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June 17, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Barack Obama (D-IL) today sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Jim Nussle, asking his support for the inclusion of emergency funds in the 2008 Supplemental Appropriations bill to ensure critical relief is provided to the areas affected by the recent storms and subsequent flooding of the Mississippi River and its tributaries.    » read more »

MS. PERINO: Hello. I have one announcement. First of all, we wish Deb Riechmann a happy birthday. So I guess I have two announcements.

Today the President will sign the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that will prohibit health insurers and employers from discriminating on the basis of genetic information. And I have one update -- this will now be open to pool coverage in the Oval Office. The legislation will ensure that health plans and health insurance insurers would not be able to deny coverage to individuals or charge higher premiums based solely on a genetic predisposition to developing a disease in the future.    » read more »

May 20, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill praised the Bush Administration for beginning the process to close a loophole in a proposed federal regulation that would have exempted federal contractors who carry out their contracts overseas from being required to self-report criminal activity they are involved in.    » read more »

February 4, 2008 -- MS. PERINO: Good afternoon. I have one update on the President's schedule this morning. He was able to connect with four members of the New York Giants. He called co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch; and then the Coach, Tom Coughlin, and Quarterback Eli Manning. He called each of them separately and he wished them his congratulations for the historic victory last night.    » read more »

09/04/2007 -- "President Bush continues to tell the American people how great the economy is doing. Bush and his advisors say the economy is “strong and getting stronger,” the economy is “thriving,” the economy is “robust,” the economy is “vibrant;” the economy is “solid,” the economy is “booming,” the economy is “powerful,” the economy is “fantastic,” the economy is “amazing,” and “marvelous,” He’s wrong, of course, as every American living from paycheck to paycheck knows.    » read more »

09/04/2007 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator John Kerry issued the following statement today, after voting against confirming former Congressman Jim Nussle as the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget.    » read more »

September 4, 2007 -- Washington, DC — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today regarding his intent to vote “no” on confirming Congressman Jim Nussle as Director of the Office of Management and Budget:    » read more »

July 27, 2007 -- For many years, GAO has reported that weaknesses in information security are a widespread problem with potentially devastating consequences--such as intrusions by malicious users, compromised networks, and the theft of personally identifiable information--and has identified information security as a governmentwide high-risk issue.    » read more »

July 11, 2007 -- DIRECTOR PORTMAN: What I'd like to do today is just briefly go over the mid-session review. You all have it now, I assume. I also have given you some charts or slides to take a look at within this packet. The first one is the one in the -- this is the same chart you've seen many times, which is comparing the budget deficit over time, starting with 2004, up to 2012, the balanced budget. That's the first chart that should be in your packet.    » read more »

06-19-2007 -- Rudy Giuliani made the following statement today regarding President Bush’s intention to nominate Jim Nussle to be the Director of the Office of Management and Budget:

“President Bush made a great choice in Jim Nussle for Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The President’s decision was the right one for our country and for taxpayers.

“Jim and I have long shared a commitment to fiscal discipline and I have every confidence he will continue to be an effective steward of taxpayers’ hard earned dollars in his new position.    » read more »