As press secretary, I spent countless hours defending the administration from the podium in the Whit...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I'm someone who believes in centrist governing philosophy.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I'm a centrist.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president's made his position clear. There is a principle involved here from the president's sta...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president is going to herald one of the world's newest democracies.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Saddam Hussein is being treated the exact opposite of the way his regime treated those he imprisoned...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Indications are that North Korea launched two short-range missiles. We have consistently pointed out...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president's position is unchanged.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It appears that she has won the election, and we certainly offer our congratulations.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I haven't discussed that with him in the midst of all the response and recovery efforts that are ong...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We urge North Korea to come back to the talks as soon as possible without precondition so that we ca...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president supported the campaign finance legislation and signed it into law because he believes ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN There is a deep history of injustice that has led to poverty and inequality, and it will not be over...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The question was ... when will there be zero or no American troops in Iraq. So he was referring to t...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Alan Greenspan has done a superb job as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve sy...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We are not interested in dignifying something so outlandish and inconceivable with a response.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We are not interested in dignifying something so outlandish and inconceivable with a response,
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It's totally wiped out.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN North Korea has not said that they are ready to come back without precondition.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Washington tends to focus on finger-pointing. The president is focused on problem-solving.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I'm not going to discuss an ongoing legal proceeding. And I'm not going to speculate about any matte...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Our policy is we're not going to discuss this while there's an ongoing legal proceeding.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We're not commenting on an ongoing legal proceeding.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN There is an ongoing legal proceeding and our policy is then that we are not going to comment on it w...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN That's premature to get into that kind of discussion. The discussions are ongoing.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN This is a question relating to an ongoing investigation and we're not having any further comment on ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president made it very clear, we're not going to comment on an ongoing investigation.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN In survey after survey, the Iraqi people say, 'We want to choose our leaders.'
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The Iraq war was not necessary.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN When I was knowingly misled but only learned that much later, that's really when I started to be...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I don't think we would dignify any such inflammatory comments with a reaction.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We've always talked about her record and her qualifications.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The first priority was making sure that Harry Whittington, Mr. Whittington, was getting the medical ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We condemn this atrocious attack in the strongest possible terms. It has wounded tens of innocent ci...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The counter-terrorism experts looked at it. The intelligence community did assessments to make sure ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN This law allows law enforcement and the intelligence community to share vital information and also t...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Bite my tongue, he is a highly qualified nominee, ... a proven record of working in a bipartisan way...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president condemns in the strongest possible terms the vicious terrorist attacks against innocen...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We condemn it in the strongest possible terms.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN This transaction was closely scrutinized. The safeguards are in place and the president believes it ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The preliminary estimate is lower than what was expected. But I think it's important to look behind ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN If the regime were allowed to pursue any sort of enrichment-related activity on its own soil it coul...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We've made it very clear that Iran must not be allowed to engage in any enrichment and processing ac...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Well, there's an organizational chart and I'll be happy to get that to you or DHS could as well.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I think every time he visits the region, he's reminded of the hardship and pain that many citizens o...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The prime minister expressed Canada's concerns about the issue of softwood lumber. The president sai...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Karl continues to do his duties as deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to the president. The pr...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN [At the same briefing Thursday at which McClellan challenged Roberts, he lit into Hearst columnist H...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It marks an historic day for Northern Ireland and is very encouraging for all those who support the ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president directed his Cabinet to conduct a series of such exercises to assess our response effo...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president has participated in tens upon thousands of photo lines or pictures in photo lines over...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I think it's perfectly appropriate and reasonable to expect that the prime contracts for reconstruct...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Despite what some people have said, President Bush did not want black people to die in New Orleans. ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN When you ride hard on a mountain bike, sometimes you fall, otherwise you're not riding hard. At the ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN committed to doing what is legally necessary. ... If necessary, he will support a constitutional ame...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The Europeans, along with the United States, believe that Iran should adhere to the Paris agreement ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We hope the chief justice is feeling better soon.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president said, 'You've got to vote your conscience.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN No, our principle hasn't changed. But the fact that they're moving forward on these nominees who hav...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN September 11 changed the equation in our public policy. It forever changed our world, and the presid...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN [While not officially announcing a recess appointment yesterday, White House press secretary Scott M...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN There just hasn't been a request at this point.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN You lost me at [the beginning], Les. The president and I have not had that discussion.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Yes, ... but this question is coming up in the context of this ongoing investigation.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN it's not my position to get into telling people what they can and cannot report.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN preliminary assessment of the economic impact of the hurricane.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The two presidents will consult on a number of bilateral and global issues and discuss ways to broad...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president is not going to be satisfied until they are.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Both presidents agreed that, in the present circumstances, it was best not to have a meeting in Wash...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We believe they have enough time to move forward to meet that goal because of all the work that's al...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN this is really a time for people to come together.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The hurricane does have some national impact.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We are open to all offers of assistance from other nations, and I would expect we would take people ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Flood control has been a priority of this administration from Day One.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We're not ruling things out. We're looking at what needs to be done to address problems.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN He talks to a variety of groups from across the political spectrum and reaches out to people from al...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president will draw some historical comparisons between the war that we were fighting then and ....
