Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State President Bush has unveiled his plans to cut taxes and slow the growth of government spending. According to the Washington Post, his budget outline calls for a four percent increase in government spending in the fiscal year that begins on October 1, 2001. This is slightly above the inflation rate and a departure from the last three years, when spending grew by six percent a year. Diabetes advocates have a lot work to do. The President has shown his support for research in general, and we would like him and Congress to understand the need for increased diabetes research.