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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, June 30, 2008 Volume 44—Number 25 Pages 893–924 VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:52 Jul 01, 2008 Jkt 214250 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P25JNF4.027 P25JNF4 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with PRESDOCSF Contents Addresses and Remarks Communications to Federal Agencies See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders Certification of Rescission of North Korea’s Legislative agenda, remarks on congressional Designation as a State Sponsor of action—920 Terrorism, memorandum—912 Michigan, Max M. Fisher National Republican 2008 Combined Federal Campaign, Leadership Award dinner in Livonia—901 memorandum—894 National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast—914 North Korea situation—908 Executive Orders Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives’ national conference—916 Continuing Certain Restrictions With Respect Radio address—893 to North Korea and North Korean 2007 and 2008 NCAA championship teams— Nationals—911 898 Interviews With the News Media U.N. Security Council Permanent Representatives, meeting—901 Exchange with reporters in the Rose Women’s National Basketball Association Garden—908 champion Phoenix Mercury—894 Joint Statements Communications to Congress Joint Statement by the United States of North Korea, message on continuing certain restrictions with respect to North Korea America and the Socialist Republic of and North Korean nationals and the Vietnam—906 termination of the exercise of authorities Meetings With Foreign Leaders under the Trading With the Enemy Act— 913 Iraq, President Talabani—900 Western Balkans, message on continuation of Philippines, President Macapagal-Arroyo—896 national emergency—899 Vietnam, Prime Minister Dung—897, 906 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) Editor’s Note: The President was at Camp David, MD, on June 27, the closing date of this issue. 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VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:52 Jul 01, 2008 Jkt 214250 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P25JNF4.027 P25JNF4 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with PRESDOCSF Contents—Continued Notices Statements by the President—Continued Continuation of the National Emergency With U.S. Courts of Appeals and District Courts Respect to the Western Balkans—899 judges, Senate confirmation—905 Proclamations Supplementary Materials Termination of the Exercise of Authorities Under the Trading With the Enemy Act Acts approved by the President—924 With Respect to North Korea—911 Checklist of White House press releases—923 Statements by the President Digest of other White House announcements—921 Individual gun rights, U.S. Supreme Court ruling—921 Nominations submitted to the Senate—922 VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:52 Jul 01, 2008 Jkt 214250 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 E:\PRESDOCS\P25JNF4.027 P25JNF4 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with PRESDOCSF Week Ending Friday, June 27, 2008 The President’s Radio Address heat and other processes. One major deposit June 21, 2008 in the Rocky Mountain West alone would equal current annual oil imports for more Good morning. Americans are concerned than 100 years. Unfortunately, Democrats in about the high price of gasoline. Everyone Congress are standing in the way of further who commutes to work, purchases food, development. In last year’s omnibus spend- ships a product, or takes a family vacation ing bill, Democratic leaders inserted a provi- feels the burden of higher prices at the sion blocking oil shale leasing on Federal pump. And families across our country are lands. That provision can be taken out as eas- looking to Washington for a response. ily as it was slipped in, and Congress should The fundamental problem behind high gas do so immediately. prices is that the supply of oil has not kept Third, we should expand American oil pro- up with the rising demand across the world. duction by permitting exploration in north- One obvious solution is for America to in- ern Alaska. Scientists have developed innova- crease our domestic oil production. So my tive techniques to reach this oil with virtually administration has repeatedly called on Con- no impact on the land or local wildlife. With gress to open access to new oil exploration a drilling footprint that covers just a tiny frac- here in the United States. Unfortunately, tion of this vast terrain, America could Democrats on Capitol Hill have rejected vir- produce an estimated 10 billion barrels of tually every proposal. Now Americans are oil. That is roughly the equivalent of two dec- paying the price at the pump for this obstruc- ades of imported oil from Saudi Arabia. I tion. So this week, I asked Democratic con- urge Members of Congress to allow this re- gressional leaders to take the side of working mote region to bring enormous benefits to families and small businesses and farmers the American people. and ranchers and move forward with four Finally, we need to expand and enhance steps to expand American oil and gasoline our refining capacity. It has been 30 years production. since a new refinery was built in our Nation, First, we should expand American oil pro- and lawsuits and red tape have made it ex- duction by increasing access to the Outer tremely costly to expand or modify existing Continental Shelf, or OCS. Experts believe refineries. The result is that America now im- that the OCS could produce enough oil to ports millions of barrels of fully refined gaso- match America’s current production for al- line from abroad. This imposes needless costs most 10 years. The problem is that Congress on American families and drivers. It deprives has restricted access to key parts of the OCS American workers of good jobs, and it needs since the early 1980s. So I’ve called on the to change. House and Senate to lift this legislative ban I know Democratic leaders have opposed and give States the option of opening up some of these policies in the past. Now that OCS resources off their shores, while pro- their opposition has helped drive gas prices tecting the environment. There’s also an ex- to record levels, I ask them to reconsider ecutive prohibition on exploration in the their positions. If congressional leaders leave OCS, which I will lift when Congress lifts for the Fourth of July recess without taking the legislative ban. action, they will need to explain why $4 a Second, we should expand American oil gallon gasoline is not enough incentive for production by tapping into the extraordinary them to act. potential of oil shale. Oil shale is a type of This is a difficult time for many American rock that can produce oil when exposed to families. Rising gasoline prices and economic 893 VerDate Aug 31 2005 13:52 Jul 01, 2008 Jkt 214250 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 E:\PRESDOCS\P25JNT4.027 P25JNT4 rfrederick on PROD1PC67 with PRESDOCST 894 June 21 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2008 uncertainty can affect everything from what Remarks Honoring the 2007 food parents put on the table to where they Women’s National Basketball can go on vacation. With the four steps I’ve Association Champion Phoenix laid out, Congress now has a clear path to Mercury begin easing the strain high gas prices put on your family’s pocketbook. These proposals June 23, 2008 will take years to have their full impact, so I urge Congress to take action as soon as pos- The President. Thanks for coming. Please sible. Together we can meet the energy chal- be seated. Welcome to the White House. lenges we face and keep our economy the And it is fitting that we use the East Garden strongest, most vibrant, and most hopeful in because, one, this is rarely used; and two, the world. it is an opportunity for me to welcome a lot Thank you for listening. of people to the—that are here to see the WNBA champs, Phoenix Mercury. And NOTE: The address was recorded at 7:40 a.m. on we’re glad you came. June 20 in the Cabinet Room at the White House People who follow sport in America will for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on June 21. The tran- know that the Phoenix Mercury played to- script was made available by the Office of the gether as a great team, and they brought new Press Secretary on June 20 but was embargoed glory to women’s athletics and the sport of for release until the broadcast.

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