[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

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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

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 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

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 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