SCOTT MCCLELLAN This is one of the most devastating storms in our nation's history. I think that's becoming clear to...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN There wasn't a whole lot of conversation going on. I think it's very sobering to see from the air. I...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN This was a transaction that was thoroughly reviewed and closely scrutinized. In the view of the comm...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN there's no discussion of staff changes beyond the usual vacancies that occur.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president selected her because she is the best person to fill this vacancy.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I think you're prejudging things and speculating and we're not going to prejudge or speculate about ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president called Angela Merkel to congratul ate her on her selection as chancellor. The presiden...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN How about shortening the motorcade? I'll keep you posted.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Mickey got things off to a great start. It was initially his idea. The contract called for the book ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I don't think you can make such a broad characterization. There are some instances of individual sit...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We are deeply concerned about Syria's interference and intimidation inside Lebanon.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN such allegations are baseless and absurd.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It's important that the Iraqi leaders continue to move forward and form a unity government that is b...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN They're doing a great job. And I don't speculate about personnel matters.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN someone the president believes has done a great job over at NASA.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president is very displeased. He wants to know how and why it happened and wants it fixed. The p...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We passed over $2 trillion in tax relief for hardworking American families, we provided the presiden...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Their funerals are a time for their family and friends to mourn and remember their loved one in a pr...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It is a very complex and difficult matter to predict. Now the legislation has passed, and we made ou...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN What he is reportedly acknowledging doing is unacceptable and outrageous. If laws were broken, he mu...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The decommissioning by the IRA is a critical first step in fulfilling the terms of their July 28 sta...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president believes that it's important to get a firsthand account of the operations that are ong...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The regime in Iran knows what it needs to do. So far, they're continuing to choose defiance and conf...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN This is not a position that Harriet sought. But as others on this committee were looking at credenti...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Tomorrow's visit is another way for the president to show the nation's support and compassion for th...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN When they do return to the talks we want North Korea to be prepared to talk in a substantive and ser...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN [On sensitive stories, Whitaker said, journalists often have to rely on whether officials] deny them...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It's devastating. It's got to be doubly devastating on the ground,
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president doesn't know him, he does not recall meeting him.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president does not know him, nor does the President recall ever meeting him.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN As the president has said ... and as an avid fan of our national pastime, the president would be fur...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president is greatly concerned about the humanitarian situation in North Korea.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN runs counter to what he is now asserting.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I think that's one of the most preposterous things I've heard from Saddam Hussein recently.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Blah blah blah blah blah. Blah, blah blah. Blah blah blah blah blah.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Our policy is unchanged. We are not commenting on an on-going legal proceeding.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Senate Democrats continue to engage in misleading and outlandish charges about this vital tool that ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN In hindsight, when you look at this and the coverage that it's received and the false impression tha...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN better prepared and in better position to respond to Hurricane Rita.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We don't do anything to jeopardize an ongoing legal proceeding.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN He has been going through a very thorough and deliberate process. He has been doing his homework, an...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I really don't think there's any basis for a special counsel.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Senator Kerry's dishonest political rhetoric cannot hide his pessimistic, jobs-killing policies of t...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We've expressed our concerns about Iran's behavior, ... They have a long history of deceiving the in...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president and Mrs. Bush always look forward to it, and there are guidelines that are in place an...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN All indications are that this appears to be a free and fair election. I think that stands in stark c...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN What the president was referring to was the sense that, after the storm had initially passed, that t...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We would also urge people who are criticizing these cartoons to speak out forcefully against all for...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We'll continue to push to get that provision passed.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN There are some unique challenges that Katrina exposed that we need to look at and we need to do a be...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Sorry, ... I'm a little distracted up here. Excuse me.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN No one that knows her would make such a suggestion. And no one that knows her record and her qualifi...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It's a landmark day in the history of Iraq. We congratulate the Iraqi people.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We are continuing to stay in contact with the parties in the region. We continue to urge calm and re...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I think that provocative statements and actions only further isolate Iran from the rest of the world...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN North Korea's provocative comments only isolate it further from the rest of the international commun...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The regime in Iran continues to make provocative statements and take provocative actions that only f...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We are working together to learn the lessons of September 11.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN There will be a discussion about classified information and the proper handling of classified nation...