LOU WATERS, CNN ANCHOR: All right, Roger. The president of the United States is on the road again today promoting his tax and budget plan. He's in Kansas City, Missouri speaking before a small business organization known as Bajan Industries, an enterprise that does light manufacturing. Let's listen to the president.</s>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: thank you very much for your hospitality. You know, it's interesting he said, the name of his company is a reflection of his heritage, and that's true. But this company is also a reflection of the American dream as well. And I'm so thankful for the invitation to be here. I'm also thankful for your willingness to dream and to create jobs. This is what America is all about. This is what I call the lifeblood of the country.</s>WATERS: President George W. Bush asking that the people be trusted with the government's tax surplus and asking the people for help, send in your e-mails, make your telephone call, and send a letter to your senators and Congressmen urging them to go for the $1.6-billion tax cut. The president's message, like a mantra, is "If you pay taxes, you ought to get relief." He wants $1.6 billion. The question now is: How much relief and what kind of relief? As you know, there are a couple of Democratic alternatives now floating around the Senate, including Joseph Lieberman's. Senator Joseph Lieberman said: "Getting the people's money back just doesn't go far enough. We are not strengthening the economy with the George Bush tax and budget plans." So, that debate will go on. The president's on a two-day, three-state trip to promote his tax and budget plan. Today Missouri and Montana. Tomorrow, it's Michigan. We'll be following along, keeping up with the story.
President Promoting His Tax Plan