[Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2005, Book II)] [July 1, 2005] [Pages 1957-1969] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]Appendix C / Administration of George W. Bush, 2005 Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases [[Page 1957]] The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press Secretary which are not included in this book. Released July 1 Transcripts of press gaggles by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3021 and H.R. 3104 Released July 5 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley Statement by the Press Secretary on Cape Verde becoming the second African country to sign a compact with the Millennium Challenge Corporation Released July 6 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and Deputy National Security Adviser Faryar Shirzad Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz of Pakistan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Idaho Released July 7 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Faryar Shirzad on the G-8 meetings Released July 8 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and Deputy National Security Adviser Faryar Shirzad Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Saca of El Salvador Statement by the Press Secretary: Condemnation of the Murder of Egypt's Chief of Mission to Iraq Fact sheet: Accomplishments at the G-8 Summit Fact sheet: Action on Climate Change, Energy and Sustainable Development Fact sheet: United States and G-8 Renew Strong Commitment to Africa Released July 10 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi Released July 11 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 714 Released July 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: President Uribe of Colombia To Visit President Bush in Crawford Statement by the Press Secretary: A Call for the Unconditional Release of Akbar Ganji in Iran Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 120, H.R. 289, H.R. 324, H.R. 504, H.R. 627, H.R. 1027, H.R. 1082, H.R. 1236, H.R. 1460, H.R. 1524, H.R. 1542, H.R. 2326, and S. 1282 Fact sheet: President Bush's Budget: Cutting the Deficit, Growing the Economy [[Page 1958]] Released July 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua B. Bolten on the Mid-Session Review Released July 14 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany Fact sheet: Ensuring the Promise of America Reaches All Americans Released July 15 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Fact sheet: CAFTA Will Create Jobs and Level the Playing Field for American Workers Released July 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a press briefing by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Singh of India Fact sheet: The United States and India, Strong Global Partners Released July 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and Communications Director Dan Bartlett on the President's Supreme Court Justice nominee* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *This briefing was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on July 20. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fact sheet: African Global Competitiveness Initiative Released July 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3332 Statement by the Press Secretary on Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abd al- Aziz Al Saud's service as Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the U.S. Fact sheet: Giving Law Enforcement the Tools They Need To Safeguard Our Homeland Released July 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1001 Released July 22 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3377 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Dakota Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South Dakota Released July 23 Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Sharm el- Sheikh, Egypt Released July 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a press briefing by Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Office Director H. James Towey on the President's meeting with African American leaders Released July 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released July 27 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a conference call press briefing by White House Council on Environmental Quality Chairman James L. Connaughton on the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 52 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3071 [[Page 1959]] Fact sheet: President Bush and the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development Released July 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Response to the IRA Statement Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3453 Statement by the Press Secretary on the murders of two Algerian diplomats in Iraq Released July 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 544 Fact sheet: The Energy Bill: Good for Consumers, the Economy, and the Environment Released July 30 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3512 Released August 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: 30th Anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Utah Released August 2 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the recess appointment of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Policy) Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 59, H.R. 38, H.R. 481, H.R. 541, H.R. 794, H.R. 1046, S. 571, S. 775, S. 904, and H.R. 3045 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2361, H.R. 2985, S. 45, and S. 1395 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3423 Released August 3 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Fact sheet: President Bush's Second Term Accomplishments and Agenda Released August 8 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Fact sheet: President Bush Signs Into Law a National Energy Plan Released August 9 Transcript of a Press Briefing by National Economic Council Director Allan B. Hubbard and Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Ben S. Bernanke Fact sheet: President Bush Discusses Agenda for Continued Economic Growth Released August 10 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3 Released August 11 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley on the President's meetings Released August 12 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1132 Released August 16 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino Released August 17 Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary: Presidential Determination Regarding U.S. Assistance to the Government of Colombia Airbridge Denial Program Released August 18 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino [[Page 1960]] Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary on Senator Richard Lugar's travel to Algeria to facilitate the release of Moroccan prisoners of war held by the Polisario Released August 19 Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing the appointment of Jay Lefkowitz as Special Envoy on Human Rights in North Korea Released August 22 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael G. Kozak on the U.S. human rights policy toward North Korea Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Wyoming Statement by the Press Secretary on the submission of a draft constitution to Iraq's National Assembly Fact sheet: President Bush Honors America's Veterans and Soldiers Released August 23 Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana Released August 24 Fact sheet: President Bush Honors America's National Guard and Reserve Released August 25 