    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book I)]
    [January 1, 2006]
    [Pages 1295-1306]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Appendix C / Administration of George W. Bush, 2006

    Appendix C--Checklist of White House Press Releases

    [[Page 1295]]

    The following list contains releases of the Office of the Press
    Secretary which are not included in this book.

     Released January 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released January 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the death of Shaykh Maktoum bin
    Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab
    Emirates and Ruler of Dubai

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Minnesota

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Dakota

     Released January 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the the President signed
    H.R. 3402

     Released January 6

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Assistant Press Secretary Trent Duffy
    and Chairman of the National Economic Council Allan B. Hubbard

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the the President signed
    H.R. 1815

    Fact sheet: Economic Growth Continues--Unemployment Falls Below 5
    Percent

    Fact sheet: President Bush's Agenda for Job Creation and Economic
    Opportunity

     Released January 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: No Child Left Behind--Strengthening America's Education
    System

     Released January 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 972

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 2017, H.R. 3179, H.R. 4501, and H.R. 4637

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oklahoma

    Fact sheet: Progress and the Work Ahead in Iraq

     Released January 11

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Signing of H.R. 4340, U.S.-Bahrain
    Free Trade Agreement

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4340

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Texas

    Fact sheet: The Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and
    Climate

     Released January 12

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Deputy
    Director Joel D. Kaplan on the effects of gulf coast recovery costs on
    the Federal budget

    Fact sheet: A Commitment to Continued Recovery and Rebuilding in the
    Gulf Coast

     Released January 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Pakistani Prime Minister
    Shaukat Aziz

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     Released January 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Lech Kaczynski of
    Poland

     Released January 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: United States Pledges $334 Million to
    Global Fight Against Bird Flu

     Released January 19

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: President Bush's Pro-Growth and Small Business Agenda

    Released January 20

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South
    Carolina

     Released January 23

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released January 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Statement on a Call for the Release of
    Remaining Prisoners of Conscience in Syria

     Released January 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released January 26

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Nebraska

     Released January 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released January 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released January 31

    Transcript of a press briefing by Counselor to the President Daniel J.
    Bartlett on the State of the Union Address

    Statement by the Press Secretary on Shaykh Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah
    becoming Kuwait's new Amir

    Fact sheet: A Strong America Leading the World

    Fact sheet: Affordable and Accessible Health Care

    Fact sheet: American Competitiveness Initiative

    Fact sheet: The Advanced Energy Initiative

    Excerpts: State of the Union

    Advance text: State of the Union

     Released February 1

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Commerce Carlos M.
    Gutierrez, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Energy Samuel
    W. Bodman, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, and Office of
    Science and Technology Policy Director John H. Marburger III on the
    American Competitiveness Initiative

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Allan B. Hubbard and Special Assistant to the President for Economic
    Policy Roy Ramthun on the President's 2006 health care initiatives

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman
    and National Economic Council Director Allan B. Hubbard on the
    President's Advanced Energy Initiative

    Fact sheet: Continuing the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in America

     Released February 2

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan, Office
    of Science and Technology Policy Director John H. Marburger III, and
    Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Claude Allen

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    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Deputy
    Director Joel D. Kaplan and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for
    Public Affairs Bryan Whitman on funding related to ongoing operations in
    Iraq

     Released February 3

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Condolences for the Victims in the
    Sinking of an Egyptian Ferry in the Red Sea

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by King Abdullah II of Jordan to
    Washington

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by United Nations Secretary-
    General Kofi Annan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4659

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to California

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Nevada

    Fact sheet: Economic Growth Continues--Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.7
    Percent

     Released February 4

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President and Mrs.
    Bush will attend the funeral of Coretta Scott King to be held on Tuesday
    in Atlanta

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the burning of the Danish and
    Norwegian Embassies in Damascus, Syria

     Released February 6

    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 President's fiscal year 2007 budget

    Transcript of a press briefing by Director of the Office of Faith-Based
    and Community Initiatives H. James Towey and Assistant to the President
    for Domestic Policy Claude Allen on the President's fiscal year 2007
    budget and low-income programs

    Fact sheet: Highlights of the President's FY 2007 Budget

     Released February 7

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released February 8

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: President Bush Signs the Deficit Reduction Act

     Released February 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for
    Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Frances Fragos Townsend on the
    west coast terrorist plot

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Elias Antonio Saca
    Gonzalez of El Salvador

     Released February 10

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4519

     Released February 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcripts of press briefings by Council of Economic Advisers members
    Katherine Baicker and Matthew Slaughter on the 2006 Economic Report of
    the President

    Advanced text: Remarks by Assistant to the President for Homeland
    Security and Counterterrorism Frances Fragos Townsend on national
    preparedness to the NEMA Conference