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I think your question presumes many things.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president's made our position very clear: We do not condone torture, nor would he ever authorize...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The situation is serious and tense. The attack on the mosque was something that really rocked the na...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN If the regime were allowed to pursue any sort of enrichment-related activity on its own soil it coul...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN They agreed that verification is critical.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The report that came out is deeply disturbing and we want to talk about the way forward with other m...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN [On the September 28 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio program, Bill Bennett remarked tha...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The proposal will cancel 100 per cent of the World Bank, African Development Bank and IMF debt, and ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN If the Senate fails to act and move forward on those nominees,
SCOTT MCCLELLAN A free and prosperous Iraq will be a major blow to the terrorists and their desire to establish a sa...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN an unnecessary and damaging step.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We welcome today's development as another step forward in Iraq 's constitutional process,
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I think when a group like this makes some of these assertions, it diminishes the effectiveness of th...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president has condemned all of the ads by the shadowy groups. We have called on Senator Kerry to...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN This again shows he was there, he served in Alabama. He was honorably discharged.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We expect it will be part of a process of continuing political reforms and that the flaws that were ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It's reckless reporting. Everybody should be agitated about it.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We look forward to continuing to talk about it. I mean, you can get caught up in polls; we don't. Po...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN This has been vital to our efforts to disrupt plots and prevent attacks from happening. These are vi...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We believe the political process should be inclusive.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN First of all, any speculation at this point about the 2006 budget really has no basis in fact, becau...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The focus should be more on those who are violating human rights and denying people their human righ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We are going to continue to take steps to stop North Korea's engagement in illicit activities.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN There were clearly some statements and assertions that were made that were wrong. It's important to ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We congratulate the Conservative Party and Stephen Harper on their victory. The United States and Ca...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN ...the President is looking forward to going to India. He has a good relationship with Prime Ministe...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president looks forward to going to India, he looks forward to going to Pakistan, we are making ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN I believe in working together to solve the problems we've got. And we need to get rid of the ven...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The Senate minority needs to stop obstructing its reauthorization. It's time for the Senate to compl...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN When words I uttered, believing them to be true, were exposed as false, I was constrained by my duti...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN It is a historic milestone that the Iraqi people will be voting on a constitution this Saturday. It'...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Karl continues to do his duties as deputy chief of staff and senior adviser to the president. What I...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president's focused on moving forward on our agenda. He doesn't get caught up in the weekly poll...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN And for you all to go on the air this morning and make such a charge is irresponsible.
SCOTT MCCLELLAN Greater use of nuclear reactors to produce energy for the Indian people will not undermine regional ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN He will touch on how there has been a long history of injustice that has led to poverty and inequali...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president calls on the leaders of both parties to start putting the safety of the American peopl...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president supported the campaign finance legislation and signed it into law because he believes ...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN The president has wanted to visit the area as soon as possible. We didn't go sooner because we didn'...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN We urge residents in the areas that could be impacted to follow the recommendations of local authori...
SCOTT MCCLELLAN They're going to go door to door. They're going to go business to business. They're hanging out on s...
BRAD MCCLELLAN He should either be running for office or be an impartial elections officer and not try to fool the ...
BRAD MCCLELLAN At least 90 percent of registered voters will not vote. There's probably only going to be a 10 perce...
BRAD MCCLELLAN It's not fair; we don't want people to give up their right to vote for local officials. We're tellin...
BRAD MCCLELLAN We're going to have every 'i' dotted and every 't' crossed. They're going to look for any excuse to ...
BRAD MCCLELLAN They make it very difficult for an Independent candidate, which may explain why its been so long sin...
BRAD MCCLELLAN We're putting the petition on our Web site by the end of the week. We're having a fight with the Sec...
BRAD MCCLELLAN The secretary of state and Rick Perry must be very afraid to throw up all the roadblocks they're att...
BRAD MCCLELLAN This guy has gone overboard in throwing up partisan roadblocks.
BRAD MCCLELLAN It's hard enough running as an independent in this state.
BRAD MCCLELLAN The people are hungry,” Mihali said. He lifted his hands, spreading them to encompass the city. �...
BRIAN MCCLELLAN Albertans are reaping the rewards of the decisions that they stood behind a dozen years ago.
SHIRLEY MCCLELLAN All the agencies knew it would be bad enough that they should have planned better and responded quic...
FELTON MCCLELLAN Don’t trust any man who surrounds himself with beautiful women. Least of all a priest.
BRIAN MCCLELLAN What we're requiring is that the formularies all must be broad, all must meet our stricter-than-usua...
MARK MCCLELLAN He took my family,” Adamat said. “Blackmailed me, and he still has my wife and oldest son. I wan...
BRIAN MCCLELLAN The drug plans are negotiating aggressive discounts and rebates that are being passed along to benef...
MARK MCCLELLAN He was the kind of worker who went the extra mile.
BILL MCCLELLAN She's a former Longhorn, and I'm one of her sons. Sign for my mom.
BRAD MCCLELLAN He was a kid other kids could look up to.
BILL MCCLELLAN He was always picking my brain about something.
BILL MCCLELLAN They'll be able to leave the pharmacy with their prescription in hand, even if there is not immediat...
MARK MCCLELLAN We have committed to the endowments, which is saving, we've committed to capital, which is investmen...
SHIRLEY MCCLELLAN I think all of us were a bit surprised when gas went to $14 (per thousand cubic feet) yesterday, ......
SHIRLEY MCCLELLAN