the entrepreneurial spirit of their ambitions and because we strongly flourishes. The tax relief we passed is work- believe in liberty. ing, and the American economy is strong. The most important job of the Federal And the fundamental question is, how do Government in the beginning of the 21st we keep it strong? And Richard Pombo century is to do everything in our power and I believe the best way to keep this to protect you from further attack. The key economy growing is to make the tax relief issue in this campaign is the security of we passed permanent. the United States of America. You got to And the Democrats don’t agree. If the understand, a lot of my thinking about the Democrats were to gain power, they will world changed on September the 11th, raise your taxes, because they believe they 2001. I make a lot of decisions on your can spend your money better than you can. behalf, and many of those decisions were Oh, you’ll hear all kinds of excuses: ‘‘Let affected by the fact that we lost nearly

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3,000 of our citizens, 3,000 innocent lives ble of defending themselves against these on our soil on that fateful day. I vowed radicals and extremists, a world in which then, and I’ve vowed ever since, to use they control oil, and a world in which a every national asset at my disposal to pro- theocracy may have a nuclear weapon. tect the American people. And the best Those are the stakes as we begin the 21st way to do so is to defeat those people over- century. We’re in the midst of an ideolog- seas so we do not have to face them here ical struggle. And the fundamental question at home. is, will we have people in the United States I thank Richard’s support. I appreciate Congress who see the world the way it the fact we’ve got Members of Congress is, who clearly see the threats? who clearly see the enemy for what they I’m going to tell you this: 20 or 30 years are. You can’t negotiate with these people. from now it’s not going to be said, during You cannot hope that they will go away. my administration or during Richard I like to remind people, therapy isn’t going Pombo’s time in Congress, that the United to work. The best way to deal with these States of America didn’t confront these folks is to bring them to justice before they threats now, in order to make our children hurt America again. live in a more peaceful world. You know, there’s a debate in Wash- It’s hard work, but it’s necessary work. ington, DC, about how to wage this war, Iraq is a central part on the war on terror, and that’s positive. Ours is a democracy; and we have a plan for victory there. We I welcome the debate. But I also have a have a security plan that will chase down responsibility to make it clear the con- those extremists and radicals who would sequences of some of the positions our op- like to do us harm, and enable the Iraqis ponents take. They say that Iraq is a dis- to defend themselves. We have a political traction in the war on terror. I strongly strategy, and that is to stand squarely with disagree. I think Iraq is a central front in the 12 million people who said loud and the war on terror, and we must defeat the clear, ‘‘We want to be free.’’ enemy in Iraq if we want America to be You know, it must seem like an eternity secure. to you, when you think about those elec- But don’t take my word for it about Iraq. tions last December. It certainly does to Our fellow citizens ought to listen to the me, in some ways. Ultimately, when this words of Usama bin Laden and Mr. chapter of history will be written, however, Zawahiri, who is his number two in Al it’s going to be a comma; the Iraqis voted, Qaida. They have clearly stated that Iraq comma, and the United States of America is a central front in their war against us. understood that Iraq was a central front They have made their ambitions clear, and in the war on terror and helped this young that is to inflict harm and damage on inno- democracy flourish so that a generation of cent life to the point where America says Americans wouldn’t have to worry about it’s not worth it and retreats and leaves the extremists emanating from that country before the job is done. They have made to hurt the American people. their ambitions clear: to topple moderate The stakes are high. The Democrats are governments. Al Qaida’s leadership has told the party of cut-and-run. Ours is a party us loud and clear in their own words, their that has got a clear vision and says we ambitions are to develop new safe haven will give our commanders and troops the from which to launch attacks. support necessary to achieve that victory Imagine a world in which there are com- in Iraq. We will stay in Iraq, we will fight peting forms of religious extremists trying in Iraq, and we will win in Iraq. to achieve dominance, a world in which Our strategy is to stay on the offense, moderate governments feel no longer capa- and we will do that. You just got to know

