Category: 2012
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Remarks by the President at FEMA Headquarters
Washington, DC THE PRESIDENT: Well, listen, I just completed not only a meeting with our team here at FEMA and all of our Cabinet officers who are involved in the recovery process along the East Coast, but we also had a conference call with the governors of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, as well as…
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Remarks by the President at FEMA Headquarters
Washington, D.C. THE PRESIDENT: Well, listen, I just completed not only a meeting with our team here at FEMA and all of our Cabinet officers who are involved in the recovery process along the East Coast, but we also had a conference call with the governors of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, as well as…
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Remarks by the President at a Campaign Event in Mentor, OH
Mentor High School Mentor, Ohio 12:15 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Ohio! (Applause.) Hello, Cardinals! (Applause.) Let me begin by just saying how grateful I am for Kevin for that great introduction, but also how proud I am of Erin and her sisters and their whole family. Give them a big round of applause. (Applause.) …
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Remarks by the First Lady at a Campaign Event
Miami University Oxford, Ohio 2:30 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Wow! (Applause.) Oh, you guys are so awesome. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Wow. Three more days! (Applause.) All right. If you haven’t noticed, I’m thrilled to be here. (Applause.) But before we get started, something that I just have to do, given what’s going on…
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Remarks by the President in Milwaukee, WI
Delta Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 3:14 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: How’s it going, Milwaukee? (Applause.) Oh, it is good to be back in Wisconsin! (Applause.) Now, listen, you know I’m working hard because my voice is getting a little raspy. (Applause.) So, folks in the back, if you can’t hear me, you let me know. Are…
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Remarks by the President in Dubuque, IA
Washington Park Dubuque, Iowa 5:42 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Iowa! (Applause.) It is good to be back in Dubuque! (Applause.) It is good to be back close to home. (Applause.) I was just talking backstage — you know, you get close to the Midwest and suddenly everybody is just nice. (Laughter.) Feels good. (Applause.)…
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Obama’s Re-Election Due To Ethnic And Generational Shifts In Population, Reveal Analysts
The decisive win by Barack Obama in Tuesday’s re-elections demonstrated how both ethnic and generational shifts in population were in favor of Democrats while working against the Republican Party. In explaining this gradual shift in diversity of the American population, Paul Taylor, at the Pew Research Center, said, “The nonwhite vote has been growing –…
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Weekly Address: Recovering and Rebuilding After the Storm
WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama thanked the brave first responders and National Guardsmen for their tireless work through one of the worst storms in our nation’s history, and reassured the millions of Americans affected by Sandy that our country will be there for them as we work towards recovery. The President and his…
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Readout of President’s Briefing on Response and Recovery Efforts to Hurricane Sandy
This morning, the President convened a briefing at that National Response Coordination Center at FEMA headquarters to receive the latest update on federal efforts to support state and local response and recovery activities. At FEMA, the President was joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Energy…
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President Obama Signs Utah Disaster Declaration
The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Utah and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe storm and flooding on September 11, 2012. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a…