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Released August 27 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana Released August 28 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama Released August 29 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mark B. McClellan Transcript of a teleconference briefing by HHS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mark B. McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi Fact sheet: New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit To Include Low-Cost Options Released August 30 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released August 31 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Fact sheet: Federal Relief for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina Released September 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a teleconference briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua B. Bolton on Federal response efforts to Hurricane Katrina Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi of Malta Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Georgi Purvanov of Bulgaria Released September 2 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan* --------------------------------------------------------------------------- *This gaggle was released by the Office of the Press Secretary on September 3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 1961]] Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3645 Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Vladimir Putin of Russia Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's verbal declaration of disaster assistance to Arkansas Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's verbal declaration of disaster assistance to Texas Released September 3 Statement by the Press Secretary: Postponing the Visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao Fact sheet: America Responds to the Katrina Disaster Released September 5 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Colorado Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Georgia Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Carolina Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oklahoma Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Tennessee Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Utah Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to West Virginia Released September 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released September 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua B. Bolten Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Welcome Iraqi President Jalal Talabani Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski of Macedonia Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the District of Columbia Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Illinois Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Michigan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Mexico Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oregon Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Washington Fact sheet: President Bush Submits Second Request for Hurricane Recovery Funds Released September 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush's Participation in the 60th U.N. General Assembly Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's meeting with Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the U.S. Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3673 Fact sheet: President Bush Announces New Initiatives To Provide Relief Released September 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a teleconference press briefing by Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael G. Kozak and National Security Council Senior Director for Relief Stabilization and Development John Simon Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3650 Released September 10 Statement by the Press Secretary: Egyptian Presidential Elections [[Page 1962]] Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alabama Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Indiana Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Iowa Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kentucky Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Missouri Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Pennsylvania Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South Carolina Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South Dakota Released September 12 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Arizona Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Virginia Released September 13 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green on the President's meeting with President Hu Jintao of China Released September 14 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Faryar Shirzad Fact sheet: President Bush Addresses the United Nations General Assembly Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to California Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Connecticut Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Idaho Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maryland Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Massachusetts Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Minnesota Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Montana Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Nebraska Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Nevada Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Dakota Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Ohio Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Wisconsin Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Carolina Released September 15 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President has authorized the Secretary of State to transmit to Congress the annual report listing major illicit drug-producing and drug-transit countries Excerpts of the President's address to the Nation on recovery from Hurricane Katrina Advance text of the President's address to the Nation on recovery from Hurricane Katrina Fact sheet: President Bush Addresses the Nation on Recovery From Katrina Released September 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan, Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Claude Allen, and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and National Economic Council Director Allan B. Hubbard Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by King Abdullah of Jordan to Washington Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Thaksin of Thailand Released September 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maine [[Page 1963]] Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Hampshire Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Jersey Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Rhode Island Released September 20 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 804 and H.R. 3669 Released September 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of European Commission President Jose Barroso Statement by the Press Secretary on the opening of the new National Assembly in Sudan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Texas Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3169, H.R. 3668, and H.R. 3672 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 264 and S. 276 Released September 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released September 23 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3761 and H.R. 3768 Fact sheet: The Federal Government's Hurricane Rita Preparations Released September 24 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Texas Released September 25 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released September 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S. Response to IRA Statement on Decommissioning Fact sheet: President Bush Discusses Energy Supplies in the Gulf Region Released September 27 Transcripts of press gaggles by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary on amendment of earlier disaster assistance to Texas Released September 28 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Aleksander Kwasniewski of Poland Released September 29 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3649, S. 1340, and S. 1368 Released September 30 Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S.