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"Another drag on our economy is the current tax code, which is a complicated mess -- filled with special interest loopholes, saddling our people with more than six billion hours of paperwork and headache every year. The American people deserve -- and our economic future demands -- a simpler, fairer, pro-growth system. In a new term, I will lead a bipartisan effort to reform and simplify the federal tax code."-President Bush, 9/2/04 President Bush's Agenda For A Fairer, Simpler Tax CodeMaking the Tax Code Fairer, Simpler, and Pro-Growth.  President Bush will work with Congress to make the tax code...

"In these crucial times, our commitments are kept by the men and women that wear our uniform. ... I have made a commitment to them and to their loved ones: our troops will have the resources they need to fight and win the war against the terrorists." -President Bush President Bush Is Supporting The National Guard And ReservistsIncreased Pay For Our Military, Including The National Guard And Reservists. "Since 2001, the President's four budgets have increased basic pay by 21 percent. President Bush also increased monthly Imminent Danger pay from $150 to $225 and has proposed doubling Hardship Duty...

President Bush has approached the economy with optimism and new ideas, while John Kerry talks down the economy and promises to raise taxes. Kerry's economic pessimism won't put a single American back to work or raise the wages of one employee, but does demonstrate the clear choice Americans face in November between progress and growth and the politics of pessimism." -Bush-Cheney '04 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman Progress On The Economy Thirty Percent Of U.S. Employers Expect To Hire In The Third Quarter. "About 30% of U.S. employers expect to add workers to their payrolls in the third quarter, according...

NOTE: Vice President Cheney will deliver remarks today on progress in the War on Terror at 11:30 a.m. from Orlando, Florida. BACKGROUND:Progress In IraqThe Iraqi People Are Moving Forward To Achieve Democracy: Iraq now has designated Iyad Allawi as prime minister, Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer as president, and two deputy presidents.  They will lead a government of 33 ministers that will take office immediately in preparation for transfer of full sovereignty on June 30. The United States and our allies, working with the United Nations, will help Iraq's new government prepare for national elections by January of 2005. President...