Category: September 2011

Waldorf Astoria Hotel New York, New York 4:46 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA:  Well, I want to welcome Prime Minister Erdogan and his delegation to New York City and to the United States.  Turkey is a NATO ally, a great friend and partner on a whole host of issues.  I want to thank him for all…

The health of our economy depends on what we do right now to create the conditions where businesses can hire and middle-class families can feel a basic measure of economic security. In the long run, our prosperity also depends on our ability to pay down the massive debt the federal government has accumulated over the…

Attached is a message from the President to the Congress of the United States. The President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction is now available here.

Washington, DC- Tomorrow, September 20, 2011 at 11:00 AM EDT, Vice President Biden and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Karen Mills will visit Wrap-Tite, Inc in Solon, Ohio, where they will discuss the importance of the American Jobs Act for small businesses in Ohio and nationwide. They will also announce a new lending commitment.  The…

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations. Russ Carnahan, of Missouri, to be a Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of the General Assembly…

The President and German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke by phone today, continuing their close consultations on the Eurozone crisis and recent developments in financial markets.  The two leaders agreed that concerted action would be needed in the months ahead to address the current economic challenges and to assure global economic recovery. They also discussed Middle…

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid made the following remarks today on the Senate floor about President Obama’s deficit reduction plan. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery: Last week, the President presented the country with a roadmap to reduce our jobs deficit – a proposal to create…

Rose Garden 10:56 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Good morning, everybody.  Please have a seat. A week ago today, I sent Congress the American Jobs Act.  It’s a plan that will lead to new jobs for teachers, for construction workers, for veterans, and for the unemployed.  It will cut taxes for every small business owner and…

4:43 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon.  Thanks for flying with us to New York for the United Nations General Assembly meeting.  I have with me to talk about just that Ben Rhodes, the President’s Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications.  I turn it over to Mr. Rhodes. MR. RHODES:  Hey, guys.  I just…

Private Residence New York, New York 7:24 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello.  It is wonderful to see all of you.  Let me thank Jane and Ralph for the extraordinary hospitality, the host committee who helped put this together, and all of you for being here. We have had an interesting day.  (Laughter.)  And I think…