-Russia Mark Major Nonproliferation Milestone Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to Washington Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2132, H.R. 2385, H.R. 3200, H.R. 3784, and H.R. 3864 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 68 and S. 1752 [[Page 1964]] Released October 1 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Delaware Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New York Released October 3 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Text: Harriet E. Miers Biography Released October 4 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3667 and H.R. 3767 Released October 5 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Attend the Summit of the Americas, and Travel to Brazil and Panama Released October 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Fact sheet: President Bush Remarks on the War on Terror Fact sheet: Plots, Casings, and Infiltrations Referenced in President Bush's Remarks on the War on Terror Released October 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of remarks by Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci in a stakeout after the President's meeting with drug manufacturers Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Carolina Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1786 and S. 1858 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3863 Released October 9 Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S Assistance for Earthquake in Pakistan Released October 11 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Released October 12 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released October 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 1413 Fact sheet: The President Participates in a Video Teleconference With U.S. Troops Released October 14 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released October 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Attend the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' Meeting in the Republic of Korea and Travel to Japan, China, and Mongolia Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy Released October 18 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City Fact sheet: President Bush Signs Homeland Security Appropriations Act Released October 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: Death of Penn Kemble [[Page 1965]] Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Massachusetts Released October 20 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 3971 Released October 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Homeland Security Adviser Frances Fragos Townsend on a comprehensive review of the Government's response to Hurricane Katrina Released October 22 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi Released October 24 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Florida Released October 25 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released October 26 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 55 and S. 156 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 397 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Hampshire Fact sheet: President Bush Outlines an Agenda for Economic Growth Released October 27 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released October 28 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a teleconference briefing by Office of Management and Budget Director Joshua B. Bolten Fact sheet: President Bush Requests Rescission and Reallocation Packages Text: Message from Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card, Jr., to White House staff on the resignation of I. Lewis Libby Released October 30 Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attacks in India Released October 31 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Text: Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Biography Released November 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a teleconference briefing by Special Assistant to the President for Biological Defense Policy Rajeev Venkayya on the avian flu Fact sheet: Safeguarding America Against Pandemic Influenza Fact sheet: Coordinating Federal Support for Gulf Coast Rebuilding Released November 2 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley on the President's Trip to Argentina, Brazil, and Panama Released November 3 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Tom Shannon on the President's visit to the Summit of the Americas Announcement of the Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients [[Page 1966]] Released November 4 Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for the Western Hemisphere Tom Shannon on the President's bilateral meetings Released November 5 Transcript of a press gaggle by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley on the Summit of the Americas Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Yemeni President Salih Fact sheet: Accomplishments at the Fourth Summit of the Americas Released November 6 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of remarks by the First Lady in a roundtable discussion with Brazilian teachers Released November 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Indiana Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to the Northern Mariana Islands Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 1409 Announcement of the National Medal of Arts recipients and National Humanities Medal recipients for 2005 Released November 9 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: Explosions in Amman, Jordan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the designation of a Presidential delegation to survey the South Asian earthquake devastation and assess relief and reconstruction needs Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the designation of a Presidential delegation to Israel to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 172 Text of the citations for recipients of the 2005 Presidential Medal of Freedom Released November 10 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley on the President's upcoming visit to Asia Statement by the Press Secretary: A Call for the Unconditional Release of Kamal Labwani in Syria Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Massachusetts Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Puerto Rico Fact sheet: Honoring America's Veterans Released November 11 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2967, H.R. 3765, S. 37, and S. 1285 Released November 14 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley on the President's visit to Asia Advance text of the President's remarks on the war on terror in Anchorage, Alaska Announcement of the recipients of the 2004 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology Released November 16 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green on the President's meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan Transcript of