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 123STA T . 3 64 6 PROCL A M AT I O N8 3 7 8 — MA Y 11 , 2 0 0 9abro a d,t ra nsp ortat i on is v ita l to ke epin gAm eri c ans sa f e .G lobal cli - mate c h ange and o u r reliance on foreign oil have also created tremen- dous national securit y challenges. T o solve these problems and create ne w economic opportunities, we must make our transportation system cleaner and more efficient. M y Administration has taken bold action to rebuild our N ation ’ s crum- bling infrastructure. The American R ecovery and Reinvestment Act in- tegrates the goals of j ob creation and economic growth with a renewed commitment to transportation. This legislation will fund projects to im- prove public transportation, repair highways and roads, moderni z e air- ports and seaports, and invest in renewable energy, all while creating or saving hundreds of thousands of jobs. To make the most of every ta x payer dollar, my Administration is work- ing side-by-side with S tate and local governments and the private sec- tor to provide oversight and to closely monitor these transportation in- vestments. The women and men who support this critical sector every day make this plan possible. Renewing America’s transportation system is an his- toric task, and I am convinced they will rise to the challenge. The C ongress has re q uested, by joint resolution approved May 16, 1 957 , as amended (3 6 U .S.C. 1 20) , that the P resident designate the third F riday in May of each year as ‘ ‘National D efense Transportation Day,’’ and, by joint resolution approved May 1 4, 1962, as amended (36 U.S.C. 133), that the week during which that Friday falls be designated as ‘‘National Transportation W eek.’’ N O W,T HE REFORE, I, B ARAC K OBAMA, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, May 15, 2009, as Na- tional Defense Transportation Day and May 10 through May 16, 2009, as National Transportation Week. I call upon all Americans to recog- nize the importance of our Nation’s transportation infrastructure and to acknowledge the contributions of those who build, operate, and main- tain it. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this eleventh day of May, in the year of our L ord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third. BARACK OBAMA Proclam a ti o n837 8o fM a y1 1 ,20 0 9Peac e Of f i ce rsM e mo ria lD a y a nd Police W ee k,20 0 9BythePr e sid e n t of the U nited S t a tes of Am eri c a A Proc l amation Every day, peace officers put on their uniforms and go to work to safe- guard America’s communities and uphold the freedoms we hold dear. This week we honor their contributions and sacrifice. Law enforcement officers routinely place themselves in harm’s way to protect people they do not and will not know. They serve willingly