THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
January 23, 2004

STATEMENT BY THE PRESS SECRETARY

On Friday, January 23, 2004, the President signed into law:

H.R. 2673, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004, which provides FY 2004 appropriations for seven of the 13 regular appropriations bills. FY 2004 appropriations are included for: the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs; the District of Columbia; International Assistance Programs; the Environmental Protection Agency; the Executive Office of the President; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Corporation for National and Community Service; and many other smaller agencies.