     Released February 14

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released February 15

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4636

     Released February 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

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    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget Deputy
    Director Joel D. Kaplan, Under Secretary of Defense Tina W. Jonas, State
    Department Senior Adviser for Foreign Assistance Maria Raphael, State
    Department Senior Advisor for Iraq James F. Jeffrey on the FY 2006
    emergency supplemental request for the global war on terror

    Fact sheet: President Requests $72.4 Billion for the Global War on
    Terror

    Fact sheet: President Bush Requests $19.8 Billion for Hurricane Recovery

     Released February 17

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy

    Fact sheet: President Bush Receives Briefing From Military Commanders

     Released February 18

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4745

     Released February 20

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released February 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Silvio
    Berlusconi of Italy

    Fact sheet: The United States-UAE Bilateral Relationship

    Fact sheet: The CFIUS Process and the DP World Transaction

     Released February 23

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant to the President for
    Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Frances Fragos Townsend

    Fact sheet: The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned

     Released February 24

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley on the President's visit to India and Pakistan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Mikulas
    Dzurinda of the Slovak Republic

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maine

     Released February 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    1989

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Idaho

     Released February 28

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and
    National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley

     Released March 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and
    Deputy Press Secretary Joseph W. Hagin

     Released March 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley

    Transcript of a press briefing by Under Secretary of State for Political
    Affairs R. Nicholas Burns

    Fact sheet: United States and India: Strategic Partnership

     Released March 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Assistant Secretary of State for South
    and Central Asia Richard A. Boucher and National Security Council Senior
    Director for South and Central Asia Elisabeth Millard

     Released March 4

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on
    the President's visit to South Asia

    Fact sheet: United States and Pakistan: Long-Term Strategic Partners

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     Released March 6

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Lt. Gen. Carl Strock, commander and
    chief of engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, on recovery efforts in
    the gulf coast

    Transcript of a press briefing by Office of Management and Budget
    Director Joshua B. Bolten on the President's line-item veto legislation

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Alejandro Celestino
    Toledo Manrique of Peru

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    1777

    Fact sheet: President Submits Line Item Veto Legislation to Congress

     Released March 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi

     Released March 8

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: India Civil Nuclear Cooperation: Responding to Critics

    Fact sheet: Gulf Coast Update: Hurricane Relief, Recovery, and
    Rebuilding Continues

     Released March 9

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Ahern of
    Ireland

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Travel to Cancun,
    Mexico

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 3199

    Fact sheet: Compassion in Action: Producing Real Results for Americans
    Most in Need

    Fact sheet: Safeguarding America: President Bush Signs Patriot Act
    Reauthorization

     Released March 10

    Fact sheet: Economic Growth Continues--Almost 5 Million Jobs Created
    Since August 2003

     Released March 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    449

    Fact sheet: Strategy for Victory: Defeating the Terrorists and Training
    Iraqi Security Forces

     Released March 14

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Death of Former President of Estonia
    Lennart Meri

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    4515

    Fact sheet: The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Helping Seniors and
    Reducing Costs

     Released March 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released March 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser Jack
    D. Crouch II on the national security strategy

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Ellen Johnson
    Sirleaf of the Republic of Liberia

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 32

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Missouri

    Fact sheet: President Bush Signs the Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured
    Goods Act

    Fact sheet: The President's National Security Strategy

     Released March 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

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    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of NATO Secretary General Jaap
    de Hoop Scheffer

     Released March 18

    Fact sheet: Operation Iraqi Freedom: Three Years Later

     Released March 20

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J.Res. 47 and S. 1578

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1287, H.R. 2113, H.R. 2346, H.R. 2413, H.R. 2630, H.R. 2894, H.R.
    3256, H.R. 3368, H.R. 3439, H.R. 3548, H.R. 3703, H.R. 3770, H.R. 3825,
    H.R. 3830, H.R. 3989, H.R. 4053, H.R. 4107, H.R. 4152, H.R. 4295, S.
    2089, and S. 2320

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oregon

    Fact sheet: Strategy for Victory: Clear, Hold, and Build

     Released March 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Hu Jintao of the
    People's Republic of China

     Released March 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released March 24

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Olusegun Obasanjo
    of the Republic of Nigeria

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1053, H.R. 1691, S. 2064, and S. 2275

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4826, S. 1184, and S. 2363

     Released March 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Securing Our Border,
    Enforcing Our Laws, and Upholding Our Values

     Released March 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Illinois

     Released March 29

    Fact sheet: Strategy for Victory: Freedom in Iraq

     Released March 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior
    Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Daniel W. Fisk on the
    President's visit to Mexico

    Statement by the Press Secretary on China's treatment of Kim Chun-Hee

     Released April 1

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4911

     Released April 3

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released April 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released April 5

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President John Kufuor of the
    Republic of Ghana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Missouri

