What Government Did Today

During National Family Caregivers Month we recognize and celebrate the many individuals throughout our country who work each day to ensure a better quality of life for their family members. Through their selfless action, these caregivers provide their loved ones support and comfort as they age, combat illness, or suffer from disability.

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National Family Caregivers Month, 2008

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Territory of the U. S.

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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Territory of the U. S. Virgin Islands

President Bush on Wednesday said, “We had a discussion today on several major topics. We talked about the progress on the election law and on the hydrocarbon law, but we also talked about the status of forces agreement, called the SOFA.

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President Bush Meets with President Barzani of the Kurdistan Regional Government

Today, the Transition Coordinating Council (TCC) will meet for the second time, continuing the Administration’s comprehensive transition efforts. The peaceful transfer of power from one Presidential Administration to the next is a hallmark of American democracy. With our Nation at war, our homeland targeted by terrorist adversaries, and our economy facing serious challenges, the Administration is committed to establishing and executing a transition plan that minimizes disruption, maintains continuity, and addresses the major changes in government since the 2000 transition, including the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, as well as the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Homeland Security Council.

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Fact Sheet: Ensuring a Smooth and Effective Presidential Transition

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by Hurricane Gustav during the period of August 31 to September 7, 2008.

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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Florida

President Bush on Monday said, “We remember many of our Presidents as leaders made for a unique moment in our history. President Roosevelt, as John said, was a man for all seasons. He was a soldier who won the Medal of Honor, a peacemaker who won the Nobel Prize

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President and Mrs. Bush Host Celebration in Honor of Theodore Roosevelt’s 150th Birthday

President Bush on Monday said, “I told the President that the United States wants to help. We want to help with education and health care. We care deeply about people being able to work

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President Bush Meets with President Lugo of Paraguay

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Ohio and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe wind storm associated with Tropical Depression Ike on September 14, 2008.

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Statement on Federal Disaster Assistance for Ohio

President Bush on Friday said, “With today’s ceremony, we celebrate two young and vigorous democracies seeking to assume new responsibilities in a time of terrorism and a time of war. We strengthen America’s partnership with nations that once found themselves in the shackles of communism. We rejoice in taking a major step toward welcoming the people of Albania and Croatia into the greatest alliance for freedom the world has ever known.”

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President Bush Participates in Signing Ceremony with NATO Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer for NATO Accession Protocols for Albania and Croatia

President Bush on Friday said, “Ever since 9/11, the people in this building have done what the country expects them to do, and that is to work as hard as necessary to help protect the United States of America. The work here at the NSA is absolutely vital, and I wish all our citizens could meet the folks that work here and realize how smart they are, how capable they are, and how enthusiastic they are in doing their duty.”

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President Bush Participates in Briefings at the National Security Agency