[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 24 (Thursday, February 5, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 5677-5678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2667]



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Proclamation 7755--National Consumer Protection Week, 2004


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Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 24 / Thursday, February 5, 2004 / 
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The President

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                Proclamation 7755 of February 2, 2004

                
National Consumer Protection Week, 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every day, America's consumers conduct millions of 
                financial transactions. During National Consumer 
                Protection Week, we recognize those who help to 
                safeguard our citizens from consumer fraud, and we 
                encourage all Americans to be informed consumers. This 
                year's theme, ``Financial Literacy: Earning a Lifetime 
                of Dividends,'' highlights the importance of financial 
                education to consumer protection.

                The Federal Government provides many educational 
                resources and programs to help protect Americans 
                against fraud by giving them information about their 
                options in the marketplace. The Federal Trade 
                Commission and more than 100 other Federal agencies 
                have collaborated on a website, www.consumer.gov, which 
                provides helpful information ranging from how credit 
                ratings work to how to buy a new car. The Department of 
                the Treasury has also established an Office of 
                Financial Education to oversee inter agency efforts to 
                coordinate and expand financial education initiatives.

                In addition, my Administration is working to expand 
                financial literacy for potential homeowners. We have 
                doubled the funds for housing and financial counseling 
                services, including those run by faith-based and 
                community groups, and we are distributing millions of 
                dollars in grants to national, State, and local 
                organizations that promote home buyer education and 
                counseling. The Department of Housing and Urban 
                Development is also collaborating with the Federal 
                Deposit Insurance Corporation to expand the ``Money 
                Smart'' financial education program in public housing. 
                Education about the home-buying process not only 
                protects our citizens from consumer fraud, but also 
                empowers them to achieve their dreams.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim February 1 through February 
                7, 2004, as National Consumer Protection Week. I call 
                upon government officials, industry leaders, and 
                consumer advocates to provide consumers with 
                information about the lifetime benefits of financial 
                literacy, and I encourage all citizens to take 
                advantage of the resources that can help them become 
                responsible consumers, savers, and investors.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                second day of February, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand four, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

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[FR Doc. 04-2667
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