Category: August 2011

Jobs Council members, Administration officials, business and union leaders to discuss with local businesses and stakeholders how the public and private sectors can partner to create opportunity and support job creation WASHINGTON, DC – On Wednesday, August 31st and Thursday, September 1st, the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness will hold the next in a…

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by flooding during the period of April 25 to July 7, 2011. Federal funding is available to state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations…

WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts: Susan D. Page -Ambassador to the Republic of South Sudan, Department of State The President also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to key Administration posts: Modesto E. Abety-Gutierrez – Member, President’s Advisory Commission on…

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Atkinson!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you so much.  Thank you.  Everybody have a seat. It is good to be back — back home.  (Applause.)  It is good to be back in Atkinson, good to be back in Henry County.  I just came from the Whiteside County Fair.  (Applause.)  Got…

THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! (Applause.) Oh, it is good to be back home. (Applause.) Everybody have a seat, relax, take a load off there. We’ve got some special guests here I want to just acknowledge. First of all, an outstanding public servant, a great governor, Pat Quinn is in the house. (Applause.) Your former congressman,…

THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, hello, hello!  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you very much.  Thank you.  Thank you.  Everybody please have a seat.  Thank you.  Thank you so much.  Thank you so much. Well, it is wonderful to be back in Iowa, and thank you for arranging perfect weather these last couple of days.  (Laughter.)  I have…

THE PRESIDENT:  I think all I want to say by way of introduction is, I had the chance to have breakfast with a couple of your panelists here, and — three of them, actually — and I was just struck by the creativity and the stick-to-it-ness that so many businesses here are exhibiting. The good…

THE PRESIDENT:  John, sorry to interrupt.  You were making a good point.  Good to see you.  Everybody, please have a seat.  I just wanted to jump in.  I just came out of a Small Business Breakout Session.  So I don’t want to interrupt.  I just want to emphasize, first of all, I think Vilsack is…

THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you.  (Applause.)  Thank you.  Thank you, everybody.  Thank you so much.  Please, please, everybody have a seat. I just want to, again, thank my extraordinary Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for leading this forum.  (Applause.)  You don’t have a more passionate advocate for farming communities in rural America than Tom…

On August 16, at the White House Rural Economic Forum, President Obama will announce new jobs initiatives recommended by the White House Rural Council for growing the economy and creating jobs in rural America.  The Council’s recommendations focus on key areas of need in rural communities, including helping rural small businesses access capital, expanding rural…