We're not going to be bogged down. The schedule is too full for that to happen.

We are praying for their full and speedy recovery. Our thoughts are with their families and their loved ones. The White House is offering to help in any way as the government does when any American is injured in the line of work.

The president has made clear -- as recently as this Tuesday -- that he was not satisfied with the federal response.

President Bush believes that we need to explore new methods of deriving new lines that would not result in embryos being destroyed. He feels that we should push the envelope of science in a way that does not cross fundamental moral and ethical lines.

It's akin to the Rosie-the-riveter type thing, because we are asking every American and every American institution to do quite a bit.

There are different views expressed, there's no question about it, ... As the president said on Tuesday, most of those he meets with express support for going forward in the way and the manner in which the president has laid out. But there are those who have different views.