White House Press BriefingsPress Briefings by the White House Press Secretary and other Administration officials.Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 10312007- October 31, 2007 MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. One announcement before questions. Today at 2:00 p.m., the President will announce, in the Roosevelt Room, his nominee for U.S. Department of Agriculture. Governor Ed Schafer has a record of leadership, business and government, agriculture leadership, a fantastic governor who was reelected by wide bipartisan margins in North Dakota. He has strong bipartisan support in his state. He's well-known throughout the agriculture community. The President believes he has the...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071031-15.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 10302007- October 30, 2007 MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have three announcements. First of all, President Bush will welcome Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Washington on November 5, 2007. The Prime Minister's visit underscores the important relationship and friendship and the alliance between the United States and Turkey. The President looks forward to continuing discussions with the Prime Minister on a range of issues on our common agenda, including the fight against terrorism, in particular our joint efforts to.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071030-5.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 10262007- October 26, 2007 MS. PERINO: Happy Friday. I do not have anything to start with.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071026-6.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 10242007- October 24, 2007 MS. PERINO: Hello. I have two announcements and then a scheduling update, and then we'll go to questions. First of all, this is a statement by the President that we will release, so this is in his words: The confirmation of Judge Leslie Southwick to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit is a victory for America's judicial system and for the citizens of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Today's bipartisan vote resolves a longstanding judicial emergency and will help the people of the...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071024-8.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 10232007- October 23, 2007 MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have three things to go over with you before we go to questions. First of all, the President continues to monitor the situation in southern California regarding the wildfires. He's being provided updates by senior staff. And Secretary Chertoff and FEMA Administrator Paulison are on their way to southern California as I speak. Tonight they will provide the President with an update on ongoing federal efforts and the situation on the ground in southern California.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071023-8.html Press Briefing by Tony Fratto - 10222007- October 22, 2007 MR. FRATTO: Good afternoon, everyone. As you know, the President and the President of Mongolia signed the MCC Compact today. And the President is in lunch with the President of Mongolia now.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071022-9.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 10192007- October 19, 2007 MS. PERINO: It's Friday; I have two announcements and then will take your questions.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071019-10.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 10162007- October 16, 2007 MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. Welcome back to the briefing room after a long weekend. A couple of announcements, and then we'll go to questions.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071016-5.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 10112007- October 11, 2007 MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have a couple of announcements -- well, three announcements. Shortly you'll hear from the President about the deficit numbers that have come in. It is significantly narrowed from last year. And today's results are further proof that tax relief, combined with spending restraint, leads to economic growth. You'll hear from the President about that, as well as his commitment to making sure that we keep good economic policies going, and don't allow Democrats in Congress.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071011-4.html Press Briefing by Dana Perino - 10102007- October 10, 2007 MS. PERINO: I forgot one schedule update that I needed to give you this morning, so -- sorry, I should have done it before I came out here. On Monday, October 15th, the President will leave Crawford and travel to Rogers, Arkansas. He'll have a full day of events there, and he will underscore the importance of pro-growth economic policies and spending restraint to ensure continued economic prosperity and lowering of the federal budget deficit. We'll have details on that trip for you later today.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/10/20071010-1.html |