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Tennessee

    Fact sheet: Health Savings Accounts: Affordable and Accessible Health
    Care

    Fact sheet: Health Savings Accounts: Myth vs. Fact

    [[Page 1301]]

     Released April 6

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: United States Welcomes Joint Statement
    by the British and Irish Prime Ministers

    Statement by the Press Secretary on U.S. commitment to prevent
    widespread famine in the Horn of Africa

     Released April 7

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the formation of the Iraq Study
    Group

    Fact sheet: Economic Growth Continues--More Than 5.1 Million Jobs
    Created Since August 2003

     Released April 10

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Siniora of
    Lebanon

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Ilham Aliyev of
    Azerbaijan

     Released April 11

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1259, S. 2116, and S. 2120

    Fact sheet: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Enroll Now and Start
    Saving

     Released April 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Welcome German
    Chancellor Merkel

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Arkansas

     Released April 13

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 81 and H.J. Res. 82

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Kansas

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Oklahoma

    Fact sheet: The President's Small Business Agenda: Helping Entrepreneurs
    Prosper

     Released April 14

    Announcement: President and Mrs. Bush Release 2005 Tax Return

     Released April 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the terrorist attack in Tel Aviv,
    Israel

     Released April 18

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: The American Competitiveness Initiative: Encouraging
    Innovation

     Released April 19

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released April 20

    Transcript of a press briefing by Deputy National Security Adviser for
    International Economic Affairs Faryar Shirzad and National Security
    Council Acting Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis C. Wilder
    on the President's meetings with President Hu Jintao of China

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 4979

     Released April 21

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Host Danish Prime
    Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Camp David

    Statement by the Press Secretary: International Monetary Fund (IMF) and
    World Bank Spring Meetings April 22-23, 2006

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    Text: Statement by Chairman James L. Connaughton of the Council on
    Environmental Quality on levee repairs in California

     Released April 22

    Fact sheet: Earth Day 2006: Developing New Transportation Technology

     Released April 23

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released April 24

    Transcripts of press gaggles by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Uruguayan President Tabare
    Vazquez

    Fact sheet: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Securing Our Border

    Released April 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Economic Council Director
    Allan B. Hubbard on the President's four-point energy plan

    Fact sheet: President Bush's Four-Part Plan To Confront High Gasoline
    Prices

     Released April 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: The National Teacher of the Year: A Commitment to Education
    Excellence

     Released April 27

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: U.S.-Targeted Sanctions on Persons in
    Connection With the Conflict in Sudan's Darfur Region

     Released April 28

    Statement by the Press Secretary on proposed acquisition of Ross
    Catherall US Holdings, Inc., by a subsidiary of Dubai Holding LLC

    Fact sheet: CAFE Reform for Passenger Cars

     Released May 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: Making Health Care More Affordable and Accessible for All
    Americans

     Released May 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Connecticut

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Hawaii

     Released May 3

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan and
    Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
    Frances Fragos Townsend

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing the President's upcoming
    visit to Vienna, Austria, to participate in the annual U.S.-EU summit on
    June 21

    Fact sheet: Advancing the Nation's Preparedness for Pandemic Influenza

    Fact sheet: Growing Our Economy: Keeping Taxes Low and Restraining
    Spending

     Released May 4

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

     Released May 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Darfur Peace Agreement

    Fact sheet: Economic Growth Continues--More Than 5.2 Million Jobs
    Created Since August 2003

     Released May 6

    Advanced text: Remarks by the President to Oklahoma State University

     Released May 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by Director of National Intelligence John
    D. Negroponte on the nomination of Gen. Michael V. Hayden,

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    USAF, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister John Howard of
    Australia

    Fact sheet: Brett M. Kavanaugh: Nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for
    the DC Circuit

    Fact sheet: Darfur Agreement: A Step Toward Peace

    Fact sheet: General Michael V. Hayden: The Right Leader for the CIA

     Released May 9

    Transcript of a press gaggle by former Press Secretary Scott McClellan

    Fact sheet: General Michael V. Hayden: Extremely Well Qualified To Lead
    the CIA

    Fact sheet: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Saving Beneficiaries
    Money, and Getting Them the Drugs They Need

     Released May 10

    Fact sheet: The President's Identity Theft Task Force

     Released May 11

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino

    Advanced text: The President Delivers the Commencement Address to
    Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

     Released May 12

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

     Released May 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow, Counselor
    to the President Daniel J. Bartlett, Assistant to the President for
    Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Frances Fragos Townsend, and
    Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Joel D.
    Kaplan on the President's speech on immigration

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of
    Israel

    Fact sheet: Overview: Comprehensive Immigration Reform

    Excerpts of the President's address to the Nation on immigration

    Advance text of the President's address to the Nation on immigration

     Released May 16

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Transcript of a press briefing by Secretary of Homeland Security Michael
    Chertoff, Border Patrol Chief David Aguilar, Immigrations and Customs
    Enforcement Assistant Secretary Julie L. Myers, Assistant Secretary of
    Defense Paul F. Mchale, and Chief of the National Guard Bureau Lt. Gen.
    H. Steven Blum on the President's immigration reform plan

