What Government Did Today

President Bush on Friday said, “The actions I’m announcing today represent a step that we wish were not necessary. But given the situation, it is the most effective and responsible way to address this challenge facing our nation

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President Bush Discusses Administration’s Plan to Assist Automakers

President Bush on Friday said, “It’s a humbling experience to be included here among so many extraordinary leaders.

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President and Mrs. Bush Attend Unveiling of Their Portraits

On Friday, December 19, 2008, the President signed into law: H.R. 6859, which designates a facility of the United States Postal Service as the Dr.

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President Bush Signs H.R. 6859 and S.J.Res. 46 Into Law

Today, President Bush announced that the Treasury Department will make loans available from the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to assist the domestic auto industry in becoming financially viable. The terms and conditions of this financing will facilitate the restructuring of our domestic auto industry, prevent disorderly bankruptcies during a time of economic difficulty, and protect the taxpayer by ensuring that only financially viable firms receive assistance.

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Fact Sheet: Financing Assistance to Facilitate the Restructuring of Auto Manufacturers to Attain Financial Viability

President Bush on Friday said, “You have done a lot of important and hard work in helping the region understand the importance of two states living side by side in peace. No question this is a hard challenge, but nevertheless, people must recognize that we have made a good deal of progress. And a lot of it has to do with your leadership, and I thank you.”

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President Bush Meets with President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority

The White House announced today the recipients of the 2007 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the Nation’s highest honor for professionals at the outset of their independent scientific research careers. Sixty-seven researchers were honored today in a ceremony presided over by Dr

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White House Announces 2007 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers

1. Section 506A(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (the “1974 Act”) (19 U.S.C. 2466a(a)(1)), as added by section 111(a) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (title I of Public Law 106-200) (AGOA), authorizes the President to designate a country listed in section 107 of the AGOA (19 U.S.C

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To Take Certain Actions Under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Generalized System of Preferences

President Bush on Friday said, “The purpose of the monument is to remind generations of Americans of the sacrifices that Americans made to protect our country. But there’s a broader purpose, as well, and that is to remind generations of Americans about the transformative effect of freedom.”

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President Bush Signs the President Proclamation Designating the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument and the Presidential Proclamation in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2008

President Bush on Friday said, “Over the past eight years, I have had the privilege to see the Middle East up close. I have stood on the shores of the Sea of Galilee, and I’ve hiked the cliffs of Masada

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President Bush Attends Saban Forum 2008

President Bush on Friday said, “The surest path to that growth is to continue policies of free and open markets. Free market capitalism has been an engine of prosperity, progress, and social mobility in economies all over the globe. Trade and investment have been — have linked our economies together — creating new customers for businesses and workers, and greater choices and lower prices for consumers.

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President Bush Hosts Dinner with Summit on Financial Markets and World Economy Participants