White House Review

President Bush attended a Republican National Committee Luncheon. Later, the President welcomed the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Sports Champions to the White House.”As I explained to some of the teams, one of the reasons why I love to welcome people here is to remind you that you can be a champ on the field and you can be a champ the field. Because you’re a champ on the field, you have a chance to inspire somebody to make right choices in life. You have the opportunity to set a good example. You don’t know how many youngsters are looking at you, but there’s a lot. People are wondering how champs behave. So by setting high standards and working hard to achieve them, you’re influencing other people.”

President Bush announced the resignation of Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. Also, the President held a press conference.”I believe the best approach is to put more power in the hands of individuals by empowering people and their doctors to make health care decisions that are right for them. Instead of expanding S-CHIP beyond its original purpose, we should return it to its original focus, and that is helping poor children, those who are most in need. And instead of encouraging people to drop private coverage in favor of government plans, we should work to make basic private health insurance affordable and accessible for all Americans.”