Statement by the Press Secretary: President Bush Signs H.R. 5813 and S. 550 into Law

On Friday, April 18, 2008, the President signed into law:

H.R. 5813, which extends many authorities provided under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 for one week, through April 25, 2008; and

S. 550, which increases from 58 to 61 the statutory limit on the number of associate judges of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.