[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 43, Number 19 (Monday, May 14, 2007)]
[Pages 609-610]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 8142--National Defense Transportation Day and National 
Transportation Week, 2007

 May 10, 2007

 By the President of the United States

 of America

 A Proclamation

    Our Nation's transportation infrastructure is vital to our security, 
competitiveness, and prosperity and is critical to the everyday lives of 
our citizens. On National Defense Transportation Day and during National 
Transportation Week, we salute those in the transportation industry who 
work to help keep our Nation safe and moving.
    America is strengthened by transportation that helps to safely and 
efficiently transport our troops, deliver supplies, and serve in 
emergency situations. My Administration is committed to maintaining and 
modernizing our vast transportation infrastructure to serve the 
country's needs now and in the future. We continue to improve the safety 
and security of our roads, bridges, seaports, mass transit systems, 
airports, airplanes, and pipelines. Protecting our transportation 
systems increases safety for all our citizens and helps sustain our 
economy.
    In addition to keeping Americans safe, our transportation system is 
critical to our citizens' everyday lives. Americans depend on our safe, 
reliable, and efficient infrastructure to travel for work or pleasure. 
Through the Department of Transportation, we are working to reduce 
congestion and improve the performance of America's transportation 
system.
    There are many transportation professionals and military service 
members across our Nation who work to help ensure that our 
transportation systems run smoothly and continue to protect our 
homeland. We are grateful for their dedication and service, and we 
recognize their important contributions to making America's 
transportation system the strongest and most reliable in the world.
    To recognize the men and women who work in the transportation 
industry and who contribute to our Nation's well-being and defense, the 
Congress, by joint resolution approved May 16, 1957, as amended (36 
U.S.C. 120), has designated the third Friday in May of each year as 
``National Defense Transportation Day,'' and, by joint resolution 
approved May 14, 1962, as amended (36 U.S.C. 133), declared that the 
week during which that Friday falls be designated as ``National 
Transportation Week.''
    Now, Therefore, I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of 
America, do hereby proclaim Friday, May 18, 2007, as National Defense 
Transportation Day and May 13 through May 19, 2007, as National

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Transportation Week. I encourage all Americans to learn how our modern 
transportation system contributes to the security of our citizens and 
the prosperity of our country and to celebrate these observances with 
appropriate ceremonies and activities.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this tenth day of 
May, in the year of our Lord two thousand seven, and of the Independence 
of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-first.
                                                George W. Bush

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 9:08 a.m., May 14, 2007]

Note: This proclamation will be published in the Federal Register on May 
15.