What Government Did Today

President Obama announced that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is preparing a new strategy for reviving our financial system, and urged the swift passage of an American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan.

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Your Weekly Address: 1/31/09

I congratulate the people of Iraq on holding significant provincial elections today. Millions of Iraqi citizens from every ethnic and religious group went peacefully to the polls across the country to choose new provincial councils.

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Obama On Iraqi Provincial Elections

I am seriously glad to be here tonight at the annual Alfalfa dinner. I know that many you are aware that this dinner began almost one hundred years ago as a way to celebrate the birthday of General Robert E.

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Excerpts from the Remarks of President Barack Obama at the Alfalfa Dinner

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary                                                                  For Immediate Release                  January 30, 2009 EXECUTIVE ORDER – - – - – - – By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered that: Section 1 .  Executive Order 13258 of February 26, 2002, and Executive Order 13422 of January 18, 2007, concerning regulatory planning and review, which amended Executive Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, are revoked. Sec

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Revocation Of Certain Executive Orders Concerning Regulatory Planning And Review

For Immediate Release                                                    January 30, 2009 EXECUTIVE ORDER ———– NONDISPLACEMENT OF QUALIFIED WORKERS UNDER SERVICE CONTRACTS        When a service contract expires, and a follow-on contract is awarded for the same service, at the same location, the successor contractor or its subcontractors often hires the majority of the predecessor’s employees.

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Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts

For Immediate Release                                                                         January 30, 2009 EXECUTIVE ORDER – - – - – - – NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER FEDERAL LABOR LAWS     By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and in order to ensure the economical and efficient administration and completion of Government contracts, it is hereby ordered that:     Section 1.  Policy.  This order is designed to promote economy and efficiency in Government procurement.  When the Federal Government contracts for goods or services, it has a proprietary interest in ensuring that those contracts will be performed by contractors whose work will not be interrupted by labor unrest.  The attainment of industrial peace is most easily achieved and workers’ productivity is enhanced when workers are well informed of their rights under Federal labor laws, including the National Labor Relations Act (Act), 29 U.S.C.

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Executive Order — Notificiation of Employee Rights Under Federal Labor Laws

For Immediate Release                                                              January 30, 2009 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT:        White House Task Force on Middle-Class Working Families For many years, middle class Americans have been working harder, yet not enjoying their fair share of the fruits of a growing economy.  While the productivity of the American workforce grew during the decade ending in 2007, middle income workers saw their real incomes fall.  The current economic situation has exacerbated the challenges facing middle class Americans, with health care coverage, safe and steady employment opportunities, effective and affordable education, owning a home, and saving for retirement slipping out of reach.  It is a high priority of my Administration to achieve a secure future for middle class working families, one in which they share in prosperous times and are cushioned during hard times.  To these ends, I hereby direct the following: Section 1.  White House Task Force on Middle-Class Working Families.  There is established within the Office of the Vice President, a White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families (Task Force) to focus on raising the living standards of middle-class working families in the United States of America.  The Vice President shall serve as Chair of the Task Force. (a)  Membership of the Task Force.  In addition to the Vice President, the Task Force shall consist exclusively of the heads of the executive branch departments, agencies, and offices listed below:     (1)  the Department of Commerce;     (2)  the Department of Labor;     (3)  the Department of Health and Human Services;     (4)  the Department of Education;     (5)  the Office of Management and Budget;     (6)  the National Economic Council;     (7)  the Domestic Policy Council;     (8)  the Council of Economic Advisers; and     (9)  such other executive branch departments, agencies, or offices as the President may designate.

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Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

For Immediate Release                                                                                  January 30, 2009 EXECUTIVE ORDER – - – - – - – ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING      By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America , including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., it is hereby ordered that:      Section 1.  To promote economy and efficiency in Government contracting, certain costs that are not directly related to the contractors’ provision of goods and services to the Government shall be unallowable for payment, thereby directly reducing Government expenditures.  This order is also consistent with the policy of the United States to remain impartial concerning any labor-management dispute involving Government contractors.  This order does not restrict the manner in which recipients of Federal funds may expend those funds.

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Executive Order — Economy in Government Contracting

I am pleased that the Senate has joined the House in passing bipartisan legislation to provide health insurance to children whose families have been hurt most by this downturn.

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Obama on SCHIP Passing the Senate

President Barack Obama today announced the creation of a White House Task Force on Middle Class Working Families to be chaired by Vice President Joe Biden. The Task Force is a major initiative targeted at raising the living standards of middle-class, working families in America.

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