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there’s some fine, fine, brave men and Let’s take the PATRIOT Act. In the women in uniform—and some not in uni- weeks after 9/11, we passed this vital law, form—in the intelligence services, doing and I want to thank Richard Pombo for everything they can to find the enemy his support. You don’t have to worry about every single day. It’s hard to plot and plan him. He understands that those on the when you’re hiding in a cave and are on frontline of fighting terror need to have the run. And that’s our strategy, and that’s the tools necessary to protect you. And in the way we’re going to keep it. the 5 years since that law was passed, it But we got to do a job here at home has proved invaluable to stopping new at- too. See, our job is one in which we got tacks on our country. Our law enforcement to be right 100 percent of the time to pro- community has used the law to break up tect you, and the enemy has got to be terror cells or prosecute terrorist operatives right one time. And that’s why, in the days after 9/11, I would—I vowed that we would and supporters in California, in Texas and give those responsible for defending you New Jersey and Illinois and North Carolina the tools they need to do so. We worked and Virginia, Ohio, New York, and Florida. with Congress—my administration worked In 2001, the vote in the United States with Congress to pass what’s called the PA- Senate to pass this law was 98 to 1. But TRIOT Act. It’s the first measure we took when the bill came up for renewal in 2005, that would break down barriers that pre- Senate Democrats filibustered it, that vented intelligence and law enforcement means, tried to talk it to death. That’s what personnel from sharing information with filibuster means up in Washington-speak. each other. They didn’t want it to pass. In fact, the It’s probably hard for you to understand, Senate Democrat leader bragged, ‘‘We but law enforcement and intelligence offi- killed the PATRIOT Act.’’ That’s what he cers couldn’t talk, and so the PATRIOT said. When he was asked later by a reporter Act addressed that issue. How can you pro- whether killing the PATRIOT Act was real- tect the American people if you don’t have ly something to celebrate, he answered, ‘‘Of all branches of government sharing infor- course it is.’’ The Democrat attempt to fili- mation, is what we thought. buster the PATRIOT Act follows an ap- We also established the terrorist surveil- proach that might sound familiar: They lance program to monitor terrorist commu- voted for it before they voted against it. nications in and out of our country. We Eventually, common sense prevailed. The created a program with the Central Intel- ligence Agency to detain and question key bill was passed, and I signed it into law, terrorist operatives that were captured on and I firmly believe the American people the battlefield. I told the American people are safer because that bill was renewed. we would give our folks on the frontline After 9/11, we recognized the need for of fighting terror to protect you the tools new tools to learn what the terrorists are necessary. planning and then to be able to move On each of these programs, the Demo- quickly to stop them. See, this is a different crats have said they share our goals. But kind of war—that is, different kind of when it comes time to vote, they consist- threats—and we’ve got to make sure the ently oppose giving our personnel the tools tools are given to those on the frontline they need to protect us. Time and time of protecting you. If the biggest issue and again, the Democrats want to have it both the biggest job of the Federal Government ways. They talk tough on terror, but when is to protect you, we must have the tools the votes are counted, their softer side necessary to do so. comes out.