     Released May 17

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Washington

    Fact sheet: Extending the President's Tax Relief: A Victory for American
    Taxpayers

     Released May 18

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Transcript of a press briefing by Department of Homeland Security Deputy
    Secretary Michael P. Jackson, National Guard Bureau Comptroller
    Christopher Gardner, and Office of Management and Budget Executive
    Associate Director Austin Smythe on the President's supplemental
    appropriation request

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Denial of the Appeal of Egyptian
    Politician Ayman Nour

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.J. Res. 83 and S. 1382

    Fact sheet: President Requests Funds To Strengthen Border Security

     Released May 19

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Fact sheet: The American Competitiveness Initiative: A Commitment to
    Education, Research, and Innovation

    [[Page 1304]]

     Released May 22

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow

     Released May 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of British Prime Minister Tony
    Blair

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Zelaya of Honduras

     Released May 24

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Official Visit of Prime Minister
    Junichiro Koizumi of Japan

    Fact sheet: The Advanced Energy Initiative: Ensuring a Clean, Secure
    Energy Future

     Released May 25

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Kagame of Rwanda

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    1165

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Maine

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Massachusetts

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to New Hampshire

     Released May 26

    Statement by the Press Secretary congratulating the Government of
    Nigeria on supporting democracy by calling for national elections in
    2007

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by Prime Minister Harper of
    Canada

     Released May 29

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1499 and H.R. 5037

     Released May 30

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

     Released May 31

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    1736

     Released June 1

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Presidential Designation of Foreign
    Narcotics Kingpins

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Denis Sassou-
    Nguesso of the Republic of the Congo

    Fact sheet: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Improving Worksite
    Enforcement

     Released June 2

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit by President Michelle Bachelet
    of Chile

    Fact sheet: Economic Growth Continues--More Than 5.3 Million Jobs
    Created Since August 2003

     Released June 5

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to California

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Minnesota

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to North Dakota

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to South Dakota

     Released June 6

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Attend 2006 Group of
    Eight (G-8) Summit

     Released June 7

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow

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    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Uribe of Colombia

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Welcome Prime
    Minister of Slovenia to the White House

     Released June 8

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Transcript of a press briefing by Chairman of the Council of Economic
    Advisers Edward P. Lazear on the administration's updated economic
    forecast

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush To Visit Budapest,
    Hungary

     Released June 9

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino

    Statement by the Press Secretary: The President's Malaria Initiative

     Released June 12

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Counselor to the President Daniel J.
    Bartlett

     Released June 13

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of Prime Minister Junichiro
    Koizumi of Japan to Memphis, Tennessee

    Fact sheet: Camp David Meetings: Building on Progress in Iraq

     Released June 15

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley on the President's upcoming visit to Europe

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 1953, H.R. 3829, H.R. 5401, S. 193, S. 1235, and S. 2803

    Fact sheet: President Signs Emergency Funding Bill

    Fact sheet: The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument:
    A Commitment to Good Stewardship of Our Natural Resources

     Released June 16

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Deputy Press Secretary Dana Perino

     Released June 19

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Aung San Suu Kyi Birthday

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Visit of President Mikheil Saakashvili
    of Georgia

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Targeted Sanctions on Persons
    Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus

    Statement by the Press Secretary: Cooperative Threat Reduction Agreement
    With Russia Extended

     Released June 20

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow and National
    Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley

     Released June 21

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Council Senior
    Director for European Affairs Judith A. Ansley and Deputy National
    Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Faryar Shirzad on
    the U.S.-EU summit

    Fact sheet: 2006 U.S.-EU Summit

    Text: 2006 U.S.-EU Summit Progress Report on the Economic Initiative

    Text: 2006 U.S.-EU Summit Progress Report on Political and Security
    Issues

     Released June 22

    Transcript of a press briefing by National Security Adviser Stephen J.
    Hadley

     Released June 23

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed S.
    1445

     Released June 26

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

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    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary on the murder of four Russian diplomats
    in Iraq

     Released June 27

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Fact sheet: The Legislative Line-Item Veto: Constitutional, Effective,
    and Bipartisan

     Released June 28

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary: 50th Anniversary of the Poznan
    Uprising

    Statement by the Press Secretary: President To Visit Germany

     Released June 29

    Transcript of a press briefing by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Louisiana

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Mississippi

     Released June 30

    Transcript of a press gaggle by Press Secretary Tony Snow

    Statement by the Press Secretary announcing that the President signed
    H.R. 5603

    Statement by the Press Secretary on disaster assistance to Pennsylvania