White House Press BriefingsPress Briefings by the White House Press Secretary and other Administration officials.Press Briefing by Tony Snow - 272007- February 7, 2007 MR. SNOW: One addition to the schedule for tomorrow. Tomorrow the President will travel to the Department of Homeland Security and visit the Nebraska Avenue complex. He'll receive a briefing from Secretary Chertoff and other senior level employees on their priorities and efforts to guard against the threat of terrorism and keep America safe.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070207-1.html Press Briefing by Tony Snow - 262007- February 6, 2007 MR. SNOW: Good afternoon. A quick statement by the President before I get to questions, again, reading the statement by the President, Today I'm pleased to announce my decision to create a Department of Defense Unified Combatant Command for Africa. I've directed the Secretary of Defense to stand up a U.S. Africa Command by the end of fiscal year 2008.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070206-6.html Press Briefing by Rob Portman - 252007- February 5, 2007 MR. PORTMAN: Well, thank you all for braving the cold and joining us this morning. As you probably know, earlier today the President transmitted to the Congress the FY 2008 five year budget. It contains good news for the American people. It includes a balanced budget over five years, while meeting the nation's priorities.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070205-3.html Press Briefing by Stephen Hadley - 222007- February 2, 2007 MR. HADLEY: Good morning. I presume everybody has seen the declassified key judgments for the NIE on prospects for Iraq stability. I just wanted to talk a little bit about that, draw your attention, I think, if I could, to a couple aspects of it that are useful, and then take your questions.http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070202-6.html Press Briefing by Tony Snow - 212007- February 1, 2007 MR. SNOW: Before we get to it, just one quick announcement. Secretary Margaret Spellings is at a higher education forum in North Carolina State University. Today she will announce that the President's 2008 budget will include some significant increases for Pell Grants, as a matter of fact the largest increase in more than three decades. The budget would raise the Pell Grant maximum for students to 4,600, and increase that maximum over a five year period to 5,400. That is the largest one year...http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070201-5.html |