Tuesday
Nov082005
White House Gaggle
Tuesday, November 8, 2005 at 3:00AM
By Ellen Ratner
White House Gaggle
November 8, 2005
By: Ellen Ratner
President's Schedule:
The President had intelligence and hurricane briefings this morning. He
will meet for a photo with the 2005 Nobel Awardees. Later today the
President will have a round table with the Asian print media then he will
have television interviews with foreign press in the Map Room. The
President will receive the Institute on Religion and Public Policy's
"Wellspring of Freedom" Award. State is briefing at 12:30. Judge Alito
will be meeting with five more Senators today bringing a total to 35 by
days end. The Dalai Lama will visit with President and Mrs. Bush on
Wednesday. His last meeting was in 2003.
Ethics Briefings:
They are taking place now. They are being done alphabetically and
beginning with White House Staff with security clearances. Asked if Karl
Rove is in today's briefing, Scott said that it is being done
alphabetically so it would not include Rove today. He said that these
briefings are "refreshers". He said there would be no press coverage of
the briefings. They are about one hour long. There are 3000 total staffers
that relate to the White House. He also said that when you get a security
clearance you receive a detailed security briefing. The White House
consul's office conducts the briefings. He added that the President takes
the handling of classified information very seriously. Scott avoided
answering the question about changing ground rules on who the President
would fire if there was a breach in the Plame case.
Budget:
The President is focused on a deficit reduction package and is working
with Congress to provide savings for the American people. Scott said that
he intends to help people in the Gulf coast region in a fiscally
responsible way. In terms of tax cuts he said that our economy was growing
strongly and that the third quarter GDP was higher than the expected 3.6
percent. It was now 3.8 percent.
Katrina:
Asked about how many fundraisers the President has attended for Katrina as
opposed to fundraisers for the Republican Party, Scott said that "we've
done a lot in terms of providing support to that region and that a number
of people are involved in the private sector as well". He said that he
could get that information.
White House Gaggle
November 8, 2005
By: Ellen Ratner
President's Schedule:
The President had intelligence and hurricane briefings this morning. He
will meet for a photo with the 2005 Nobel Awardees. Later today the
President will have a round table with the Asian print media then he will
have television interviews with foreign press in the Map Room. The
President will receive the Institute on Religion and Public Policy's
"Wellspring of Freedom" Award. State is briefing at 12:30. Judge Alito
will be meeting with five more Senators today bringing a total to 35 by
days end. The Dalai Lama will visit with President and Mrs. Bush on
Wednesday. His last meeting was in 2003.
Ethics Briefings:
They are taking place now. They are being done alphabetically and
beginning with White House Staff with security clearances. Asked if Karl
Rove is in today's briefing, Scott said that it is being done
alphabetically so it would not include Rove today. He said that these
briefings are "refreshers". He said there would be no press coverage of
the briefings. They are about one hour long. There are 3000 total staffers
that relate to the White House. He also said that when you get a security
clearance you receive a detailed security briefing. The White House
consul's office conducts the briefings. He added that the President takes
the handling of classified information very seriously. Scott avoided
answering the question about changing ground rules on who the President
would fire if there was a breach in the Plame case.
Budget:
The President is focused on a deficit reduction package and is working
with Congress to provide savings for the American people. Scott said that
he intends to help people in the Gulf coast region in a fiscally
responsible way. In terms of tax cuts he said that our economy was growing
strongly and that the third quarter GDP was higher than the expected 3.6
percent. It was now 3.8 percent.
Katrina:
Asked about how many fundraisers the President has attended for Katrina as
opposed to fundraisers for the Republican Party, Scott said that "we've
done a lot in terms of providing support to that region and that a number
of people are involved in the private sector as well". He said that he
could get that information.
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