STOCKTON, California (CNN) -- President Bush said he was "dismayed and shocked" at former Rep. Mark Foley's, R-Florida, sexually explicit correspondence with a House page, adding that he is confident House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Illinois, will work with federal law enforcement officers to fully investigate the matter.

"I know Denny Hastert," Bush told reporters in brief remarks outside the George W. Bush Elementary School. "I meet with him a lot. He's a father, a teacher, a coach and he cares about all the children of this country."

Bush added that Hastert "wants to ensure that these children who serve Capitol Hill are protected. I'm confident that he will provide any leadership he can to law enforcement in this investigation."

The president also expressed his anger with Foley's actions.

"I was dismayed and shocked to learn about Congressman Foley's unacceptable behavior," Bush said. "I was disgusted by the revelations and disappointed that he would violate the trust of the citizens who placed him in office."

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