For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 15, 2001
Remarks by the President Upon Departure from Göteborg, Sweden
Landvetter Airport
Göteborg,
Sweden
7:48 A.M. (L)
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Thank
you all very much for coming. Laura and I have had a fantastic trip
here to Sweden, and we want to thank all the folks at our Embassy for
working hard to make our trip go so well. First, I want to make sure
you meet your boss, and that's the Secretary of State Colin Powell,
who's doing a fantastic job for America. (Applause.) I want
to thank Ambassador Lyndon Olson and his wife, Kay, for their
hospitality and their service to the United States of
America. They have served our country with distinction and
class, and we're very grateful. (Applause.) I want to thank
Bruce Carter for his hard work to make sure our trip went so
well. And I want to thank Gillian Milonovic for her work, as
well. (Applause.) Gillian has got a few
supporters out there.
Before we come around and shake your hand and
thank you, I do want to talk about a piece of good news that we got out
of our United States Senate yesterday. Yesterday, the Senate
overwhelmingly voted for an education bill that I had submitted to the
Congress. It is a piece of legislation that will reform
public education in America. It is a meaningful, real
reform.
I want to thank Senator Kennedy and Senator
Gregg for their bipartisan cooperation. I urge the conferees
from the House and the Senate to act quickly on this legislation so
that America can say we put the reforms in place, and we can truly say
that no child in our country will be left behind.
I'm sure you've read about the so-called
divisiveness in Washington. In short order, we have passed meaningful
tax reform, and we are now on our way to meaningful education
reform. And I'm so proud of the accomplishments not only of
the administration, but also of the United States Congress.
And I'm proud of your service to America, as
well. You stand tall for a great country, and for that we
are very grateful. God bless you all, and God bless
America. (Applause.)
Q Mr. President, are
you sorry you didn't get vouchers?
THE PRESIDENT: I'm very pleased; it's a great
piece of legislation.
END 7:52 A.M. (L)
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