Statement from the Press Secretary

Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2019 Statement from the Press Secretary Today, in a three-paragraph order, a district judge enjoined the Trump Administration from keeping families together during their immigration proceedings. That ruling perpetuates the loophole that this same judge created, which has been exploited by criminal cartels to smuggle children across the United States Southern Border – often resulting in their physical and sexual abuse. For two and a half years, this Administration has worked to restore faithful enforcement of the laws enacted by Congress, while activist judges have imposed their own vision in the place of those duly enacted laws. The Flores 20-day Loophole violates Congressional removal and detention mandates, creating a new system out of judicial whole cloth. This destructive end-run around the detention and removal system Congress created must end.

Presidential Proclamation on National Hunting and Fishing Day, 2019

Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2019 NATIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING DAY, 2019 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION      Since our Nation's earliest days, hunting and fishing have remained enduring pastimes that are inextricably linked to the American experience.  For the first American settlers and Native Americans, hunting and fishing were a means of survival.  Today, hunters and anglers of all ages carry on these traditions in the spirit of rugged individualism to provide for their families and to show the next generation of Americans the splendor of the great outdoors.  On National Hunting and Fishing Day, we celebrate their stewardship of the natural world, their contributions to our thriving economy, and America's abundant natural resources and beauty.      Our lands and waters have long been among our Nation's greatest national treasures, and sportsmen and women are at the forefront of conservation efforts to sustain them for centuries to come.  Hunters and anglers play an integral role in maintaining the health of our Nation's ecosystems and preserving our country's private and public lands for wildlife and all those who love the outdoors.  They understand the relationship between humankind and nature, and they cultivate a profound respect for our natural resources, passing on values that have strengthened generations of American families and communities.      Hunters and anglers also play a vital role in fueling our robust economy.  Wildlife-related recreation supports 480,000 jobs annually, and more than 100 million Americans participated in wildlife-related activities in 2016.  These people included approximately 46 million hunters and anglers, who spent more than $70 billion on equipment, travel, and other expenses, underscoring the importance of hunting and fishing to both our economy and our way of life.      To further promote participation in hunting and fishing, my Administration remains committed to facilitating greater access to the boundless opportunities afforded by our great outdoors.  We have opened or expanded hunting and fishing opportunities on nearly 1.8 million acres of lands and waters.  In March, I signed into law the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, which designates new acreage as wilderness areas and increases access to public lands and waters for hunters and anglers to enjoy.  Today, we recognize the ways in which hunters and anglers embody the American values of freedom and self-reliance, and we encourage all Americans to enjoy the natural beauty of the United States.      NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 28, 2019, as National Hunting and Fishing Day.  I call upon the people of the United States to join me in recognizing the contributions of America's hunters and anglers, and all those who work to conserve our Nation's fish and wildlife resources.      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of September, in the year of our Lord two thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fourth.                                 DONALD J. TRUMP

Executive Order on the Continuance of Certain Federal Advisory Committees

Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2019 EXECUTIVE ORDER - - - - - - - CONTINUANCE OF CERTAIN FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES        By the authority vested in me as President, by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), it is hereby ordered as follows:      Section 1.  Each advisory committee listed below is continued until September 30, 2021.      (a)  Committee for the Preservation of the White House; Executive Order 11145, as amended (Department of the Interior).      (b)  President's Commission on White House Fellowships; Executive Order 11183, as amended (Office of Personnel Management).      (c)  President's Committee on the National Medal of Science; Executive Order 11287, as amended (National Science Foundation).      (d)  President's Export Council; Executive Order 12131, as amended (Department of Commerce).      (e)  President's Committee on the International Labor Organization; Executive Order 12216, as amended (Department of Labor).      (f)  President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee; Executive Order 12382, as amended (Department of Homeland Security).      (g)  National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee; Executive Order 12829, as amended (National Archives and Records Administration).      (h)  Trade and Environment Policy Advisory Committee; Executive Order 12905 (Office of the United States Trade Representative).      (i)  Governmental Advisory Committee to the United States Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation; Executive Order 12915 (Environmental Protection Agency).      (j)  National Advisory Committee to the United States Representative to the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation; Executive Order 12915 (Environmental Protection Agency).      (k)  Good Neighbor Environmental Board; Executive Order 12916, as amended (Environmental Protection Agency).      (l)  Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS; Executive Order 12963, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).      (m)  President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities; Executive Order 12994, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).      (n)  Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health; Executive Order 13179 (Department of Health and Human Services).      (o)  National Infrastructure Advisory Council; Executive Order 13231, as amended (Department of Homeland Security).      (p)  President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition; Executive Order 13265, as amended (Department of Health and Human Services).      (q)  President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Executive Order 13872 (Department of Commerce).      (r)  President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; Executive Order 13539, as amended (Department of Energy).      (s)  Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development; Executive Order 13540 (Small Business Administration).      (t)  State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector (SLTPS) Policy Advisory Committee; Executive Order 13549 (National Archives and Records Administration).      (u)  President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics; Executive Order 13555 (Department of Education).      (v)  President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans; Executive Order 13621 (Department of Education).      (w)  President's Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa; Executive Order 13675, as amended (Department of Commerce).      (x)  Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee; initially established pursuant to Presidential Memorandum on Improving Spectrum Management for the 21st Century (November 30, 2004) (Department of Commerce).      (y)  National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board; National Security Presidential Directive‑39, "U.S. National Space-Based Position, Navigation, and Timing Policy" (December 8, 2004) (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).      (z)  San Juan Islands National Monument Advisory Committee; Proclamation 8947 of March 25, 2013 (Department of the Interior).      (aa)  Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee; Proclamation 9558 of December 28, 2016, as amended (Department of the Interior).      (bb)  Gold Butte National Monument Advisory Committee; Proclamation 9559 of December 28, 2016 (Department of the Interior).      (cc)  Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee; Proclamation 9682 of December 4, 2017 (Department of the Interior).      (dd)  President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities; Executive Order 13779 (Department of Education).      Sec. 2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other Executive Order, the functions of the President under the Federal Advisory Committee Act that are applicable to the committees listed in section 1 of this order shall be performed by the head of the department or agency designated after each committee, in accordance with the regulations, guidelines, and procedures established by the Administrator of General Services.      Sec. 3.  Sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 13811 of September 29, 2017, are hereby superseded by sections 1 and 2 of this order.      Sec. 4.  This order shall be effective September 30, 2019.                                 DONALD J. TRUMP THE WHITE HOUSE,     September 27, 2019.