What Government Did Today

This is a statement from Christina D. Romer, Chair, Council of Economic Advisors on the Fourth Quarter 2008 Advance GDP Estimate.

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Statement From Christina Romer

The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of Washington and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the area struck by a severe winter storm, landslides, mudslides, and flooding during the period of January 6-16, 2009.

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Obama Declares Major Disaster in Washington State

Earlier this evening President Obama called Missouri Governor Jay Nixon about the severe winter storm. The President asked for an update on the situation and for the status of emergency response efforts

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Obama Signs Emergency Disaster Declaration for Missouri

THE PRESIDENT: All right. Everybody please have a seat. Well, this is a wonderful day

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Remarks by the President Upon Signing the Lilly Ledbetter Bill

Today ends a painful episode for Illinois. For months, the state had been crippled by a crisis of leadership

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Statement from President Obama on Rod Blagojevich

It is fitting that with the very first bill I sign – the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act – we are upholding one of this nation’s first principles: that we are all created equal and each deserve a chance to pursue our own version of happiness.

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Remarks of President Barack Obama on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act Bill Signing

THE PRESIDENT: Well, it’s good to see you guys. I just had a terrific conversation with my Secretary of the Treasury, the Vice President, as well as the rest of our economic team, about the steps that we need to move forward on — not only on the economic recovery and reinvestment package, but also on making sure that we begin the process of regulating Wall Street so that we can improve the flow of credit, banks start lending again, so that businesses can reopen, and that we can create more jo

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Remarks By The President After Meeting With The Vice President And The Secretary Of The Treasury

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Remarks by the First Lady and Mrs. Lilly Ledbetter at Reception After Bill Signing

The President last evening had a substantive and wide-ranging telephone discussion with Prime Minister Aso of Japan.

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Readout on the President’s Call to Prime Minister Aso of Japan

Question: On Passage of the Bill.

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Congress 111, Senate vote: Vote 31: H R 2