News Archive - April, 2006

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		April 29, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq

		April 28, 2006 President Discusses the Economy, Participates in Press Availability Video Audio In Focus: Jobs & Economy President Meets with Darfur Advocates Video Audio In Focus: Africa President Meets with North Korean Defectors and Family Members of Japanese Abducted by North Korea Video Audio President Bush Welcomes President Aliyev of Azerbaijan to the White House Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy Statement by the Press Secretary Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, 2006 Law Day, U.S.A., 2006 Older Americans Month, 2006 Loyalty Day, 2006 Fact Sheet: CAFE Reform for Passenger Cars

		April 27, 2006 President Visits Damaged Home in New Orleans, Louisiana Video Audio In Focus: Hurricane Recovery President Discusses Volunteerism During Visit to Hands on Gulf Coast Civic Action Center Video Audio In Focus: Hurricane Recovery volunteer.gov President Discusses Refining Capacity in Biloxi, Mississippi Video Audio In Focus: Energy In Focus: Hurricane Recovery President Pleased with U.S. and Canada Agreement Resolving Softwood Lumber Trade Dispute Message to the Congress of the United States Executive Order: Responsibilities of Federal Departments and Agencies with Respect to Volunteer Community Service Executive Order: Blocking Property of Persons in Connection with the Conflict in Sudan's Darfur Region U.S.-Targeted Sanctions on Persons in Connection with the Conflict in Sudan's Darfur Region Medicare Check-Up: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Is Cutting Costs In Focus: Health Care Setting the Record Straight Personnel Announcement Nominations Sent to the Senate Nominations Sent to the Senate

		April 26, 2006 President and Mrs. Bush Meet with the 2006 National and State Teachers of the Year Video Audio Fact Sheet: The National Teacher of the Year: A Commitment to Education Excellence In Focus: Education President Announces Tony Snow as Press Secretary Video Audio Message to the Congress of the United States Executive Order Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection with the National Emergency with Respect to Syria National Charter Schools Week, 2006

		April 25, 2006 President Discusses Energy Policy Video Audio Fact Sheet: President Bush's Four-Part Plan to Confront High Gasoline Prices In Focus: Energy President Bush Presents Commander-In-Chief's Trophy to the United States Naval Academy Video Audio President Discusses Immigration Reform with Members of the Senate Video Audio In Focus: Immigration Briefing by Al Hubbard, National Economic Council Director, on the President's Four-Point Energy Plan Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nominations Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		April 24, 2006 President Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Reform Video Audio Fact Sheet: Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Securing Our Border In Focus: Immigration President Bush to Welcome Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez to the White House President Attends Jon Porter for Congress Luncheon Presidential Message Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Nominations Sent to the Senate

		April 23, 2006 President Visits with Marine Corps and Navy Families in Twentynine Palms, California Video Audio In Focus: Defense President Bush Visits with President and Mrs. Ford Video Audio President Gerald R. Ford

		April 22, 2006 President Congratulates Iraqi Leadership on National Unity Government Agreement Video Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq President Bush Discusses Advanced Transportation Technology in California Video Audio Fact Sheet: Earth Day 2006: Developing New Transportation Technology Advanced Energy Initiative President Attends Republican National Committee Reception in California President's Radio Address Audio

		April 21, 2006 President Participates in Panel on the American Competitiveness Initiative Video Audio American Competitiveness Initiative President Bush to Host Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen at Camp David Statement on International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Spring Meetings Statement by James L. Connaughton, Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality National Crime Victims' Rights Week, 2006 Office for Victims of Crime Jewish American Heritage Month, 2006

		April 20, 2006 President Bush and President Hu of People's Republic of China Participate in Arrival Ceremony Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Bush Meets with President Hu of the People's Republic of China In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Bush and People's Republic of China President Hu Exchange Luncheon Toasts Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Bush Welcomes Recipients of the President's Environmental Youth Awards President Signs H.R. 4979, the "Local Community Recovery Act of 2006" National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, 2006 National Volunteer Week, 2006

		April 19, 2006 President Discusses the American Competitiveness Initiative at Tuskegee University Video Audio American Competitiveness Initiative President Meets with Governors Who Traveled to Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan Video Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq In Focus: Afghanistan Press Secretary Scott McClellan Announces His Resignation Video Audio Vice President's Remarks at a Rally for the Troops Vice President's Remarks at the 2005 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Ceremony Vice President Cheney to Travel to Lithuania, Kazakhstan, and Croatia Personnel Announcement Personnel Announcement

