FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: I want to take you to Washington D.C. where President Bush is at a fund-raiser, now, for Republican Representative Connie Morella. He's talking now. Let's listen in.</s>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I mean, I laid out some initiatives in March of this year that will hold people accountable. And our Justice Department will hold people accountable. But corporate America has got to understand there's a higher calling than trying to fudge the numbers, kind of try to slip a billion here or a billion there and may hope nobody notices; that you have a responsibility in this country to always be above board. We expect high standards in our schools, we expect high standards in corporate America as well, and I intend to enforce the law to make sure that there are high standards.</s>WHITFIELD: In the wake of Enron, WorldCom and now Xerox, President Bush there addressing Republicans at a fund-raiser in Washington, saying it is time to hold corporate leaders to a higher responsibility. It's up to them, corporate leaders, to be above board. President Bush has said that he will press Congress to try and pass some proposals to improve corporate responsibility. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
President Bush Speaks at Republican Fund-Raiser