Message to the Congress Transmitting Reports of The

1618 Nov. 8 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2001 those who travel abroad for business or vaca- ments have been acts of courage for which tion can all be ambassadors of American val- no one could have ever prepared. ues. Ours is a great story, and we must tell We will always remember the words of it, through our words and through our deeds. that brave man, expressing the spirit of a I came to Atlanta today to talk about an great country. We will never forget all we all-important question: How should we live have lost and all we are fighting for. Ours in the light of what has happened? We all is the cause of freedom. We’ve defeated free- have new responsibilities. dom enemies before, and we will defeat Our Government has a responsibility to them again. hunt down our enemies, and we will. Our We cannot know every turn this battle will Government has a responsibility to put need- take. Yet we know our cause is just and our less partisanship behind us and meet new ultimate victory is assured. We will, no doubt, challenges: better security for our people, face new challenges. But we have our march- and help for those who have lost jobs and ing orders: My fellow Americans, ‘‘Let’s roll.’’ livelihoods in the attacks that claimed so NOTE: The President spoke at 8:03 p.m. at the many lives. I made some proposals to stimu- World Congress Center. In his address, he re- late economic growth which will create new ferred to Kathy Nguyen, a New York City hospital jobs and make America less dependent on worker who died October 31 of inhalation anthrax; foreign oil. And I ask Congress to work hard and Todd Beamer, a passenger aboard United Air- and put a stimulus plan into law to help the lines Flight 93 when it was hijacked and crashed American people. in Somerset, PA, on September 11. Our citizens have new responsibilities. We must be vigilant. Obviously, we must inspect Message to the Congress our mail and stay informed on public health Transmitting Reports of the matters. We will not give in to exaggerated Department of Transportation fears or passing rumors. We will rely on good judgment and good, old common sense. We November 8, 2001 will care for those who have lost loved ones To the Congress of the United States: and comfort those who might at times feel I transmit herewith the Department of afraid. Transportation’s Calendar Year 1999 reports We will not judge fellow Americans by ap- on Activities Under the National Traffic and pearance, ethnic background, or religious Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, the High- faith. We will defend the values of our coun- way Safety Act of 1966, and the Motor Vehi- try, and we will live by them. We will per- cle Information and Cost Savings Act of severe in this struggle, no matter how long 1972. it takes to prevail. George W. Bush Above all, we will live in a spirit of courage and optimism. Our Nation was born in that The White House, spirit, as immigrants yearning for freedom November 8, 2001. courageously risked their lives in search of NOTE: This message was released by the Office greater opportunity. That spirit of optimism of the Press Secretary on November 9. and courage still beckons people across the world who want to come here. And that spirit of optimism and courage must guide those Remarks Following Discussions With of us fortunate enough to live here. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Courage and optimism led the passengers of India and an Exchange With on Flight 93 to rush their murderers to save Reporters lives on the ground—led by a young man November 9, 2001 whose last known words were the Lord’s Prayer and ‘‘Let’s roll.’’ He didn’t know he President Bush. Mr. Prime Minister, wel- had signed on for heroism when he boarded come to the United States. It’s my honor to the plane that day. Some of our greatest mo- welcome the Prime Minister of India to the VerDate 11-MAY-2000 10:55 Nov 14, 2001 Jkt 197250 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 E:\PRESDOCS\P45NOT4.009 pfrm01 PsN: P45NOT4.

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