Category: September 2011
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Remarks by the President Temple Street Bridge Paterson, New Jersey
1:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, obviously visiting Wayne, visiting Paterson, many of these surrounding communities, gives you a sense of the devastation that’s taken place not only here in New Jersey but in upstate New York and Vermont and a whole range of states that were affected by Hurricane Irene. I want to thank…
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WEEKLY ADDRESS: Extending the Transportation Bill to Keep America Moving
WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Obama called on Congress to do what it has done seven times over the past two years and pass a clean extension of the transportation bill. Failure of Congress to act would be disastrous for the economy, costing nearly one million workers their jobs over the next year…
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President Obama Signs Virginia Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Virginia and ordered federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Irene during the period of August 26-28, 2011. Federal funding is available to commonwealth and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a…
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President Obama Signs New Hampshire Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Hampshire and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm Irene beginning on August 26, 2011, and continuing. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations…
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President Obama Signs Pennsylvania Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Irene during the period of August 26-30, 2011. Federal funding is available to commonwealth and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a…
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President Obama Signs Rhode Island Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Rhode Island and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm Irene during the period of August 27-29, 2011. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations…
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President Obama Signs Massachusetts Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local recovery efforts in the area affected by Tropical Storm Irene during the period of August 27-29, 2011. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Berkshire and…
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Senate Democrats will not take up Obama’s jobs plan immediately
In returning from a short recess in September, Senate Democrats have said that they will not take up Obama’s jobs plan immediately. Despite the urgency to ‘pass this bill right away’, as reiterated by President in his jobs plan speech, the first task at hand is to pass a bill that will punish China among…
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President Obama orders ‘successful’ killing of top Al-Qaeda operative in Yemen
With the killing of the American-born Anwar al-Awlaki in a remote town of Yemen by a CIA drone, President Obama recently announced that this marked “a significant milestone” to defeat Al-Qaeda and its allies, commending US intelligence and Yemen forces on this successful attack. President Obama, “The death of Awlaki is a major blow to…
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Investors support Obama’s ‘Buffett Rule’ in Bloomberg Global Poll
Investors from around the world are in favor of the “Buffett Rule” in Obama’s American Jobs Act, which will increase taxes for those who earn more than 1 million or more annually. Obama has proposed this tax increase in his plan to reduce the deficit that the country currently faces. One of the poll respondents…