		April 18, 2006 President Discusses American Competitiveness Initiative Video Audio Executive Order: National Mathematics Advisory Panel Fact Sheet: The American Competitiveness Initiative: Encouraging Innovation American Competitiveness Initiative President Bush Nominates Rob Portman as OMB Director and Susan Schwab for USTR Video Audio President's Cabinet President Bush Welcomes Prime Minister Siniora of Lebanon to the White House Video Audio In Focus: Global Diplomacy President Thanks Faith-Based Director Jim Towey for His Service Executive Order: National Mathematics Advisory Panel Vice President's Remarks at a Rally for the Troops of the 24th Infantry Division National Park Week, 2006 Personnel Announcement

		April 17, 2006 President Participates in Roundtable on Taxes and the Economy Video Audio In Focus: Jobs & Economy Statement Condemning Terrorist Attack in Tel Aviv Memorandum for the Commissioner of Social Security Personnel Announcement

		April 16, 2006 President Attends Easter Service at Camp David

		April 15, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Jobs and Economy

		April 14, 2006 President Bush Expresses Full Support, Appreciation for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld In Focus: Defense President and Mrs. Bush Release 2005 Tax Return Vice President Cheney and Mrs. Cheney Release 2005 Income Tax Return

		April 13, 2006 President Bush Addresses Small Business Week Conference Video Audio Fact Sheet: The President's Small Business Agenda: Helping Entrepreneurs Prosper In Focus: Small Business President Signs H.J.Res. 81 and H.J.Res. 82 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Kansas Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Oklahoma Easter 2006 Thomas Jefferson Day, 2006 Personnel Announcement

		April 12, 2006 President Participates in a Conversation on Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits in Virginia Video Audio In Focus: Medicare President Bush to Welcome German Chancellor Merkel to the White House President Bush Welcomes President Kufuor of Ghana to the White House Video Audio In Focus: Africa In Focus: Global Diplomacy Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Arkansas Setting The Record Straight: The Washington Post's Reckless Reporting On WMD Claims Setting the Record Straight

		April 11, 2006 President Participates in Conversation on Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Video Audio Fact Sheet: Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Enroll Now and Start Saving In Focus: Medicare President Discusses Medicare in Iowa In Focus: Medicare Remarks by the President at Iowans for Nussle Reception President Signs H.R. 1259, S. 2116, and S. 2120 Passover, 5766 Setting the Record Straight: Despite Democrat Claims, President Bush's Policies Are Growing Our Economy In Focus: Economy Setting the Record Straight

		April 10, 2006 President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror Video Audio In Focus: Renewal in Iraq In Focus: National Security President Bush to Welcome President Aliyev of Azerbaijan to the White House President Bush to Welcome Prime Minister Siniora of Lebanon to the White House

		April 8, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Immigration

		April 7, 2006 President Bush Discusses America's Strong and Growing Economy Video Audio Fact Sheet: Economic Growth Continues - More Than 5.1 Million Jobs Created Since August 2003 In Focus: Jobs & Economy President Attends National Catholic Prayer Breakfast Video Audio Statement on the Formation of the Iraq Study Group (ISG) Pan American Day and Pan American Week, 2006 National D.A.R.E. Day, 2006

		April 6, 2006 President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror Video Audio In Focus: National Security In Focus: Renewal in Iraq President Welcomes 2005-06 NCAA Sports Champions to the White House Video Audio Statement by the President on Immigration In Focus: Immigration United States Welcomes Joint Statement by the British and Irish Prime Ministers Statement on U.S. Commitment to Prevent Widespread Famine in the Horn of Africa National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, 2006 Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2006 Memorandum for the Secretary of State Text of a Letter from the President to the Speaker of the House of Representatives Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate Personnel Announcement

		April 5, 2006 President Bush Participates in Panel on Health Savings Accounts Video Audio Fact Sheet: Health Savings Accounts: Affordable and Accessible Health Care Fact Sheet: Health Savings Accounts: Myth Vs. Fact In Focus: Health Care President Urges Senate to Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform In Focus: Immigration President to Welcome President of the Republic of Ghana to the White House Statement on Additional Federal Disaster Assistance for Tennessee Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Missouri Just the Facts: President Bush's Pro-Growth Tax Relief Benefits All Americans Who Pay Income Taxes In Focus: Tax Relief In Focus: Economy Setting the Record Straight Nominations Sent to the Senate

		April 4, 2006 President Bush Discusses Health Care Initiatives Video Audio In Focus: Health Care Message to the Senate of the United States Personnel Announcement

		April 3, 2006 Presidential Delegation to Attend Inauguration of President Elect Thomas Yay Boni of the Republic of Benin

		April 1, 2006 President's Radio Address Audio In Focus: Jobs and Economy President Signs H.R. 4911, the "Higher Education Extension Act of 2006"