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President Bush's Agenda
Aired May 12, 2003 - 06:31 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: President Bush has a busy agenda today. He's plugging his proposed economic stimulus plan in New Mexico and in Nebraska. He's also preparing to meet with South Korea's new president for the first time later this week.
For more on the president's day, let's check in with senior White House correspondent John King.
Good morning -- John.
JOHN KING, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you, Carol.
A busy day and indeed a busy week for the president, but it comes after quite a relaxing weekend in New Mexico. The president in Santa Fe, he got in two rounds of golf over the weekend, basically just taking some time off with an old college classmate; the first lady in New Mexico with him as well.
The president played two rounds of golf. You see him popping up here.
But the president will get back to business today. Domestic politics is his focus today. He will be, first, in the Albuquerque area, then on to Omaha, Nebraska, and then he will overnight in Indianapolis, and again, tomorrow, three events focusing on his tax cut proposal.
The House has passed a $550 billion tax cut. The president's focus now is on trying to get the Senate to boost its tax cut proposal, currently about $350 billion. If he can't get that done in the Senate this time, he wants to at least build public support for when the House and the Senate have to resolve the differences in their tax cut plans.
The president trying to get as close to $550 billion in tax cuts as possible. One of his key tasks now is to try to rally public opinion to put pressure on Congress to get those votes.
That meeting you mentioned with South Korean President Roh will come Wednesday here at the White House. It is Mr. Bush's first meeting with President Roh, and it comes, of course, at a critical time. The administration has had some differences with South Korea in the past over how to deal with North Korea in the nuclear standoff.
President Roh saying in some media interviews since he arrived here in the United States that he hopes to get on the same page with President Bush. He does acknowledge some differences in the past. President Roh saying he believes the most important posture here is to convince the North Koreans that the United States is not planning any type of a military assault. President Roh saying he believes that North Korea is much more likely to make concessions, to get involved in productive negotiations if the United States backs off some of the rhetoric that the North Koreans have found to be threatening -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Good enough. John King live from the White House this morning.
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Aired May 12, 2003 - 06:31 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: President Bush has a busy agenda today. He's plugging his proposed economic stimulus plan in New Mexico and in Nebraska. He's also preparing to meet with South Korea's new president for the first time later this week.
For more on the president's day, let's check in with senior White House correspondent John King.
Good morning -- John.
JOHN KING, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you, Carol.
A busy day and indeed a busy week for the president, but it comes after quite a relaxing weekend in New Mexico. The president in Santa Fe, he got in two rounds of golf over the weekend, basically just taking some time off with an old college classmate; the first lady in New Mexico with him as well.
The president played two rounds of golf. You see him popping up here.
But the president will get back to business today. Domestic politics is his focus today. He will be, first, in the Albuquerque area, then on to Omaha, Nebraska, and then he will overnight in Indianapolis, and again, tomorrow, three events focusing on his tax cut proposal.
The House has passed a $550 billion tax cut. The president's focus now is on trying to get the Senate to boost its tax cut proposal, currently about $350 billion. If he can't get that done in the Senate this time, he wants to at least build public support for when the House and the Senate have to resolve the differences in their tax cut plans.
The president trying to get as close to $550 billion in tax cuts as possible. One of his key tasks now is to try to rally public opinion to put pressure on Congress to get those votes.
That meeting you mentioned with South Korean President Roh will come Wednesday here at the White House. It is Mr. Bush's first meeting with President Roh, and it comes, of course, at a critical time. The administration has had some differences with South Korea in the past over how to deal with North Korea in the nuclear standoff.
President Roh saying in some media interviews since he arrived here in the United States that he hopes to get on the same page with President Bush. He does acknowledge some differences in the past. President Roh saying he believes the most important posture here is to convince the North Koreans that the United States is not planning any type of a military assault. President Roh saying he believes that North Korea is much more likely to make concessions, to get involved in productive negotiations if the United States backs off some of the rhetoric that the North Koreans have found to be threatening -- Carol.
COSTELLO: Good enough. John King live from the White House this morning.
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