Bush in Major Q&A with Reporters Today

May blast Democrats on Bolton, filibuster Social Security.

President Bush on Thursday night will address motorists’ concerns about high gas prices and push for Social Security reform during the sixth news conference since his November re-election.
The news conference is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EDT Thursday in the East Room. The White House has asked television networks to broadcast the prime-time session.White House press secretary Scott McClellan said the president’s news conference was timed to coincide with the end of administration officials’ nationwide tour to convince Americans that the nation’s retirement system needs to be revamped. In a 10-to 12-minute opening statement, McClellan said Bush would “talk in more specific ways” about his ideas for achieving a bipartisan solution to Social Security’s future solvency problems

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