a press gaggle by National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Faryar Shirzad Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas Advance text of the President's remarks in Kyoto, Japan [[Page 1967]] Released November 17 Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Faryar Shirzad and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green on the APEC leaders meetings and the President's bilateral meetings Released November 18 Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley on APEC summit meetings Statement by the Press Secretary on the recent statement of Representative John P. Murtha Released November 19 Transcripts of press briefings by National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Michael Green and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Faryar Shirzad Statement by the Press Secretary on Iraq and the war on terror Fact sheet: APEC 2005 Fact sheet: United States Leadership on Avian Influenza Excerpts of the President's remarks to troops Released November 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on the President's visit to China Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 72, H.R. 2419, and H.R. 4326 Statements by the Press Secretary on additional disaster assistance to Louisiana Statement by the Press Secretary on additional disaster assistance to Mississippi Released November 21 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4133 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Dakota Advance text of the President's remarks in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Released November 22 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2490, H.R. 2862, H.R. 3339, S. 161, S. 1234, S. 1713, and S. 1894 Released November 23 Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Austrian Chancellor Schuessel Statement by the Press Secretary: Blocking Property of Additional Persons Undermining Democratic Processes in Zimbabwe Released November 28 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Fact sheet: Securing America Through Immigration Reform Released November 29 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released November 30 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy Global AIDS Coordinator Mark Dybul on the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Welcome German Chancellor Merkel Fact sheet: Training Iraqi Security Forces Released December 1 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a press briefing by Council of Economic Advisers member Matthew I. Slaughter on the administration's economic forecast for the next year for construction of the budget Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4145 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 126, H.R. 539, H.R. 606, H.R. 1972, H.R. 1973, H.R. 2062, H.R. 2183, and H.R. 3853 Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kentucky [[Page 1968]] Fact sheet: Commemorating World AIDS Day Released December 2 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and National Economic Council Director Allan B. Hubbard Released December 5 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Fact sheet: President Bush's Agenda for Economic Growth Fact sheet: Progress on the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Released December 6 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Verhofstadt of Belgium Released December 7 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 584, H.R. 680, and H.R. 1101 Fact sheet: Rebuilding Iraq Released December 8 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released December 9 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Alaska Released December 10 Transcript of a press gaggle by Homeland Security Adviser Frances Fragos Townsend, Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt, and Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff on the avian flu Statement by the Press Secretary: Statement on a Call for the Release of Dr. Kamal Labwani and Other Prisoners of Conscience in Syria Released December 12 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary: Statement on the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) Summit Declaration Fact sheet: Democracy in Iraq Released December 13 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Released December 14 Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary on the December 7 Presidential Directive on U.S. efforts for reconstruction and stabilization Released December 15 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan; Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff; Chairman Donald E. Powell of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, who is coordinating Federal gulf coast relief efforts; Mayor C. Ray Nagin of New Orleans, LA; and Lt. Gen. Carl A. Strock, USA, commander and chief of engineers, Army Corp of Engineers Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley on Senator John McCain and amendments to interrogation policy Statement by the Press Secretary on the President's Malaria Initiative Fact sheet: Protecting New Orleans From Future Flooding Released December 16 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Connecticut Released December 18 Advance text of the President's address to the Nation on Iraq and the war on terror [[Page 1969]] Excerpts of the President's address to the Nation on Iraq and the war on terror Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 75 Released December 19 Transcript of a press briefing by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Principal Deputy Director for National Intelligence Michael V. Hayden Statement by the Press Secretary congratulating the Congolese people for the vote on a new Constitution Released December 20 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Advance text of remarks by National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley to the Center for Strategic and International Studies Statement by the Press Secretary on additional disaster assistance to Louisiana Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South Dakota Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2520 Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S. 52, S. 136, S. 212, S. 279, and S. 1886 Released December 21 Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 4440 Statement by the Press Secretary on additional disaster assistance to Mississippi Fact sheet: A Commitment to Continued Recovery and Rebuilding in the Gulf Coast Released December 22 Transcript of a press briefing by Director of Intergovernmental Affairs Ruben S. Barrales and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kevin Marshall on Puerto Rico's status Statement by the Press Secretary on countries eligible for economic and trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.J. Res. 38, H.R. 327, H.R. 358, H.R. 797, H.R. 3963, H.R. 4195, H.R. 4324, H.R. 4436, H.R. 4508, S. 335, S. 467, and S. 1047 Fact sheet: President Bush's Accomplishments in 2005 Fact sheet: Fiscal Year 2006: Keeping the Commitment To Restrain Spending Released December 24 Statement by the Press Secretary: Conviction of Egyptian Politician Ayman Nour Released December 27 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Released December 28 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Released December 30 Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary announcing that the President signed H.R. 2863, H.R. 3010, H.R. 4525, H.R. 4579, H.R. 4635, S. 205, S. 652, S. 1238, S. 1281, S. 1310, S. 1481, S. 1892, S. 1988, and S. 2167 Statement by the Press Secretary: The Department of Defense Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006