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So I directed the National Security Agen- our country. Information from the terrorists cy to establish the terrorist pro- questioned by the CIA helped break up gram to track terrorist communications be- a cell of Southeast Asian terrorist operatives tween someone overseas and someone in that had been groomed for attacks inside the United States. The philosophy behind the United States. The program helped us this program is pretty clear: If Al Qaida stop an Al Qaida cell from developing an- operatives are making calls in the United thrax for attacks against the United States. States, we need to know who they’re call- This program helped us stop a planned ing, why they’re calling, and what they’re strike on a U.S. Marine camp in Djibouti. planning. It helped prevent a planned attack on the Apparently, this simple logic is not very U.S. consulate in Karachi. It helped foil clear to the Democrats in the United States a plot to hijack planes and fly them into Congress. Last week, when legislation pro- Heathrow Airport and London’s Canary viding additional authority for the terrorist Wharf. surveillance program came before the Were it not for the information gained House of Representatives, 177 Democrats from the terrorists questioned by the Cen- voted against listening in on terrorists com- tral Intelligence Agency, our intelligence munications. community believes that Al Qaida and its The stakes in this election couldn’t be allies would have succeeded in launching more clear. If you don’t think we should another attack against the American home- be listening in on the terrorists, then you land. The CIA program has saved lives, and ought to vote for the Democrats. If you it remains one of the most vital tools our want your government to continue listening Nation has in the war against these extrem- in when Al Qaida planners are making ists and terrorists. phone calls into the United States, then you vote Republican. Last week, Congress held a vote on the We got to make sure people have got future of this CIA program. The choice the tools necessary to defeat this enemy before every Member was clear: Should the in a new kind of war. After the 9/11 attacks, CIA program continue or not? Congress I established a CIA program to detain and voted to continue the program. I look for- question key terrorist operatives and lead- ward to signing it into law. ers who were captured on the battlefield The vote tells us a great deal about in this war on terror. Captured terrorists where the two parties stand when it comes have unique knowledge about where their to defending America in this war on terror. operatives are deployed and what plots may In the House of Representatives, 160 be underway. In other words, they know. Democrats—including the entire Democrat And it seems like it makes sense for us leadership—voted against continuing this to know what they know, in order to pro- program. Think about that. Almost 80 per- tect you. cent of the House Democrats want to stop See, I know the security of the United a program that has provided invaluable in- States depends on getting this kind of infor- telligence that’s saved American lives. In mation. For the past 5 years, the good and the Senate, 32 Democrats, including every decent professionals of the CIA have member of the Senate leadership save one, worked tirelessly to get information from voted to kill this vital program. That means captured terrorists that enabled us to stop almost three-quarters of the Democrats in new attacks on our homeland and to save the Senate, including both of your Senators American lives. here in California, voted to stop the men Every American must understand what and women of the CIA from continuing this program has meant to the security of a program to get information from terrorists

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like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed about The difference between our parties planned attacks on the United States. comes down to this: Democrats take a law During the debate on the Senate floor, enforcement approach to terrorism. That one senior Democrat, their ranking mem- means America will wait until we’re at- ber on the Judiciary Committee, compared tacked again before we respond. We be- the brave Americans who question these lieve we’re at war, and we will prevent terrorists to the Taliban and Saddam Hus- those attacks from happening in the first sein. This exposes a dangerous mindset on place. the part of Democrats in Congress. You Their record is clear. When people go can’t defend America if you cannot tell the to the polls here in this district and districts difference between the CIA officers who around the country, I want them to look protect their fellow citizens and brutal dic- at the record, to look at the facts. Demo- tators who kill their fellow citizens. crats have voted time and again to deny Another Senate Democrat said that al- our personnel the tools they need to pro- lowing the CIA to go forward with this tect you. Republicans are giving you the program to question the most dangerous tools they need—giving our folks the tools terrorists we have captured would diminish they need to keep this country safe. If you the security and safety of Americans every- want leaders in Washington that understand the enemy we face and who are not going where. If they feel we are safer without to sit back and wait for them to attack this program, the Democrats in the United us again, I urge you to send Richard States Senate need to explain to the Amer- Pombo back to the United States Congress. ican people which of the attacks that the Again, I want to thank you for coming. CIA program stopped would they have I believe the decisions that I have made been willing to let go forward. have made this country safer. And I believe We got a clear record on this issue. We the decisions I have made to take the know this program is making Americans enemy on overseas and to promote liberty safer, and we’re not going to allow the and freedom to people who are desperate Democrats in Congress to take it away. to be free, I believe those decisions are People of this district have got to under- laying the foundation of peace for a genera- stand, there’s a different mindset. Look, tion to come. people in Washington are patriotic people. I’m proud to be on the stage with a The Democrats are good people; they’ve fellow citizen who understands the power just got a different view of the world than of liberty to bring the peace we want. I’m I have. They don’t see it the way I see proud to be with you all as you help this it. The House Democrat leader summed good man get reelected. I thank you for up her party’s approach to the midterm your prayers. I thank you for being here, elections. She said this—and I quote—she and may God bless you all. said this election, quote, ‘‘should not be about national security.’’ I strongly disagree. NOTE: The President spoke at 9:22 a.m. at The security of this country comes first, the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium. In as far as I’m concerned. And this Govern- his remarks, he referred to Annette Pombo, ment, with supporters like Richard Pombo, wife of Rep. Richard W. Pombo; Alex G. will do everything we can to protect you. Spanos, owner, San Diego Chargers profes- Of course, to give the leader some credit, sional football team, and his wife, Faye; given her party’s record on national secu- Usama bin Laden, leader of the Al Qaida ter- rity, I can see why she feels that way. rorist organization; Khalid Sheikh Moham- [Laughter] I wouldn’t want to be talking med, senior Al Qaida leader responsible for about the record, either. planning the September 11, 2001, terrorist

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attacks, who was arrested in Pakistan on March 1, 2003; and former President Sad- dam Hussein of Iraq.

Remarks at George W. Bush Elementary School in Stockton October 3, 2006

The President. I want to thank Sylvia Our schoolchildren should never fear their Ulmer, the principal of George W. Bush safety when then enter to a classroom. And, Elementary School, for welcoming me. It’s of course, the superintendent and principal such an honor, Sylvia—and Jack, thank you, know that. sir—it’s such an honor to have a school We also had a reminder of the need named after me. When I pulled in the for people in positions of responsibility to parking lot and I saw George W. Bush Ele- uphold that responsibility when it comes mentary, I couldn’t think of a higher tribute to children, in the case of Congressman to a person, and I thank you all and the Mark Foley. I was dismayed and shocked citizens of this community for this honor to learn about Congressman Foley’s unac- and tribute. Frankly, I was a little emo- ceptable behavior. I was disgusted by the tional when I pulled in—— revelations and disappointed that he would Sylvia Ulmer. So am I. So am I. violate the trust of the citizens who placed The President. I want to thank the teach- him in office. ers and the faculty here. I can’t wait to Families have every right to expect that tell Laura that I went into the Laura Bush when they send their children to be a con- Library and saw teachers working hard to gressional page in Washington, that those teach kids how to read. It’s just a blessing children will be safe. We have every right to be there. as citizens to expect people who hold high- You know, being at this school reminds us, we have a special responsibility to pro- er office behave responsibly in that office. tect our children. One of the most impor- I fully support Speaker Hastert’s call for tant jobs of those involved with schools and an investigation by law enforcement into government is to make sure that children this matter. This investigation should be are safe. And Laura and I were saddened thorough, and any violations of the law and deeply concerned, like a lot of other should be prosecuted. citizens around the country, about the Now, I know Denny Hastert; I meet with school shootings that took place in Pennsyl- him a lot. He is a father, teacher, coach, vania and Colorado and . We who cares about the children of this coun- grieve with the parents, and we share the try. I know that he wants all the facts to concerns of those who worry about safety come out, and he wants to ensure that in schools. these children up there on Capitol Hill are Yesterday I instructed Attorney General protected. I’m confident he will provide Gonzales and Secretary of Education Mar- whatever leadership he can to law enforce- garet Spellings to convene a meeting next ment in this investigation. Tuesday, a meeting of leading experts and Again, I want to thank you for your hos- stakeholders, to determine how best the pitality. It’s an honor to be here. Appreciate Federal Government can help States and your time. God bless. Thank you. local governments improve school safety.

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